Better Late than Never

Time is flying by, so much that the blog is getting away from me. Sad :( Time is going so fast that Benton is already 6 months old - yup - 6 months! Holy Cow!! He'll be a year before we know it. He actually turned 6 months a couple weeks ago, but with Christmas his 6 month appointment got pushed back so our stats are more towards '6 months and a couple weeks old' ;-)

Oh Benton, what to say about Benton! He's one of a kind that's for sure! He's been a great addition to our family and definitely keeping us on our toes. He totally knows he's cute and uses (tries) it to his advantage. 'Oh?! I'm not suppose to get mad and throw that and then look at you with a smile so you don't scold me some more?!' We are in for a ride, that's for sure!

6 month stats: 17lbs (only 50 percentile) -- this shocked us!
                       30 inches (upper 90th percentile)
Benton eats and eats and eats and eats and eats and never stops eating!!! He eats anything and everything! So when we saw his weight we were amazed! I guess most of his growth is going to length. That would explain why he is 6 months and wearing 18 - 24 month clothes. We are noticing that he (so far) is growing like his sister - LLLLLLOOOOONNNNGGGGGG torso and shorter legs. I think his legs are a little longer than Kynzley's were but not by much. It makes for buying 'sets' impossible. This past weekend for the Badger game Benton sported his brand new tags just removed 2T Badger shirt - yup 2T!

Fun Benton Facts:
*Sits
*Gets up on all fours and rocks
*He spins and rolls to get to what he wants
*LOVES to scream
*HUGE FLIRT! LOVES women!
*Adores his big sister
*EATS EATS EATS!
*Great Sleeper
*Loves to stand and jump
*Still a mommy's boy - dad can finally hold him :)
* No teeth yet (you wouldn't know that by all the things he eats!)
* Like his sister, not a fan of loud noises
*Also like his sister he snuggles with burp clothes (also knows as 'nigh nights' in our house)
*Sleeps on his back in the same spot all night
*We can tell already that he is going to be a tantrum thrower (sad face!)
*Sings! Benton sings! Our doctor suggested we youtube it. If you start a song Benton joins in and in the softest, cutest voice sings! Melts your heart!
*Water baby - loves the bath, especially now since he sits and splashes like a big boy
*raises arms to be picked up
*attempting to learn sign language because mommy hates being yelled at meal time if she's not fast enough
*Super messy
*Some of Benton's favorite toys include: a pink truck that belongs to Kynzley, a dump truck, Sophie, Mickey Mouse maraca and anything that can fit in his mouth
*Everything goes into his mouth
*He makes us smile every day!!!!