HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lauren and Jen!! Yesterday, Ben's aunts came to visit to see their favorite nephew and take me out for some shopping (minus the little guy). He LOVED seeing them and can't wait for them to come back. He was all smiles and cuddly while they were here.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
9 month stats and an awesome play date
We had Ben's 9 month doctor's appointment yesterday so here are his stats:
Weight - 20 lbs 10 oz (50%)
Height - 29 1/2 inches (75-90%)
He did great with two shots and truly seemed to like the doctor so much that she had to sweetly say "I need to go work Ben. I can't hold you again." Lots of things to work on here with getting him to eat more food and dropping a feeding....but most importantly, he's happy and healthy!
Today, we had a play date with Gavin (8 months) and the boys were ALL over the place!
Oh, this first picture is from this morning. Funny lighting...but such a Ben-face!
Gavin's a pro at standing up on his own and was showing Ben. Ben only got about this far...look at that leg placement.
We thought Ben was going to follow Gavin's lead, but he slipped down a little bit and just rested his head on the step to watch Gavin climb up and directly at Sophie.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The rest of Ben's weekend....
Nick was on dinner duty last night. However, I'll admit he looks like this sometimes when I'm on duty too!
Ben is a true boy and looks pretty darn cute in his football jersey!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
9 months old!
Wow! I am the mother of a 9 month old. I've given an update recently, but as always, I will recap for his birthday.
- Ben definitely has a mind of his own these days. He moves, grabs, reacts, protests, etc. with obvious intent. It's fun to start to see things that he likes and dislikes, things that make him laugh and (although we don't try to do it on purpose) things that scare him.
- Ben has 4 teeth! If you click on this first picture to see it bigger...I think you may be able to see all 4.
- In the last few days, he's finally started to babble/sing a little bit. This gives us a little relief from his screeching - which was his favorite way to communicate previously.
- He can sit on his own, get up and down from the seated position on his own, roll, army crawl and stand supported. He still has yet to get up on all fours and do an actual crawl. However, he's getting around pretty well in his own way.
- He's still not really eating too much food. He does seem to like Cheerios and watermelon. Those may be the only things he can successfully get his mouth himself.
- He got sick for the first time a few weeks ago and we all survived.
- Lastly, just putting it in here so we don't forget that he did it....he has started this really strange tongue thrust thing where he puts his tongue down and to the right in his mouth. I guess it's just him experimenting.
Anyway, happy 9 months Benny! We love you more than we can express in words and we are thankful every day for you. XOXOX
If you notice, the focus is a little off of the camera...Nick took the pictures this time and I was trying to get him to laugh. :)
Umm....Wally gets a strange reaction these days. It's funny how his opinion of the doll changes each month.
One of these things is not like the others....
Friday, September 18, 2009
Ben this week
So serious!
Daddy's method of entertaining Ben....dump ALL the toys in front of him and let him choose.
A boy's favorite past time...knocking down a tower of anything.
Ben is all about standing and holding on to stuff. Don't worry, Daddy was close by for when he decided to let go!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Ben's Mommy is BACK!
I'm back! After a bit of a head scare, an overnight in the hospital, a lot of tests and medication and a full week in bed...I am feeling a ton better and so happy to be able to get back to "work" as Ben's Mom! It was very difficult to not be able to feed him, play with him, hold him, etc. Thank you so much to my Mom and Nick for taking over for me. Over the last week, we've missed a few things....
- Ben almost has 2 more teeth (top). One is poking through and you can see the other one is coming soon.
- Ben can sit up himself from laying down.
- Ben can (sort of) cough on command. :) Thanks Grandma for that really fun game..haha.
- Finally, Nick and my Mom swear that Ben will eat table food now....but I think it must have something to do with me because I've yet to see it.
Ben showed his Grandma his guitar skills while Mom and Dad were at the hospital...
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Ben's Giraffe
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
First sickness
Well we have almost made it through Ben's first illness. He caught Roseola last week and has been laying low for the last day or two. A few cancelled play dates and a missed Gymboree....but he's still giving the occasional smile!
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