Why does this keep happening?!

Ben 8 months

How in the world has time gone by so fast?!

Your 8th month of life was very exciting....

Christmas, of course, was MUCH fun for you - all you cared about was the paper and the 2 toys that you got :)

A visit to the mountains to see Aunt Boo, Uncle Jason, and both great-grandmothers lifted everyone's spirits!

And ALL you want to do is crawl around and pull up on what ever you can!

Oh - and your nursery became the playroom, and now you sleep in a guest room in a pack n play, and had no problems with the transition at all!

Where is Ben?

Look at this really fun playmat set up just for Benjamin Lee... oh, wait, where IS he???

Scooting...
Scooting...
Scooting!

Ben 7 months

Benjamin Lee, you are 7 months old and changing every day.  I must confess that with your brothers, I was in such a hurry for that next milestone to be reached.  When will he sit up?  When will he eat solids?  etc, etc.  With you, things have been SO different.  I KNOW that the next milestone is just around the corner.  I have taken so much joy in paying attention to the tiny steps of progress you take each day that lead you to the next big thing.  It has been full of sweet moments and way less stressful!  I laugh when I think of how stressed out I would be at the pediatricians office when the nurse asks all the questions about development!  You, of course, are going to be a genius, so I am not worried at all ;)

So, this month, some of my favorite moments are:

Toes in mouth

learning to scoot:
loves up high with daddy!:
still loving the exersaucer:
Pulling up!

A day in the life with boys

My favorite Ben picture so far:

Levi and his night-nights:
"Tickle me, Daddy!"
UP HIGH is the theme of the day:
Like I said, sometimes up high is the only safe to play Legos!
Ethan loves to play Lego Batman
Bryce spends hours setting up people and animals~!
And last, but not least, one more UP HIGH picture for ya!

He is sitting up!

He is TOO CUTE!

Benjamin 6 months

Ben , you are 6 months old already!  You change everyday, little by little - it is a miracle right before my eyes.  How you love to eat!  You have cereal after your bottle in the morning and veggies and fruits for lunch and dinner.  You take after me by preferring the sweet stuff :)  You are sitting up for longer periods of time by yourself, though you still topple over.  You can turn yourself around on your belly - i often find you on the other side of the crib.  You can finally flip back over from your back to your stomach, though sometimes i think you forget you can do it.  It is hard to hold you because you are always twisting and turning to see what is going on and to reach for things.  Your eyes are almost completely brown now instead of navy blue.  We are all still waiting on your hair and teeth to arrive, but something tells me it will be a while, like it was for Bryce.  I love you, Ben!

Benjamin 5 months

Eating cereal for the 1st time!

Loving the new bouncy toy!

Working on my hand/eye coordination!

Ben 4 months

Benjamin's 3 month Personality

My sweet Ben-a-min- (that's what Levi calls you!) You are definitely my easiest baby.  You are content where ever I put you - even in a pink life jacket on a pontoon boat.  You cry when you are wet, dirty, sleepy or hungry - but that's it!  You have been sleeping thru the night for a month now and that helps me tremendously.  You are a talker and a singer and don't mind WHO happens to be holding you  - it can be mommy, levi or the neighbors across the street.