Ben is 3!

This boy is so stinkin' cute and it balances out his stubbornness and mischievousness.

Height: 3 ft 5 in (27%)

Weight: 32 lbs (54%)

The darned black frosting on mickey mouse!!  Apparently he thinks it still tastes okay. 

A talented sleeper.

Ben loves anything with wheels and particularly likes to be in the drivers seat. He cruises crazy fast on his balance bike that he got for Christmas.
He talks pretty darn well and is one smart cookie.
He does really well most days at being potty trained.  Sometimes he just doesn't want to stop playing and will have little accidents that just require changing clothes but no mops.  He is still in a pull-up at night.
He does still nap some days.  He's actually more likely to skip a nap than Caroline.
He and Caroline share a room and they love to make "nests" on the floor with their blankets.
I'm surprised his lips haven't fallen off with all the car noises he makes.
He thinks "tooty" is a funny word and cracks up when someone makes a "tooty." Such. A. Boy.
He can count to at least  10.
He insists on getting himself dressed. Such a contrast to Caroline who still asks for help most days.
He likes to be a good helper.
Ben has mastered the selective hearing and only responds at his convenience.  He always likes to finish what he's doing- like park his toy car- before he can stop and listen to mom.
He gets along much better with Caroline than with Matthew, it will be interesting to see how that changes as Matthew gets older and plays instead of taking toys.  He's usually pretty kind to his brother though.
Is such a little parrot.  He repeats most everything we'll say and sometimes I hear him telling Caroline the exact same phrases that I just said to her.  "Be careful, sweetheart."  "You need to go get dressed."