Ben's milestones (April 2004)

You spent the whole weekend away from mommy and daddy. You stayed w/Uncle Bubba April 2-4, 2004
While Mommy and daddy were at a Family Life conference
You opened the refrigerator for the first time and mommy put a lock on the door. April 7, 2004
You said Conner for the first time April 9, 2004
You have found your very 1st binkie. Me, you and your dad were at Fry’s and you and mommy April 24, 2004
were looking at the stuffed animals naming what they all were. You picked up a small
calico kitty and wouldn’t let go of it. I’m actually writing this May 4) – and you still
have not put the kitty kitty down. You sleep with it, eat with it, play outside with it,
ride in the car with it. You genuinely love your kitty kitty. It’s so sweet to see you hug
it and ask for it when you need comfort.

Ben's milestones (March 2004)

You drove daddy’s truck (sitting in mommy’s lap) around our neighborhood March 6, 2004
You found out your getting a baby brother today. You were at the sonogram with mommy & March 9, 2004
daddy. You kept pointing to the sonogram screen saying “baby”. We’re not sure if
you understand or not – but we’re working with you. We can’t wait for you to meet
your baby brother. We know you’ll love him SO much.
Today is March 9, 2004, you are almost 21 months old. Mommy hasn’t written in here in awhile. You are doing so much and getting so big. You sign and talk so much. Everyday you do something new that amazes us.
Words you know by sign are: milk, hot, cold, gentle, play (which you made up yourself), tired,
bath, diaper change, drink, no, all done, hear, head, hurt, thank you, I love you, more, eat,
water, hat, screwdriver (which you made up yourself), book,
Words you can say are: momma, dada, Bubba, kitty kitty, back, milk, eat, teeth, no, yes, dog, bird, make the moo sound for a cow, tree, car, blue, more, jacket, shoes, socks, outside, bath, home,
At almost 21 months you love to: torture the cat (which you get in trouble for quite often), play with your tools – especially your screwdriver, play with your Noah’s ark, ride on daddy’s back, rough-house with daddy