Why, Yes, it HAS Been a Long Time Between Updates...

Ben is A-O.K.! He's walking now, in fact just yesterday he walked from one end of the house to the other all by himself (Our house is 1100 square feet and long, so make of that what you will). He started off kind of slow and tenuous, but really seems to be taking off. He's eating well and can feed himself on occasion with a spoon - if the food is sufficiently sticky, like cottage cheese and hummus. He likes pesto, fish, cherries (frozen and fresh), peas, green beans, corn, sauteed spinach, salsa, guacamole (spicy only), black beans and rice (with jalapenos), soy cheese, pastina, Cheerios, strawberries, grapes, white grapefruit, chicken, turkey, egg... of course, just because he eats something one day does not mean he'll eat it the next.

He says Dada (and knows who he is), Mama, Mimi (we're not sure who or what Mimi is, but we're keeping an eye out...), cat, bye, yes, there, and he can shake his head "no". He waves hello and goodbye, points, claps hands, and smacks himself in the head, obstensibly to proclaim that he could have had a V-8.

He loves playing peekaboo, hiding his face and then peering out from behind the hiding object (pillow, wall, blanket, my leg) with a huge grin. He loves the soundtrack to the Three Amigos, and a mix tape his Opa made with all kinds of great music on it (Sugar Time, Hindustan, Bibbity Bobbity Boo) and he dances spectacularly! He wiggles his whole body and it cracks us up every time - it never gets old! He loves the swing at the park, loves going outside, and loves the fountain at the nearby Pleasure Garden. Usually dislikes having his diaper changed. If you give him the wrong thing when he's pointing to an object, he'll swat it out of the way in favor of what he really wants.

We're down to one nursing a day, at night before bedtime. I'm following his lead on this and it's working out well so far. And now, here are some recent pictures! Birthday party at Nonna's:

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Anonymous said…
Elyssia - Ben is just too stinking cute! We really have to get together one of these days - I'd love to meet him! Hope all is well with you guys, we miss you!
Love, Liz & Mike
8:39 AM
Brown Dog said…
Ben appears to be a wonderful little guy. We remember those days. Our 3 are teens now, just wait. Anyway, just wanted to check your sight and say thanks for visiting me at shoe fly pie
I am sure your are very busy but if you feel like adding to any political commentary or anything to the PIE just let me know and you can be a contributer. I think you would provide some proper insight to topics of interest to yourself. Take care and I wish the best for you and your husband and Ben. Great job.
Barry aka browndog
3:08 PM
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