We went to the drop-in center to play this afternoon and spent most of the time outdoors since it was sunny and not too chilly. 
Happy 14 Monthday Ben!
Today we took Ipo to the off leash dog park/beach. It was sunny all morning but by the time we got there, it was overcast and the sky was a lovely dark grey/cement color out. 
Tonight we played around with Ben's hair trying to decide if we should part it on the side or in the middle, brush it forward, or faux-hawk it up. Ben was not amused by the faux-hawk and kept pushing his hair down. I also got water in his eyes in the process which he was not amused by either. He gets that from me!
Ben apparently knows how to undo snaps. 
Lately, anytime we go into Ben's room, he wants to be put into his crib. He laughs and shakes the bars and wanders around. He loves throwing stuff out of his crib and poking his foot through the slats.
Ben fell on his face today, directly on his nose and upper lip. Poor scratched and swollen nose. He's okay and doesn't seem to even notice. I of course feel like a terrible mother.
Today we all went to Kokopelli Cafe in Dunbar this afternoon. They have a kids play area in the back AND $2 lattes! H-e-a-v-e-n. Ben had a great time... he ate some of Rick's amazing blueberry muffin and enjoyed stabbing my sandwich with a fork. There were quite a few kids in the play area so we thought he'd be overwhelmed, but he was fine and was crawling everywhere and playing with everything.
We went to the Point Grey Kids Only Swapmeet today and bought a few toys (books, talking alphabet fridge magnet thing, chalkboard, and a Cabbage Patch doll!!!). They have a play area set up for the kids (and dads) in the middle to hang out in while the moms run around buying things for a dollar... er loonie. Here Ben is playing on a see saw. He loved it!
For Ben's birthday, we got him a beginner tricycle. Rick put it together this morning. It's pretty much like any other ride-on toy, just tricycle looking and you know, awesome. It has fun streamers and a bell. Ben is obsessed with the bell, though he can't figure out how to make it ding yet... and to be honest, even I can't make it ding half the time. 
This is Ben saying hello to the cats in their cat tree. This tree is originally Charlie's but Smudge spends the most time in it now. Charlie decided to reclaim it this morning though so Smudge was relegated to the middle perch. 
I'm pretty sure that Ben will require a king sized bed once he transitions out of the crib. He loves playing and napping in our bed. He plays in the sheets, pushes the pillows off the bed, falls dramatically on the pillows, and best of all, one of the animals is usually on there too.
I took this picture so that I could talk about Ben and his shape sorter. He's holding the square block which he tries to shove into every other shape hole except for the square one. He gets super angry when it won't go in. I usually turn it to the square hole for him and he'll put it in a couple of times but then starts trying to jam it into the other shape holes soon again. He also tries to retrieve the blocks by sticking his hand into the shape holes and is frustrated when he can't get his hand and the block out at the same time. It's funny to me how mad he gets at the toy... not so funny to Ben though.
Finally! Ben is the proud owner of a My First Anywhere Chair! He LOVES it. He doesn't sit and chillax in there yet, but he is having a blast climbing in and out. He's so excited when he does it. Hooray for Ben-sized chairs!
Mmm poutine. Ben has only wanted formula for about a few days now because he's sick. He even refuses chocolate. But we went and picked up some poutine and he dug right in. He was super energetic, non-clingy, and happy afterwards... maybe he just needed some salt?
Yay Auntie Jinyoung is here!
Here is Ben happily eating puffs. He used to like to stick his hand into the container to grab some, but now he's into dumping them all out in his lap. It's pretty easy to clean up so I don't mind for now. Plus Ipo likes it too.
