Ben is officially a two year old as of last Saturday (September 27th). We celebrated in Elmo style with goldfish, coloring and pizza! Ben had a blast playing and opening presents with lots of family and a few friends. He had Grandma Elaine, Grandpa Larry and Aunt Sarah in town for the weekend and soaked up some fun time with them. We also got a special visit from Cousin Erin and enjoyed getting to celebrate with her all the way from Seattle! It is definitely going to be a fun Christmas with as much as Ben enjoyed his birthday!
Ben also had a great check up at the doctor’s office this week. He is 37 inches tall (99%) and a couple ounces shy of 30 pounds (70%). He is allowed to try peanuts now and switch to 2% milk. That was really the eventful portion of the visit. Everything else is on track and healthy.
Ben is now in ICD class at school. This is the last “infant” class before he moves upstairs to be with the big kids. Ben really loves his new class and has several of his same friends from his old class with him. He is very interested in letters and numbers right now and will “count” to ten any time he sees a group of items. Ben gets most of the numbers in the right order, but usually misses “three” and will occasionally repeat a number or two. It is very cute!
Ben’s favorite activities include coloring, riding his new tricycle, going for walks, racing his cars, reading and bossing Mommy around. He is becoming quite the back seat driver, constantly ordering the driver to go “This way!” Ben is showing the independence of a true two year old and likes to do everything for himself and will start over if you try to help him.
Ben’s big family news over the last couple of months was finding out that he is getting a sister. We asked him if he would like a sister and he replied, “Sure,” like he was choosing a snack or a toy. He is still interested in Mommy’s belly growth and will talk to his sister some. He thinks that Mommy’s belly must hurt though like it is a continual tummy ache. J Less than four months until we get to meet the newest McCullough!
We are looking forward to a fun holiday season ahead. Ben has decided to be a horse for Halloween and will be decorating pumpkins at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We are also going to the circus this month with our friend, Ella. After that the true holiday festivities will begin and we will try to work in a room move for Ben and transition to a toddler bed. Should be a busy season ahead!
We hope all is well with your families. We would love to hear your updates as you have time!
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