Dear Benjamin,
You are SEVEN... no make that EIGHT months old now!
These have been a VERY busy months for you. Just before you turned 6 months old you crawled. You quickly decided that crawling wasn't quite good enough, and just before you turned 7 months old you started pulling yourself up. You really are an over-achiever! Since then, you've just been perfecting ways to injure yourself...like trying to crawl up the stairs, or stand without holding on...these are all inadvisable activities...can't you just act your age??? I adore when you crawl. You have the cutest little behind, that just wiggles along.
I've officially given up. At 8 months old, I'm accepting that you are NEVER going to take a bottle of milk. EVER. You'll drink water from a bottle all day long, but milk...no way. And, I'm fine with it. You're still a great nurser, and I'll just treasure the sweet time I get with you! After a bit of a slow start, you seem to really love baby food. Nothing too flavorful, but you especially like when we mix things like green beans and applesauce...mmmm delicious! Or even better, pears and spinach! No teeth yet, but I'm sure they'll be coming along soon.
One of the biggest events is that we moved! You'll never remember the old house, but I will! It's the house that I brought you home from the hospital to. It was the house where you had your first bath, first smile, first summer. We stayed up many many many nights together in that house. I'm sentimental, and so these are things that I hold on to. BUT, I am thrilled for our new house. This is the home you will grow in! In our new house you have your very own ROOM! At 8 months old, you slept your first night in your crib! I'll admit it, I teared up a little seeing your little face peeking over the crib rail. It's just so darn cute!
You continue to be a laid-back guy. We enjoy you so much! You have the sweetest little scrunchy face. You love to go upside down. I love the way you hold on to me when I'm holding you, and the way that you try to "bite" my chin whenever you're hungry. You are a bouncing maniac in your exersaucer. And you have the bluest eyes that sparkle! You are a sweet baby and I feel blessed by you everyday!
I love you sweet boy!
love,
mommy
Here's a few of my favorite pictures from the last 2 months...
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| kissing cousins |
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| see how that little hand holds on. |
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| peeking over dad's shoulder |
3 comments:
He's so sweet. I love the pics and his beautiful little eyes!!!
Sooooo precious. I love keeping up with you and your family. Speaking of which, Aaron grew a goatee?? From that angle, he really looks like Ross. I did a double-take. lol
Love you!
Corie
oh my! i feel like such a girl right now. that post literally made me tear up. i'm going to blame it on hormones, but i think it's more about resonating with your sentiments. if you ever need someone to watch benjamin, i think it'd be great for jack to have a play date. he LOVES other children.
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