Crawling and Climbing and Standing, Oh My!

I can't believe that he just started crawling a few weeks ago and now he is pulling up on furniture and climbing over couch cushions. He is one active little boy! And his sister is catching up fast. I feel her moving quite a bit these days. I'm glad they will have each other to chase around. I get worn out just keeping up with Benjamin! The way he crawls is so funny. Sometimes it's the normal baby crawl. Sometimes he pushes with his right foot and drags his left (the Igor crawl). And when he's in a hurry I've noticed that he has started to pounce, pushing off with both feet! Granted, he only does one pounce at a time (not across the floor like a Cheetah or anything) but still! We will definitely be enrolling him in some sort of sport....like gymnastics!! (Chris would love that.)

I think he may have another tooth growing in. He has started gnawing on the crib railing. Thank goodness for lead-free paint! Sometimes I walk in to his room and he has tiny paint shavings mixed in with his drool, all around his mouth. So if we ever come visit you, cover up your antique furniture!

His speech has improved (oh my goodness...just looked over while typing this and he is chewing on the kitchen chair cushion!). He makes many more sounds while he's talking and playing, although he still won't say "Mama". Milk, ball, and Dada he understands, but Mama? Who's that? I had better start training my little girl early if I want to get in on the "first words list".

Taste in food has definitely been interesting. He hasn't ever refused to eat something but he will definitely make a face if he's not so sure about it. The other day he was having some little crunchy baby snacks and I had to cut him off (he would eat the whole package if I let him). He was letting me know how he felt about it so I decided to let him lick some lemon I was cutting up to take his mind off the crunchies....and he liked it!!! Even after 4 or 5 licks! So I had to find something else to distract him from the lemon. I know he absolutely loves fruit but I did not expect him to like lemon. Crazy kid.

Our little sweet pea is 5 months along now and headed into the 6th month. October is going to come way too fast! I haven't even started planning for her arrival, other than thinking about names. She will probably be dressed in blue the first year of her life. It will take me that long to catch up. haha! We haven't decided on a name yet but we do have some picked out. Since we had a nickname for Benjamin from the beginning it's weird not having one for her. Maybe we'll get a name picked out before she's born. :)