Bennett Michael {2 Years}

 Dear Bennett,

How are you TWO?! I mean seriously! I feel like it was just a few months ago that we were heading to the hospital to find out if you were a boy or a girl! And now you are already a walking, talking full-blown toddler! Time, slow down!!!

We don't go in for your 2 year check up till mid-September (thanks, Covid), so I'll try to remember to update here after that! You continue to grow so, so fast. You fit comfortably in size 18 month jon jons, especially those brands that run on the larger size. You are starting to get into 24 month/2T sized clothes (I swear 24m and 2T are the same exact size; I still can't really tell the difference between the two!). You finally moved up to size 4 diapers! You wear size 5 shoes, but are quickly outgrowing those! 

Last time, I posted an update, you had just started walking. Well, now you are running!!! And jumping, and climbing, and just plain constantly on. the. go. You do not stop! You love to dance, swim and play anything that involves a ball (basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, football...). 

You have hit a speech explosion, especially over the past month. You talk ALL of the time now! When we are in the car, you constantly see things you recognize and say "Mommy! Look!" and then say whatever it is. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. My favorite thing that you say right now is "excavator;" it's such a long word and has so many sounds, but you do a great job trying to get them all to come out of your mouth! You also love to point to things you recognize in books. But your favorite thing to point to is pictures of our family! You love to look for Ella, and of course "Me! Bennett!" 

Speaking of books, they are still at the top of your Favorite Things list! Whenever you wander off, 9 times out of 10, you have gone to find a good book to sit down with! You love pretty much any kind of book, but especially books about transportation/construction, dinosaurs, Berenstein Bears, Cars, and Peppa Pig. Every night you climb into Lucas's bed to read a bedtime story with him and Daddy...it's so sweet!

You also are still my musical child. You are always singing the various Blippi songs, and you still enjoy the songs from Frozen 2. You love to play the drum and toy guitar that we have! You may also be a mathematician because you are obsessed with counting and can count all by yourself to 5! Maybe that's a normal thing for a 2 year old but I'm kinda impressed by it! You also attempt to sing the ABCs, which is just the cutest but you only make it to about letter G before it kind of derails. 

You still really love dogs, and think anything with 4 legs is a dog! You will say, "Mommy! Doggy!" about a bear, reindeer, tiger, lion, cat...pretty much anything. But when you do see a real, actual dog, you lose your mind! Our friends just got a puppy and you've gone to see her a few times. You love this puppy and are not scared of her one bit, even when she jumps to kiss you! The other animal you really like is fish, and you call every water animal (i.e. sharks, dolphins, turtles, etc.) a "fish." 

You love, love, love anything and everything transportation, as mentioned above! Your favorite activity is to go to the airport overlook and watch the airplanes take off! You wave to all of them and say "bye bye airplane!" You would also be content to just sit at the front window and watch for trucks all day. Wednesday is the best because it's trash day! Oh man, you live for that garbage truck! After you see it, you always break into Blippi's Garbage Truck Song! And of course we have to mention, you love any kind of train, which inspired your birthday party theme! Your favorite shows to watch are Chuggington and Thomas. You also love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Paw Patrol! 

You are still SUCH a happy little guy 95% of the time! People are constantly amazed at how chill, smiley and content you are! You just babble and toddle all around, and everyone loves you! The only times you get mad are when one of your siblings takes a book or toy away from you, or you are really hungry! You really love my phone, and especially have a knack for taking selfie videos of the top of your forehead. When you've filled up my camera roll and I take the phone away from you, you pretty much lose it. Maybe I will just have to get you a play camera or something...are you going to be a photographer one day?!

You sleep fantastic! You go to bed eagerly every night, calling to us, "Night! Night!" as you run toward your crib! Seriously! It's a dream. And you nap pretty great too; usually around 2 hours each afternoon! You eat most things I give you, but your favorite are strawberries, cheese cubes, granola bars, Goldfish crackers, pizza and corn dogs! You've had McDonald's once in your whole life, but feel the need to holler "MIH-DAHN-AHL!" every time we drive by one. 

Bennett, in the past 6 months you've survived a pandemic, two siblings learning from home, Daddy working from home and lots of mask wearing (not by you, though because under 2 year old shouldn't wear masks according to the experts!). Aside from all of that, you've grown and flourished so much that it's obvious nothing can get in your way of being the awesome child you are! We love you SO much and can't wait to see what this next year brings! Potty training?! Big boy bed?! The end of the Coronavirus pandemic?!?!?!? We can't wait to find out with you! Thank you for completing our family! 

Bennett Michael {18 Months}

Dear Bennett,

Last week, you turned 18 months old! You have had quite a busy 6 months since we last did an update, so let's take a look at what you've been up to! 

{PS. You got a haircut the day after I took these pictures! Sorry you look so shaggy here, lol.}

We go to the doctor tomorrow for your 18 month old well visit, so I'll try to update your stats then. You have been growing like a weed and I am constantly discovering clothes in your closet that you seem to have outgrown overnight. You wear mostly 18 month size clothes, but can also pretty comfortably fill out 24m stuff, too. Sometimes I try to squeeze you into 12m stuff if it runs big, but for the most part, you're out of that size almost completely! You are still in size 3 diapers, but as soon as we finish this box, I think I'm going to move you up to 4s. You wear size 3/4 shoe. You have tiny feet! :) 

Your biggest milestone since we last updated on here is that you are FINALLY walking!!!!!! Praise the Good Lord because I wasn't sure if it was ever going to happen! You got pretty comfortable with standing independently soon after you turned 1 (like last October/November), but you would not take any steps to save your life. Daddy and I tried to have a little "bootcamp" where we would try to get you to walk in between us (standing a few feet apart), but as soon as one of us would let you, you'd just plop down so gracefully. This continued for a few months...we'd get so excited because you'd look like you were about to take a step, and then nope! You'd just plop yourself down. Ugh! But then, about 6 weeks ago, everything just clicked and you decided to just...walk! And I don't mean a few steps; you were cruising all over your room on the first day of this walking thing. You now RUN after your big brother and sister constantly! I am just so glad we never paid money for physical therapy or rushed you into walking! You do things on your own time, that is for sure! 

You are quite a little talker/babbler! I just love your sweet voice. Some of your favorite words are "Dada, Mama, wahhh (water), cheese (when you see my phone, to take a picture of you!), teeth, uh-oh, Elmo, ball, shoes"...and your absolute favorite thing to say is ELLA!!! You say her name all of the time, even when she's at school! You just love Big Sister so, so much. 

Your favorite thing right now is probably books! You are so studious! You love to sneak into Ella's and Lucas's rooms and read all of their books. Your current favorites are Tow Truck Joe (you try to steal this out of Lucas's room daily), any Peppa Pig book and the Elmo Balls book! Sometimes you get frustrated when we read to you and you'd rather just look at the books yourself! But I'm so thankful that you have a love for reading, even if it's on your own terms! 

Another thing that you really enjoy is MUSIC! You love to sing, clap and make music with any sort of "instrument" you can find! We go to a story-time/music class at our church every week and you love to shake the maracas and beat on the drums there! Your favorite song is "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II and anytime you hear it, you will start singing "in-ee uh-ownnn!" Your face lights up when you hear it. You also point to Alexa and ask her to play it ALL. OF. THE. TIME. 

You've recently become obsessed with dogs and will "woof" at anything and everything with 4 legs (including the reindeer Sven in Frozen II). You are never scared of the doggies we see walking in our neighborhood; you are always willing and ready to pet them! Along with that, you just wouldn't be part of our family if you didn't LOVE the freakin' Paw Patrol. Ella and Lucas both went through this phase (actually, Lucas is still in it) where they just couldn't get enough of those pups and Ryder! Haha. So, thanks for being SUPER into that ridiculous show so I don't have to get rid of the 385739 Paw Patrol toys we own just yet. 

In addition to Paw Patrol, you also love Peppa Pig, Mickey Mouse, Curious George and Elmo! Lucas's love for trucks has also rubbed off on you and you two boys are always playing with the 8394 monster trucks and other vehicles we have! You LOVE Blippi (help me) and can sing his Police Car Song! You also love to make siren noises when you see any sort of rescue vehicle! Your favorite toy is the rollercoaster you got for Christmas! You love to not only ride down it like you're supposed to, but also push that little car all over the house! We need to get you more ride-on toys because you are pretty obsessed with them! 

Everyone always comments on how happy you are, and I very often get asked, "Does he ever cry?!" Well, yes, Bennett. Yes, you do cry. Top times are: if you're hungry, if you're thirsty, when I wipe your nose (you see the Nose Frida and immediately start squirming hysterically), and being constrained (you loathe the stroller). Now that you're walking, you are on the go ALWAYS. You love to sneak away and think it's so funny when we find you! 

You are still a pretty awesome sleeper! You take one big afternoon nap each day and will sometimes sleep for 3+ hours! You go to bed at night between 7 and 7:30 PM and usually sleep until 7:30 AM! Sometimes you wake up at like 5, but can usually get yourself back to sleep for another hour or two. As far as eating, well, I think you might be my pickiest eater at this age! You stopped breastfeeding for good a few months ago and it took you a while to get the hang of drinking milk from a sippy cup. You really like to eat granola bars, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, waffles, yogurt, applesauce pouches and fruit snacks...but other than that, it can be hard to get you to eat stuff! Your favorite pastime is throwing food on the floor. It is fun. Ha! Your siblings are also ridiculously picky (and let's not lie, Mommy is picky, too) so I guess it just runs in the family. My cross to bear if you will. 

Sweet Baby Bennett, you will forever be our "baby," but goodness gracious you've had a BIG past 6 months! You are becoming such a big kid and it makes me sad yet happy at the same time! You are so much fun; clapping, waving and blowing kisses to everyone! You get so many compliments on your adorableness and your sunny disposition! :) We couldn't love you more if we tried!

Ella Grace {Six Years}

Dear Ella,

Today you are SIX! 6 whole years ago, you made me a mom. It has flown by, but I also feel like we've known each other for much longer than 6 years! ;) The fact that your birthday is on a Monday this year (you were born on a Monday) makes today even more special for some reason. You got so tried of me telling you yesterday "Ok, at this time 6 years ago, Daddy and I..."! You now have to hold up TWO hands to show your age, and you are becoming such a little lady!

We go to the doctor in 2 weeks for your 6 year old check up. (PS, Scheduling around school is hard!) If I had to guess, I'd say you're about 44 pounds and 46 inches tall. You wear size 6 clothes, but can still fit in some size 5 (and even some size 4) dresses and leggings. Your favorite thing is to wear a smaller sized dress "as a tunic," and just wear it with leggings. Gotta love girls' clothes!  You are size 11/12 shoes. You don't really like clip-in bows anymore (TEAR!) but you do love your headbands!

You continue to be a rockstar sleeper, as you always have been! You go to sleep around 7:30 PM and on the weekends have no problem sleeping till 7:30 AM. On school days, I wake you up at 6:30 AM and half the time you are already awake, ready to go! I still make you have quiet time on weekends, where you read or play quietly in your room while the boys are napping. On some very rare days, you will still fall asleep during this time! It's pretty great.

The biggest change this year has been starting kindergarten and you are flourishing. You absolutely LOVE school! You actually cry/get very sad on Friday nights when you don't have school the next day. You were very upset at the start of Christmas break because you already missed your teacher so much!! Your best friend Alevia is in the same class as you, and you have made many other new friends. You love riding the bus and have met lots of neighborhood kids doing that! You love all of the special area classes, but it cracked me up that you got a PE Award last quarter! PE?! MY child?! LOL! Clearly, you take after your dad! ;) You are reading on a level G which is equivalent to a first grade reading level! We are so proud of the wonderful reader you are becoming! You love to read and your favorite books are Piggie and Elephant, Fancy Nancy, and Pinkalicious books.



Even more than loving to read, you LOVE LOVE LOVE to write! You are constantly making books. When I say constantly, I am talking every free second of the day when you're home, you're probably up in the bonus room making another book! I love that you are such an author and your invented spelling gets me every time. The illustrations are pretty amazing too. You make books for all of us...and we're not just talking about basic 4 page books. Oh no, you make pop-up books, lift-the-flap books, cut out books and your latest obsession: chapter books! I am trying to figure out a good way to organize all of these books because they are all so precious and I want to save them! You have always wanted to be the tooth fairy when you grow up, but now you tell me that you want to be an author, too!



Your brothers both look up to you so much and absolutely adore you. Lucas sometimes gets on your nerves (and also sits on you...) but he gets sad when you are at school! When you two aren't fighting over the same toy, you actually play pretty nicely together and are SO hilarious! Bennett lights up with a smile every time you walk in the room and of course knew how to say "Ella" months ago! Both boys love your books that you make for them, and also when you read to them.



You are still doing dance class every Monday and our church program on Wednesdays! You've also started taking Chinese lessons online and you LOVE Teacher Elaine! At this point you know more Chinese than I do, which isn't saying too much but I'm still pretty impressed! It is a HARD language to learn! But the thing I will continue to be the most proud of is that you are SO kind to everyone. That was the first thing I asked your teacher at Parent/Teacher Conferences, if you were kind. And she said "oh my goodness, yes!" There are two ESL girls in your class that you have taken under your wing and you are always concerned if someone is sick or hurt. You love to pray for all of your friends. We recently "adopted" a sponsored child from Tanzania...she has the same birthday as you! And if we don't mention her in our nightly prayers, oh man do you let me hear it!



Sweetest girl, you continue to shine and make us proud every single day! I can't wait to see what this next year brings...6 is such an amazing age and I know you're going to have the best year! We love you so much!

Bennett Michael {12 months}

Dear Bennett,

Today you are ONE!!!! It has truly been the fastest, but most fun year ever. It is so bittersweet because I just LOVE Baby Bennett and how adorable you are, but I am so excited for all of the things that await you, like walking, talking, going to school, all of that fun stuff! That being said, I definitely cried putting you down last night, for the last time as a 0 year old!

Height: 
Weight: 

Head circumference: 
We go to the doctor on Tuesday for your checkup, so I'll update then! 

Clothes: You are wearing 9 month clothes and some 12 month things. A few 6 month things still fit, like these onesies and your swimsuits. You are in size 3 diapers. You wear size 1 shoes...bless it! Tiny feet. You don't wear shoes much though because you just rip them off!

Nicknames: Ben, Ben Ben, Little Bean, Bean Bag, Benny Ben, Benny Boo Boo, B, B Man, Benito, Big Guy, Sweetest Peach, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Latte!

Milestones: 
Well, if last month was the month of "almosts," I am happy to report that this month you made some major accomplishments! You started crawling with your tummy off the ground! No more army crawling for you, buddy! You say "Dada" on command 90% of the time and "Mama" and "Ella" on command maybe 50% of the time (I feel like I am writing an IEP right now, ha!). You have gotten 2 more teeth, to make 4 total (2 on the top, 2 on the bottom). You can climb up the stairs, but thankfully don't do it too much yet. And my favorite...last week after your birthday party, you started clapping!! You LOVE to clap and do it all of the time now! And it is pretty freaking adorable! Baby claps are my most favorite thing everrrrr so I am just soaking it up right now! You are pulling up easily and cruising along the furniture really well now, and you've even stood by yourself for a quick split second! You also started swimming lessons this month and are SO good at floating on your back, and rolling back to front and front to back! You are always the demonstrator for the instructor because you do such a good job!

Sleep: You are still sleeping 12 hours a night! So amazing. Naps are hit or miss. Sometimes, it takes you a long time to fall asleep at naptime and you don't fall asleep until naptime is almost over! Sometimes you don't nap at all. I'm hoping once the big kids go back to school and we get into more of a routine, naps will go a little bit better for you. Summer has been hard nap-wise, especially with that morning nap!

Best Moment: Having your "First Down" birthday party (post coming soon)! And seeing you clap!!!

Worst Moment: Daddy and I turned our heads for one second, and told Ella to watch you on the bed...well, guess what? She didn't and you fell off! My mom guilt was terrible! You were A-OK, but I felt so so so bad!!! I will never leave you on the bed with your sister again! 

Likes: Splashing in any kind of water (pool or bath), chewing on pacis, balloons (the football ones from your party were an especially big hit), putting anything and everything in your mouth, lights on the ceiling, "Baby Shark" song, "The Wheels on the Bus," big brother's tractors, cords/chargers, eating paper/books, when we give you "raspberries" on your tummy, playing Peek-a-Boo, clapping, pulling into our neighborhood (you seem to recognize the trees or something and go nuts in your carseat!), chasing the Roomba, pulling up on everything. 

Dislikes: When anyone besides me or Daddy hold you. You are so friendly and smile at everyone...but if they try to touch you? Nope, nope, nope. You cry lots!

Health: You have another random runny nose again this month. Maybe allergies? Teething? Who knows. It's not bothering you really and you have no other symptoms, so I am not concerned. 

Eating: You still love to eat lots! You are starting to get picky about the type of cheese we give you, and sometimes chicken can be hit or miss, but pretty much everything else you LOVE. You are obsessed with NutriGrain bars and try to grab them out of the pantry every chance you get. You also could never get sick of blueberries...you gobble them up in no time! Your first taste of cake was last weekend at your party and although we had to force you to eat it initially, you ate almost the entire smash cake by yourself! You are still nursing, but I think I'm going to wean you like I did with Lucas: switch one feeding per week to giving you a cup of milk. So next week (when we get our kitchen back...whole other story there, but I am finally getting my white kitchen cabinets!!!!), we will start by giving you milk during your late afternoon feed time. I'm a little sad to wean you, so we may hold onto one or two feedings for a few months! We will see...

Ben Ben, I just cannot believe it has been a whole year since we met you and found out you were a BOY!!! What a joy boy you are in our lives! You are such a perfect third child...you go with the flow, don't mind big people hugging you extra tight, and you are so chill and happy all the time! We can't imagine our family without you! I'm so glad God chose me to be your mom!! We can't wait to see what the next year of your life will bring! I know you will do great things and spread joy no matter what! We love you!!

{Ella at 12 months | Lucas at 12 months}

Bennett Michael {11 months}

Dear Bennett,

This can't be right. How the heck are we less than a month away from your FIRST BIRTHDAY?!?! Maybe it's because you are tiny, or maybe this year has just gone by way too fast, but I feel like you should only be about 8 or 9 months old at this point! But you're not. And it makes me so sad, but also so excited for what is to come for you! This has been a fun month, so let's see what you've been up to!

Height: 27.5" (5 %ile)
Weight: 18 pounds, 3 ounces (4 %ile)

Head circumference: 46 cm (50 %ile)

Clothes: Well I finally stopped squishing you into 6 month pajamas and you are now in size 9 month ones! Your clothes are all pretty much 9 months or 12 months. Except: the onesie in these pictures (6 months) and the Shrimp and Grits Kids jon jons that always run crazy big (again 6 months). We just moved you up to size 3 diapers on Tuesday!

Nicknames: Ben, Ben Ben, Little Bean, Bean Bag, Benny Ben, Benny Boo Boo, B, B Man, Big Guy, Sweetest Peach, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Latte!

Milestones: This is the month of "almosts"!!! You are almost crawling with your tummy off the ground (maybe you'll just be an army crawler for life?! I don't hate that). You are almost saying "Mama" and "Dada" and "Ella" while looking at us, but you will not do it on command to save your life. You are almost climbing up the stairs (helpppp). You are almost clapping (my favorite milestone! Please make it happen soon. I live for baby claps). And two more teeth on the top are just barely almost poking through. You have gotten more confident in pulling up and have started stepping! You can hold onto things with just one hand and are pretty freaking proud of yourself! You love to grab things including people's hair and skin, ouch!

Sleep: You are still a rockstar sleeper! You will sleep 12-13 hours most nights!! I do wake you up to eat before I tutor because my boobs might explode if I don't, but you'd be perfectly fine sleeping until 7:30 or 8 AM if I didn't! On the days you get a morning nap, you fight it hard...but you always get and take an amazing afternoon nap!

Best Moment: Celebrating my birthday in the mountains with you! We also "celebrated" your 1 year anniversary of your first blood transfusion with some slurpees! We've also had so much fun splashing with you at the pool! You are the cutest swimmer!

Worst Moment: When you get into something you're not supposed to....like the chalk that I thought you couldn't get to, but surprise! It got all over you and the playroom carpet, yay. At least its non-toxic?! 

Likes: Sucking on your pointer and middle fingers, ceiling fans, "Baby Shark" song, "The Wheels on the Bus," big brother's tractors, cords/chargers, eating paper/books, when we give you "raspberries" on your tummy, playing Peek-a-Boo, bath time (you love when the water splashes on your face!), when we clap in front of you, chasing the Roomba, making a clicking noise with your tongue. 

Dislikes: When Ella and/or Lucas have something you want (especially when it comes to food!)

Health: You recently have had a random runny nose. I think it might be from teething?! Because you are fine otherwise and it comes and goes randomly. 

Eating: You are still an awesome eater! You pretty much eat anything and everything! You especially love Nutri-grain bars, cheese, blueberries, veggie straws and pancakes! You had your first Chick Fil-A kids meal this month and you housed it down like a boss. You were done several minutes before either Ella or Lucas! You are still nursing, but good grief you are so stubborn about it! I am talking 3ish minutes per side and you. are. DONE!

Ahhh sweet boy! The countdown is ON! I can't believe this time last year, you had already had two blood transfusions and we were getting ready to meet you! It's hard to even remember life without you though because you are such a light! I'm so excited to see what this next month brings, especially because you are on the verge of so many milestones! We love you sweet boy!!!

{Ella at 11 months | Lucas at 11 months}

Bennett Michael {10 months}

Dear Bennett,

I am so behind again this month, but last Monday you turned 10 months old! Double digits!!! And speaking of you being so old, now that it's July, it's the very last month before your birthday month! Time, please stop!! I'm begging you!!

Height: 27" (4 %ile)
Weight: 17 pounds exactly (2 %ile)

Head circumference: 45 cm (29 %ile)

Clothes: You are still solidly in 9 month clothes. Some 12 month stuff works, but for the most part, it's too big on you and looks semi-ridiculous! You can still barely squeeze into 6 month pajamas and if I'm being honest, you should probably wear 9 month jammies from here on out! Your shoes are still too big for you and you love to pull them off anyway! You are still in size 2 diapers. 

Nicknames: Ben, Ben Ben, Little Bean, Bean Bag, Benny Ben, Benny Boo Boo, B, B Man, Big Guy, Little Peach, Sweetest Peach, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Lucas still calls you "Baby Bin-it!" while Ella prefers Benny or Ben Ben

Milestones: This month's big milestone was waving!!! You LOVE to wave at anything and everything now! If we say, "Bennett, can you wave?!" you instantly start waving! You also wave if anyone says "hi!" to you! And of course you love to wave for pictures. It's so fun. Your army crawling is getting better and better and you can go all over the place now! You still aren't crawling with your tummy off the floor; although you've tried, you quickly go back on your tummy! You just are more comfortable with the army crawling! You've started pulling up, but usually only get to a kneeling position as opposed to all the way up on your feet. You're a big fan of pulling up to gnaw on the coffee table or train table. You love to stand if someone is helping you!  We got out the walkers from the attic and you love to hold onto them but aren't quite sure about moving your feet and walking just yet. Diaper changes are becoming increasingly more difficult because you love to roll (and roll, and roll...) and grab anything and everything you see around you! You are still babbling without any association (Dadadadadada, Mamamamama, BBBBB, ggggg, etc.) so I haven't counted any official first words yet. Your new favorite sound to make (other than high pitched shrieks when you are excited!) is clicking your tongue on the roof of your mouth...you think you are quite the musician when you do that! :) 

Sleep: You are sleeping so so well! You have sleep a few times past 8 AM on the weekends!!! Most nights you sleep 12 hours easily. You take 2 naps a day, although morning naps are getting hard with all of the fun summer stuff your big siblings want to do! You sometimes skip that morning nap, but you do ok if that's the case! You just take a REALLY good afternoon nap that day!

Best Moment: Going to the beach with you TWICE! You love to splashy splash the water and eat the sand!!! We also had fun celebrating Daddy's birthday and Father's Day with you this year!

Worst Moment: This shouldn't even be a "bad" moment, but I am kind of over cleaning up all of your messes from meals! You are the messiest eater ever!! 

Likes: Sucking on your pointer and middle fingers, waving, ceiling fans, "Baby Shark" song, "The Wheels on the Bus," big brother's tractors, cords/chargers, eating paper/books, when we give you "raspberries" on your tummy, playing Peek-a-Boo, bath time (you love when the water splashes on your face!), when we clap in front of you, chasing the Roomba, big brother's car potty (so gross; we've had to move it away from you too many times!), sand. 

Dislikes: When we take a toy or something you are playing with away, "strange" people holding you when I'm right there 

Health: You've had a healthy month! :)

Eating: You are a bottomless pit! By far, my best eater in the house currently! You especially love cheese, eggs, blueberries, chicken and of course puffs! You pretty much eat whatever your big brother and sister are eating, just broken up into smaller pieces. You have absolutely no interest in nursing anymore, but I'm determined to get 2 more months out of you!! You still won't take a bottle and are skeptical about drinking water from a sippy cup. 

Ben Ben, we are SO lucky you're ours! I can't imagine life without you in it! You make us smile every single day and we are all so obsessed with our sweetest boy! Everyone loves you and it's easy to see why. You are precious!!! And so so chill (95% of the time)! Let's just make the next 2 months go by reallllllll slowly, ok?!

{Ella at 10 months | Lucas at 10 months}