10 Months!

On the 23rd of February, Benjamin turned 10 months. I can't believe how quickly time goes with the second one. He is a happy boy who LOVES to be around people. These days he is happiest standing, clapping, eating or watching activities around him. Dare I say that his sleep has improved? I know by saying it that I tempt fate and it gets bad again but he seems to be beginning to sleep longer stretches and take more consistent naps. He is up to a 3 or 4 hour stretch at night and usually two 45 minute-1 hour naps during the day. He is so much happier (as am I) if he gets a couple hours of naps in during the day. Of course, he slept better at night as a newborn, but as long as we are trending toward better I'll be happy. 4 times this past week he slept in his own crib until 3 or 4 in the morning. Here's to the improvement continuing :) Whoever out there is praying... keep it up!!

This isn't really representative of how well he can stand these days. He seems to get thrown off by the camera but he can stand/balance for quite a long time. He loves to push my hands away as I'm getting him stable as if to say, "I do it myself" If he is anything like his sister those words will be uttered a lot in the coming months.