Daddy’s not the only one that can make his face turn a darker shade.  Look, I’m all grown up!  And I haven’t shaved all day!

Maybe next time I’ll see how I look with a goatee.

Here I am, working tirelessly to improve human-feline relations.  Actually, it’s not bad work if you can get it!

This session is helping Atlas appreciate all the more those times when I’m not around to pet him, and he can just sleep peacefully.

(Ed. Note: Atlas seems to be putting up with Ben better as time goes on.)

Ben 1, Dirt 0.  Yeee haaa!  Take that, dirt!

Ben 1, Dirt 1.  “The Dirt Strikes Back”

(Ed. Note – in case you can’t see it, Ben’s right eye and temple had a run-in with the dirt.)

I’ve found that sometimes the best toys aren’t “toys” at all (much to the chagrin of new parents M&D).  For example, the cat dish (sorry, Atlas) makes a wonderful sound when it crashes on the floor.  And the door stop stick is just good for carrying around.  And the rug can be appreciated much better when you can see (and feel) both sides, don’t you think?

Now, where’d that trash can go again?

…at least according to the tulips and daffodils.  Mommy’s hard work is paying off in the form of pretty flowers which I love to grab!  So this is what “Spring” is, eh?  Lemme at ’em, Mommy!

You can see in these pictures the top teeth that I’ve been working on for the past couple weeks.

While I’ve been getting along quite well lately with my finger foods, I can see the benefit of some top teeth go with my bottom ones.  But getting these babies installed has been a real pain!  I’ve heard of this thing called ‘outsourcing’.  Maybe I could hire out this unpleasant job?  Can any of my readers provide references?

(Ed. Note:  In light of the last couple weeks’ painful developments, Ben’s new best friends (after M&D, of course) are Mr. Motrin, Mr. Acetaminophen, and Mr. Orajel.)

Ben in the garden inspecting rocks

Despite the fact that these rocks look just like some of the blueberries I’ve been eating lately, M&D got much more excited when I tried to eat them.  And they didn’t even taste good!  I guess they’re not that high quality.

Every day I practice walking.  M&D (and many visitors) are kind enough to lend me a hand to practice.

Here, I’m practicing in my jammies right before bed.  As you can see, I still like to hold on with one hand, but sometimes I go a few steps without holding on!  This makes for somewhat exciting landings sometimes, but I know I’ll get the bugs worked out soon!

Ben standing in pajamas.

M&D have decided that the easiest way to get me clean and entertain me at the same time is the “shower bath”.

M&D have resurrected my blue bath tub and placed it in the shower so that I can sit in the water – and have spraying water to play with!  Cool!

Now that I’m getting around more (still with M&D’s help), I can finally start inspecting this place.

Today, I decided to make sure that that washing machine was in tip-top shape.  And as you can see, I’m the perfect size for the job.

Looks good to me!

(Ed. Note: Looks like Ben in those overalls might even be dressed as the repair man should the inspection fail!)