Our crawling boy

Our little boy is growing up so fast!

He now wakes up in the middle of the night, and he sit and cries Mom and Dad - for us to come get him. Needless to say it's harder to get him to stay asleep and laying down when he is so mobile.

I posted some of these pictures on Instagram but Bennett is obsessed with Georgia's bone.

He will kill me when he is older that I took a photo before taking the bone away. Pretty sure we have a few photos of Katie or I trying to eat one of my Grandpa Clyde's dog (Whatto)'s bone

Toe tickles

Loves to stand

Also he loves to FaceTime and look at himself when we take "selfies"

Crawling all over

So fast!!!

Still loves to eat our birthday signs more than showing me them so I can take his photo

Rawer

Future wildcat

Loves looking out the window and pulling up on everything

Gotta wear his UofA sweatshirt before he grows out of it!

Selfie

Big boy holding his own bottle - nighttime.

 Cuddles with Daddy

We took a walk down to Styron Square to get out of the house...

It sure was cold that day so I bundled him up!

Got home and he passed out

Last week at school was dinosaur week

Bennett didn't like the mask over his face so they took his picture this way

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

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!

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 

Hi new sign per his crib at school

Snowman Bennett

Bennett's Mimi (my mom) got him a high chair cover - and he loves it! I think he is proud of being a big boy when we go out to eat!

More big boy pictures! Smiling trough his bink

Still in the cheesy smile phase

Page a day caledar on my desk at work

Love this saying!

I wanted to get Bennett his firt real haircut... But Chris is being sentimental about it and wants to wait til he is at least 12 months old. 

My prime example of why he needs a haircut!

Crazy hair!

As of now - we are settling for "home made" haircuts by momma!