Benton Boy is 10 Months

Our sweet Benton Boy is 10 months old.  He is an absolute doll!!!!  He is so calm and easy going, unless he is sleepy.  He is getting more attached to mommy these days!  He has the most adorable little laugh you have ever heard...melts my heart!  Benton and Haisley are starting to play with each other even more than last month, one good thing about them being close in age!  

Eating:  This sweet baby has not eaten baby food in a while.  He does an absolute EXCELLENT job of feeding himself, which really helps this momma out!  He loves just about anything.  Some of his favorites are blueberries and graham crackers, basically anything.  He is down to nursing one time a day, and I will probably phase that out in the next week or so.  He is still getting breastmilk in a sippy cup.  I normally thaw about 20 oz a day.  He doesn't always drink all of that, but it is a ball park!  That sweet baby has only had about 2 bottles his whole life.  I didn't want to start them this late, so we transitioned right to a cup!

Size:  He is a chunk! I think he weighs about 21 pounds, he is in 12 month clothes, size 4 diapers, and is almost as tall as Haisley!   

Tricks: Our sweet boy has started clapping!  I think that he will take off walking anytime now!  He loves crawling and is much more into everything than Haisley was.  She was always right under me, whereas Benton is not afraid to escape somewhere by himself.  He has found the toilets!  I constantly find him in the bathroom trying to stick his hands in there...gross!  He is cruising on furniture and even standing by himself for a few seconds at a time.  Benton can even bounce a ball!  So proud of that little boy! 

Talking:  Benton can say dada, mama, and baba (bye bye). 

Sleeping:  Sleeping is going monumentally better.  We have been putting him in his crib awake, and he usually goes to sleep with minimal fussing.  We normally try to hold off his bedtime until 7, but normally we don't make it that late.  He still wakes up some at night, but we try not to get him, and definitely don't feed him back to sleep.  He sometimes takes an early morning nap.  On good days, I can get him and Haisley to nap in the afternoon at the same time.  

Teeth:  6 total, 4 on top, 2 on bottom.

My baby girl is 2 and a half!!

My sweet baby girl has turned into a little girl.  It happened so quick.  Haisley is strong-willed, does not love to obey, funny, and always seems to say the right thing at the right time.  She has quite the personality.  We love our sweet girl to pieces!
She weighs about 26 pounds and is mostly in size 2T clothes.  She is potty trained, for the most part!  She has been going to CDO at AUMC two days a week and will start preschool at AUMC in the fall. Haisley loves to play with her friends, eat, and talk!

Pictures speak 1000 words, so here we go!

Benton is 9 Months

My precious, cutie is 9 months old!  He is such an adorable baby doll, I could just love and squeeze him all day.  He has been such a busy little guy this month.  Here are some updates on the doodlebug...

My precious, cutie is 9 months old!  He is such an adorable baby doll, I could just love and squeeze him all day.  He has been such a busy little guy this month.  Here are some updates on the doodlebug...

Teeth:  The two teeth on top finally broke through, and I can also feel one to the left of the top two teeth.  I can see a white knob on the right of the top two teeth, but can't feel it yet, so I am not counting it yet.  5 total that I can count.

Sleeping:  ...or should I label it nightmare???  Sleeping is not under control.  Matter of fact, it is out of control completely.  Now that Benton is more mobile, he sits up the instant that he is placed in his bed.  It is awful.  He takes about 2 naps a day.  He usually goes to sleep around 7 pm, wakes up all night, then gets up for the day around 5.  Momma and Daddy are exhausted.  I know we have to let him cry it out.  We were letting him cry it out, but he got sick and there is no way I could let my baby scream in the bed when he was sick. 

Eating:  That baby boy likes to eat.  We're not talking baby food, we are talking whatever is on momma's plate.  He does an excellent job of feeding himself.  He is still nursing, but we will probably switch to a sippy cup of breast milk during the day very soon.  He loves drinking water out of a sippy cup, so I think it will be an easy transition.  He can also drink out of a straw!

Tricks:  Our sweet Benton started crawling about a week after he turned 8 months.  He is EVERYWHERE!  He is pulling up on everything and acts like he loves the extra mobility.  Haisley always wanted to be help and pretty much stayed right up under me.  Benton is not like that at all.  He has no problem crawling into a room by himself.  He can even move along the couch. 

Talking:  Benton says "dadada," and a version of "bye bye."

Size:  Our little guy is growing by leaps and bounds.  He is in size 4 diapers, and mostly 12 month clothes.
Weight:  18 lbs 14 oz 50%
Length:  28 in~50%
Head Circumference:  17.75 in ~75

My sweet baby at his 9 month Check up

Sweet, but messy eater!

July 4th, 2014

We had a blast this July 4th!  We spent the 4th with Nana and Granddaddy at the farm.  On the 5th, we went to the lake with the sweet Wood family!  We all had so much fun!  We played in the lake, rode the boat, Haisley rode on the wave runner, she also rode on the tube!  Thank you so much sweet Aunt Ashley for letting us come! 

The boys hanging out. 

I love this picture.  Benton's first friend!

Our American flag cake! 

My precious angel bug!

What is that in her mouth, you ask?  It is a paci.  That's right, she steals from Benton!

My little firecracker!

Speaking of firecrackers, Benton had his first firework experience this year.  Not only did he get to see the fireworks on Auburn on Friday night, he also got to see them at the lake!  He slept through the ones at the lake, but was there!!