On the Move

Shortly after the new year, Ben decided that it was time to get moving. He now enjoys crawling, cruising, and climbing stairs.

Sick

Good Times

What a great weekend! With all the good influences around, Ben started to crawl on 12/31. Will post some footage soon. Baby gates went up this morning.

Merry Christmas

9 Months

This morning Ben had his 9 month appointment. His percentages radically dropped from his six month visit from the 95% in both height and weight to 60% and 75% respectively. He has also gotten his first official cold.

Clapping

Ben has been clapping for some time, but it's been impossible to capture on video because of his deep love for the camera. Here is my best attempt.

Trick or Treat

Weekend

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. We went to the local grocery store's Trick or Treat on Saturday. Sunday night, our block had a party and the fire truck came. Ben took a look around. Yesterday, Ben and his friend, Kathryn, met at the park to swing.

Fun with socks

Ben and I have a ritual whereby he comes upstairs with me to change clothes when I come home from work. I've made a habit of throwing my socks at him after I take them off, which he enjoys to no end. Many times, when he sees me taking off socks (whether it's after work or just some random time), he closes his eyes, leans in, and starts to giggle.

-P

7 months