Benny Boy's six month stats

He is doing it.  He is growing up right before my eyes. He is now officially twice as old as he was three months ago! I reported most of his milestones in the last post called "milestones"  so today I will give you some stats and a brief story.  He is 26.5 inches long which puts him in the 52 percentile. He is 17.5 pounds - 46 percentile, and his head is in the 83rd percentile measuring 17.75 inches around.  So a few months ago-- he was more like his dad -- tall and thinner. Now he is more like his mom- a big head. My final guess is though, that he will be more like his dad. He yelped once for his shots this morning. ONCE.  I think I would have made much more of a scene of three needles going into my thigh at that age.

Now let me think of a story..... hmmmm..... OK so there I was, trying as hard as I could to be the favorite mom (enter stage left grandma Clarke). Then Ben's hands reaching to her, gma snatches him from my clutches without so much as a glance back for his mother. And so I'll end this sad tale by saying... It was the best of times it was the worst of times it was the age of moms it was the age of grandmas.  The end

Love,

Summer

ps Becca is having a baby girl in May, Leisha is having a baby boy in August and Cami is having a baby girl in August-- Ben can't wait for his new cousins!

Developmental milestones

I was across the room. Mom was on the other side with Ben. She was helping him sit up. All well and dandy until she gets distracted. She darted upstairs to do who knows what and there he was. My little Ben without side to side and front support.  Just air and ground. I wasn't quick enough. He face planted. The event came without screams or crying, just a face plant, so I forgave my mother.  That was a week ago. This week, however, my fear of face plants is greatly decreased. Ben is sitting on his own!  A week before his six month birthday and he sits up without help for extended periods of time!

Another developmental milestone is his faster than lightning reflexes. One minute the bowl filled with cereal and milk are on the counter the next it is not. He grabs our food faster than we can pull it away from him. He has already successfully ruined a few peoples meals. I am sooo proud. 

About three weeks ago something else happened that had not before occurred. I was voted the favorite parent. It was hard for me to break the news to Will but he took it OK for being in the position that he was-- you know being the lesser favorite of the two of us.  Now you ask for evidence. Ben clearly stated Ma Ma after one of his naps the other day. I knew it, I knew it, -- and why shouldn't I be the favorite parent, I change his diapers most of the time I wake up with him in the middle of the night I wipe his runny nose. Anyways I better put an end to this paragraph I would hate for anyone to figure out that babies are just working on their vowels and whether they articulate with a Da or Ma it doesn't really matter.

Last but not least Ben is not a great roller. He can roll front to back and back to front, but usually doesn't. No matter how many times I put those toys barely out of his reach he does not budge, unless he wants to.  So I guess he'll have to stay a baby forever, I don't mind ;) 

Love,

Summer

Things I love about Ben:

He is Super...


He is laid back...


He is great with kids….


And he has a seriously good looking dad...