Ben is eleven months old

Ben is eleven months old today! Our happy boy is growing rounder by the day and just loves his food. He eats almost everything you put in front of him. He also loves reading books and gets very excited and flaps his arms when you turn the pages and read to him. He can sit contentedly looking at a book longer than with almost any other toy, though he continues to love the giant apple and the ring tower. Rosie has always been our loud (screechy) one, but more recently, Ben has started screaming/screeching in opposition when you take something out of his hands (or more likely when Rosie or Jane take something out of his hands). He babbles more than his sister but mostly sticks with the "b" sound: "bababaaababaaaa." He makes himself very clear when he wants something. Ben has become very grabby. He takes things from his sister all the time, particularly food. Overall, he is just the happiest little man. He goes to bed around 7 pm and often wakes up in the morning and just lays there playing in his crib or staring at the ceiling until at least 7 am, sometimes 8 am. He takes two naps a day still and there are no sign of more teeth yet (besides the constant drool).

Ben at one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten months old.

Ben and Rosie:

All the kids at eleven months!

Eleanor at eleven months.
Jane at eleven months.
Rosie at eleven months.