Ben is ONE!

Ben is one year old today! I will update this post with his length and weight after his appointment next week. Our sweet boy learned some new tricks and improved on a few old ones this month. He started shaking his head back and forth and saying "uh uh." I don't think he knows exactly what he's doing, but it sure is cute! Ben also loves to throw things. Every time he picks up a toy, he throws it and has someone hand it back to him and then throws it again. Ben now has three teeth (bottom middle two and his top right incisor just broke through this week!) and three more on the way (top middles and left incisor). He sometimes takes two naps a day, and sometimes one. I think he is transitioning to one, but occasionally he just takes two shorter ones to stay on Rosie's schedule. Ben loves singing and seems to try to join in whenever someone nearby is singing. He also continues to babble more than his sister, even saying "da da," "ma ma," and other sounds. He can sign "milk," and "all done." Ben's hair is starting to come in. It's blonde (unlike the girls', though Jane's particularly has become quite blonde), and I believe it may have some curl to it...time will tell! He also has been transitioning a little bit better to pull/push into different positions. I think he will be able to start crawling in a month or two. He learned to wave this month and loves to wave bye to people. Ben loves food. He eats everything and demands food at every opportunity! He has gotten so much bigger this last month! He also loves to swing. I can't believe this sweet boy is already one, and am so happy that he is such a happy little guy.

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

Ben and Rosie:

All the kids at one year:

Eleanor at one year old.
Jane at one year old.
Rosie at one year old.