We were just sitting here talking about how fast time flies. It truly is feeling that way. Benson will be 12 weeks old in two days. It's hard to believe. Seeing how much he has grown up and how active and interactive he has become, sometimes it's hard to believe he isn't older. He is so much fun and such a happy boy! He loves to play with his toys and to concentrate on figuring out how to grab rattles and toys. He found himself in the mirror and will literally sit and "chat" with the kid in the mirror for like ten minutes straight. It is so cute and funny! He really knows who people are now. He is a momma's boy and loves to just cuddle. He lights right up when Ben gets home from school and comes over and gives him big smiles. He hasn't laughed yet, but he smiles and coos ALL the time. He loves to watch his cousins, Addy and Hailey, play and rough house. He also loves to hear them sing. He stayed for the full three hours of church two weeks ago, which ended up getting him sick. That is one of the reasons its been a few weeks since we have posted. It was so sad to see him sick. He had a fever and wouldn't let me lay him down flat. He also had a runny nose. We took him into the doctor and he found an ear infection. We were so sad for our boy, but he was put on an antibiotic and it is all better now. He still has a stuffy nose and so sleeping has been really hard for him. We are all a bit overtired. We are glad he is getting better, but wish he wouldn't have been sick in the first place. He is mostly drinking formula now. We are still getting breast milk from some friends, but it's a lot less so formula it is. He has had a little more tummy troubles since we started formula, but we think we have found a good one that he likes. He is almost liking his car seat now. We go out all of the time and he is just fine. He usually sleeps. He is getting into a rhythm and schedule with his sleeping. He is sleeping longer stints at night of 4-6 hours. During the day he will be up for a little over an hour and then gets sleep again and goes back down to sleep. It's good that he is getting into a rhythm and we are figuring it out because I am returning to work tomorrow. I will be working from home, but will still need to do a lot when he is down for his naps and need to work around his schedule, so it's perfect that he is getting into one. We didn't really do anything to make that happen, it just kind of happened. He is such a good boy. He loves to sing fun action songs like "Popcorn Popping". He still hates tummy time, but we are working on some ways to help him like it more. I know this is a lot of details, but we want to keep a record of his growth and progress as well.
hanging out at the park with daddy
Uncle Archie
Aunt DJ
LOVE these cheeks!
lookin so grown up outside in the front yard
spending time with momma
We love the exercise ball to bounce Benson to sleep. He has started reaching up to touch and grab our faces.
Smiling big at daddy
Looking extra handsome
He is really loving his bumbo.
He slobbers so much right now we have to put a bib on him. (this is his first time actually wearing a bib)
He LOVES watching his cousins.
Starting to like tummy time a TINY bit more
Singing "Popcorn Popping" with momma.
He likes it!
We removed the sling from his bath so now he is actually submerged. It doesn't look like it in this picture but he loves splashing and playing. He has figured out he can control his hands and feet and therefore the splashing. Below is a video and it is ADORABLE!
He is also talking and cooing a lot, so we took video of that to share. This is long, but so cute!
