Busy baby boy

Well, I apologize again for the lag between posts...our computer had a dying hard drive, and has been in the "shop" for a week. Amazing how dependent we have become on the thing!

While it was out, though, Ben has been very busy. We went to the Zoo with some friends and had a blast. Ben got to feed the giraffes, and we saw a bunch of interesting animals.

A very hungry, but friendly, giraffe

Wow, Mommy, check out his tongue!

I love the zoo, Mommy, even when it is chilly (that means 60s and breezy here in Tucson)


He has also been working hard on crawling, and seems to finally have gotten the hang of it now (the video below is from a couple days ago, and the best crawling is around the 1:30-2 minute mark-i don't know how to edit them yet- and he is even better now!). His two upper teeth are in now (right is showing, left just poking through his gums), joining his two lower front teeth.
Naked (and drooling) crawling is the best kind!


He started swimming lessons this past Monday, and is working hard on reaching and kicking (with encouragement). He loves to splash with his arms, and will hopefully start blowing bubbles in the water soon (still mostly does that while riding in his carseat). The weather is getting really hot here, so I anticipate we will start spending quite a bit of time in the water in the months to come.
Reaching for my green ducky

A mouthful of water...yuck!

Swimming is fun!!


We are excited for a visit with Auntie Becca and Parker this weekend, and are also looking forward to a visit from Auntie Jackie next month. We love visitors!