eight months old!

Using a fancy camera is nothing like riding a bicycle, especially in low November light with a crawling baby and a bored three-year-old who is NOT impressed with the attention her baby brother is getting. These were the most in-focus shots we got, and they're frustratingly fuzzy.

But I digress. Ben is eight months old! Still just an easy going guy who loves to crawl around and grab things. I just can't believe how sweet and delicious he is. I want to go chew on his legs right now, but he is sleeping, and waking him up would be completely insane. He is not sweet and delicious when it comes to sleep. His tendency to not sleep longer than 2-3 hours is not appetizing at all. What happened to our little infant who slept through the night and made me feel smug and sorry for all those parents of babies that don't sleep? what?

One more thing! Guess who will be nine months old in December and playing Baby Jesus in the church Christmas Pageant? This guy: