Milestones - UPDATED

As I sat on the couch and pondered the irony of how the Biggest Loser is a show dedicated to getting us up off of our fat behinds and get moving to lose weight YET is a 2 hour TV show that we must park our fat behinds on the couch to watch, I started to think about the other bits of irony in our lives right now.

Most notable being: BEN & His New Milestones!

You see, this week he has crossed over from being a wee bit affraid of his own shadow, to really embracing the big wild world around him. He speaks to others outside his family without shying away. He told Santa gleefully what he wanted for Christmas and he even told me this morning that he wouldn't cry when he went to school because this time HE WANTED TO GO!

But with this confidence and independance I get this: "Mommy...I will NOT give you a kiss. I don't give kisses. I BLOW kisses. Night Mama! BYE!"

UPDATE! As Kevin was leaving for work this a.m., he turned to Ben and said, "Bye Ben. Come give me a hug." To which Ben replied, "No. Bye. Love you, Kevin!"

*sigh*
and *double sigh*