Our Little Dude

You can move on if this is boring stuff to you... Ben will be 15 months old the 3rd. Quite honestly, I can't believe how fast time flies by and how big and smart he's getting. It's so exciting to see how quickly he learns something we teach him.He holds the sides of his head when you play peek-a-boo!

• Just now I was doing something on Facebook and he was sitting at the front door with a book and I could hear him repeating a word and then I started paying attention to what it was. He was saying "eye" and pointing to his! We've been working on that for like a week or so, and so I am proud of him! He got really excited when I told him good job. I said "You're so smart, I'm going to call Daddy and tell him what you just did!" He giggled and giggled! We're working on where his nose and ears are... but he's close!

• He loves to put shoes on people if he finds them laying around. On meaning, upside down or backwards!
• He's a little character. Right now he's standing next to me holding on to my chair and has his mouth wide open just cackling at me... like he's the funniest person alive.

• He's starting to not want his food torn apart or broken in to pieces anymore. In fact, he wont eat it unless he can bite off it himself or take it apart himself.

• His new words he's saying are "juice", "eye", "happy", he tries to say thank you although it's more of the syllable sound instead of the actual words. I've heard him say "please" too.

• He likes to lead us to places; like to his room when it's time for bed, the bath, outside to play in his farmhouse... it's pretty cute.

• He still loves his blankets for the crib and the car.

• Has a huge aversion to vegetables right now, which mommy is NOT happy about.

• He just got his 6th & 7th teeth up on the top this last week. So he's still lopsided on the bottom with only three down there. That 4th bottom tooth is trying SO hard to break thru.

• He will be advancing to the next class up at daycare in the next week or two, which means he gets to play outside and sit at a table with his friends to eat, he'll learn how to eat with a spoon all by himself which I think he's really ready for. I think this will be an adjustment for me than him.

• He got a Thomas the Train for Christmas and it came with a tall red handle that comes off and he LOVES that thing. He will take that EVERYWHERE with him. It's hiding right now... and he knows where and isn't happy with me about it!

• He loves to give 5 to people, and he's learning to give mommy kisses.

• Ben loves to WALK. He just walks and walks and walks. He'll stop to play for a second with a toy or a book or an empty container or cup. Then he takes it with him while he walks. I'm convinced that's another reason why the kid sleeps so well at night.

• He likes to be in the same room as mom or dad. He likes to follow his daddy around like his little shadow. If it's just him and I at home, and I'm on the computer he plays in the room with me.

• Ben gets a little bit of a temper, but is very well behaved. If he wants something he cannot have, he gets angry- but usually gets over it pretty quickly. I am grateful for that.

• We have recently found out that he prefers the slide at the playground over the swing now, and has NO fear of going head first! He in general, has no fear...well of certain types of dogs and cats, yes... but of most other things, no.

• We also discovered that he can climb stairs on his own too with out any problems.

• Ben loves to be outside. I am so grateful for that.

• He is starting to have a preference in the music he and I listen to in the car. It's funny to look back at him and see which songs he likes to dance to.

• After bath time I put lotion on him since he has eczema still, and he LOVES when I rub his legs and feet. I'm sure they're tired from all that walking!

• He likes to put his legs out for his pants, and is learning to put his hands through the arm holes now. If he finds a shirt or a tie, or even one of Ryan's soccer socks, he'll put it around his neck like he's trying to put it on.

• He STILL only wants his daddy when he wakes up in the morning. If he's not there, then I will do!

• Ben loves to pick on Ally; he'll get on his hands and knees and head-butt her, he's learning to "pet" her nicely, he thinks it's funny when he hits her tail and she jumps, and they are starting to chase each other around. She's VERY good with him, and puts up his teasing and picking on her very well. She's a good girl. He loves her, and still calls every dog he sees "A-yee".

I was reading my blog book from when he was born and a few months old and I was looking at how little he was. It's so fun the stage he's in now. And just like then, I STILL love watching him learn... watching him explore and talk and express himself. I love seeing what an awesome little person he is and will be. He's so smart, and sweet and just seems to have come to Earth with a personality that our little family REALLY needs. I think that someday (no time soon...) he will be such a good big brother. We are SO blessed to have such a wonderful, good, handsome, funny, HAPPY son. We are two VERY lucky parents, and don't you think for one second that we don't know that!
Here's a silly video from today. He woke up from his second nap really annoyed and grumpy. It's funny because he knew exactly what I was saying and what it meant. And usually when I sing the Happy Song he dances and smiles... not so much this time. Little Stinker.