Boy

People have asked me if it's a lot different having a boy after all the girls. My answer is, "not really"--I have heard that the first year it is pretty much the same, babies are babies. But after that it starts getting more interesting. Of course all kids have their own personalities from the get-go. Well, now that Ben is getting more mobile I think I am starting to see it. Maybe it is just personality but this kid is a lot more fearless than the girls.

He doesn't seem to care what he crawls over...wood, grass, cement, rocks....whatever! Although he CAN walk, crawling is still his preferred mode of transportation. His hands and knees were BLACK today after playing at the park.

Then there's the climbing. I don't remember any of our girls being climbers but we have to keep an eye on this little guy.  I knew we were in trouble when I found him on the girls top bunk!

 

And here's a little video of Ben walking. He does pretty well at it and can even get across the room but crawling is just faster for him still. He gets a little better every day though and I'm sure it won't be long before he is walking full-time.