Bedtime???

Ben was wired at bedtime. As you can see, his daddy wasn't helping much to calm him down. They were both having fun, though.





We've been practicing sitting up. Ben is a late sitter. He's getting better, but he still falls over pretty quickly. He's learned that I usually put a pillow behind him when he's sitting so he just throws himself backwards, which he thinks is really funny. One day the pillow isn't going to be there and it's going to hurt. I took this pic a couple of days ago and just forgot to post it.

Off to work we go

John had a cook out at work this evening. Ben and I went for a couple of hours. He was so good. He smiled, jabbered, waved and even let people hold him. One of the drivers has a thick beard. While he was holding him, Ben reached over and stroked his beard and then pulled on it. The driver loved it. Here are a couple of pics of Ben at work then two more that I took today just because I hadn't posted any pics lately.




Someone with a good eye and a long memory may recognize Ben's walker. It's nearly an antique. It was Zac's. I found it in the attic last time I was home. Ben goes backwards really well. I've only seen him move forward once and that was an accident. We call sitting in the walker "driving his car."


Notice his feet. Cara bought these boots for him. They are camo on top.

Fun with Books

Now Ben has to have his own book when we read. He would prefer to have whatever book I am holding, but a similar book will satify him. His favorite book to look at is this Little Critter book by Mercer Mayer. Just flipping it around and looking at the back and front covers will hold his attention for five minutes or more.

Really, it doesn't matter what I'm holding, he wants it -- the remote control, my cell phone, etc. I won't let him put paper books or electronics in his mouth and that frustrates him. I saw a baby remote control at Wal-Mart. He may find that in his stocking Christmas morning.

We both have runny noses so this week hasn't been a lot of fun.

Trick or Treat

Learning Begins Early

Ben had never been in John's car before so after John went driving, we put Ben in it for a couple of pictures. John said if Ben was really, really good one day he might get to drive it. I've driven it and most of you know my driving record so Ben will probably get to drive it one day too.

Cara's gonna hate this

Cara thought Ben's blue overalls made him look too old. I doubt she's going to like the dress shirt and khaki cords he wore to church this morning. We thought he was really cute. Notice the shoes in the picture with me. This is the first time he's ever worn shoes. That pic was taken before church. The shoeless picture with John was taken after church.

Standing Tall

Ben really likes to stand lately. He looks so big when he's standing. Of course the superlong pants don't really show that in this pic. This outfit is 9 months. His one-piece 6 month outfits are too small. I think he has short legs and a long torso.

Hilarious Boy

For some reason Ben thought I was hilarious this evening. Everytime I looked at him, he laughed. He also thinks the word "hilarious" is very funny. You can just look at him and say "hilarious" and he laughs. Here's a video. Everytime I peaked out from behind the camera he would laugh.

I just thought this was a funny picture.