Three Is a Magic Number (or so we thought): Ben

Sweet Ben turned three months on Saturday! He and I were in Greenville and had a nice visit with my mom, sisters and a few of his cousins. I'm glad he finally got to meet Molly, Cooper, Caroline and Graham. Caroline was so sweet with Ben and was such a great little helper!

Let's see, what have I learned about this little man this month?

I'm under house arrest. Ben hates his carseat. Like, really hates it. Lately, I cannot go to Target, the grocery store or anywhere to be honest without Ben telling the whole world how awful it is to be trapped in his seat. I did put him in his Ergo for one trip out and that seemed to help some. Also, he is not a fan of the bottle so I feel bad leaving him when I know that feeding time will arrive before I get home. I hate that someone else is forced to try and feed him when we all know he will just loudly protest.
He is camera shy. I promise that he smiles and has a sweet personality, but he gets so stone-faced every time I try to take a picture (as you'll soon see). So far I haven't been able to document many smiles, but I can be just as stubborn as Ben. I will get those smiles!
Ben is turning into quite the chatterbox. This makes Ryan and me worried because we all know how much Henry loves to talk :). We will never be able to get a word in ourselves! But I absolutely love the conversations that Ben and I have enjoyed together lately.
He is his own man. I cannot figure out who Ben looks like! I've heard he looks just like me, just like Ryan, just like Henry or like no one at all. We say he looks like Ben :)
Looking back at the above bullets, I don't want to appear as if I am complaining. Ben really is a sweet, easy-going baby. I think it is tough being the second child. He doesn't get the same amount of attention like Henry did and developing a routine is a bit more of a challenge when you are also dealing with an older brother. Ben really is such a trooper putting up with us and big brother Henry!