Happy 15 Months Benjamin!!!

Happy 15 Months sweet boy!  Time is just going by and you are growing up!!!  You are not our baby anymore... you are an exploring, adventuresome, dare devil (at times), sweet, silly, dancing, smart, happy toddler boy!!!

It has been a while since I last posted about your happenings so let's get to it!

Your stats... You are 33.25 inches tall and weigh 24 pounds 14oz.  Which is 95% for height and 55% for weight.  You are one tall and solid boy!!

You eat... almost everything and will try anything!  The last 3 months you have tried a lot of new things... some include crabs, shrimp, green olives, corn dogs, hot dogs, yogurt covered pretzels and popsicles!!!  You also love limes and lemons... We know they are not good for your teeth so we try not to give them to you too often... but when you do have them your facial expressions are priceless!

You love to... play with your toys, read books, dance, swim, play at the splash pad, go to the zoo, make animal noises, listen to music, hammer on your tool box, play outside, go for walks and many many more things!  Your favorite song right now is Coldplay, A Sky Full of Stars.  It is so fun to watch you dance to that song!!!  It is like you and Chris Martin are in your own world!!!  Your favorite book right now is Giraffes Can't Dance.  You love to point out the turtles, lions, monkeys and other animals.  Your favorite summertime activity this far is anything to do with water!  You love your puddle jumper swim vest and enjoy jumping in to the pool... even when we aren't ready... I did mention you are a bit of a dare devil right!

Your sleep schedule... has been better, but since we have been back from our trip to San Francisco you have been waking up a bit on the early side!  You have been waking up around 6-7am then come snuggle with me and fall back asleep till 8-9am.  And typical nap from 2-3:30pm and go to bed between 8-9pm... lately it is closer to 8... which might be why you are getting up earlier.  I know with consistency we will get you back on track... because this momma loves her sleep just like you do sweet boy!!

You are running all over the place!!!  You have jumped a few times, and it is incredibly fun to watch!  Your energy and curiosity are contagious.  I love our dance parties, playing chase, playing catch and kicking the soccer ball with you and am so blessed to share life with you each and everyday!  Watching you and daddy play bring joy to my heart and a smile to my face!  Your bond and love for each other is precious.  You are still a momma boy at heart but love your daddy and look forward to him coming home everyday!  Your 30+ word vocabulary is expanding so fast; you are like a sponge and you pick up new words everyday!  I am soooo incredibly proud to be your momma and love teaching you new things.

Big happenings the last 3 months include... weaning off the bottle and breast milk to sippy cups and whole milk, week long trip to San Francisco that included a 4+hour flight that you did AMAZING on by the way, enjoyed your first golf outing with daddy and loved riding on the golf cart, watched fireworks for the first time (not so into them the first time, but liked them the second... but then hated them on the 4th of July... we were really close to them and I think they were way too loud for you), had your first BIG fall and boo boo... you fell off a step at the splash pad and scratched your face up really bad :(, first haircut, first trip to the Children's Museum, first trip to Moody Gardens and now have a total of 8 teeth!  Unfortunately you are the slowest teether ever... :/

Benjamin, you are one amazing, joyful, and perfect boy and we are incredibly blessed to call your ours!  Happy 15 Months!

And here is a photo recap from the last 3 months.  (Will do a separate post of our San Fran trip)

Last bottle!

Thank you for making me your momma!

Styling dude!

Trying on hats!

Great Grandma Geeg!

Family weekend in Dallas with the Ingrams

Golfing with daddy!

Celebrating our favorite daddy on Father's Day!

Love him!

Love my family of 3!

One of many family pool days!

First haircut!

Celebrating Baby Oliver Sage!  Can't wait to meet this sweet boy in a few short weeks!

Yummy afternoon snack with my favorite little people!

Playing at the Children's Museum!

Another day another splash pad!

Fun at the zoo!

Love!

Afternoon bubbles!

One of our favorite lunch dates!!

Lots of time spent in the pool this summer!

First trip to Moody Gardens!

Our little fishy!

This kid has no fear sometimes!

Love our sweet friends!

Celebrating our wonderful nation on his birthday!!  Happy 4th!

Sleepy boy!

Happy One Year Birthday Benjamin!

Benjamin,
Happy 1st Birthday sweet baby boy!  How can you be a year old today... it seems like yesterday they placed you in my arms and you stole our hearts!  You are our pride and joy and we cannot be more proud and thankful to call your our son!  This last year has been full of so many firsts for you and for us... and we have loved every single minute!

A little about you:

Today at your 1st year check up you weighed in at 22# 11oz. and are 31" tall.   That falls in the 50% for weight and 76% for height.  The dr. said you are very advanced for your age and are doing excellent!  But we already knew that right!!!  You love to eat almost anything, but your favorites include blueberries, mac and cheese and chicken.  For the last 365 days you have loved and enjoyed momma's milk, with a little of formula in between, and now we are going to transition you to whole milk!  We think you will just drink it up and love it!  You are about to move up to size 5 diapers, because you have the most precious cubby legs and belly, and they seem to be more comfortable of you.  Still in 12-18 month clothes and 18-24 month PJ's.

As for sleep... you are still a great little sleeper.  You get that from the Overbeck side of the family.  Your top two teeth have caused a little bit of a sir in the sleep department but we are hopeful that is over and they will break through any day!  And yes we pray for that every night.

When it comes to playtime you are a joy to watch.  You are 100% all BOY!  Love dirt, sticks, leafs... anything really dirty or messy has your name all over it.  With Easter around the corner we gave your some plastic eggs and you love to pick them up and put them in your bucket as well as find secret hiding places for them around the house.  I'm sure a year from now we will still be finding your little treasure you have hidden around the house!  It is so fun to watch you learn and discover new things each day.  We are working on sorting and stacking and you love anything you can either bang or use it to make music with!  You are also learning new words everyday and have ~15 or so words in your vocabulary.  With the warmer weather lately we have started going to the park and you have learned to climb up the stairs and can go down the slides all on your own.  Momma is close by but you love the do your own thing!  You can be quite independent when you are in your element!

As for milestones…  we took another trip on the airplane this last month to visit Mommom and Poppop Baker for their 70th Wedding Anniversary and on the trip you decided to take off and haven't stopped since!  We were at dinner the first night and you saw a duck and took off running towards it!  You are very strong and your balance is awesome!  And with the new freedom you are all over the place and we love it!  Yes, it makes thing hard at times, but we love to see you be your own person.  (I will try to remember that the next time you want to go see the ducks and I say, no)  Other milestones include your first swimming lesson.  You were not the biggest fan but that is why we are taking the lessons... to get your more comfortable in the pool for the summer!

As we think back on the day you were born and all the days since we can't help but smile and beam with joy.  You made us a family of three and we are so thankful and blessed God choose us to be your parents.  We pray everyday that you will know him and love him and that he will guide and protect your steps.  

You stole our hearts a year ago today and if it is possible we love you more now than then... and will love you more tomorrow than today.  

Love, Momma and Daddy 

How old are you... ONE!

And today we had your 1st Birthday photos taken and here is a little sneaky peak!  We just Love Jen Mcdonald with Jen Loves Photography!  She is super talented and an wonderful friend!

Trip to Maryland!

This last weekend we traveled to Maryland to celebrate my grandparents 70th Wedding Anniversary! It was a fast trip, only 5 days, but we packed a lot of fun into our adventure!  Here is a quick photo recap.  Happy Wednesday!