Wow it has been windy and the seasons are changing. Benj is changing too! He just got some nice shoes (not cheap ones from bbsRus) from pappy and gigi, he eats a LOT, and *sniff* is about to turn 1!! We are trying to plan his birthday party....
The past few weeks have been rough because I've been working a lot, into the evenings and such and Benj has been waking twice a night screaming. We don't want to start a bad habit of giving him milk, so he usually has to cry back to sleep. After much debate, we figured he is hungry and instead of making him try to eat what we eat for dinner (which he was only picking at), today I stocked up on some favorite foods...even though they arent 100% healthy perfect mom entrees. We went to Trader Joes this afternoon (I actually got out of work at a decent time) and he pushed around one of those baby carts like it was his job!!! He is so short though one lady stopped me and said she wondered why I got a tiny cart until she peeked over and saw the small boy pushing it. We grabbed some of his favorite foods (some inspired by cousin Trinity) mushroom tarts, dumplings, montery jack string cheese and avocados. He loooves guacamole.
After that, we picked out a pumpkin from a local vendor (like one of those fireworks stands) and I wheeled him and the pumpkin in a wagon for a bit. Gosh I really should have gotten pictures of all this. He also lost his first balloon that the cashier gave him from Trader Joes, but he wasnt sad at all. I'm not sure he was that attached to it ;)
This saturday, I'm taking him to his first gym/baby class thing at Little Gym in Fairfax Corner. We'll see if he likes it! He loves climbing on things and other kids, so I think it will be fun. Free trial can't hurt, right? As long as he doesn't pick up a bug there, I'm ok with it.
We also received my mom's piano and got it tuned. Benjamin loves listening to music and today while listening to some songs on a dvd, he didn't just bounce up and down, he swayed his hip and swiveled (according to pappy). Apparently he also enjoys the super loud music that blasts out of Abercrombie (that makes one person in the world) and "be bopped" in his stroller today. I hope he doesn't ask me to buy him anything there haha.
I have no idea what he should be for halloween. I can't swallow paying 20 bucks for a polyester outfit when he's just gonna pull off the hoodie and wear it for an hour. Hmm. Creative suggestions welcome :)
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I love little Benjamin. I am soo glad to hear that he eats A LOT (so different compared to when you visited) and that he's picked up some habits from his cousin. Haha. Sometimes I get the Trader Joe's spinach lasagna (1/3 of it to her) and add a turkey meatball to it for her dinner. Works well. He will probably love the Little Gym. Also go to the Music Together website. Trinity has been gong to classes for 2 weeks now and she LOVES it. They are nationwide and your dad could take him during the week. It's the best music program I've been to out of the three that I've attended. Let me know what your schedules are like...am thinking of a DC visit before she turns 2. Crazy babies together again would be fun!
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