What Benson Has Been Doing

1. Rolled over for the first time from his back to his stomach. He use to love playing on his stomach before he realized he could roll over onto his stomach. Now once he rolls over he hates being on his stomach. He thinks it's so fun to roll over and then gets mad when he can't roll back onto his back.

2. Loves being in his bouncy/swival chair. My mom got this great chair from a friend at her work that Benson just loves. It's a chair that Benson sits in but is kinda standing up in as well and that he can also bounce himself up and down in a little. The chair also allows him to spin around. It has a tray that you can put toys in and Benson loves spinning around and throwing his toys onto the ground. I think he loves it because it allows him to sit up and play with his toys instead of laying on back playing with toys.

3. Went swimming for the first time. I think Benson would have really liked the swimming pool if the water hadn't been too cold. We bought him a really cute pair of swimming shorts that have little Nacho Libre Luchardore masks on them. He really likes his baths now so I'm sure he'll enjoy swimming. We're going to take him again during the day when the water is warmer.

4. Has realized he has feet. Benson loves to lay on his back and grab his feet. He thinks it's so funny when he pulls his feet up towards his mouth. He can usually grab one of his feet and sometimes both of them. I think his chubby belly and chubby thighs get in the way of him always grabbing both feet at the same time and bringing them to his mouth.

5. Now wearing size 3 diapers! Benson was only 6 pounds 1 ounce when he was born and in the 5% for his weight, I think that is changing though. He weighed 13.5 pounds 7 weeks ago and I think he's now around 17 pounds. Last time we had him weighed he had moved up to the 25% for his weight and I have feeling that % will go way up at his next check up.

6. Had his blood drawn two weeks ago and didn't make a peep again! He's such a brave little kid when it comes to getting his blood drawn. The last two times he has had his blood drawn he didn't cry, he didn't even hardly make a peep. He just stares at the nurse and smiles.

7. His thyroid levels are now normal! Benson's thyroid levels had been still a little high the last few times he had his blood drawn but after this time they are now normal! They had been about a 2.1 and anything above a 2 is high. However, his level is now a 1.9 which is great!