Showing posts with label Month 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Month 10. Show all posts
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
St. Patty's Day
Well to celebrate the true meaning of St. Patty's Day, Ben has joined what many other people do on this particular day.
No, there is not beer in there and it was emptied by Brian completely (not a single drop left - trust me I checked)! He has apparently been watching Brian way to often with this particular vice.
No, there is not beer in there and it was emptied by Brian completely (not a single drop left - trust me I checked)! He has apparently been watching Brian way to often with this particular vice.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Doors
One of Ben's latest favorite things to do is closing doors. He gravitates to them and loves playing with them. So far he hasn't locked him or us out of anywhere yet or slammed his fingers in the door (although he has in drawers). Here's a short video of him in his element.
Also, when we went to the doctor two weeks ago he said Ben's upper gums were swollen, but still no teeth. He's still doing all the motions of the teething (as compared to the last time) so we'll see if they ever pop out. So to capture his mood the last two weeks here's a pic.
Also, when we went to the doctor two weeks ago he said Ben's upper gums were swollen, but still no teeth. He's still doing all the motions of the teething (as compared to the last time) so we'll see if they ever pop out. So to capture his mood the last two weeks here's a pic.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Helmet
We went to the doctor today and found out that Ben is slowly trending lower and lower on the stats scale. For his 9 month checkup he weighed in at 9lbs 3ozs(30%), is 27.5" long (25%), and his head circumfrance is 17.75" (45%). I think part of the less weight gain is due to his mobility. He rarely sits still and even when he sleeps he tosses and turns all night. He's definitely cruising around on his toys and one of his favorite things to do is stand at his play table and walk around it. He's even getting better using his walker and we don't have to help him with it anymore which is nice.
Here's a video from today after the doctor visit. Good thing he has a big head, hopefully it's well padded! Otherwise we may need to consider putting a helmet on him if he's going to keep this up. Let's just say Ben's pretty special or just stir crazy for this never ending winter!
I've updated a few more videos on you tube as well so enjoy!
Here's a video from today after the doctor visit. Good thing he has a big head, hopefully it's well padded! Otherwise we may need to consider putting a helmet on him if he's going to keep this up. Let's just say Ben's pretty special or just stir crazy for this never ending winter!
I've updated a few more videos on you tube as well so enjoy!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Bye Bye Binky
We started noticing Ben getting reliant on the binky in January, but since that was the sick month we felt awful trying to break it from him when it was the only thing that gave him peace. In fact, I wasn't planning on breaking him of the habit at all since he really only used it for naps and at night; however he started waking up in the middle of the night without it and would throw a crying fit until we put one back in his mouth. If I had a way to keep a stash of them in his crib I would've since he was able to find them and put them back in his mouth, but they always got pushed out onto the floor. All of us were tired of this trend when it was 3, 4 or even 5 times a night so we thought it would be good to break the habit early. I've always heard between 6-9 months, but for Ben we should've taken it away at 7-8 months.
We went cold turkey a week and half ago and in reality it only took about three nights for the habit to no longer exist until he reverted back using his resourcefulness tonight (see pic). We think he may be teething since he's been rubbing his teeth a lot and not eating as well and more irritable, but we could always be wrong. Once he started using this empty tylenol as a binky though we couldn't help but laugh. I have to say, he was clever to get a replacement.
We went cold turkey a week and half ago and in reality it only took about three nights for the habit to no longer exist until he reverted back using his resourcefulness tonight (see pic). We think he may be teething since he's been rubbing his teeth a lot and not eating as well and more irritable, but we could always be wrong. Once he started using this empty tylenol as a binky though we couldn't help but laugh. I have to say, he was clever to get a replacement.
Is it Spring yet?!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
9 Months Old!
Time really does seem to be flying again now that he's not sick every day. Knock on wood, it's been a few weeks since he has had anything, but the month of January was enough for the entire year in my opinion!
Things Ben has accomplished this past month include saying mama, crawling, pulling himself up on things (and getting back down), walking while holding onto tables and his walker, clapping hands and pointing at lights. Yes, he only points at lights and you can all thank Brian for that as I'm not sure what the whole thought process is of teaching him lights before working more on Mama and Dada or food or anything else a little more practical. I think it's going to turn him into an electrical engineer since he already looks up whenever he walks in a room and I'm not sure if I like this trend being in the engineering world myself. Otherwise it seems like it was a learning month and everyday I can see him understanding more which is a lot of fun.
He's always full of giggles and is starting to be a troublemaker. We're working on 'No' and 'Hot' since he keeps trying to play with things that he probably shouldn't be - fireplace, space heater, etc. With all the toys we have from hand me downs he would rather play with our TV remote or anything else that we use. I knew this would happen, but come on! We have tons of great toys and they don't keep him interested for more than a few minutes at a time. Oh well, I'm not going to fight that battle too much as long as he's happy and it's not anything that could hurt him.
Things Ben has accomplished this past month include saying mama, crawling, pulling himself up on things (and getting back down), walking while holding onto tables and his walker, clapping hands and pointing at lights. Yes, he only points at lights and you can all thank Brian for that as I'm not sure what the whole thought process is of teaching him lights before working more on Mama and Dada or food or anything else a little more practical. I think it's going to turn him into an electrical engineer since he already looks up whenever he walks in a room and I'm not sure if I like this trend being in the engineering world myself. Otherwise it seems like it was a learning month and everyday I can see him understanding more which is a lot of fun.
He's always full of giggles and is starting to be a troublemaker. We're working on 'No' and 'Hot' since he keeps trying to play with things that he probably shouldn't be - fireplace, space heater, etc. With all the toys we have from hand me downs he would rather play with our TV remote or anything else that we use. I knew this would happen, but come on! We have tons of great toys and they don't keep him interested for more than a few minutes at a time. Oh well, I'm not going to fight that battle too much as long as he's happy and it's not anything that could hurt him.
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