Ben: 5 Months

Here we go....5 months!

I am happy to report that Ben is much healthier than on our last post.  Tomorrow is his last day of breathing treatments, so hopefully that'll be that and we'll be done with it.

As far as exciting milestones, boy is sitting upright with just a little aid from the boppy pillow.  He can sit alone (without the pillow) if someone is near, because he still likes to launch himself backwards without warning and will occasionally tip to one side or the other.  But he is close.  A couple more weeks and he'll be on his own for sure!

Also, Ben is trying so hard to push up on all fours.  He has done it a couple of times.  Not all the way up, but way up on his hands, lifting his belly off the ground ever so slightly, and bringing his knees up under him.  Let me be the first to say that this is a Christmas miracle, because Ben is a big boy if you get my drift.

On the occasion of his 5 month birthday, Ben got to try bananas!  Yum.  He really seemed to like them.  And I always enjoy the funny faces that new tastes produce.  None on film though, sorry.  I've got my hands full enough trying to keep his hands out of his mouth during meal time.  Between the hands and and the sputtering and the I'm-not-quite-sure-what-to-do-with-all-this-food-in-my-mouth tongue reflex, it's pretty interesting.

one week

one month

two months

three months

four months

five months!!

check out our boy sitting!

Of course Natalie needed to be involved in the photo shoot

I could not stop laughing at this.  The looks on their faces pretty much sums up everyday.

I love the profile.  Can you see the spike he has going on at the crown of his head?  So funny.

Nat had the same spike, just a few months older than Ben.

Notice the drool?

I think he's working on some teeth.  Drool constantly...it's a wonder he's not dehydrated!

And everything is in his mouth.  No pearly whites poking through yet though.