Copycat....or dog.

Benjamin loves, loves, loves his puppy. He likes to greet her in the morning with some pets and hugs. He enjoys digging and splashing in her doggy dishes. Osa and Ben entertain one another with games of Tug O' War and Follow the Leader...and by follow the leader I mean Benjamin follows Osa around the house while she tries to find a quiet spot away from him or Osa follows Benjamin around the house while he eats his snacks. These two are becoming best little buddies and I get such a kick out of watching them together each day. Well I'm afraid that Benjamin may admire Osa a little too much. He seems to do things just the way that she does them. For instance I've seen him laying on her doggy bed, climbing in her kennel, ringing her doggy bell, trying to eat her food and so on. Yesterday he picked up a new little habit of hers...eating off of the floor. Now my child has eaten things off of the floor before. Don't judge me. You know that your kids have too, and if you don't have kids yet they'll do the same thing one day. But when I say eating off the floor I don't just mean picking food up and putting it in his mouth. No, no. That would be a normal toddler behavior in my opinion. I mean that Benjamin dropped his Kix on the floor, got on his hands and knees, and then proceeded to put his little face to the floor until he was close enough to pick the cereal up with his mouth....just like Osa. Next thing I know he'll be scratching at his ears with his feet. Let's just hope he doesn't take to greeting his friends with a friendly sniff, if you know what I mean.

*Photo from about a year ago when Ben was just 6 weeks old.