the boy

Bennett
Rolls all over the place now. within 3 minutes he is across the room with something unexpected in his mouth
is eating a little solid food twice a day. avocado, oatmeal, bananas, sweet potatoes, rice, prunes...
still just two teeth- working on 2 more
'chats' up a storm these days ' Ba ba (bbbubbles and drool go with this sound, meh, da or deh and ah are popular too. it really sounds like he is trying to tell us something
loves to roll a ball but moreso prefers to kick a ball with barefeet when placed on his back and the ball is on his belly (kind of like a sea otter...?)
smiles and squeals when he sees madeline or even hears her name
loves to see the baby in the mirror
kisses and grabs pictures of babies and children in his photo books
sleeps through the night and naps 40-90min 2x.day
grabs with a 'rake' motion
chews his feet and sucks his toes
loves to be 'worn'
grabs hair- a lot
gives cuddles and snuggles and holds on tight to face, neck or shoulders
loves crinkle paper
can target even the tiniest thing and grab it when he gets close enough
is already addicted to electronics. not that we let him use one but anytime he sees anything like a screen he grabs, leans, babbles and tries to get to it so he can see too!
loves dancing and jumping when held under the arms
bangs and taps noisy things to check them out
puts everything in his mouth
has drooled on every surface of the house
still does not like his carseat one bit but will tolerate it if someone will entertain him in the backseat
is a fish and could stay in the bath all night, splashing
likes the vacuum
is thrilled by big trucks
has no fear of strangers for the moment, unless they are really really animate or noisy
recognizes mom and dads voices immediately, face lights up when we walk into the room and he lunges toward us
is tall and lean for his age
likes to swing at the playground, in the baby swing with a blanket behind him
looks more like don every day
is doing great.