Bennett is Eating Grown-Up Food

I know--his chin is only a couple of inches above the food tray, but the doctor said he was ready!


Here are some videos of Bennett's first bites of solid foods:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au3aCorwRfg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp1bblTuFLw

Halloween and More

Bennett has been looking fatter and older lately--maybe those two things go together somehow. He's getting more and more interactive all the time and continuing to show his personality. In certain moods, he particularly enjoys making noise for the sake of making noise, which proves to be a little bit inconvenient when those certain moods occur during church. But overall it's a lot of fun to watch him learn new things every day. Recent discoveries include the flavor of his feet (he's pretty flexible) and the fact that he has a tongue (lately there have been several unsolicited tongue sightings every day).

Here are the long-awaited Halloween chicken costume pictures:




This next one is one of our favorite Bennett facial expressions.




And here is Bennett working his magic with the ladies. This is his friend Lucy, who is the daughter of our friends Brian and Emily. They live in our building, and I work with Brian as well.

Notice the right arm creeping around her....
She reciprocates by moving towards him....
....and that's how it's done. Bennett does look a little nervous about it, though.

Finally, we were surprised to discover that Bennett the Chicken found it hilarious when Dad cleared his throat. In fact, he thought it was so funny for so long that we caught a bunch of it on camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReMlDWhpl0


And here are a couple random pictures:

The Many Faces of Bennett

Bennett gnawing on a teething ring. Such a big ring for such a little mouth!

Bennett likes to sit up in various places--the rocking chair, couch, Mom's lap, etc.

Bennett often cranes his neck to look at people--especially his Daddy.

And last but not least, here is a link of Bennett laughing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iju0xk_xwg

Bennett is (almost) Five Months Old

A few pictures

Bennett learned how to smile for the camera...

Bennett in the Big City

We have moved into our new apartment in Los Angeles! We were pleasantly surprised at how nice our apartment is. The apartment is very safe and secure and we have our own washer and dryer. :)

I think Bennett likes living in the city--although I know he really misses his Nana and Grandpa. This weekend he went to his first Giants baseball game. I thought it might be interesting bringing him, but he enjoyed every minute of it. He is a very portable baby.

As far as milestones go, Bennett's hands are in his mouth constantly. He also has a favorite stuffed elephant that he attempts to put in his mouth as well. It is fun to see learn so much so quickly.

A few videos of Bennett:

This is a video of Bennett playing with his hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rMBMMGYALs

Bennett started making an unusual noise. We are not sure if it is a happy or a sad sound. Maybe he is just experimenting with his voice. I had to stand behind him while taking it so that he would not get camera-shy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7opajz3ZbY

Bennett watching football with his Dad.

To see a video of Bennett that I took a few weeks ago, click on this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN6INPo9cq8

Bennett's Three Month Birthday

Today Bennett is three months old. He now finally fits into his newborn pants! We weighed him today and he is 8 pounds 15.5 ounces--if only he hadn't spit up we would have made 9 pounds.

Bennett has now learned how to put his hands in his mouth and can bat at toys. He smiles all the time and has laughed once.

In commemoration of Bennett's birthday, we did a photo shoot today. Here are some of the pictures: ( some are from a few days ago)

Bennett's Two Month Birthday

Bennett is two months old exactly today!

Some pictures of Bennett's bath tonight:

Here are some pictures of Bennett's baby blessing:

Bennett is growing both in age and size. His onesies are much more snug and we may need to adjust the car seat a little bit.

As far as milestones go, Bennett is smiling a lot now, especially after he eats. He is becoming a social baby! He is also starting to discover that he has hands and has even attempted to put them in his mouth.

I know we are hopelessly behind on updating the blog, but we have been rather busy. Two weeks ago, Ryan moved our things to LA and I flew across the country with baby to MD to stay with my family. Ryan has training for his job in NY for the next 5 weeks and he visits us on the weekends in MD. After the training is over, we will all move to LA.

Almost three weeks ago, Bennett had a photo shoot. A girl in my ward is building her photography portfolio, and she wanted to take some pictures in Bennett--obviously because he is such a great subject! Here are some of the pictures: