Go go go

Ben is finally talking a little more and his favorite word is Go!  ( that pretty much sums him up as well)  he is active!  man are we looking forward to being able to get outside more to expend some energy!  We have managed to get out for some walks lately which has been nice.  yesterday,  Seth even grilled some steaks!  Ben had his dr appointment last week and was 87th percentile for height and 45th for weight.  everything is normal.  slightly behind on language (how many words he says)  but the dr assures me he is fine.  I'm not really worried.  he says more each day.  He is a climber!  yesterday I watched him climb up a kitchen chair on to the kitchen table all by himself!

Eleanor has been in school mode lately,  "reading" to herself and working on her activity book.  we checked out some preschools yesterday and registration for fall is this week.  Eleanor just wanted us to drop her off and pick her up later!  lol.  She has been very good playing with and sharing with Ben.

arrgh

this mamma is ready for better weather and better luck!  the last week has been long!  I had a busy weekend at work on top of getting precipitation and losing an hour of sleep.  It was one of those weekends that left me aching and exhausted.  Seth was home with the kids and while he was doing the dishes on sunday, Eleanor crawled on top of her doll stroller and fell... pretty much the whole left side of her face is swollen... poor kid.  She's a trooper though!  doesn't really complain about except when she tries to eat  and she's had to use a straw to drink.  Then, this morning, we were all ready to go to Ben's 15 month appointment when Ben took off with my keys and it took me over an hour to find them and I had to cancel the appointment.  later in the day, Seth reminded me that we had made a spare key for the car last year... whoops.

here's some recent pics...

     Eleanor, the morning after her tumble

 Eating breakfast on the couch.

 Ben insisted on wearing the boots while getting ready for bed