My baby is no longer a baby and I am struggling to admit that. I like living in the land of denial.
Ben is doing so well though. He has had his share of struggles but is overcoming them.
Medically he is doing so much better. He is off his flovent inhaler and hasn't had wheezing in quite a while. I can not even tell you the last time I used the stethascope. He is still on the singulair which has helped his asthma tremondously!
He still struggles with reflux and, I think, will always have a problem with it. He is on nexium which is great to help heal the damage that was done.
As for eating he is doing much better. Dr. R, Ben's gastro doctor, was thrilled with a two pound weight gain! We lowered his appitite enhancer but unfortunately saw negitive effects right away so we had to put that back up again.
Let's move on to the fun stuff though!
Ben loves going for walks and looking around at everything going on. Mostly dogs and kids.
Ben is such a love! He is a cuddler and I just adore that time with him.
You can see his "bluey" which he is OBSESSED with. It is a blue pillowcase that he loves and looks for many times a day. He can't sleep with out it so it's a good thing we have three!
Up until just last week he had just eight teeth, four on top and four on bottom. Last week however, he popped through two more and is working on some big giant molars on the bottom right now.
He loves, LOVES, balls, books, and animals! Seriously the kid probably says ball over a hundred times a day.
Farm animals are his favorite but any animals will do. Especially dogs! And Dog books with balls, oh man, it doesn't get better then that!
He is such a happy guy most of the time. Smiling and busy. Unless he is grumpy and then you better watch out!
His hands and feet are growing but I still find them totally adorable!
He has two little freckles that have popped up some time in the last 18 months. One is on his left pinky toe and the other is, ahem, hidden by his diaper.
He says a few words like Mama, Daaaaddddyyyy, ball, book, cat, out, off, on, up, Nana, Pa, YaYa (Katelyn), and cup. Cup is a new favorite too. Filled with yummy, cold milk. Oh, and when he has a cup of cold milk he has to have "bluey" and watch "boooo" (Zobomafoo).
It has been a great 18 months and has gone by so fast! I am hoping the next 18 months are just as great but go by slower. Not that it will happen...
Happy 18 months, Ben! (And Mommy!) I can't believe how quickly they have gone in our house, too! But sooo much fun!
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