15 months!

Ben has been doing a lot lately. It's crazy how fast time has gone. I cannot believe he is just about 15 months. Shortly after his first birthday he started walking. He hasn't stopped since. Not that I expected him to... ;) He has also expanded his vocabulary quite a bit. One of his favorite things to say is, "What's that?" and he'll point at whatever he is interested in. He also loves to say, "Wow" at every light and ceiling fan he sees. Some other words he says are, "Deese" (Cheese), one of his favorite snacks, "Nanna" (Banana), "Bellow" (Othello), our cat but also pretty much any animal he sees is Bellow. He also says, "Mommy" and "Daddy" very clearly. He likes to run around and say, "Happy, happy, happy, happy" in a singing voice. We call that his "Happy song" :) Oh, and, of course, how can I forget that he says "NO!" It's cute because we can ask him a variety of questions and at the end of the question he usually says a real quick "no" or "nope" while he shakes his head. He will also sometimes say "Ooooh yeah!". His cousin Juliet has called him "B" for quite some time. So that's how they greet each other when they are together. Lately, when we sit down for meals he immediately folds his hands and waits to pray. He will also repeat "Amen" when we are finished. When he is done eating he will say "All done" but usually after we ask him if he's all done, then he will let us know. So that's a basic overview of words he is picking up. He is big on just babbling lately too while he plays with his toys. :) One of his favorite activities is chasing the cats. Othello, the older cat puts up with him very well. Ophelia on the other hand is absolutely terrified of him! In fact, she hides down in the basement all day unless she knows he is down for a nap or bed at night. Well, That's all for now! I hope to get some more photos up on here again soon...Don't count on it though. Ha ha! ;)

Going Through The Motions

We recently started introducing the "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" song to Ben. He tries to do the motions, but doesn't get farther than holding his head as if he has a bad headache. Maybe it's my singing?