New Wheels!

We went stroller shopping today for a "big boy" stroller since Ben has almost outgrown his other one. We went for a test drive after we got home. For those who are wondering, Ben did not keep his new sunglasses on. Instead I found him holding them on his face with his tongue where his nose should be.

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce!

Ben Laughing

I finally figured out how to post a video to the blog. Enjoy!

Teeth!

We're having a good weekend. If you can look beyond the glare of his saliva, you can see that Ben's two bottom teeth have come in and a third is making it's way up on the right. I can't believe he is getting teeth and he won't have that little gummy smile anymore. We're also practicing with his sippy cup. He's really good at grabbing it and putting it in his mouth. He just needs to practice lifting it so he can actually drink the water.

More visitors!

Pop and Tee came to visit last weekend and we had a lot of fun with them. Here's a few pictures from their visit. They got to see Ben working hard on his crawling skills! He was trying very hard to crawl towards Pop's watch!

Sleeping Benny

Normally I would be appalled at the idea of taking a picture of Ben sleeping because I wouldn't want to wake him up. But this morning he was so tired that he fell asleep immediately when I put him down for his nap. I figured it was a good time to get a picture of him in his favorite sleeping position - up on his knees with his face smushed into the mattress. I also included a bonus picture in his high chair because he looked extra cute.

Catching Up

Benjamin is doing well - he had a stomach virus that kept him pretty unhappy for a couple weeks, but he is now over that thank goodness. We have had lots of visitors the past few weeks - Aunt Christy, Uncle Mike, Gabriel, Grandma, Popi and Grammy! We have really enjoyed the company. We have also gone on several outings lately including Ben's first trip to the mall. He loved looking around at all the people and wanted to be out of his stroller so he could see better!

Now that Ben is almost 6 months old, he is desperately trying to crawl. He is not there yet, but it always amazes us how he manages to move around in his crib. He does have really strong legs and can briefly balance himself standing against furniture. One of his favorite activities these days is petting Hannah. He looks for her when he hears the bell on her collar and he likes to grab her fur and her ears. Hannah is amazingly patient with him. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't let me and Josh pet her like that.

We have not been so good about taking pictures lately, but here are a few from the past week.