Bennett - October 2011

Here is a little video clip of Bennett around 5 months old...

Giggles

We found out how to tickle Bennett. This game is fun for the whole family!

Days in the Park

We had a few weeks recently where the weather here was beautiful so we tried to spend as much time outside as possible.  This included a trip to the Diag in Ann Arbor as well as a little picnic in the park in our neighborhood.  Bennett LOVES being outside - he gets so excited and really likes watching the leaves move.  I am so not looking forward to the long winter!

Our Budding Musician

  Bennett has recently learned how he can make a lot of noise.  We have sat with him at the piano since he was first born, but he now understand how to make the sounds himself and he really gets into it.  

 

This is really cute to us now, but I'm sure as he gets older it might lose its cute factor - we may need to figure out how to put child locks on the piano once he can walk!

Here is the link if the video didn't work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0prkJGZdyE

Four Months Old

I have quite the hard time keeping up with the blog, but back on 9/18 Bennett turned 4 months old.  We had his 4 month dr's appt a week late so his measurements are all from 4 months and a week:
Weight - 17 lbs 3 oz (85th percentile)
Length - 25.25 inches (50th percentile)
Head Circumference - 17.25 inches (85th percentile)

He is still quite the chunker - his rolls are so darn cute.

I like this one because you can really see the chunk in his thighs!

Deep in thought

To keep with last months trend, I am going to just list out a few things that Bennett is up to this past month.

• Bennett has gotten a lot better at grabbing things.  He can get a pretty firm grip on toys and his burp cloth and everything still ends up straight in his mouth.  
• He loves "standing" while we hold him up by his arms.  His legs are getting quite a bit stronger now and he can hold himself up pretty well.  He gets such a proud and happy look on his face every time he stands up.  
• We introduced him to his exersaucer and his jumperoo.  It is nice to have something new for him to play in.  He likes playing with the toys that spin the most and really enjoys hanging out in them.  
• He still is not a fan of tummy time but is getting a little more tolerant of it.  He is getting closer to rolling over, but isn't quite there yet.  
• He is getting so much more interested in the things around him.  Everywhere we go, he will just look all around scanning the room over and over trying to take it all in.  I find myself wondering what he is thinking all the time.  
• This is a big one - Bennett has consistently (for the last week - so I guess this technically should go in next months post, but oh well) slept from 8-830 through til 5-6 in the morning.  One day he actually slept til 7am.  It was amazing to actually get 8 straight hours of sleep for a few nights.  
• He is still super smiley.  It is so fun to take him places because he will just smile at anyone that talks to him.  The ladies at his daycare all love him and come to visit him in the baby room every day. 
• His eyes are still pretty blue so I think at this point they will probably stay that way.  He is starting to get some hair up top now too and it is coming in blonde right now. 
• Raspberries - boy does this kid love blowing raspberries!  It is so adorable to watch him making so many noises with his mouth but this is definitely his favorite. 
• We have gotten a few laughs out of him - he is definitely a bit ticklish and he will laugh at us if we make funny noises.  

I think that is all for now - We'll see if I can actually get his 5 month pictures up closer to his 5 month birthday!