Is this something to eat?

MawMaw Wilma sent Ben a Halloween card. Here are a couple of pictures of us opening it. He tried to eat the envelope, the card, and the dollar bill. He really loved getting mail. (Mama, I know my hair is hanging in my face. I pushed my hair out of my eyes and had John take some more pics, but these were the best ones of Ben and he's the star of these pics.)

Bwwwwhhh!!!

This is Ben's favorite new noise. I'm not sure how anyone could listen to the lesson at church last night with Ben's motor running in the back.

Equation

Bwwwwhhhh!!! + spoon full of baby food =

A Bird in Hand

Ben may be getting too big for his swing.

. . . and over

Ben has been able to roll from back to stomach for weeks. However, once he accomplished rolling over, he wasn't very interested in rolling onto his stomach. Suddenly last week, he was rolling over and over and over. The problem was that once he got on his stomach, he couldn't roll back onto his back. I would have to roll him over again and again and again. Last night we were all in the living room. Ben was on the floor on a blanket. He had rolled onto his stomach and was looking around. Suddenly, he just rolled onto his back. John and I applauded. Then I grabbed my camera and took a picture. Of course, it's just a picture of him laying on his back.

More Pictures

Here are several other pictures I've taken lately. Ben can't sit up by himself yet, but he likes his Bumbo seat. In the first picture, we're playing ball. He loves this ball. He laughs and tries to chew on it. Eventually, he'll let it go and it will roll to me. I'll hand it back to him and we start over. He thinks this is very funny. In the second picture, we are folding clothes. Ben is helping by chewing on one of John's socks. We're going to assume that the washer really does get them very clean.

Six Months

Ben was six months old on Friday. We went to the pediatrician for his 6-month well baby visit today. He weighs 18 lbs 9 oz and is 27 inches long.

De-De-De and other chatter

Here are some clips of Ben talking. He chatters constantly. You will also see him roll over a few times.