Summertime

Benjamin continues to develop, and likes the dogs more and more with each month.

He laughs every time he touches them. Unfortunately for him, they run away as soon as he does! Here he is with Sadie.





Ben had a fever one day. His pediatrician thought that the bug that landed him in the hospital a couple of weeks ago came back. The next night, he surprised us by pulling himself up for the first time using a laundry basket.

We watched him instead of running for the camera, but here he is right after that!





My sister Alicia was in town for a wedding and got to see him a few days later. He was back to being the center of attention!



We continue to try solids. We know he likes some things (like the Gerber version of cheetos - are we predisposed to liking junk food?), but wasn't so wild about rotisserie chicken in tiny pieces one night.



While we were getting my watch adjusted, Ben decided that he was so hungry that he could eat his entire stroller!



... That is, until the woman working the counter starting talking to him. Then, he decided to put his "ladies' man" charm on!



He may not always be able to pull himself up to a stand on everything yet, but once he's there, he really doesn't need much support as long as we're nearby. Ben continues to love books... good thing. Not so good thing... how much he enjoys messing up the pages of books. I dread the day he reaches for my cookbooks...



Before Alicia went back to London, we were able to spend more time with her, my parents and my brother Alex.





The dogs really enjoy seeing our families. Can't you tell?



They especially love Alicia, especially when she's trying to play with Ben. Sadie and Perry think that clearly she is trying to play with them!





Ben recently mastered the fine art of raspberries...



Sometimes he really looks like a mini-Josh!



Being a baby is tough work, like when you are analyzing the swing!



Enough analysis, now it's just time to laugh!