18 month stats

Benjamin at almost 18 months

As Ben is quickly approaching his 18 month birthday, here are his stats:

Weight: 26 lbs. (53%)

Height: 34 1/2 " (96%)

Talkin' more and more...

Ben is saying quite a few things now. He's up to about 25-30 words: hello, bye-bye, Mama, Dada, Nana/Grama, Papa/Grampa, dog, duck, fish, poop-poop, please, thank you, more, milk, bite, baby, no, yes, ball, uh-oh, book, Elmo, "move it" (his favorite song), Sarah, Cooper (both from school), eyes, knees, toes, nose, and ears. It is fun to see his vocabulary grow each day!

Ben being a goof in the bathtub.

Ben's snow day

Ben is ticklish

Here is a short video of Benny's cute giggle while Mom tickles him.

Ben's bathtime

Ben was taking a bath and decided to show off some of his tricks for Dad.

Ben's tricks so far

Ben is learning new tricks by the day. He is excellent at pointing out his body parts (nose, ears, hair, belly, feet, hands, etc). He is also really good at animal sounds (Lion, dog, monkey, bird, elephant, cow, sheep, cat, etc). Ben is fascinated with lights and points out everywhere he sees lights (which made the Christmas season really fun!). He loves balls and animals too. He also started signing "More" and "please" thanks to the ladies at daycare. He also has a sign that he uses when he's "all done" with something. Ben has 7 teeth so far and loves to read books. Ben makes us laugh all the time with his sense of humor. He loves to tease Daddy--by calling him "Mama" or rough-housing with him. Mommy is more of the one who does the cuddling. He is generally very good-natured. We are very blessed!