Ben: 6 months

Holy moly, Ben is SIX months old.  For his half birthday, Ben got two new pearly white teeth.  His first and second teeth came through on the bottom...finally!  His poor swollen gums have been causing loads of grief for several days, so we were so excited this morning to see the sharp tops poking through.

Ben also got to try carrots for the first time for dinner.  Yum!

I know you'll be shocked to learn that Ben is a good eater.  His solid foods include:

• rice
• oatmeal
• barley
• bananas
• apples
• pears
• squash
• sweet potatoes
• carrots

I almost hate to say this out loud, but sleep is going much better.  Though still not a great napper (taking only a couple of cat naps a day), Ben has been up only 1-2 times per night (mostly only 1) for the past week!

Also, he is pushing up onto his knees with some real motivation now.  You know what that means?  Crawling is on the horizon!

Here are some pictures from our day...

one week

one month

two months

three months

four months

five months

 six months

chow time!

Baby smiles and laughs are so genuine.  Ben smiles with his whole body.

we like to wear hats during play time, and today was Ben's turn 

to wear the birthday headband.

check me out on all fours!

I love a chubby baby hand

I just love the side by side comparison of these two.  I know they're going to be best buddies

once Ben is on the move.  The fact that they're the same size cracks me up...

obviously Ben still looks like a baby, and Jack is looking more and more like a kid all the time.