My Little Helper

Happy Father's Day!

We have had a very busy week! We celebrated our anniversary, had a secret Father's Day photo shoot, had a fun playdate at the house, went to Gymboree with Daddy and celebrated Father's Day!

Pulling Up

Big Week!

This has been a huge week for Ben. I can't think of another time when he learned so many new things at once. In the past week he has learned to move from laying down to sitting all by himself, clapping when we ask him to clap, and just today he started pulling himself up to stand against the furniture!

The sitting up has been wonderful for all of us. Ben can play independently and doesn't get frustrated like he used to when he needed our help to sit up. It still surprises me and makes me laugh when I find him sitting up in his crib.

The clapping isn't entirely new because Ben has been banging his toys and puffs together for a couple months. But the new thing is that we just have to ask him to clap and he does it with his hands open. I absolutely love that he can show me that he understands what I'm saying. Josh says I ask him to clap too much, but I can't help it! Ben loves clapping for us and usually covers his mouth and giggles when I cheer for him.

I will post a video of him pulling up soon. Josh was thrilled that he got to see it the first time Ben did it. Earlier in the week I told Josh that I'm guessing Ben will be close to walking in a month. We'll see!

Happy Friday!

Ben Dancing

Take Ben Out to the Ball Game...

We took Ben to his first baseball game today - a Bowie Baysox game (minor league). Unfortunately we weren't there very long before it started storming and the game was canceled. Ben liked looking around at all the people and the field. I'm pretty sure he thought people were cheering for him at one point. :)