lately...

we've had a lot of fun since the first of '07. right at the beginning of the year benny got his first two teeth - the two middle teeth came in about the same time. we had no idea they were coming in until they were just about through his gums.

he is now getting his top teeth. the right middle started coming in a few weeks ago, and the left middle started coming in in the last week. it's really exciting to see him grow!
more fun includes benny learning to crawl! he started a little on feb 20, but his real first crawling day was feb 21 (happy birthday, uncle graydon!). at first he was really deliberate with every movement. now he's just getting faster and faster.
lately he gets in the bear crawl position (hands and feet) and it looks like he wants to get up and walk. he just wants to be on the move as much as he can!

teething...

getting ready to leave for our first and only basketball game of the 06-07 season

nap time - who knows how he sleeps like that


waking up from nap time - he's always getting stuck!


getting stuck somewhere else! he started trying to roll over, but he couldn't with the table leg between his legs...


he's been feeding himself in the mornings - sometimes things get a little messy.


we went on a walk one snowy day to see grandpa (dirk) give his presentation to the business school. we bundled benny up and had a great time!


he's never really liked to be bundled up tight. whenever he's not moving he likes to spread everything out.


scooting around - the linoleum used to act as a barrier, but it has since been penetrated.


in order to get his hair to stick up now, we blow dry it. it looks much better than when it is all down in the middle - it looks kind-of skunk-ish.
before we get anybody else wondering if we're going to cut his hair, we'd like to tell everybody,
not yet.


crawling toward the camera (after eating, apparently).