Just Be a Duck: January 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Naps 2 hours late result in this...

Playing in his crib!

Cheese!

This is how his tongue is ALL the time now

"No pictures please!"

Double chin

Baby blues

Kilroy was here

What is this face?!

Joy

Friday, January 23, 2015

Mid Month Milestone

I kept saying he just wasn't going to do it. He had no interest...

Well guess who crawled today for the first time!!!

I kept thinking he was going to go straight to walking... But I guess he must have changed his mind!

When I went to pick him up from school today - one of his teachers - Ms. Kristen caught me before Bennett saw me - and whispered that he was about to crawl - and for me to try to sneak in to see him before he noticed me. I peeked around the corner into his classroom for a few minutes. Since he didn't see me, I tried to open the door quietly before he noticed... Well - that's didn't work! He saw me right away!

His teachers had prepped him- helped him get into position and he took a few scoots!

My baby boy crawled!!

How could this make tears fill my eyes?! I can't imagine how proud parents must feel when their kids accomplish larger milestones - like graduating!

So then I asked...

"Honestly - was this his first time crawling?"

Ms. Joy asked me "do you really want to know the truth?"

This made me think... I wanted to know. Just because his first real crawl wasn't with me - doesn't make it any less special. His teachers love him and they are important to him. I'm sure that they cheered and clapped for him - that they were proud of him too!

Ms Joy confessed he had done it a few times earlier in the day. Some parents don't want to miss their milestones so teachers don't generally tell them if they miss "first" moments.

I thought it was very sweet they reenacted this moment for me - that if I didn't ask - I could have believed he did it for the first time for me.

This parenting thing is emotional stuff!

Also - yesterday when Chris got home, Bennett and I were playing with his toys on the floor. Bennett looked over - saw Chris (recognized him) and said "da da". That was pretty cool. First purposeful name calling (is that what you would call it?). When I put him to bed, and he wakes up I can hear him calling "momma" or "mom". It's pretty sweet.

Love this little boy with my WHOLE heart!

Monday, January 19, 2015

January update

Bennett LOVES dogs! People are always surprised at how well he does when he meets new dogs. He loves when they kiss his hands - I think it tickles him 😜

Our adventure in baby wearing. Bennett is going through (since birth) a phase of always wanting to be held - specifically by me. One night - I decided to try to wear him in his ergo carrier to try to make dinner.

He looks less than thrilled