Stats:
Weight and Height: We have an appointment on the 13th so we will update with the official stats then however, Ben is taller and heavier than last month. He can reach things on the table and I've caught him turning doorknobs.
Teeth: Still 6--four on top, two on the bottom. All month I kept thinking that two more on the bottom were going to creep up but they remain hidden.
Hair: Ben is continuing to rock the baby mullet and his hair color is still a mystery. Depending on the light it looks strawberry blond, red, blond, and dirty blond.
Movement:
Ben isn't walking...yet, but he is getting closer. He stands on his own for a few seconds at a time and cruises all around the furniture. He reaches from one object to another and will now walk while holding onto the hands of his fans. He crawls with incredible speed all around the house. He tries to climb up things and has figured out how to get into his rocking chair all by himself. He loves to dance whenever there is any music on. He bounces up and down to the beat of songs and will sometimes wave his hands in the air. If he is sitting when there is music he will kick his legs.
Communication: Ben continues to babble all of the time. He shouts, sings, and has conversations with us or anything else that will listen. He still says, "dada, mama, and dgdg." His granddad is incredibly excited because he says "dadad" for granddad. He will say "buh" for book and is starting to imitate a lot more sounds. One of his favorite sounds to imitate is the "a" sound for apple. He is picking up a little bit of sign language and impressed his grandmom when he signed fish while she was reading her a book with a picture of a fish. When signing fish he will say "sh."
Favorite things:
Ben loves to take baths. He climbs out of his clothes when he sees the water running and loves to splash and play with his toys. He adores reading books. He will read let us read the same thing over and over and over again and his favorite books are about his favorite animal--dogs. He loves peek-a-boo books. We gave him a toy where he can let a ball go around a tower that he loves to sit and play with. He has figured out cars and how to roll them across the floor. He has also started to stack blocks. He is learning how to use his shape sorters although if he can't get a shape in he simply takes off the lid and puts the shape inside. He loves toys that make music and is learning how to use his puzzles. He loves his little people farm and tractor that he got for his birthday.
Sleeping: Ben has turned a huge corner in the sleeping department. I only let him sleep for about two hours total during the day. He takes a morning nap from around 10:30-11:30 and again in the afternoon from 3:00-4:00. I wake him up from every nap which I sometimes feel a little bit bad about but then I remember how wonderful it is to sleep at night. He still wakes up once a night most nights for a snack but he is starting to wake up around 4:30 or 5:00 instead of 1 or 2.
Eating: Ben nurses a few times a day. I originally planned to have him totally weaned at 1 year but decided to wait a little longer at least until we are through the winter. He eats solids three times a day and is doing better at eating what we are eating. This month he hit a major milestone and will drink from a sippy cup! He eats most foods but does not like cheese and eggs. Yogurt his high on his list of foods to eat and he also enjoys crackers, chicken curry, baked ziti and bread.
Week by Week
December 23rd-December 29th-- Ben celebrated his first Christmas in style. Thanks to his Grandma Dooley, he had festive clothing for each Christmas activity. He enjoyed his first Christmas with a lot of presents, hugs, kisses and attention from his adoring family fan club. We loved watching him take in the lights, tree and Christmas decorations.
December 30th-January 5th--We rang in the New Year with an early bed time. (Not quite as early as last year where my hugely pregnant body fell asleep on the couch at about 8:30 but we didn't see midnight). Ben experienced his first Sard family Christmas where we all sat around watching him being cute and wondered what we did BB (before Ben).
January 6th-January 23rd--We settled back into day to day life. Ben has enjoyed time at his grandparents house while Andrew and I went running/skiing and snowshoeing. He spent a lot of time with me in the kitchen getting ready for his party. He had a blast celebrating his first birthday with family and friends and our living room is starting to look like a toy store.
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