6 months

Ben is 6 months old!!! Half a year!!!

Height: 26.5"

Weight: 17lbs 1.5oz

Ben is now eating solid food. We started him on oatmeal cereal and he absolutely LOVES it. He is such a good eater. He gets it all in his mouth and swallows it down without making too much of a mess. As soon as he sees me scoop some more oatmeal in the spoon, he opens his mouth in preparation. It is adorable! And once the food is gone he screams at the top of his lungs. I just can't get over how smoothly the feedings have gone. I'm glad that we waited until he was 6 months old. (The doctor told me we could feed him sooner, but I figured, "why rush?" so we waited.)

Here's a video of Ben's very first time eating oatmeal (warning: it's unnecessarily long!!):

He has become much more precise with his arm movements. He can now grab what he wants on the first try. 

He smiles at everything. He loves when we clap or snap or wiggle our fingers. He loves when Dad blows raspberries on his belly, but not mom because she just doesn't do it right. He still loves taking baths and we love bathing him, because he smells soooo good afterwards. 

He cannot get enough of Owen, our dog. He loves petting him and grabbing his fur. The other day Ben grabbed a hold of Owen's face - he had his fingers in Owen's eyes - and was just squeezing his face over and over again. Owen was so good about it - he just stood there and let Ben maul him. 

Ben's favorite room in the entire house is the bathroom. He thinks the shower curtain is hilarious and he loves whacking it. I let him hang out in there when I take a shower or when I am getting ready. It's nice that he's so easily entertained. :) 

 Here's a picture of Ben watching Baby Einstein on my cell phone while I'm making dinner. It's so mesmerizing to him.

Ben fell asleep in his bouncer/exersaucer thing. About 20 minutes later, he woke up and started playing with his toys again, like nothing had happened! Gosh I love this boy!