To start, Bennett discovered dishes around 4 months. He digs dishes and they often allow both of us parents to eat with two hands!
Having pretty well mastered the art of sitting (he just couldn't get himself into a sitting position at this point), Bennett REALLY got into bath time. The addition of bath toys from cousin Chelsea totally sealed the deal on bathtime as happy time (except when it's over).
As always, Daddy and Bean love their books.
During a September trip to San Antonio to see Uma and Umpa, Bennett mastered the arts of sitting and spatula eating. He also had some beautiful photos taken, which you can see at www.jwilkinsoncoclients.com. Go a-lookin' for Bennett's feet in the grass to see the photos!
In September, fall came. And summer came back. And fall came again. And so on. Bennett looks really cute in fall clothes. Note the baby Smartwool socks from Grandma Diane and Grandpa Mark!
This was a face that Bennett started making. He would scrunch up his face and sort of pant/snort. I dubbed it the "Demon Face." He's not doing it anymore, and it was pretty difficult to capture on film. We never did figure out what prompted that face!
Sleep was gotten.
Guitars were played! (And standing up from a crawling position began...)
One day in October, Mommy gave Bean an ice cream scoop. He crawled around with it for a couple hours - taking it everywhere! He banged on a FedEx box....
And eventually he took a nap, clutching that precious ice cream scoop the whole time!
The day the following pictures were taken was the day Bennett REALLY started pulling to a stand. He had spent 3 weeks attempting to crawl forward, but only succeeding in going backwards (it was very frustrating for everyone in earshot.). He had just days before FINALLY figured out how to army/alligator crawl forward...so decided it was time to start standing up. Oy. Here are a couple pictures of him in pull-to-stand action!
And, finally, the turtle! Bennett was a turtle for Halloween. We headed off to a BABS Halloween party, planned by myself and a fellow BABS mom whose son, Ivan, is about 2-3 weeks older than Bennett. We've known each other (from childbirth class) since before the boys were born. Venus is starting up a fabulous baby photography business and took incredible pictures of all the costumed babies at the party! The first two photos are by her. The others are just candids by yours truly.
Other than what's shown, we're getting through some major sleep disturbances with Bennett, caused by all the milestones he's hitting. The little guy sits up, crawls, and rolls around restlessly in his sleep these days. Adventures for all! It's pretty frustrating for him when he crawls into the wall and repeatedly hits his head...while still asleep! We've a couple times seen him sit up still seemingly asleep, then suddenly wake up and get verrrrrry upset!
He's also currently sporting rug burn on his forehead, a nicely-bruised goose egg on the side of his head, a lovely bruise on the BACK of his head, and a bruise on one cheek and on his forehead. Poor guy. Our Little Goo is struggling mightily against gravity!...and we're not always fast enough to save him :-/
