Our Boy is 13 months today...

 ... so it's about time for those one year pictures to finally hit the blog!

Yes, those are the same blocks from this:

So, as you all know our boy is now...

...and we think that he is just about the cutest thing around. Here's a little update on all that he is up to now.

At his one year check up Bennett weighed 24 pounds (the 69th percentile) and was 31 1/2 inches (67th percentile).

As of right now Bennett's favorite things to do involve making noise (aka: playing music). He has his own piano, guitar, banjo, kazoo, 3 xylophones, harmonica, castanets and a tambourine. And that's not counting any of Adam's instruments that Bennett thinks are his.

Bennett has been doing really well at communicating. His words include: Mama, Dada (sometimes Diddy), Yes, Yeah, This and That. He has said No only a couple times but usually he touches something and looks at us and says "Yes?" It's pretty cute. Other forms of communicating include the sign for "more", he uses it while eating and while playing (when he doesn't want to stop what he is doing he will sign "more" ... yet again another way to avoid saying the word 'no'  - funny huh?) Bennett has also recently (in the last week or so) mastered the art of pointing. He can direct us (as well as guests) as to exactly what it is he would like for them to get for him! (Uncle Brian and Auntie Lee-Lee know this one all too well)

Bennett has been exploring lots of new foods lately too! He absolutely LOVES the red beans and rice I made last week. He also has a new love for banana and pear! Some other new foods include steal cut oats, raw zuccini, raw broccoli, white potatoes and ginger cookies. He still loves his rice cakes (seriously, he would eat them for every meal and snack if I let him)! He also is enjoying some old favorites from his "puree" days now just steamed and cut into cubes like butternut squash and yams. He is an awesome eater!

Last but not least, Bennett is officially a walker! These first two videos were a few weeks ago when he was just starting out (don't feel bad if you laugh, I do every time!)


This last video was taken this afternoon as Adam and I were moving the furniture in Bennett's room around. I noticed just how much better he is doing at walking and pulled my camera out so you all could see just how well he's doing!


Happy 13 months Bennett boy!