October- Ben Show update!

October was Ben’s 1/2 birthday month!  Before Ben turns 7 months old (which will be tomorrow), I’d better get the 6 month old update posted!  Here’s a run down of the Ben Show this past month:

First… an adorable pic of Ben taking a bath… how cute is this?

• Ben’s most favorite activity right now is jumping in his Jumper! He LOVES this toy!  Really, really, really LOVES this toy!  Oh the giggles, squeals, and high-pitched screams of JOY while he’s in this thing; I love to see him soooo happy :)  I really do.  But I have to admit that sometimes I feel like a need to put my headphones on to cancel the noise…like when I haven’t had my coffee yet.  Is that so wrong???

• We all went out to Gentry’s Farm one lovely Sunday afternoon for Ben’s 1st pumpkin picking adventure!  This place is great & very convenient to get to.  It’s maybe 10 minutes away from our house.  Great time spent hanging out at Gentry’s picking out pumpkins & taking pictures on the farm.

• Ben has started the solid food eating adventure.  And what an adventure it’s been so far trying to teach someone how to eat.  In the beginning, I felt like a needed to put on goggles, hat, & a smock to dodge all of the food coming my direction; thankfully, this week Ben is really getting the hang of this eating thing.  So much that he’s now diving towards the spoon before I put it in his mouth.  I’m really happy about this!  Oh, and, his most favorite food to eat right now is bananas.

• Ben is  s l o w l y starting to get the hang of rolling from his back to his tummy.  He’s only done it a few times on his own; I know it’s only a matter of time before he really starts moving.  I guess I’d better start thinking about the baby proofing– starting with our stairs :)  Also to mention… when he’s on his tummy, he loves to push himself backward.  This is pretty funny to watch.

• Ben’s favorite book right now to laugh & smack at is Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? He especially loves the last page when we say… Where is baby? He smacks that page the most :)

• Ben loves Bumbo time.  His favorite ‘game’ to play while in Bumbo is… I put toys on the tray and he knocks them off.  I put toys on the tray and he knocks them off.  I put toys on the tray and he knocks them off.  Get it?

• Ben has the sweetest smile, I love-love-love his laugh, and I love playing a good game of peek-a-boo with him :)  It’s so cute!

• And… the last thing I’ll mention is that Ben does this really funny thing when the TODAY show & the Nightly News starts.  He immediately stops what he’s doing & turns his head towards the t.v. to listen to the theme music.  Just the theme music.  Then, he’ll go back to whatever activity he was going.  It’s so weird & funny!  I need to get this on video to show y’all!  I guess Ben likes to watch NBC like mommy & daddy :)

• Oh, and I have to mention this… Ben had his very first babysitter experience this month.  Thank you Miss Tracy for watching Ben while mommy & daddy went to the Keith Urban & Friends concert!

Wow!  I can’t believe it was 6 months (almost 7) that Ben made his entrance into the world!  Wow.  Ben is so awesome.  Happy 1/2 birthday Ben!!!

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