ben is a little man. he is doing so well at school and in the nursery. i am so looking forward to this christmas, and hoping he will take an interest in opening his little packages. this year, he is getting a wheel barrow, train table, and tractor.
this is what he's been doing:
-stringing two words together "Uh-oh, mama." "Hey, Lola"
-jumping
- spinning around until he's dizzy
-smiling on command
-loving us. he'll rest his head on my shoulder in the morning when I get him out of bed, give big hugs when I pick him up from school, blow kisses to people when we have to say bye bye. he actually gave Will a real kiss on the cheek a few nights ago.
-he loves to share (mainly with the dogs). he teaches georgi about his elbow, and likes to try to give the dogs his water bottle.
-he is transitioning out of his high chair.
-he is really learning how to challenge us, as well. he fights naps, fights baths sometimes, fights carseat.. and this is all so new to us (like this past week, new). he always loved those things.
-he is having some trouble with his night time routine. meaning he fights sleep until 11pm. we put him to bed, and he'll wake up
-he listens intently during prayers.
-he calls my dad, Pop Pop, even though we were trying for Grumps.
-he calls my mom Mimi, even though we were trying for Grammi
-the thing that hurts him more than anything is when something is taken away from him. i mean, you'd think someone took his eye out.
Each day brings a new joy and a new challenge, but we are loving every minute. if he doesn't sleep, we try to think how blessed we are to have a healthy boy, and just count that extra time with him a blessing.
There is literally not one day that I don't just stop and think how much this little human amazes and moves me to love like I never knew how before he came along.
