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Ben's little guy vocabulary is expanding, and while recognizeable to only a select few (hubby, Paula and me), we're having a great time practicing our favorites.

Below is a list of his frequently used words and phrases:

ball
dad
Stella
dog
water
bus
uh oh
airplane
mickey (mouse) -- ok, he's only said this once, but it was clear as day
and of course the lion/bear growl

As an aside, there is a house a couple blocks away with two lion statues outside. Never fails, within a block of our approach he starts growling in his stroller, in anticipation of passing them. And it's funny every single time...

Where is "mom" in our list above, you might be wondering?? How does "bus" make the list before the ever-attentive lady tirelessly practicing every sound and picture association?

It's a thankless job my friends, a thankless job.

But the best is listening to him talk to himself...blah, blah, blah. Each morning in his crib, while we run, when he is playing. Blah, blah, blah. It's non-stop.

He obviously get the extreme chattiness from his father...

"Beee-ahhh"

In addition to his newly discovered ability to walk, Ben has learned to walk while holding things in his hands. He ceremoniously picks up items and carries them all over the house, to be deposited far from their rightful home, and replaced by the next object of desire...toys, coasters, remotes, shoes, it doesn't really matter as it's much more about the ability to walk and hold.

He is also talking up a storm. No words yet, but somehow these ramblings seem much more real, and I find myself listening harder to what he is saying. By far my favorite is "beee-ahhh." Not necessarily because of the word itself, but I like to watch the way his tongue rolls around in his mouth when he says it, almost with a smile every time. He is having such fun talking to himself, it's hard not to join in on his fun.

Look Who's Talking (and Sitting Up)

Ben laughed out loud for the first time today and it was the best thing I've ever seen. He was sitting up on the couch and Stella gave him a big kiss and he totally started giggling. She loved it as much as we did and went in for another. It happened about five times before the novelty of the dog smooches wore off.


Here you will see a little laugh, smiles and some talking. He is literally growing before our eyes, perhaps the 8 oz bottles he is eating during the day with Paula? He's still going to bed really early so I only get about 45 minutes after work but today the time was awesome.


Enjoy!!