This month has been big: we have a full on mobile baby. He started crawling right before I went to Napa, but would still take a preference to rolling everywhere. By the time I left for my trip he was a full on crawler. His strength and speed do not match his balance and coordination, so he needs constant supervision. His forehead is already covered with bruises, and I'm so scared he's going to open his head up on the coffee table. He is always pulling himself up to standing and is starting to cruise the furniture, but his confidence isn't there, and for that I'm honestly grateful. I'm so not ready for him to not be a baby anymore. He loves so smack his lips, I think this is a comfort for his 2 new top teeth that have also appeared! We have these amazing conversations with our eyes...he'll blink for a few seconds and I'll blink back at him, and we just go back and forth like this, and he just loves it! He also shakes his head back and forth as if he is saying No and it's super cute, along with his growing vocabulary. He's got bababa, mamama, dadada, and other's down. He loves to spontaneously scream! He can clap his hands, and he loves to read. He'll flip through all the pages in a book, and the best trick when I'm trying to change his diaper is to put a book in his hands. He can still wear some 9 month clothing, but 12 month is best. He usually sleeps really good, and twice recently he has slept until 9am! He's in size 3 diapers. Helena loves to play with him when I stick him in the pack 'n play because I have stuff I need to do around the house. As of right now he'll laugh and laugh when Helena pushes on him because she's annoyed with him, thankfully he just thinks she's playing with him, hence the laughing. He already loves playing with things that aren't toys: the remote control, my phone etch... He loves seeing Dad on facetime, he immediately lights up. He loves his bath and the water. He is slowly transitioning from two naps to one, which is mainly by my doing. On days when we stay home if he takes two naps, his naps are before and after Helena's nap, which gives me zero time, which I really don't like. So I'm trying on keeping Bennett up so that he naps closer to Helena's nap time so that I get some peace and quite in my day. This is much easier to do on days when we have a morning outing. He stayed at the MOPS daycare for the first time a few weeks ago, and dropping him off was super hard, as he instantly started crying. He is definitely attached to me. He does this cute thing when I'm feeding him before nap or bed time where he crosses his hands over his bottle. I think it is a huge comfort thing for him. I really want to try and snap a picture of it. He as also started sleeping on his belly, but I think his favorite position is this side.
I'm not too sure how I got to be so blessed to have two happy babies, but I feel honored that this little boy is mine.
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