Along for the Ride

I love this boy.
He just comes along for the ride.
He really liked the set the children made out of paper.
He liked the green glasses case someone left behind even more.

A Little Lesson:
Most of the time Benjamin doesn't know where we're going, what we're doing, or what's coming next in his little day. He doesn't seem to mind. He just has a few small requests: feed me when I'm hungry, let me take my shoes off when I want and don't go where I can't see ya mom.

Talking Away

It's time to record the babblings of my Benjamin.  I worked with him, tried to gently coach him "Mmmmmaaaammmmmaaaaaa"  is what I would say when I smiled at him....here's the list:

First Words:

Dada - every time he sees his daddy

Gapa-  every time he sees his Grandpa

Whoops - when he drops something

whas tha? - when he points to something 

whos tha? - when he sees a person smiling at him

Actions thus far:

clapping

waving bye bye

speed crawling

walking 5 steps

folding arms for prayer

head butting, biting and pinching

A Little Lesson:

   One day Benjamin will ask, Mom is there a baby book that you kept for me?  And I will say, come my sweet child, sit on my knee, let us look up the 28th entry of my blog and peruse through the special moments of your life.  Sometimes you just have to bring the bar down a few notches...and that's okay.