August 30, 2009

Ben is 1/2 Year Old!

Our little guy turned 6 months old on August 19th! We can't believe how big he is getting and all of the new milestones he has hit already. He is such a happy baby and brings such joy to our life with every little smile and laugh. Ben has had many "first"s lately:
* Ben is now crawling!!! We can't believe he is on the go already but he went from getting up on all 4s, to rocking back and forth, to taking little movements, to actually crawling in a few short days! He is all over the place now, discovering all kinds of fun stuff in our apartment like the door stop and the bottom of our heater - time to baby proof! :)
* Ben also learned the skill of going from a crawl to the sitting position and can sit unassisted as long as he wants now.
* Ben is now enjoying his baths in the big adult tub! We have an inflatable duck bath for him that is so cute and he seems to enjoy.
* Ben talked us into getting him a new BOB stroller cause our old one just wasn't cutting it and he also graduated from the Bumbo seat to a highchair for his rice cereal at night. ;0)
* Ben is talking up a storm these days - we get lots of high-pitched happy screams and to Jim's delight, tons of "Da Da"s!
* Ben is laughing a lot more, but still making his fake coughing noises, which is hilarious.
* Ben has fallen into a pretty regular schedule and he goes down for naps and the night so much better now - we put him in his crib, give him a pacifier (if he needs it), give him his blanket and he usually will fall asleep on his own within about 10 minutes. It's a whole new world after rocking him for hours when he was a newborn!











3 comments:

Lori said...

Awww - missing my nephew - he is sooo cute!!! Can't believe how big he is getting!

Lori said...

PS Love the new BOB - do you like it??

The Frisbees said...

Love it so far - no more naps while we walk, but he's enjoying looking around! :)