Toys all over the house and where does Ben want to play? In his carseat, which happened to be in the bedroom one afternoon.
Ben and Koko the dog became fast friends because Koko was so entertaining and Ben was so generous with his crackers. I had to cut him off when he kept asking for more food just to feed the dog. (but Ben has learned that if Mama says no, ask someone else! It starts so early!!)
We flew to Alabama last week to see more of Matt's family and Ben was excited to have his silver elite frequent flier card. Since the company is generous enough to buy him his own seat on all those long flights he's already racking up a lot of miles in his name.
At bedtime Ben has learned to pick up his socks and shoes from the living room. Maybe he can teach his daddy this trick? :)
We went driving out in the pasture to show Ben some cows, which he really enjoyed and kept calling "dog". Ben has learned several words now and still babbles a lot. Some things have taken me a while to figure out, like "deeka". I thought it was just something he liked to say but I realized after hearing it about 1,000 times that he was saying "tickle". He knows a lot more than I'm giving him credit for!
For the pickiest eater in the world, he sure liked some fried oysters! Ben grabbed several off my plate and popped them right in his mouth without a second thought. I think he would have eaten a lot more if I hadn't stopped him. This is the same kid that won't eat macaroni, mashed potatoes, chicken nuggets, fries, or nearly any other tried and true kid food.
Back in Texas and all excited on Christmas eve.
When he woke up Christmas morning Santa had come! Ben really hit the jackpot this year but still needed some help opening gifts because he'd run off with one piece of tissue paper and be happy. We had to ask everyone to be creative in their Christmas shopping so we could make sure everything was small enough to carry back on the plane.
Ben is a big fan of the swing now and enjoyed a beautiful Christmas afternoon at the park.
On a different note, people are always telling me Ben takes after me (poor kid!) but after looking back at my own baby book I'd have to agree! Here is Ben at 19 months:
and me around the same age:
Ben has even begun to sit in my favorite position as a kid:
He has definitely inherited my hair (or lack therof) because I didn't get much for several years and Ben's is slowly growing in. We're still not sure what he's inherited from Matt but it will be interesting to see as he grows.
