Ben's Activities

I thought it would be fun to record some of the things Ben has been doing these days. Often, they are QUITE comical, leaving both Marc and I in tears since he makes us laugh so hard.

1. Hiding things: We are discovering little treasures all over the house that we're pretty sure the other didn't put there. For example, finding tractors, trucks and fire engines lined in a kitchen drawer. I found a nice wad of dried play-doh and a chunk of old (OLD!!!) banana in the rice cooker. Oh yes, and the cell phone in the refrigerator. These are just a FEW of the hidden things we have found recently, among so many more.

2. Figuring things out: Ben LOVES to study us doing things. With moving into a new house, there are plenty of projects going on and Ben has to be in the middle of them (like, literally), soaking in how things work. Thankfully, we have a few tool sets for him to play with, but sometimes that's not good enough-- he wants the real deal. Marc and Ben had somewhat of a heated discussion surrounding the measuring tape this morning. When we were at my parent's house this past weekend, the favorite book for my dad to look at with Ben was this book about how things worked, probably for middle schoolers. Apparently, I was a lot like this as a young child--studying things, trying to make things work, and being a pretty good problem solver in general.

3. Copy-catting: A few weeks ago, I noticed Ben was rocking in his chair and nursing his baby doll. He would even say, "odder side!" and switch sides. Isn't that dear? We actually stopped nursing completely right after this happened and he hasn't done this since. He also likes to make sure his animals are feeling okay. He'll notice lamb or turtle upside down and go comfort them, talking quietly to them and saying, "it's o-tay, it's o-tay."

4. One of the greatest joys Ben gives me these days is when we read books for long periods of time and a few hours later, he's acting out the book. His current favorite book for acting out is "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." I'm sure you can imagine how much fun he has with that one! Good thing our bed is on the floor for now.

This stage that we're going through is so much fun! There are definitely some rough spots with the usual tantrums and learning to share bits, but overall, I'm very-much enjoying and relishing this dear, sweet boy of mine.