Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Catching up...
I am way, way behind on my blog updates! We've had a very busy few months starting in mid-August when we moved to a new house. Then Ben turned 2 and we went to Disney World. Getting the house unpacked and keeping up with Ben have kept us very busy! I hope to post some new pictures soon but I wanted to write a little update on Ben at age 2.
He adjusted to the new house pretty quickly. He likes to play downstairs mostly which is good because we couldn't find a gate to fit the bottom of the stairs. He likes to throw and kick balls around the first floor and he has a few favorite toys right now like his See and Say and Leaptop. Ben surprised us a few weeks ago by showing us that he knows his numbers by pointing to the right number when asked. He can also "count" from 1 to 10 (and backwards) by pointing to numbers when they're in random order. He also knows his colors and we're working on his letters. Ben seems to understand more and more lately and he's been better at following directions (bring me your cup, shoes, etc.).
He loves to go to the playground near our house and play with other kids. We call him the "Mayor" of the playground because he likes to stand on one piece of equipment and wait for kids to come to him. He laughs and laughs when they come up to him. He is a very social little guy at the playground.
He continues to be a good, but picky eater. He doesn't like to try new foods so we stick with his favorites. I was worried about what he would eat when we went to Disney World because I wouldn't be able to prepare his usual meals but he did great and finally started eating chicken! In the past couple of months he has gotten much better about eating out at restaurants.
Ben seems to be developing some fears for the first time. For about 2 weeks he was scared to take a bath and lately he's had a hard time falling asleep without us. Hopefully the sleep issues will pass soon.
Overall Ben is a pretty happy and healthy 2 year old!
He adjusted to the new house pretty quickly. He likes to play downstairs mostly which is good because we couldn't find a gate to fit the bottom of the stairs. He likes to throw and kick balls around the first floor and he has a few favorite toys right now like his See and Say and Leaptop. Ben surprised us a few weeks ago by showing us that he knows his numbers by pointing to the right number when asked. He can also "count" from 1 to 10 (and backwards) by pointing to numbers when they're in random order. He also knows his colors and we're working on his letters. Ben seems to understand more and more lately and he's been better at following directions (bring me your cup, shoes, etc.).
He loves to go to the playground near our house and play with other kids. We call him the "Mayor" of the playground because he likes to stand on one piece of equipment and wait for kids to come to him. He laughs and laughs when they come up to him. He is a very social little guy at the playground.
He continues to be a good, but picky eater. He doesn't like to try new foods so we stick with his favorites. I was worried about what he would eat when we went to Disney World because I wouldn't be able to prepare his usual meals but he did great and finally started eating chicken! In the past couple of months he has gotten much better about eating out at restaurants.
Ben seems to be developing some fears for the first time. For about 2 weeks he was scared to take a bath and lately he's had a hard time falling asleep without us. Hopefully the sleep issues will pass soon.
Overall Ben is a pretty happy and healthy 2 year old!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Summer
We've had a very busy summer so far and it has barely started! We've made it to the pool a few times and Ben still enjoys the water. He's not a big fan of the baby pool and would rather be in the big pool.
Ben has been very interested in airplanes lately and whenever he hears one he stops and looks for it in the sky. Then he very excitedly tells us about it. Most of the time I haven't even noticed the plane until I see him looking around for it. He has amazing hearing.
He has a new word - "yeah". It has so helpful for him to be able to answer yes when we ask him a question! He says it many, many times a day.
Ben has also been having more fun at playgrounds lately. Josh rediscovered a tot lot that Ben loves. He still plays with the mulch a little bit, but he's more interested in the other equipment now. He's getting really good at climbing up slides and he's getting stronger every day.
Ben has been "feeding" his puppy which may be the cutest thing he has ever done. He stirs the "food" in the bowl with his spoon and then puts the spoon in puppy's mouth.
The other "summery" news is we've discovered that Ben loves plain old blueberries. I thought they would be too tart for him, but he loves them and will eat blueberry after blueberry.
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