We drove to Grandma and Papa Bleicher's on Saturday for a visit. Preparing for the trip earlier in the week, Scott kept asking Ben what Papa has and Ben would respond by putting his finger above his lip, referring to Papa's moustache.
Ben seemed to enjoy the trip quite a bit. We sang Old McDonald in the car on the way up and he even gave his input into what animal we should sing about next, and indicated his approval with a nod as I suggested most of the sequence as we went through cows, ducks, horses, goats, and sheep. Ben ate lots of blueberries, as usual, for lunch. He enjoyed reading the books at Grandma's, since they were like new to him. The Big Red Barn and My First Book of Animals. It took a lot of reading and at least 2 attempts, but he finally settled down for a nap upstairs in the crib. Ben's cousin Joel came over with Uncle Marc and Aunt Julia for a visit. Scott says that Joel seemed interested in Ben, but when he approached Ben while playing, Ben would declare "my truck" to him. We brought Ben's tow truck as one of his favorite toys. The kids seemed satisfied enough that Scott and I went to Rio Grande for an early dinner. When we got back, we found Ben sitting at the head of the table with the grandparents and Marc and Julia, looking like quite a big boy and seeming happy as a clam. Grandma Marla indicated that the pizza they'd ordered out for was his 2nd dinner, after eating brocolli and apple sauce earlier. She says that when the boxes were brought into the kitchen, he yelled out "pizza!" Later in the evening, Ben went to the steps and said what I think was "bath". I asked if he wanted a bath and he responded with an excited "yes", so Scott gave him a bath. At bedtime, Scott had to stay upstairs with Ben in his childhood bed until Ben fell asleep, because he cried out when we put him in the unfamiliar crib. I think it might be b/c the night light wasn't plugged in. Ben had a good time playing on Sunday before we got on the road late morning. He said "bye bye Papa" from the van as we were leaving. I thought he'd nap in the carseat on the drive home, but he stayed awake the entire ride, putting his red hat on and taking it off, playing peek a boo with us as he pulled it over his eys, and holding Bunny and Chicky while sucking his thumb. We stopped at McDonalds for a cheeseburger with side of apples happy meal, which he nibbled on a little. He also had a little of my coke, which of course he loves but I think realizes is a treat for him. It was fairly nice out when we got home in the afternoon, so Ben and Scott played outside for a good while in the afternoon, since Ben refused a nap. He was exhausted and fussy in the evening, and fell asleep a good bit before his bedtime right in the middle of reading a book with Daddy. Ben slept until after 7, only waking when Scott took him out of his crib and laid him in our bed with me while I was holding Rebecca. Once awake, he was all smiles and gave lots of hugs to baby and me.
Ben started talking alot more this weekend, saying "yes" more freely instead of just nodding his head and referring to my drink as "wata". He also expanded his colors from just "blue" and "yellow" to "reD", with emphasis on the "d". He also recognizes and will say the color "white" and even referred to a marker appropriately as "gray".
Rebecca took a good nap in the living room on Saturday afternoon in the pack and play. She napped Sunday morning in Grandma's arms in the recliner, which both seemed to enjoy. We tried Saturday evening to give Rebecca a bottle, to no avail. She screamed alot in protest against it. It has me worried that she's not taking the Playtex bottle either, since my trip to Canada is in less than a week and the bottle will be her only option. I tried the Dr Browns bottle on Sunday night at home and she took it after a much shorter protest, at least 5 ounces over the course of 3 bottles during the evening. Then she slept from 10 pm to 4:30 am, which I'll take any night at this age.
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