What a Big Boy!

Hello again... it's been a pretty quiet week so I'm not sure how much I'll have to report on this week. I'll be able to make it short and sweet and right to the point.

Benjamin has been growing up so fast. It seems like every week he is starting to do something new. He is still teething... which means drooling like crazy and chewing on anything he can get into his mouth. He especially likes a stuffed duck that Grammy gave him for Easter. He has also started putting himself to sleep at night and for his naps. We used to have to spend a little while rocking him and singing to him and once he was pretty much asleep then we could put him down. But this week we've been able to put him in his crib while he's still awake, turn on his Baby Einstein lullaby cd, and leave the room and he usually falls asleep within 5 minutes. We have such a good baby, we're truly blessed!

This week Benjamin starting sitting up supported in his boppy pillow. He's still really wobbly, but I've been helping him do "sit ups" to strengthen his stomach and back muscles to help him sit up better. I know it's a little early for him to be sitting up, but he's loves being able to see everything around him from a new perspective. He looks like such a big boy when he's sitting up.

Friday night Jonathan and I took Benjamin to see Shrek 3. Jonathan's brother Evan came with us. Benjamin did really well for most of the movie. He watched part of it and drank a whole bottle while we got to enjoy the movie. The last half hour though he started getting a little restless and Jonathan had to stand up with him by the door and finish watching the movie from there. Shrek 3 is only an hour and half long- I guess we won't be able to take Benjamin to a longer movie until he's well into his preschool years and can sit through it quietly. Looks like Blockbuster is going to start getting a lot of business from us. For those of you who want to know, the movie was funny. We liked it (but not as much as the first 2 movies).

Well, that's about it for us this past week. We're heading off to Midway, UT this weekend to spend some time with the whole Gibson family- everyone will be together having fun. Hopefully we'll have some good pictures and stories for next week's blog.

We love you all!