Category Archives: Baby development

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Swim lessons

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At the Y. Ben liked it the first day. Then it all fell apart. He stopped participating, instead just dunking his head underwater or jumping into the pool. The swim instructor said he was one of the laziest kids she’d ever had. Then he was kicked out because he wouldn’t stop screaming…

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Belated Easter

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I just found these “Easter” photos that I forgot to post. We didn’t celebrate Easter, but Blake went to Target the day after, got Ben an Elmo basket and some  eggs, and we hid them. I don’t know why he’s not wearing a shirt…

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Ben doing chores

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Ben gets a kick out of helping, whether it be with laundry, loading the fridge with water bottles, throwing stuff away.

 

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18 month check up

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We went to the doctor yesterday. Ben is still above the 98th percentile for his height. He is fattening up, so much so that if he weren’t so tall, he’d be getting chubby. His development is on track. He may not be communicating with many words, but he understands, responds, and communicates in other ways. He does need to work on using a spoon and fork, and we need to get him off his noony/pacifier.

This is a list of milestones we can be looking forward to:

:::Source: BabyCenter.com

Child’s Age
Mastered Skills (most kids can do)
Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)
Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)
19 months Uses a spoon and fork
Runs
Throws a ball underhand
Enjoys helping around the house		 Understands as many as 200 words
Recognizes when something is wrong (e.g., calling a dog a cat)		 Washes and dries own hands with help
Points to picture or object when you call it by name
May know when she needs to pee
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Vacation to New Orleans & San Antonio

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Ben’s first road trip! Unfortunately, shortly before we left, he discovered the art of the temper tantrum. Plus he was cutting two canine teeth. So…

ROAD TRIP + NEW TEMPER + TEETHING SHARP TEETH = disgruntled child not easily calmed down

We went on a trip to New Orleans and San Antonio, to spend time with Blake’s aunt and dad respectively. It was a lot of fun and we are grateful to those family members that tolerated us. 🙂 We discovered that we can no longer take Ben out to restaurants; too antsy and impatient nowadays.

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Trip to Magic Kingdom 5-11-12

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We didn’t take as many photos this time around… it was so packed there. Blake and I had fun pin trading – we are addicted now. I rented an audio descriptive device for someone with a visual impairment so I could test it for work. It was a lot of fun and made most of the attractions more fun. Ben seemed to enjoy himself as well.

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First haircut

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Ben’s rat tail got so long you could make a ponytail out of it, and no matter how we brushed his hair, it was always a mess. So last night I grabbed the scissors. I underestimated the effect of scissors + wiggle worm, so he got a less than wonderful hair cut but at least he looks like he has human parents instead of wolf ones.