Rose Colored Glasses

My dad and I were talking about how you always think your kid is the cutest. It's a parents instinct to see their child with rose colored glasses. He went on to tell me that after I was born he went back to work and told the lady that worked next to him that his baby looked like Brooke Shields. Really dad...Brooke Shields?! I think that might have been a bit of a stretch dad. Ohhhh the power of a father's love!

Future Rockstar

Ben seems to be a natural on the air guitar...notice the ambidextrous nature of his playing capabilities. I also notice that he must have started using the "wrinkle creams" and "hair implants"that all the celebrities use in order to be discovered. I must say his "stylists" sure do have him looking great! I can tell he has been working on his technique.

Labor Day 2010

1/12/11 (Half Birthday)

6 Months Today

Bennett is 6 months today. He is 15 1/2 lbs and 26 inches. The doctor says he is a 30/30/30 kid which makes him very proportional as all stats seem to land him right around the 30th percentile. He has been growing taller and his thinning hair has been growing in as well! He is starting to look like a "little dude" with his bangs that just kind of lay as they please:) He is a twelve hour sleeper these days. We have to try hard to keep him up until 7 pm as he is sooo ready for sleep by then. This week he just started eating solids at all three meals so that is keeping him very busy and very messy....hello laundry. He has graduated from the size 2 diaper to the size three and his 3-6 month clothes do not really fit him anymore. He loves his hands...he wraps his sleeve around his hand and sucks on it as he falls asleep...or pretty much anytime he is trying to entertain himself. His favorite toy these days is his pal scout which he got from Grandma Grape for Christmas. Ben loves anything that plays music. He has learned that in the tub the harder he kicks his feet...the more the water splashes so bath time has gotten a lot more interesting ....and a lot more wet....I need golashes and a raincoat to escape in any presentable fashion. He watches Hudson's every move these days and once and a while (usually when he is very tired) he will cry when we are out of his sight...but that lasts for about ten seconds and then he forgets all about the fact that he cannot see us. He is sitting like a champ. He still needs just a tad bit of support so he does not tip side to side but I give it another week and I think he will be sitting all on his own. What a kid he is. So so precious and fun. I would never in a million years have guessed when 2010 started what a blessed year it would be for our family. Best six months of our lives! We love you Benny!

Big Laughs for Such a Small Boy

The Little Jumping Bean

I think Bennett may just skip walking all together and move straight to jumping. This kiddo loves to bounce. Today we stood him up on the counter for a picture and he tried to jump.

Dinner Time

Bennett is loving his solids. Up until now it has been only rice cereal for Ben, but last night he tried peas for the first time. He did not know quite what to think about them....lots of weird faces. Per my friend's advice, we started with the green vegetables first so that he gets used to those before we introduce the great tasting fruits. What a bog boy he is becoming.

A christmas jig

I found this cute little PJ Santa suit this summer at a garage sale so it was finally time to bust it out on Christmas Eve. Isn't he the cutest little Santa you ever did see? He was so excited for his new outfit that he even did a little Christmas jig.