6 months of blissful BEN-ness

Tomorrow our baby Benjamin turns 6 months old. HOW CAN IT BE? He's growing up so fast, it makes me sad. I love being his Mommy. He is such a joy! Being his mother is the best job in the world. He has made me fall in love with motherhood all over again.
Lately he's been scooting around the floor. Rolling and army crawling everywhere he goes. We went to a baby play date recently and he was the oldest baby there by only a few days, but developmentally he was leaps and bounds above the rest. He was scrambling for the bag and bowl of snacks on the floor and just would not be deterred. Ben was on a mission for munchies. As soon as he'd get a hold of the bag of pita chips he'd attack it veraciously and if I took it away he'd dive for it again and again. It was cracking us up to see this little guy so determined!
Daily I think out what I'm going to type about him on this blog but then life kicks in and I don't make the time to actually write out what I want to say. It can be overwhelming to think that the last real post was about June of last year and here it is mid March...but I have overcome and will try to do better.
Everything has been turned upside down lately, it seems. I have been struggling to feel "normal" again. Having a new baby has been a huge adjustment for our family. From pregnancy yuck to baby+toddler troubles, I feel like we experienced it all. Even though Ben was the most adorable easy going kid on the block (he was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks, never cries unless he's hungry or super poopie, puts himself to sleep, loves the car, goes to anyone, easily takes a bottle if needed, etc. (this list could go on and on! I'm serious when I say he's THE BEST BABY ever made- sorry ladies, we broke the mold with this one))it's still been tough to get back in the swing of things and especially to find time to blog.
I'm sad to not have recorded more of his "firsts" in my own words as they happened on here. But at least we have a new camera that has gotten plenty of use. Maybe one day I'll backlog it all.
Ben got his first tooth a few weeks ago and then it's neighbor popped through immediately after. So he's now the proud owner of two side-by-side "tic-tacs" (as I lovingly refer to them) in the front bottom center of his mouth. Although we've had a few instances of biting while nursing he's so stinking cute with his big wide open grin and dimples that they're easily forgotten.
Caleb knows how to tickle Ben's funny bone like no other! He easily gets belly laughs by just getting near him. They have such a special connection. I love seeing them play and interact already. I hope they continue to build a friendship and brotherhood to last for eternity.
The day after St.Patrick's day I took down my shamrock decor and put up Easter stuff. As I was prepping and storing away those things in the garage Caleb found that Ben's bedroom door was accidentally left open (normally it's child-locked) and climbed in the crib where Ben was hanging out. (YIKES! I know!) He piled 5-6 books in and began to read "stories" to Ben. Luckily I came inside to check on things and found all was well. But it sure gave me a scare! I'm so grateful that Caleb is a thoughtful brother who wanted to read Ben some books, maybe next time I can just supervise the fun instead of walking in on the action.
Squeals, moans and bubble blowing are all part of our daily Ben-Jammin' soundtrack. We remember Caleb making sounds like this. We think he must be because he'd getting another tooth in soon and because he's drooling like a faucet.
I gave Benjamin his first haircut. His hair was getting out of control. He had a terrible mullet accentuated by a big bald spot and on top was a long Mohawk. I was determined to fix it but it was quite difficult to do while Mark held him down - so it didn't turn out great, but it's passable. Definitely the worst haircut I've ever given but he's still cute as pie. I've never had a baby with so much hair.
So there you have an update on us. This truely has been 6 months of bliss. We all just love our baby Ben.