Two Weeks at Our Home

In the midst of buying our first house and now looking for a new car, a lot has been going on with Benjamin too! He is so amazing to watch - he is doing something new everyday! We are so happy that he is adjusting so well to his new home. I was a little nervous at first, and after a couple of rough days of not wanting to go to bed, he has become much more comfortable and he even loves to explore.

Here are some pictures of him from the last couple of weeks.


Here we are in front of our house, next to our beautiful little boulevard tree. Benjamin loves these leaves, which are still hanging on despite all the other trees having lost theirs.


Watching Daddy put in our ceiling fan light fixture. Benjamin has become quite the climber. He climbs onto the back of his high chair, the step-ladder in the kitchen, on my back, and his toys too of course.


His eyes are still an indeterminate color. I think they are a hazel-y color. Most say hazel, though sometimes some say gray.


With Grandma on a walk in our neighborhood.


He is an excellent eater; some of his favorite foods are fruit (bananas, strawberries, grapes), deli meat, morning star veggie burgers, cheese, bread, waffles, raisin bread, and hot dogs. Pretty soon he will be able to eat these foods much easier, as he is getting three to four more teeth on top. It has been awhile since he has gotten any teeth!


Doing 'so big'


Touching his ear. When asked, he can touch his ear, mouth, and hair. We are still working on him touching his nose and eyes, but he loves to touch ours.


He really really loves his bath. He will start walking to the bathroom saying 'bath' over and over and then tries to get in the tub, too excited to wait. Grandma Patty gave him some bath letters that he really loves, so I think that helps. Bath time is always a good night time ritual, but how can I resist when he actually asks for a bath at 4 pm in the afternoon??


Throwing his ball around:



Other recent activities:

-He is walking so well now! Not quite as confident as his little play group buddies, but impressive nevertheless. I love how proud he looks when he is walking around.

-He says the following things: brea for bread, at for cat, ball, woof when he sees a puppy dog, out to go outside, bea for bear, eye, bath, hot (for his veggie burgers, waffle, and when he touches something warm) and then blows and not necessarily on the warm item.

-It has been awhile, but I stopped nursing him at the end of September

-If he wants help with something, he will take your hand and pull it towards what he wants done.

-Blows kisses, gives kisses (which he does with his mouth wide open)

-Stacks his blocks on top of each other

-Loves to read

-Loves Sesame Street and Baby Einstein, though we are trying to keep that to a minimum.