totally love when he falls and then immediately pops up while still pointing at the plane!!! excellent! i look forward to playing with you - i'm in your saturday class at squam!!! woo hoo!

I just belly laughed over how sweet he is. That total hyper and excited thing they do at that age...brings back some major memories. All I could think though is how it must make you feel to watch him, both happy and NERVOUS at the same time. I still get that just watching him...don't trip baby, don't dart out in cars baby, slow down...ooh, you're gonna fall, breath slower. LOL

Great camera work there mom!

I want more Ben vids...that made my day. He's such a sweetie boy.

i love all of ben's cute little noises!

how cute is he!!!!!

Wow! He's fast. It's been awhile since I had a wee one that age. I'd forgotten how quickly they motor around once they catch on!

I received my pendant and I LOVE it!! Thanks!!

Too cute! No wonder you are tired, he moves so fast. I love the noises.

Too cute! No wonder you are tired, he moves so fast. I love the noises.

through the eyes of a child. what fun.....

through the eyes of a child. what fun.....

Also, you should check out this blog:

http://www.mexicanpictures.com/headingeast/

Especially this entry:

http://www.mexicanpictures.com/headingeast/2008/03/lies-ive-told-my-3-year-old-re.html

Andrea,

So LOVE seeing little Ben getting himself to Totland! We knew this day would come.

He is absolutely adorable!!

Happy Mothers Day!

Stephanie

PS: Congrats for being mentioned on cnn.com!

PS: Congrats for being mentioned on cnn.com!

Oh, I love all the sweet baby noises!! How excited he is! It makes me laugh too because it reminds me of how my son's curious little spirit has to check out each and every detail as we make our way. Just walking from the house to the car can sometimes take 10 minutes ;)
And if you really live that close to a park, that is awesome!

you make me want to shoot, post, and write

I love the pure joy he shows as he runs down the street! I think my favorite part of the videos is when he stopped and waved good-bye to the car. Absolutely joyful!

Listen to the glee in his voice! Oh, my gosh. He is just so cute.

Ben is the most wonderful slice of heaven and joy. As someone who doesn't know you but has read your blog for years (I check repeatedly, daily, for new entries) sometimes I forget the struggle that you went through to get to this point. When I remember my heart explodes with happiness for you, your wait resulted in the most joyful child I have ever seen. You are so blessed. And your readers, like me, are so blessed to get these little rays of sunshine through your blog.

i echo what jen gray said.
he's such a little YOU here.

i so enjoyed watching this.
like twice. ; )

he's the cutest EVER.
i just want to kiss his face and run with him!

love youz guys.

xoxo

this is the cutest thing i have ever seen. i love that he stops to say bye to the car, points out the airplane, introduces his bottom to the sidewalk ~ but can hardly contain himself when you say "park".

thank you so much for sharing this, i can't stop smiling. thanks, cutie ben!

xoxo

how in the world did you take that video? were you walking backward the entire time? That made my day thought...so cute. And I really love that he likes airplanes. That just warms my heart. :)

also, where is that park?! I live near you and that looks like a good one my one year old would love!

My computer is about melted from the cute!

OMG!! That is the cutest thing I have EVER seen!!!

i love love love love this video.
i love how little ben is a fast little mover but is stopped by any other movement or sound.
he reminds me of you.
ready to take the world by storm but wise enough to notice the details along the way.

xoxox
jen

My 3 month old daughter is fascinated with Ben! She was sitting in my lap when I played the video and she was transfixed - so I played it again and she smiled and waved her arms and legs the whole time. Totally cute video - go Ben go!

If only we could live our whole lives with a Ben's-eye-view of things!
My little guy & gal are already 2 1/2 - the wonders of their joy never cease.

that was so hilarious ~ tim, kadison and I are laughing our butts off :) xoxo

oh my goodness! i love that stage...his run is so adorable! its so incredible to see how much joy can exude from one little person!

hahaha! omg! the SHEER GLEE of walking! love it!

ok. That was the most adorable thing I've ever seen. So precious. May God love and protect him all the days of his life.

and OH MY GOODNESS he is the cutest thing ever. makes me heartsick for how fast time flies and how little we appreciate them until they are our "big boys"...{{sigh}}

I am so glad that I am not the only one losing my mind...or have already lost it.

OMG, he's going so fast! How fun!!! I love seeing him go... and grow :)
xoxo C

This is *exactly* how I walk. Stopping to look at things, slowing down when I feel like it, and then remembering where I'm going and quickening my pace.

Ben is looking especially beautiful, as is your entire family.

I keep meaning to email to update you on life and how good things are lately, but for now, I'll let you know that I:

A. Lost my old job
B. Took 6 months to find a new job
C. Worked at my favorite music venue doing an internship
D. Found a dream job working for a non-profit community center learning development.

I always remember your advice to dream big and not allow my gremlins to overwhelm me. I know there's more, lots more, but for now, on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon, I just wanted to say thanks and thanks for sharing your life, it looks wonderful, as always.

Oh.My.Goodness. SO ADORABLE!!! My daughter Norah has just started walking this week, and doesn't that slightly wobbly and extremely enthusiastic walk just tug every one of your heart strings?! Andrea, I love that you filmed this at Ben's height - we don't often get a sense of what it is like for a prolonged period of time at that height in the world. How on earth did you film it - on your knees? :) Hearing your breath made me smile, because those little ones can go so darn fast, and it sure demands that mommies be in good shape (as you obviously are!) if we want to keep up! Thanks for sharing - it's always a pleasure to visit your blog.