My little boy is 10 months old. I can't believe how time is just flying by.
Benjamin is very confident in crawling now, he really can crawl very fast! He also has a knack for a "peg leg" which is basically crawling with one knee and one foot. He is constantly pulling himself up on things- the couch, chairs, tables, our pant legs. Anything he feels he can get a grip on, he's standing up. Then he cruises. Along the couch, from chair to table to the changing table to the crib. Around his room holding on to things and walking along. He's also gotten very good at standing not holding anything. He can sometimes go for a few minutes at a time just standing on his own. I'm so proud of our son.
Nothing gets him down, he always has a bright smile on his face and just when you think he's done he smiles a little bigger. Showing his 6 teeth and those chubby cheeks. His eyes get all squinched up when he smiles big like that.
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| Benjamin & Alistair ready for the 4th |
This kid loves water, he squeals in delight when we bring him to the sink to wash up. He tries to "run" when we bring him to the splash park. He just loves it!
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| At the splash pad in Southpark Meadows |
He's been working with a new sound. Rob calls it yodeling, but I think he's just having fun exploring all the sounds he can make, quiet and loud. He also gargles effectively. It's so funny that out of the blue he'll just make gargling sounds while playing or in the middle of a meal.
He can wave now. I've been practising waving "hi" to him for a few weeks and he waved back with his big grin. It's like he was so happy in thinking, "Yeah Mom, I can move my arm all funny too!" Now he does it all the time, waving his little arm in the air when he sees me or Rob. He hasn't quite got all of "Gallette Gallette" but the clapping part, he likes to do.
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| Benjamin and his best friend Jett. |
This smart cookie also knows how to test me. When I'm cooking in the kitchen I have him in the living room to play. I can see him from the kitchen so it's not a problem. I'll catch him playing with the shoes by the door and tell him "no". He stops, drops the shoe and waits. I go back to cooking and watch him. He pauses, looks for me, and if I'm not making eye contact he'll slowly go back to the shoe. I'll catch him again and again, tell him no. He stops, crawls a couple feet away and waits for me to stop looking directly at him. He then slowly crawls back to it. If I go and move him away from the shoes he'll stay where I put him as long as we're not making eye contact, but then he hurries right back over. It's cute now, but I'm sure it won't always be cute for me!
Benjamin is very confident in crawling now, he really can crawl very fast! He also has a knack for a "peg leg" which is basically crawling with one knee and one foot. He is constantly pulling himself up on things- the couch, chairs, tables, our pant legs. Anything he feels he can get a grip on, he's standing up. Then he cruises. Along the couch, from chair to table to the changing table to the crib. Around his room holding on to things and walking along. He's also gotten very good at standing not holding anything. He can sometimes go for a few minutes at a time just standing on his own. I'm so proud of our son. 
Nothing gets him down, he always has a bright smile on his face and just when you think he's done he smiles a little bigger. Showing his 6 teeth and those chubby cheeks. His eyes get all squinched up when he smiles big like that.
He can wave now. I've been practising waving "hi" to him for a few weeks and he waved back with his big grin. It's like he was so happy in thinking, "Yeah Mom, I can move my arm all funny too!" Now he does it all the time, waving his little arm in the air when he sees me or Rob. He hasn't quite got all of "Gallette Gallette" but the clapping part, he likes to do.
