Bennett has really started to thin out- his face looks a lot different. Even looking back on his 1 year old pictures, I can tell a difference in his face, and that was only 3 months ago! Now, his legs and feet are still chunky but still oh so cute!! He's getting really really good at walking now, so I imagine that's why he's slimmed down some. It's so funny to watch him walk though. Most of the time he has his left hand out, kinda using it to balance. He still falls some and then crawls the rest of the way, but he can really go long distances. I think back to when he was just a little baby and not able to even sit up on his own- and now he's walking!!! It's like we were just there yesterday, and now we have a toddler on our hands. He still loves to explore, which is good because I want him to be curious- that's how you learn. He loves his books and will go get a book if you tell him to pick one out. He knows where socks go, just can't quite coordinate his hands to put them on his feet. He is really learning fast and doing really well with everything. This mama sure is proud of her baby!!!
I should count myself lucky when it comes to Bennett and food. He's not a picky eater by any means, and I'm thankful I don't have to trick him into eating his veggies. But he does love some food more than others. He loves the cups of fruit (peaches, pears and apples) I bought him the other week. I have to save those til last so he'll eat his other food- if I don't, he'll eat all the fruit and leave the other stuff on his highchair. :) He still loves sweet potatoes, green beans, black eyed peas, cheese, and bread. Those are his staples. He also loves the different flavored applesauces. Oh, he loves the pasta salad I fed him the other night- he might be a pasta lover like mama! :) I'm sure his eating habit could change any day, but I'm gonna enjoy him eating so well right now.
He's really getting to a fun stage. He's starting to do things that are just cute or funny. He'll crawl in a basket and today he crawled into the pantry, sat himself down on something that was on the floor in there, and proceeded to shut the door with himself in there! :) I just love it!! Now the memories will start!!!!! We took him to the beach this past Saturday and he loved it just as much as he did the first time. I bought him this blue and yellow wagon at Target on clearance- he loved that thing so much he decided to crawl into it and sit it in while the waves came up and splashed him. He didn't want to get out!! But the thing was, he was about 2 sizes too small but loved it any way!! :)
I think he's going to have Jason's outgoing personality. While we were at the beach, he wanted so badly to go up to these 2 little girls and see what they were doing and play with them. I, of course, took his hand and directed him away from them and then he decided to go up to a dad with his 3 kids who were making a sand castle. We said hey to them and then walked back over to our area. I love that about him though. His personality is really starting to shape up and shine through!! While I think he's going to be outgoing, I think he's going to be laid back and go with the flow too. I think that's more my personality- looks like he's going to have a great combo!! Again, this could change at any point too. :) We'll see once he hits the twos! :)
Bennett is completely off the bottle!!! Wow, no more bottles- can't believe it. It's kind of bittersweet though. It means he's officially not a baby anymore. The past week or so he's been going down to bed without his milk and does just fine.
I can't wait to take him to the doctor on Friday and see how much he's grown!! Then we must do his chair pictures!! I'll update with those pictures later on this week. For now, here are some random ones!!
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