October is gone already?

To all the faithful blog checkers out there (ahem, Mom), I have to apologize. I let October basically get away from me without posting Ben's weekly pictures. YES, I have been taking the pictures, but posting them has been a tough task. I have taken on some added responsibility at work and when I get home all I want to do is play with the Lil' B. After bedtime, me and the Mrs. make dinner and catch up on the DVR. Here are FOUR whole weeks of growth at once!

I Get a Kick Out of You!

Taken last weekend while Daddy was in charge. Ben loves his jumpy jump!

29 Weeks - Labor Day Picnic

This week Ben celebrated Labor Day with a cookout at Pop Pop and Gigi's house. He went swimming in the pool with Daddy and discovered that he loved to slap the water a lot. He didn't even mind that he was splashing himself in the face.

Look Who's Kneeling!

This week for Ben's 26 Week (or what I like to call 6 months) picture, he did one of his new tricks! We all knew Ben has a strong upper body, but this week he learned how to push up onto his knees. He has even begun to rock a little, but hasn't quite figured out how to move his little apendages forward yet. If there is an object he desires in the vicinity, he gets onto his knees, rocks a few times and propels himself toward the object. If he doesn't land close enough he resets and tries again. Its funny to see! We are going to try and get a video of it this week and put it on the blog. Stay tuned. Here is Ben's 26 Week errrr 6 month picture:

25 Weeks and Two Teeth!!!

Ben cut his first two teeth a couple of weeks ago. The first one was no sweat. The second one...that hurt a little bit. He cried, moaned, whined and struggled, but it came in. This is actually one of the first pictures I managed to get of him showing them off. Its like he wanted to show everyone....perfect pose Ben!

Going Bananas (22 Weeks)

Sorry this is a little late for all you Ben lovers out there. Daddy has been really busy at work this week and this passed weekend flew by!!!! As you may know, Ben is on solid foods for one meal a day. It might actually be two meals a day, but who knows...I'm just the Dad who does the blog posts around here. Anyways, Ben tried a LOVED bananas for the first time last week! LOVED THEM!!!! He smacked his lips with every bite. Miraculously, not much ended up on his cheeks as it usually does with the carrots. We also discovered that Ben doesn't like peas. In fact, they make him gag. Mommy had to get clever and hide them in the carrots. Shhh...don't tell Ben!

Ben with carrots all over his face:

Fun pictures of BEN!

This morning I was in charge of Ben so hat Court could make up for sleep lost during the week (Ben now wakes up at 6:30 :-( Daddy had a good time with him. First I fed him and then he played on his play mat. Then I put him in his sit-down exer-saucer. He loves that thing. He looks funny playing in it. He really concentrates on pounding the toys! Here are some pictures:

PS: We discoverd today that Ben is starting to cut a tooth. He hasn't even complained!!!!! Pictures to follow....

A Milestone for Ben

Ben Eats His First Real Food!

Last Friday Ben had his first taste of real food! Up until now it has been all breast milk (you wouldn't know it by looking at him). Courtney fed him some cereal...see how he liked it...

"Oops, I think I'm gaining weight!"