8 Months Old!

My little buddy is 8 months old! I really didn’t think he could get any better than he was at 7 months, but he just keeps getting better and better every single day. Ben is so fun. The babbles, squeals and giggles that come out of his mouth crack me up and make me smile. He talks all the time – just jibber jabbering away to himself in his crib or chatting it up with me and Matt. He’s also quite the wiggle worm.  He isn't crawling yet but has started pushing up on his knees and can roll around to get just about anywhere he wants to be.  He is just a super smiley and generally happy baby!

A few of his favorites:

• Singing “The Wheels on the Bus” – this will guarantee a smile from him every single time, especially the "driver" verse!
• Me singing "He's got the whole world in his hands" before bed
• His Sesame Street books we read before bed
• Pulling Lucy's hair- this guarantees giggles!

Ben is eating 3 meals a day – usually fruit and oatmeal in the morning, fruit and vegetables for lunch and then a vegetable and meat for dinner. He’s a good eater!  He takes a bottle about 4 times a day but sometimes he’s just too busy playing! Ben continues to be a great sleeper – 6:00 to 6:00. I’ve actually even stopped rocking him at night. We just put him down, say goodnight and leave the room. He rolls around for a while but is usually asleep within 15 minutes once you turn on his Sleep Sheep and he has his paci.  During nap time, he still has a little habit of sleeping for 30 minutes and then waking up but, usually, if we leave him in there for a bit he’ll go back to sleep and get a good nap. Morning nap is at 9:00, afternoon nap is at 1:00 and he usually sleeps in the car on the way home from school. He actually loves his bed and is quite content to just play in there for over an hour if he’s not sleeping. Not much makes him happier than seeing me or Matt.  His hair is getting thicker, wavier and redder. I love watching him grow and can’t believe it could ever get better than this!!

8 month photoshoot…

Happy 8 months sweet boy!  We love you!

The Children's Museum

Ready to go to The Children's Museum with us?  Here we go!

Ben had such a fun time!  His favorite toy was by far the maracas.  I tried to find them in the gift shop but they didn't have any so we ended up with this twisty toy which Ben played with the whole way home!

Happy Grandparent's Day!

Happy Grandparent's Day GiGi, Poppy, Nana Debs, Pops, MawMaw, and Papa Doc!  We love you all very much and hope you have a wonderful day!  We can't wait to see all of you and give you big hugs and kisses!

Pushing Up!

Ben had a HUGE day today!  First, this morning while we were playing he decided that he was ready to push himself up on his knees!  Such a big boy!  He only goes backwards right now but I know it is only a matter of time before he is crawling all over the place!  After breakfast we headed to The Children's Museum of Houston.  Ben had a blast!  The 2nd floor is a tot space and Ben loved playing and exploring with everything.  I think it might be time to take him to The Little Gym very soon.  After the Children's Museum we stopped at Target.  When I was strapping Ben into his car seat he was just talking and laughing away when I noticed a TOOTH poking through on the bottom!  On Sunday Matt and I thought he may be working on a tooth because he was literaly up every 45 minutes Sunday night. 



What a FUN day my little guy and I had today!

 

Stay tuned for pictures from the Children's Museum and his first tooth!  I have to sort through the 88 photos I took today first! =)

Happy Thursday!

Make it a great one!

Calling Dada!

Ben do you want to call Dada?

Okay, Mama.  Wait, Mama, just hand me the phone and I'll call Dada.

I'll call you back Dada, this phone is pretty tasty!

Oh Benjamin, I don't think Dada minds if you want to eat the phone everytime we call him instead of talking. 

 

And I can't even stand the cuteness of that belly!  

Labor Day Weekend!

Happy Labor Day!  I hope everyone is enjoying their day off as much as we are!  Ben spent the weekend at GiGi and Poppy's while Matt and I went to Dallas to the LSU game.  Matt and I had a great time and I know that Ben had a great time as well at GiGi and Poppy's! Thanks again GiGi and Poppy for babysitting!  =)

It was a great weekend for everyone! 

 

Also, I know everyone is curious about Ben's helmet because that post has had the most visitors since I started this blog so here is a little more information about it!  Ben wears his helmet for 23 hours a day.  We take it off for an hour when he takes his bath and so that we can clean the helmet.  We also take that time to stretch Ben's neck muscle.  The pictures that you see when Ben has his helmet off are either before or after his bath or while we are stretching him.  We can take it off for pictures but it is recommended that it is not off for more than 10 minutes at a time beyond the 1 hour because Ben's head is growing so rapidly at this point.  A baby's head grows the most in the first year, especially from months 6-10, hence the timing of the helmet.  I thought I would get more questions about his helmet out in public but actually almost every day someone comes up to me and tells me that they know someone who has worn it, or there grandson has worn it, or their baby, etc.  Congenital torticollis is more common in boys as boys tend to be bigger babies and the positioning in utero is what causes the torticollis.  If you have any questions, please feel free to comment and ask!  Hope everyone enjoys their day off!