Ben is now a pro at sitting up. He LOVES his toys, and can play in his room for long periods of time. He just began crawling (or maybe just dragging himself along) on Sunday (August 5th) to go along with his skill of pivoting which he has had for some time. He is beginning to get into Sam's toys in the living room. We can't just put Ben down on the floor and expect him to be satisfied with his toys anymore. Sam is pretty good at sharing, but most of Sam's toys are not safe for Ben (mostly because anything Ben can get his hands around goes into his mouth.) Now Sam says, "Mom!, can you pick Ben up." or "Mom!, Can you put Ben in his crib?"
When we came back from our California trip, Ben had some respiratory problem, which then turned into a fever the next week. I'm not sure if they were related, but we had a copay for his 6 month checkup, a copay for the minor emergency center, and a copay to see the doctor when he had the fever, along with 2 prescriptions. I thought the medical problems increased only when you turned 40, not 6 months. Oh well. Even more frustrating, his fever which he had had for 3 days, returned to normal right after we visited the doctor. He is still the master of drooling, as evidenced by these pictures, but I still do not see any teeth popping through. Ben loves eating, and can gum cheerios down by the handful. He is eating with us at lunch and supper, and it is fun to have everyone at the table together. Ben smiles at everything and at everyone. We are always getting comments when we are out for how "healthy" he is (why don't they just say he is chubby? We all know that is what they are thinking.) and what a great smile he has. We got these same comments when Sam was a baby. We are so blessed to have such happy babies. (Was it just a few months ago we were wondering if he would ever stop crying and be happy!)
For comparisons, here is a picture of Sam at 7 months. It is obvious that Ben outweighs his brother at this age
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