Ben at 4 months

Ben is almost 5 months old and could not be any cuter.I adore his gummy smile, and the blue of his eyes. I love the startlingly light blue ring around is pupils. I love the feel of his chubby hand I'm mine as he nurses. I love that he rubs his head from behind his ear to his eye and then touches me before starting the circle over again when he's tired and nursing. Or he'll play with his ear, folding it over in itself. I often have to protect his eyes from his client fingers. His fingernails grow so fast. I love the feel of his soft and thickening, light hair. I love that it grows so perfectly parted. He is heavy and tall. The other day a lady guessed that he was 7 months old. We get stopped numerous times every time we go anywhere. Women, especially older ladies are always oohing and aweing over him. One lady just gushed and had to talk to him at Sprouts, and then asked if there was any way she could help me when he started crying. We saw her again a few days later at the post office. We were in line and she said, "It's Ben! I thought about you all day!" She was sweet. Something she said at Sprouts made me think he reminded her of her son. Everyone thinks he's adorable. Sean and Cate can't get enough of him. Lucy and Joe love spending time with him. Joe keeps finding excuses to come to Phoenix too stop by and hold him even for just a few minutes. Amy and Brian also love getting to hold him. A few times Ben and I have gone to Joe and Lucy's to spend the day, so I could sew with Lucy, and they have been very glad. Joe will drop whatever he's doing to spend time with Ben. He holds him high in the air and makes him laugh and keeps him entertained. Ben loves being outside. he's decided he likes the Mae tai. We took an hour walk together with it the other day. He wants grown-up food, and will open his mouth wide and dive at it. But he also did that to the rose bud I was showing him yesterday which was funny. He's biting and drooling. He loves the dumbbell rattle my mom gave him. He is very vocal and loves when Danny comes home from work to play and talk. He had discovered his feet. He loves bath time. We bathe together every night and he lives the water. I am excited to swim with him this summer. He sleeps all through the night as long as he can dream feed about every two hours, so we co-sleep. I wouldn't have it any other way; I don't like it if he's not within reach.