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    From Ben

    Hey everybody, Ben here. I’m taking over my mom’s blog today because I wanted to tell you all something. That’s right. I went poop in the potty. My mom and dad were pretty excited. They clapped and screamed so loud that it almost scared me.  Well, that’s all. Just wanted to let you know that I’m a big boy now. 

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    Where Did The Money Go?

    When you ask Ben this question, he will open his mouth and point at his tongue. That’s because he swallowed a dime today. Luckily, the nurse said it should pass in the next couple of days. At least it wasn’t a golden dollar…ouch. After hearing this news, my dad thought it was funny to call me and ask if there had been any ‘change’ in Ben? Get it. He’s funny like that. Next time my dad needs to bum some change I know where I’m getting it from.

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    Stinky.

    Remember how I often write about how sweet and perfect this little man is? Well albeit sweet and perfect, he also has incredibly stinky feet. Like really bad. Like walk into a room and know that he has definitely taken his shoes off kinda bad. Like I feel sorry for your future wife kinda bad. We have tried everything. Of course there is the daily sometimes multiple times per day baths and showers. It’s so bad that J now washes Ben’s feet the minute he comes home from pre-school. We’ve bought all kinds of shoes, but the shoes aren’t the problem. It’s what goes into those shoes. J and I…

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    19 Months

    Ben, What a month it has been. With each passing day you act more like a little boy and less like a baby. You definitely have your own personality and interests. At the moment you LOVE Elmo and daddy and I have such a fun surprise for you next weekend that involves a trip to see him. Your favorite word is “no” and you say it a hundred times a day. Everything is “no.” I asked you the other day if you wanted to go get ice cream and go to the park and you said “no.” Daddy asks you if you want to take your shoes off and you…

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    The Next Tom Petty

    Growing up J and his dad played the drums and the guitar together. His mom’s basement is filled with old guitars and amps that haven’t been used in years and in J’s home office he has a beautiful guitar that I have yet to see him play in the past 4 years. That was until the other night when Ben decided he wanted to rock out. J decided to get his tuner and amp out and after MUCH convincing played me a little tune. He gave Ben a guitar pick and it was so cute to see Ben try to play like his daddy. By the time I ran upstairs…