Walking is fun

Recent Pictures

We had a busy week and Grandma was here watching Ben while I got some stuff done around the house. Popi was here this weekend. Ben is getting better at standing every day. He is pretty good at walking by himself with just a little help balancing. And he is great at climbing steps. Before his bath tonight he climbed from our foyer all the way up to the 3rd floor (with Josh behind him to make sure he didn't fall). That's a lot of steps for a little boy! Somehow we didn't get any pictures with Grandma while she was here, but here are some recent ones.

Ben Talking

Josh took this video a couple of weeks ago at breakfast. Ben had just started to say "Gee Gee". It's amazing how much he has changed just in the past couple of weeks. He has been talking a lot more this week and has been saying "Ga Ga Ga Ga" and sometimes it sounds like he's saying "Da Da Da". We haven't gotten a good video of it yet, but we'll post it when we do.

Ben at Gymboree

Pittsburgh Trip

Here are some pictures from our trip to Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago. Ben had a great time playing with everyone but the trip was too short, as always.

Gymboree Fun

I need to post pictures from our trip to Pittsburgh last week, but in the meantime, here are a few pictures from Gymboree yesterday. Ben attended his first "big kid" Gymboree class and had a blast. We do the parachute every week and he likes it, but for some reason he thought it was the best thing ever yesterday! I think maybe it was because his beloved teacher Miss Amber wasn't there so he had to look at something else! :)

Visitors and Shoes!

Pop and Tee came to visit this week and kept us company while Josh was in San Diego. Ben loved all the extra attention, especially when we cheered for him while he was walking along the furniture.

Yesterday we went and got Ben's feet measured and bought him his first pair of shoes. We got closed-toe sandals because it is too hot for socks! Of course he was very interested in them and the funny thing is that they seem to be helping him walk because they force him to pick his feet up and take steps instead of sliding his feet on the carpet.