What's Ben doing at 9 months???

Today is November 15th, 2009, which means Ben is 9 months old. Already. How does time go by so fast? I know I have said that so many times but it is so true!

So, I will fill you in on what Ben's up to, now that he's 9 months old...





His grin is no longer toothless. You can't really see the teeth in the picture yet though. He has broken through three teeth and has one that will pop through any minute. So far he has his bottom, middle, left tooth along with the two top side teeth. And, his bite, it hurts!



He still hasn't decided what he thinks about the whole food/eating thing. Actually, he has decided, he doesn't like it much. He will eat a few small bites now and then but that's about it.

His favorite food, and I use favorite very loosely, is Cheerios. Look at those adorable chubby fingers reaching to grab a cheerio!



He loves playing hide-and-seek. I hide and he crawls around to find me. His face is so adorable and his happy screech is priceless when he finds me. I love it! A simple memory I will always cherish!

Crawling around outside in the grass is always fun.

Hanging out with his brother and sisters is definitely a good time. He would prefer they don't always pick him up and move him but he does love playing with them.

The other day I put up a gate at the bottom of the stairs so he can't climb up. He spent the next 20 minutes trying his hardest to go UNDER the gate.

If the gate gets left open Ben can spot it a mile away and speed crawls over to climb up the stairs. He is very good at climbing UP, however, down needs a lot of work.
He started letting go of things and standing up unassisted just two days ago.

Mr. Benjamin loves exploring all over the house now. He recently discovered that there is more to the house then the living room, dining room, and kitchen. When he gets on the loose he quickly checks out everything, everywhere!

That's all the good stuff, unfortunately there is some bad stuff too :o(....

He has had a double ear infection that doesn't want to go away. He is currently on the second round of antibiotics for that. And, the nasty thrush is back. He also had to take a few days of steroids because of wheezing. I think he is finally starting to feel better but the thrush is still going to take some time to get rid of. Once he is done the antibiotics I will start the gentian violet again...

I think that about sums up where our baby Ben is at 9 months old...