Benny is constantly laughing now, from a funny look from mom and dad to a weird noise, he thinks everything is funny. He loves his bouncer thank you Great-Aunt Joan and he just enjoyed a really fun visit with Aunt Ashley and Aunt Sarah. He is starting to keep himself more occupied during the day and not demanding constant attention. Here are the milestones he has reach since I last posted....I know, I know...it has been awhile. He can now eat gerber fruits and vegetables although he absolutely despises peas. I keep trying to sneak peas in with other foods and no matter what the combination, he growls and gags on it. Guess that may be a constant struggle. Bannanas are his favorite...that and anything with prunes in it. Benny has already established the fact that he loves to play with his food. No matter how clean we try to be, there could even be no sign of food at all but a mouthfull in his mouth and he never fails to try to stick his entire hand in his mouth at this time or suck on the surface of his bumbo seat...oh the mess! This next milestone makes mommy very happy....he is sleeping through the night!! Finally. He goes to bed around 9 or 9:30 and wakes up around 5-5:30 in his own crib. All we have to do now is lay him in his crib at night and he entertains himself now until he falls asleep. The bags under mommy and daddy's eyes are getting less and less by the day. He is fond of his hats and likes his sunglasses now. He is also starting to try and push his butt up in the air while laying on his belly and kicking his legs around like crazy. He still is weighing a little more that 15 pounds and I believe the last height measurement was 24 inches....tall and thin just like cousin Isaiah!! How funny.
We are back to work now and enjoying the fact that we can still have 2 days off together. Richard is doing full time still and I am at part time status. We hope to not have to do daycare. So far it has paid off...no daycare bills and no sick kid bills. Hoorah!! As for getting back to "normal married life"...We actually have a hot date tonight...here are the plans...Papa Murpheys Pizza, watching the movie the Ultimate gift, bottle feeding, gerber food and play time with Benny. He He.
We are hoping to get to go visit Illinois again soon, but only time will tell. (Mom, we are keeping an eye out for good ticket prices, along with schedule compatability, I promise). We are also getting excited because we are hoping Grandma Monina from the Philippines will be able to come stay with us this summer or next for awhile so she can see and play with Benny. We are excited for that time so she will be able to go back to Richards hometown and tell everyone her experiences with Benny and here in the United States.
Our Aunt Joan is having Surgery this week and we are keeping her in our prayers that everything turns out well for her. We love her very much and are looking forward to seeing her at Galena again this summer. Joan, we know this time is scary and we are keeping you in our hearts to carry you through all these ill times.
Hope the weather is looking better in Illinois, and that everything is as it should be at home.
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