Ben's Two/To-Do Update

 Yesterday was Ben's 2nd birthday. We had a busy day scheduled already with CBS, piano lessons, a little bit a school, so his celebration was at breakfast. I made fresh blueberry coffee cake, muffin style.

He opened his present. . .

And got to play a little while. Last week, Papa (my dad) built the boys a sandbox under their "clubhouse" on the swingset. It had been so long since we had had a sandbox, the toys were mostly broken. So that's what we got Ben for his birthday. They really had a good time with them. Didn't want to come inside.  

Ben at Two:

• loves music
• doesn't say much, but wants what he wants
• says "ane" for Zane
• "uh, own" for up down
• "bye-bye", "nigh-nigh"
• Loves the word, "no" - says that one perfectly
• tries to be as independent as possible
• doesn't like it when big brothers run to momma - a little possessive
• likes to get undressed
• loves cooked apples
• still needs to be held sometimes
• follows instructions
• gets to sit in time-out for whining or crying for silly things
• loves his brothers and hates it when they go places without him

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On a completely separate note, I've gotten a lot of my to-do list done. There's still plenty left, but I think it's possible that I can get it all done before Quatro's here (naming baby is still on list). I've finished my baby bedding, birthday party this weekend, knocked our school days to 3 days a week, learned that music, and swapped out everyone's clothes but mine (boxes still in hallway). Left to do:

• name baby
• decorate nursery
• paint nursery
• move kids to their new rooms - build bunkbed, transition Z to bunkbed, transition Ben to big bed
• piano recital
• birthday party
• yard is still bad, but they may just stay that way - I have worked on it some
• birthday photo shoot for Ben and Ca
• swap out my clothes

Remember my socks from my last post? This is what they've become . . . .

a baby mobile

They were actually really fun to make. Most of it I did by hand with embroidery thread. Their wings are all different and I've got that one sleeping one. I just cut the animals off my old mobile and sewed these guys on. I think they turned out cute. The whole project cost about $3.