13 months old

Here are a few videos we have taken recently. In the first one, Ben hears birds (he has recently become obsessed with them!) He is signing bird, though not correctly-we are working on that. For now, we are just excited to see him interacting with the world around him. :-)
The second video is of Ben walking with his shopping cart-notice how he doesn't hold the handle and push it how you would think. He finds it much easier to steer around when he pushes it from the side. He does this several times a day, making laps around the house!



This is another video of Ben signing "bird"-he is looking out the window at them, and I am trying to show him the correct way to sign. Hopefully he will catch on soon!

Tulips

Today we went to the Arboretum for their Dallas Blooms festival. It was beautiful, even though it was a little chilly, and the sun didn't make it out until our way home. The flowers were perfect, and Ben loved trying to pick them. He did not like riding in his stroller much because there were too many fun things to grab!

The Cone Family also came, and we had lots of fun taking pictures together with the babies. Emma will be 9 months old tomorrow!Family picture!

The white tulips were so pretty. Ben really wanted to pick them (forbidden!) and Emma wanted to eat them, so we had to be strategic in where we placed them for photos. As long as Ben had a leaf or stick in his hand, he was happy though. There was plenty of wide open space for Ben to crawl around, which he loved. He raced up the hill after us!There was also a big hill to roll down with Daddy-so fun!

Little Eater

Ben started feeding himself recently, and he's doing a great job. After a few very messy days of yogurt and applesauce in his hair and on the walls, he has figured out that the bowl stays on the tray and the spoon goes in his mouth (most of the time.) Mommy had to take the bowl away quite a few times though... He likes to use his fork also, but only if we stick the food on it for him.

Puppy!

Sadly, this is not our puppy! The Benoy's got a new puppy though, and Ben got to go and play with her. She slept most of the time, but he didn't care, and crawled all over her. He didn't even seem to mind when she nipped at his hands and head! It was so so cute. :-)