September

Well, time does seem to pass quickly. Ben is now 13 months-old and has become quite the little explorer. He still prefers to hold my hand while he walks, but he is also doing a lot of "cruising." I suspect when he gets more confident he'll finally let go. He seems to have inherited my wimpy tendenancies. I suspect teaching him to ride a bike one day will be tricky.

Otherwise, life continues and manages to remain quite busy. Here are some of the highlights:

1. We shaved Bastian. I'm pretty sure he hates us. He really does look better with hair, but it was all matted and dirty from him being carsick.

2. Joe is taking a Masters class. I haven't actually seen him study or anything, but that's what he says.

3. Ben's new trick is barking like the dog. Whenever he hears the dog, he starts saying "Wuh Wuh." It took us awhile to realize what this was. He also uses it for other animals, like horses.

4. I'm taking Ben to a new class called Tumble Tots. It's supposed to be a fun way to help with their motor skills. They have all kinds of apparatuses for them to climb on. It is nice because he can climb and walk over everything and I don't have to tell him no. It was also nice because it wore him out.