Benjamin's Milestones and Growth Chart
| Birthday | 7lbs 10 ozs 20 3/4 inches | 5/27/2003 | |
| 11 Days | First Bath | 6/06/2003 | |
| 15 Days | 7lbs 7 ozs 20 3/4 inches | 6/11/2003 | 75% height / 75% weight |
| 1 Month | 10lbs 4 ozs 22 3/4 inches | 6/27/2003 | 75% height / 95% weight |
| 1 Month 6 Days | First Road Trip | 7/03/2003 | Grandma Sue's House (5 hours) |
| 2 Months 1 Day | First Bottle | 7/28/2003 | Ironically, it was also his only bottle |
| 2 Months 3 Days | 14lbs 7 ozs 23 1/2 inches | 7/30/2003 | 75% height / 95% weight |
| 2 Months 25 Days | First Beach Trip | 8/21/2003 | Duck, NC |
| 3 Months 27 days | Slept through the night | 9/23/2003 | 9pm - 6am |
| 4 Months 10 Days | First Cereal | 10/07/2003 | |
| 4 Months 21 Days | First Wedding | 10/18/2003 | Monica Bryant - Mommy's college roomate |
| 4 Months 25 Days | 19lbs 8 ozs 26 inches | 10/22/2003 | 75% height / 95% weight |
| 4 Months 29 Days | First Baby Food | 10/26/2003 | Green Beans |
| 4 Months 29 Days | First Word | 10/26/2003 | "Da-Da" |
| 5 Months 6 Days | First Zoo Trip | 11/02/2003 | NC Zoo in Ashboro, NC |
| 5 Months 14 Days | First Bath Sitting Up | 11/10/2003 | |
| 5 Months 19 Days | First Rollover - Front to Back | 11/15/2003 | |
| 5 Months 20 Days | First Rollover - Back to Front | 11/16/2003 | |
| 6 Months 1 Day | First Movie | 11/28/2003 | "The Cat in the Hat" |
| 6 Months 7 Days | First Snow | 12/04/2003 | |
| 6 Months 10 Days | 20lbs 10ozs 26 3/4 inches | 12/07/2003 | 95% weight |
| 6 Months 10 Days | First Juice. | 12/07/2003 | Loved it of course. |
| 6 Months 18 Days | First Tooth | 12/15/2003 | |
| 6 Months 29 Days | Second Tooth | 12/26/2003 | Two front teeth for Christmas. |
| 8 Months 8 Days | 21lbs 11ozs | 1/04/2004 | |
| 8 Months 9 Days | Pulled Up | 2/05/2004 | Pulled up using ball ramp toy. |
| 8 Months 10 Days | Cruising | 2/06/2004 | Transferred from table to couch too! |
| 8 Months 24 Days | Stood Solo | 2/20/2004 | |
| 8 Months 29 Days | Said "ma ma" | 2/25/2004 | |
| 9 Months 4 Days | 22lbs 5ozs | 3/02/2004 | 60% height/90% weight |
| 10 Months 14 Days | 23lbs 10ozs | 4/10/2004 | |
| 10 Months 18 Days | First Steps | 4/14/2004 | Carrying balls in nursery |
| 11 Months 8 Days | Said "DUCK" | 5/05/2004 | While picking up a duck in tub |
| 11 Months 14 Days | 23lbs 3ozs | 5/11/2004 | |
| 14 Months 5 Days | Said "Old Mac Donald" | 8/01/2004 | Points to stereo and says it so we will turn the song on |
| 14 Months 7 Days | Signed "more" at dinner | 8/03/2004 | Each time he ran out of food |
| 17 Months 11 Days | Said "Apple" | 11/07/2004 | |
| 18 Months 4 Days | 28lbs 6ozs | 12/01/2004 | |
| 22 Months 25 Days | First Airplane Ride | 4/20/2005 | Greensboro to Atlanta |
| 22 Months 25 Days | First Trip Out Of The Country | 4/20/2005 | Grand Bahama Island |
| 25 Months | 27 lbs 33 1/2 inches | 6/29/2005 | |
| 2 Years 2 Months | Gave up his pacifier | 7/31/2005 | called them poohs |
| 2 Years 6 Months | First Haircut | 11/11/2005 | Salon 1 |
| 2 Years 10 Months | First trip to the dentist | 3/8/2006 | |
| 3 Years 2 Months | First big boat ride | 7/28/2006 | Georgetown, SC |
| 3 Years 3 Months | 31 lbs 35 1/2 inches | 8/23/2006 | 3 year checkup |
| 3 Years 7 Months | Awarded Yellow Belt Status | 1/16/2006 | |
| 4 Years 3 Months | 1st Soccer Practice | 9/11/2007 | Instructional League Soccer |
| 4 Years 4 Months | 32.5 lbs 38 inches | 10//3/2007 | 10% height / 30% weight |
| 4 Years 5 Months | 1st day in the beginner karate class | 11/2/2007 | Mount Airy Martial Arts |
| 5 Years 3 Months | 36.5 lbs 40.75 inches | 9/19/2008 | 15% height / 45% weight |
| 6 Years | 1st Vacation Bible School | 6/15/2009 | |
| 6 Years | 1st Day of Kindergarten | 8/26/2009 | |
| 6 Years 4 Months | Lost 1st Baby Tooth | 10/01/2009 | pulled it himself using a washcloth |
| 6 Years 5 Months | Lost 2nd Baby Tooth | 11/09/2009 | pulled it himself at bedtime |
| 6 Years 9 Months | Lost 3rd Baby Tooth | 2/28/2010 | fell out during dinner |
| 7 Years 2 Months | 1st time on bike without training wheels | 7/2/2010 | |
| 7 Years 2 Months | Swimming under water w/o holding nose | 7/18/2010 | at Hilton Head, SC |
| 7 Years 2 Months | Jumped off a diving board | 7/23/2010 | at Homeplace with Amy |
| 7 Years 5 Months | 1st First Place - Pee Wee Soccer Fall League | 10/19/2010 | 5-1-2 record with the Green Team |
| 7 Years | 1st Place - Dogwood District Pinewood Derby | 2/26/2011 | 1st Place Tiger Car - undefeated |
| 7 Years | Silver Slugger and Cy Young Awards | 5/16/2011 | Led machine pitch team with .769 batting avg |
| 8 Years | 47 lbs 47 inches | 7/6/2011 | 10% height / 10% weight |
| 8 Years | climbed to the top of Raven Knob | 10/1/2011 | Really proud of Ben on this one, also first Cub Scout camping trip |
| 8 Years | Entered Academically Gifted program | 10/5/2011 | A very small group and a great accomplishment |
| 8 Years | Most Outstanding Player - RCC Basketball Camp | 12/29/2011 | plus Hot Shot Champ and Knock Out Champ |
| 8 Years | Leading scorer with 12 points in a 22-20 win | 1/7/2012 | RCC Court Kids Basketball |
| 8 Years | 1st AAU tournament with Surry Stars | 2/25/2012 | Pilot Mt tournament - scored once |
| 8 Years | Scored 861 on a Lexile Reading Test | 5/14/2012 | Highest score in 2nd grade, 5th-6th grade reading level |
| 8 Years | 1st Major League Baseball Game | 5/26/2012 | Red Sox (3)vs Rays (2)- Fenway Park |
| 9 Years | 53lbs 50 inches | 9/26/2012 | |
| 9 Years | 3rd Place Overall - Pack 538 Pinewood Derby | 2/8/2013 | |
| 9 Years | 1st 5K - VT 3.2 Remembrance Run | 4/13/2013 | |
| 9 Years | Scored game winning soccer goal | 5/12/2013 | 1st round of tournament. |
