rockin out

We got home yesterday and started playing with toys on the mat. When one of the toys started playing music, Benjamin started rocking back and forth! We were amazed. Never have seen this from him before. Come to find out, this is standard move with best bud Patrick. He must have been watching Patrick and started copying him. He is learning every day!!Then of course, we had to capture on film this morning... here is the latest and greatest

Drumming with Daddy

classic!

and he crawls!

It's official. Benjamin is on the move and crawling!

The little man

he is such a little man these days.

The smiles are incredible and continue to melt our hearts. Benjamin has had a busy month- (also why we have been delinquent in posting!)

He officially turned 6 months old! He has received many visitors in the past 8 weeks....(Grammy and Poppy, Nona, Grandma Jude, Aunt Nancy and Cyndi and Grandpa Kirk). He survived his first cold (with 2 separate trips to the dct) and he is officially doing something on the way to crawling.

We are settling in to a nice routine. Tuesday- Thursday Benjamin goes to Nonie's school with his best buddy Patrick, I am off on Fridays and Jason is off on Mondays. We spend most weekends with cousin Alina and Aunt Meredith and Uncle Roger. Life is good.

Benjamin is also entering into the world of real eating. We got a high chair and have introduced rice cereal, sweet potato, carrots and bananas. He has taken to this like a champ and seems to just gobble it down.

It is amazing how fast he is growing and how fast the time is going by.

Sitting up

Well, Ben is sitting up without assistance. Pretty cool actually. Or is it the calm before the storm?

One of our favorite things to do is to take a video of Ben and play it back for him. He loves it!

Great Grandson!

Grammy and Poppy came out to California to spend a whole week with us! What a special time it was. The photos say so much.

4 month appt

Today was Benjamin's 4 month appt. We switched to a new pediatrition and really like him. He said a couple notable things that made us laugh. "He is advanced in the trunk" ; "He is in the 75th percentile for weight". There was a mirror that spanned the length of the table that Benny was fascinated with. Poor guy had to get 4 shots today and he was quite a trooper. He also has a tooth coming in so he is all out of sorts.

and a few moments from our little composer...