I took Babybear and a bunch of his friends to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this weekend. It's a good thing he goes with me to see Harry Potter. I couldn't handle much TMNT without knowing he would return the favour to me in July.

Babybear has taken a large step forward in his independence. He has a friend who lives approximately 20 houses down the road, and they are playing outside together without a parent hovering over top of them. It feels weird to let him play outside without being right beside him, but also felt weird trying to stand there with them. His friend is 6, and Babybear is almost 6. I know they still need supervision - but they also need a bit of space now. It feels weird and hard. I can see the friends house, lawn and drive from my front window and watch them, but still feels weird to not be right beside them.

I hate this phase - trying to gauge when I should step back and let go a bit, or when I should still be right there holding his hand. It�s confusing and hard.

He has also taken a quick step away from me � he doesn�t want to snuggle, hug, cuddle, etc. And he doesn�t want my help on 90% of things he is doing. It has come on so rapidly, it�s really caught me off guard.

Ugh. What am I going to do when he starts dating?!?

I discovered my first new stretch mark last night. I got my first with Babybear at 32 weeks. And then my poor just seemed to rip apart. Here we are at 24, and already getting new ones on top of the old ones. No belly shirts for me in the future ;)

We watched Casino Royale the other night � I love Bond movies, but had held off on this one since there was such a stink over Daniel Craig as Bond. Uh � what is wrong with people?!?! He�s like, the second best Bond ever (Sean Connery holding the premier position, of course). And he�s totally the second hottest Bond ever (again, the top honors going to Mr. Connery). I�ve also realized that my hormones are in high gear. It was all I could do to keep from licking my tv screen. Yum-my. And I noticed he bears a slight resemblance to the ever yummy Jason Isaacs. Them British boys with the piercing blue eyes. Holy Hannah. Hubby has never seen The Patriot. Jason is yummy there. And so mean. I can�t wait!

Speaking of mean, I always root for the bad guy. Always. Anyone else do that? I�ve been that way since I was little. Darth Vader was/is my favorite in Star Wars. I always like the bad guy in cartoons, etc. It�s always the bad guy! Even in Disney Movies!! I always love the bad guy. My Sis and Hubby think it�s funny. I wonder why I am always drawn to that character? Any ideas?

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