Month 13

It’s almost month 13 of Ben’s life. Currently he is standing and walking around furniture—with the help of those structures of course. He has this new habit of screaming very loudly every time he wants something… This can be very annoying when I’m in an enclosed space (like a car) because his voice echos off the walls and back into my eardrums at a higher velocity than it was sent out.  I really do worry about permanent hearing loss as a result of his outbursts.  I have to say though despite injury to my person it is so cute to watch his feet point his fists tighten and his face go red every time he screams.  It reminds me of myself in fact, except for instead of screaming - I cried, and after I lost all the air I could muster my body gave in and I fainted into a pile on the floor, where I promptly and inconveniently wet my pants….  So lets hope he doesn’t get too much of his moms determination. 

Besides his cute and not so cute tantrums I still have a very affectionate baby. One who loves hugs and kisses and is open and giving to anyone who would accept his love.  His scoot is still as silly as ever, yesterday one of my friends compared it to that of a monkey, swinging his little body forward with one arm.  I imagine his left arm is considerably stronger than his right, due to this continuous movement.  He loves to take off and put things on. His socks, a hat, a banana…. Yep he loves putting his food in his hair once he is done with putting it in his mouth.  You’d be amazed at how great food works as a substitute for hair gel ;) Well as far as his eye color, it is definetly green with a hint of brown! I love it!  And while he still predominately looks like a Clarke, his eyes and calcic in his hair are definitely Blackhurst.  Well my little napper (see below) is starting to show signs of awaking, so until next time—keep your hands and feet inside at all times—it’ s going to be a bumpy ride.