Benjamin went to the doctor on his birthday, poor baby got 5 shots, which did not make for a pleasant birthday for him. :( However, he weighed in at 25.0lbs and 30.5in! He is sooooo big! He was hitting all his milestones, and the doctor has no concerns.
We still aren't walking yet, but we are cruising and standing for several seconds on our own. He is so fast when he crawls and cruises, and is already giving Joelle a run for her money!
He LOVES to be read too, and will go and get his books for you to read to him. He is beginning to understand the ABC song, and recognizes when we sing it. He has a phone that plays the ABC song, and when you sing it he goes and looks for his phone. Such a smart boy!
Temper tantrums have also started, not fun lol. So far they are still pretty minor, and we can usually distract him and he will calm down. He mainly throws them when he is hungry, tired, or bored. And right now, he is hungry it seems like ALL the time!
He is still is in Stage 2, because he HATES the consistency of Stage 3. However, he is eating more and more table food, and beginning to get better about textures. As soon as he sees us eating, he spits out his paci and opens his mouth for "samples" of our food. Very cute - for the moment. :)
Bedtime is still a little iffy. Some nights he goes right to sleep, and sleeps all night. Other nights he is up all night and just wants to be held. The past two nights he has slept through the night, here's hoping it continues. He is also on whole milk now, which seems to be helping him sleep more than formula. He gets a bottle at night, but a sippy cup during the day. And he quite enjoys his sippy cup! We aren't giving him juice though, he eats enough fruit and veggies that we don't think he needs it. We are worried about it hurting his teeth, and milk and water seem to satisfy him.
Birthday party was very small, just family and one close friend. He did get two though: One with J's grandmother and one with Joelle's family. Lots and lots of toys were opened, and he enjoys them very much. Joelle went shopping today and bought him his summer clothes - 24months! YIKES! Since here in GA summer lasts like 6 months, we had to make sure they would last the whole summer. Right now he is 18months, but they won't last much longer around his ever expanding tummy! :)
He LOVED the cupcake! *Pics below* He dug right into the icing, but ate the cake part very politely. We were smart and took of his clothes so he could just make a big mess, and that's exactly what he did! He did seem to enjoy it a lot!
No other real family updates to share. Jeremiah is going to have a very busy spring and summer, since we had such a mild winter. Not many of the bugs died, and instead just kept on reproducing. UGH!
Joelle is STILL battling her migraines. Right now she is trying some more natural alternatives. We aren't really holding out much hope for them, but who knows. God is still in control, and he can work miracles through even the strangest of things!
In closing, here are some updated pics!
Isn't he GORGEOUS!? Check out those eyes. Heartbreaker for sure!
Chowing down on some icing
What is this????
Love his little smirk here!
Tearing into some presents!
