He's Saying "Mumma"!

Okay, so he might not understand what it means, but he's still saying it! Over and over again. :) It's the best sound!

On the Move

He's still not quite crawling yet, but he sure can get around! He gets himself in very interesting places, so we have to keep an eye on him. He gets stuck under this chair quite a bit, but it doesn't seem to bother him anymore. He just hangs out and looks around for a reaction from someone. Still rolling to get places!

We're pretty sure Benners is teething as well. He's drooling and gumming on everything (including my chin~ his favorite gumming device). He's not consistent with his naps and so that continues to be a challenge, though the past few nights he's only been waking up twice during the night. He has a 'cough' (we think he's just trying to get attention ;-p) and a bit of a raspy voice as well... We're trying to figure out what all this stuff means!

Benners is a very happy boy, as always, and is heading towards being eight months old! How is that possible???

Getting mobile!

Although Benners isn't crawling yet, he sure can get around! He gets up onto his hands and knees and does a lot of rocking. He easily pushes himself backwards (and ends up wedged underneath the furniture which makes him mad!). And he's just getting the idea that if he rolls over and over again he can end up in new places! Here's a picture of him getting more comfortable exploring what his strength and balance can do (do I have a yoga baby on my hands??? I hope!). This was taken just a couple of days ago and he has gotten much better at rolling himself belly-to-back-to-belly all over the house. Watch out Mumma and Daddy (and Chi), here comes Benners! It's really amazing to watch him get more and more comfortable with himself and his body. Soon he'll be pulling himself up on furniture. Uh, oh! :)

7 Months Old!

Benjamin Thomas is SEVEN months old today~ that's hard to believe!!! Time flies when you're having fun. And speaking of having fun, we went outside sledding again yesterday and this time Matt, Madelyn, Gracie, and Tucker joined us. We packed down the sledding trail pretty well (the snow had gotten slushy because it had warmed up quite a bit). Ben spent his time in the backpack, looking on. He was usually on someone's back, but I caught this photo of him propped in the snow in his backpack. He loves to be outdoors, but it was a bit windy yesterday so he headed inside with Daddy while I stayed and did some more sledding. Harley and Tucker had fun too, but Tucker can certainly run circles around Harley in the snow!

Sledding!

Yesterday was a nice enough day that the 3 of us got outside and did some sledding! We walked down to the rec hall (Benners in the backpack on Daddy & Mum on snowshoes) and got the toboggan. Mum and Dad took turns sledding down the hill as Ben looked on. He enjoyed the sun on his face and some mild weather (finally!). Harley got into the excitement and chased Jay down the hill once, but then decided it was better to just watch from the sidelines. It was wonderful to get some fresh air, and we did a lot of laughing. We're hoping to get out there again today as it's even warmer than yesterday!

6 month check-up

Benners had his 6-month check-up today, and all went well! He weighed in at 25 lbs and is still 'off the charts' for weight and head circumfrence. Maybe that means he has big brains!!! He had 3 vaccinations and he screamed for a couple of minutes and then it was out of his system.

Ben is still fighting his naps with all he's got, but the last couple of nights have been a bit better, so maybe he's working something out. He is rolling over in his crib and getting up on hands and knees, so I think he has a hard time shutting his brain off to take naps during the day. He'll be crawling before we know it!