Benjamin is walking! Not exclusively, he still crawls when he wants to get somewhere fast, but he is walking about 90% of the time. He looks so adorable toddling around, and you can tell that he is still unsure of his balance a lot of the time. But every day he walks a little more and a little longer, so it won't be long and we will be running just trying to keep up with him!
He was pretty sick last week, had some sort of viral infection that entailed a sore throat and him SCREAMING for 4 days. We thought something really serious must be wrong, otherwise why would he be screaming? But his ears stayed clear, and his strep test was always neg. Eventually, around Tuesday of last week, it seemed to pass.
He is pretty much off of baby food now. He eats some fruit in the morning, but that is all. Otherwise it is table food all the way! He is a good eater, and so far has no food allergies. He is kind of picky like his mommy, but once he finds something he likes - he eats a TON of it. He will eat ENORMOUS amounts of spaghetti and lasagna.
When he was sick they did weigh him, and in ONE month he gained 1lb 2oz - bringing him up to 26lbs 2oz. A lot of the moms I talked to said that they didn't see much increase in their kids weight until 18months, so I was pretty surprised to see that he had gained that much weight.
He LOVES to read books, but isn't very patient when you try and read to him, lol. He mainly just turns the pages by himself, and looks at the pictures. He also loves doing puzzles, especially the ones that make noise. Most of his toys make noise or sing, so even with just one kid it is a noisy affair :) We can't wait to see what happens when we add in more! (No, not yet....but hopefully soon!)
We had a flea infestation at our house. It was HORRIBLE. Jeremiah had to treat the house twice, and we had to treat the cat twice too. We did SOOOOO much laundry. And not to mention all the vacuuming we had to do too. It had NOT been a pleasant experience. Benjamin and I had to spend two nights at my parents' house while the house was being treated.
Jeremiah is DEFINITELY coming to the busy season in work. Every time we turn around he has a cleanout, and his hours are getting longer too. He is currently beginning training to do termites, and we hope that this is a good opportunity for growth with his job.
Something new we are all doing as a family is going to the chiropractor. It has given Joelle some mild relief with her migraines, hopefully it will continue to do so. They had a family plan, and since Jeremiah was going to start going, it made sense to add Little B too. Jeremiah has a lot of issues with his back due to all the bending he has to do at work.
