This little boy is growing by leaps and bounds and keeping us busy! We're hoping that this, our third round of antibiotics has finaly cleared up both ears...we'll find out on Friday at his 6 month check-up...can you believe he'll be 6 months old???

We know he's feeling better because he's back to eating like a champ...these days he's much more interested in tasting mom & dad's food than in eating his own food!

He's definatley mastered rolling over and loves to sleep on his tummy...rolling back over is still another story. He loves to sit up and play; however, he still hasn't learned to sit up on his own. Don't worry...he'll let you know exactly when he's ready to sit!

Thanksgiving was great - we enjoyed visiting with the fam. Benjamin enjoyed his 3rd trip to Shreveport in his first 6 months! This one was definately one for the record books because Grandpa Swanie hit a big one!!

Cruisin around the cabin in his red car...
Looking for presents under Aunt Casie's Christmas tree!

Family Photo Shoot

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Survivor

Jaime came to stay with Benjamin and I Halloween weekend while Max was in Vegas for the TCU game...we had a great visit - hear are a few pics that Jaime took while she was here:

We now have ear infection #2 under our belts...I think this little boy can officially survive anything! Unfortunately, this time the fever set in on Thursday afternoon right before Max left for the deer lease (Yes, Max has been out of town the last two weekends in a row!). Luckily, the pediatrician was able to squeeze us in Friday morning so we were able to get meds a LOT faster than last time. However, the ear infection itself was the least of our worries...this time it came with an entire head cold which had poor little Benjamin's nose so stopped up that every time he would try to take a bottle he would get all choked up. Anyone that has ever seen this boy knows that he doesn't miss a meal, but don't worry now that he's breathing better he is definitely catching up on EVERY ounce of milk that he might have missed out on while he was sick!

This is one of Benjamin's funniest little quirks...he ALWAYS covers his face to sleep!

He has almost conquered sitting up on his own...

Oh, and did I mention that when we went to the Dr. on Friday he weighed 20lbs???

TCU Homecoming

This weekend we took our first family roadtrip back to Fort Worth for TCU's homecoming. For those of you that don't keep up with Horned Frog Football we won 54 to 7!! We enjoyed seeing all of our fellow frogs and hanging out in our old stomping grounds...

Mini me???

Chillin @ the game with uncle Alex (hey girls, is he lookin good or what?)

Enjoying the afternoon with mi Abuelo
As you might've noticed in the pictures, The Gregory's where in Fort Worth for the weekend too...what a treat for Benjamin...we came home with all kinds of new toys and clothes...thank you grandma Lynne y Abuelo!

We Love Fall

On Sunday afternoon we had the family out to the lake for lunch to celebrate grandpa Swanie's birthday...on the way Mimi and I picked up a few "props" for these adorable (if I do say so myself) photos!


Let me just tell you what a struggle it is to cross those legs in boots (yes, the boots that won't velcro in the back because those adorable little calves are just too plump)!

4 Month Stats

We always have so many different poses for each picture... I just couldn't choose the perfect picture today so here are all of them! While this outfit never quite made it out of the house Friday morning (yes, it was one of those mornings) I just love how it makes him look like such a little man!

Here are his 4 month check-up stats:

Weight 17lbs 15oz (97th %ile...Yes, our Dr. says this is a "Healthy" boy!)

Height 24 3/4" (63rd %ile)

Head 17 inches (84th %ile)

We were given the ok to begin cereal and such...however on our first attempt last night @ dinner Benjamin decided this was a highly inefficient way of eating and he much prefers the bottle for now! Bananas...definatley NOT going to be his first love! We'll try the outmeal again tonight...bananas, maybe we'll wait a little while before we go there again!

Next Visit @ 6 months on Friday, December 5th.

If you've noticed in the many pictures of Benjamin that he never has on shoes that it because we have had the hardest time finding cute little shoes for boys. Never fear, Mimi to the rescue! We found several pair of adorable shoes yesterday...yes, it took serious shopping and several stores, but we now have 4 adorable pair of shoes so be sure and look for them in future posts...

Smile

This smile is what gets us through the day...we hope it brightens yours!!