Week One

In an attempt to document 2010 and improve my photography I've joined the ladies over at Clickin' Moms in a 52 challenge. The challenge is to take at least one picture a week (please) and share it here.

This is sweet Ben last night. This is not the best quality picture but I love his face. He's always so sweet and quiet before bedtime.

One down, 51 to go!

At Eleven Months...

Note: Yes, I realize it is 2010 and not 2009. My bad.

Ben:

• weighs 20 lbs. 8 oz. He's definitely a little chunker!
• wears 6-12 month clothes.
• has four teeth. Two on top and two on bottom. He also hasa new silly smile he likes to do to show them off. Unfortunately said smile has gone undocumented but I'm working on it.
• was lucky enough to get many beautiful and fun new toys for Christmas though his favorite thing to play with is a drum stick and old measuring cups (he does love all his new toys though).
• loves crawling up the stairs.
• is getting a pretty great sleep schedule down. Finally.
• is a snuggler (is that a word?).
• can say dada, mama, gigi, and bye. Mostly he just says mama when he's crying but whatever.
• has such a personality. He loves attention and thinks he's pretty funny. He loves playing games (especially with daddy) and knows how to get attention when he thinks he deserves it!
• has a sad mommy! While it's so fun watching him grown and learn, I want him to stay young forever! I can't believe we will have an actual toddler in one month!

Happy Holidays!

Wordless Wednesday... Teeth

At Ten Months...

Ben:

• is 19.5 lbs and 28.5 inches. I was shocked that he is so long! He's still only 20th percentile for weight and 40th for height but you'd never guess that looking at him. He has some serious cheeks!
• wears 6-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
• says go, go, go! He specifically says it during football games. It's possible he's learning this behavior from his Gigi (she gets quite wild during sporting events).
• is one fast crawler. He has taken off and really needs to be watched at all times. It is going to be quite exciting around here when we get our Christmas tree up!
• can cruise around furniture.
• finally has two teeth! His two bottom middle teeth have finally popped through. I was pretty sad about losing that cute toothless baby look but Ben with teeth is pretty darn cute too!
• no longer enjoys wearing hats. This is unfortunate because it is colder than cold.
• loves to read and turns the pages in his books.
• feeds himself little dry things (like paper or small toys and sometimes Cheerios).
• drinks from a sippy cup.
• is very excited for Christmas!

I Heart Ben

Today is Fix It Friday over at my favorite blog! I was lucky enough to have one of my pictures of Ben picked for all to fix! Go check it out. Ben all over the World Wide Web!

Wordless Wednesday... Drew