7 months

Benjamin,

Sweet boy, you are seven months old now. You are growing up so much it is crazy how quickly you are learning and changing. Every day is a new day and you are always surprising us with your new tricks.

Over the last month you have been working so hard on learning how to crawl and just in the last few days you have got it completely figured out! Now our job has really started with keeping you out of trouble! But it is so fun to watch you move around and explore.

You have been sleeping great lately! You are taking 2 to 3 naps a day, usually about 4 hours total. And then sleeping at night from 7:30pm to 6:30-7:00am. I don't have to worry about you at night anymore. You very rarely wake up. That is such a huge blessing!!

We just lowered your mattress in your bed so if you sit up you don't go tumbling out. We have seen you do it once and know that within the next few days you will probably have it totally figured out.

You are still a great eater with 4 bottles a day and 3 meals of fruits and veggies. You are also now feeding yourself some finger foods. You really like the Gerber puffs and Mum Mums to snack on.

You have started clapping your little hands it is so cute. You are also really experimenting with talking and figuring out how loud you can be. It is pretty funny.


We left you for the first time a couple of weeks ago while we took a little vacation. You stayed at home and your Mummu came to stay with you then your Nana and Grandpa came the last few nights. You were so good while we were gone!! We were so so proud of you. Coming home to see you was the sweetest part of the trip!

You were baptized last weekend! It was very special and you looked absolutely adorable! You were decked out in a little khaki suit and bow tie. Oh I just wanted to eat you up. The whole family was there to celebrate. You are such a joy to everyone and I hope you know just how much you are loved!

Love you always and forever,

Mommy and Daddy

half a year down and many more to go!

Benjamin,

You are 6 months old. It is hard to believe we have been able to look into those beautiful eyes for half a year now. This is without a doubt my favorite age so far. Here is a little bit about what you are up to this month:

You are doing great in your schedule during the day. You take 3 naps a day. You are getting better and better about taking long naps and staying up 2 to 3 hours in between. It is a very nice change from taking a nap every hour. And the best part is that you sleep for 11 hours straight without me having to get out of bed at night. It is so wonderful!!

You are a little rolling machine. There is no staying still anymore. I put you in one spot and you just roll over to where you want to go. I am amazed at how far you can get. You have started getting up on your knees and rocking. It won't be too long before you are really on the move.

You are starting to get good at sitting up without leaning on anything. Your strength and balance improves every day.

You have two teeth. It is so cute when they show through your smile!!  You continue to be a very smiley happy baby. People always get a kick out of you when you just look at them and smile.

You have really taken to eating your baby food. You eat 3 meals a day. You seem to like bananas, apples, pears, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash. We just started giving you some egg yolks with your cereal in the morning.

The one thing you don't really like anymore is getting your diaper changed because I make you stay still. You are not a fan. I can sometimes distract you with a toy for a minute, but I have to be quick!

At the doctor this month you were 27 inches long (70%) and weighed just under 19 lbs (75%). It seems like your growing has slowed down a little bit, but we will see if that changes.

Time is going so fast and you are changing so much every day. I can't wait to see what you are up to in another 6 months.

We love you always and forever,

Mommy and Daddy