Seven Months

I really cannot believe how quickly the months are passing. It’s been such a magical time and I’m so lucky to be home with Benjamin and be part of all the little (and big) changes. Now that returning to work is a fast approaching reality, I am getting really sentimental about every moment with my son.

I know it is an overused phrase but we are truly blessed to have such a wonderful family. Our 4th of July brunch was so much fun and we hope it grows into a tradition for many years to come. Thank you all for coming!

Liam’s first Father’s Day was a success. 

He received a tasty surprise and a card with lots of love inside.  

Later we went to a concert with friends.

Ben still loves bath time and is just as cute as a little button. 

I know, I know... I have way too many bath time pictures.

I am still bathing him in the sink...  so I will spare you repeat images. 

Seriously though, this kid is cute.

SPOILER ALERT - I will be posting more bath pictures in month eight!

These are more to capture the "foot play" benchmark, anyway.

And .....


Ben's very first boo-boo.

I thought he had nicked his toe by kicking a sharp edge of that wipe container.

After it got MUCH worse than pictured, I realized it was not that kind of cut. 

He had actually worn away the skin of his pinkie toe by jumping like a maniac in his activity center outside!! 

Woops.  Socks outside... even in the heat. 

Ben loves to eat. He especially loved the sweet potatoes. After eating them for a few days, he threw a crazy fit when I tried to feed him anything else. It took a full week for him to accept some more greens. He likes zucchini, string beans, peaches, carrots and peas. Oatmeal is by far his favorite thing. Whenever I’m introducing something new, I just throw it into some oatmeal and he eats it.  In a few short weeks, he’ll get his first taste of meat. Can’t wait. Something tells me he’ll be eating his meat with oatmeal.

Ben started waking up in the middle of the night crying and having fussy spells during the day. From all of the books, I was sure he was teething but I couldn’t see or feel anything. When he got a little diaper rash I was convinced. Day after day, I rubbed his upper gums and found nothing… then it I dawned on me to check the bottom and there they were! Not one but TWO little teeth had already broken the surface. 

He’s been waking every night for a few weeks now but he is such a sweetheart, I really don’t mind. He snuggles in, takes a bottle and drifts right back off to dreamland. Unfortunately, he still wakes up at the crack of dawn so losing that hour and a half makes for a very tired mommy.  You can tell he is adjusting to the sensation of teeth – he is constantly biting his bottom lip.

There are not too many changes in Ben’s vocalization. Some days he is quiet and other days he is a little song bird. He does say a number of “almost words” now like mama, dada and gaga but definitely no association. He is just making noise. He absolutely will look at your mouth and try to say what you are saying. It’s amazing. He is developing so nicely. I have no fears of deafness or blindness. We eat outside a lot and his head is on non-stop swivel motion. He searches for cicadas, birds, lawn mowers and especially cars. He would watch traffic all day.

We have been working on sitting up.  

I really can't let him go without the boppy there and he seemed to be kind of dependent on it so we are trying another tactic... 

I'm sitting him up in his crib (with a little support from his buddies) or just padding the area with pillows so it's cool when he topples.  

He is getting stronger every day...

.... and cuter.

Ben prefers the jumper anyway. 

This thing is a riot. Ben absolutely LOVES it. 

He’s kicking up a storm, stopping and spinning like a pro. 

We all had a great time at Grammy's birthday party! Ben was living it up with a pile of toys on the floor. Finally mother nature decided to give us a beautiful day to party on the deck in style.  Obviously, the best part of a birthday party is the cake =)

I have said it before, and I will say it again: This boy loves the laundry.

Is your baby teething and crying?? 

Throw him in the laundry basket lol