The Lemon

I'm going to blame this one on Uncle Jared.  He wanted to see Ben's reaction to trying a lemon.  Of course as a mother I never want my child to experience anything that will make him unhappy.  But let's be real, those videos of babies trying lemons for the first time are hilarious.  I didn't give Ben the lemon, but I did let this happen.  And I taped it.  Come on, who doesn't want to remember that face?

You can see the video of Ben having his first taste of lemon here.  Priceless.

I don't think he'll be eating a lot of lemons.  Sorry to do this to you, Ben, but you are just too cute!!!

-Kim

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Team Cartwright!  We are so thankful for all of our friends and family, along with all the blessings in our lives.  Lots of love to all our friends and family!

Full heart, full mouth, happy boy

-Kim

The Yogurt Experience

This week I decided to see if Ben would eat some yogurt.  He hasn't been too into it in the past, but I know you have to offer a food many times before kids will start to like it.  We eat Greek yogurt, so I thought it might be too tart for his liking.  I added some strawberries in an attempt to lure Ben into eating it.

Well, it wasn't working too well.  He just is not interested in the yogurt, despite having strawberries in it.  I rinsed off one of the berries to show him it was real and something he loves.  He ate that.  I gave him the spoon, thinking maybe he would like to feed himself.  He enjoyed holding the spoon, but instead of dipping it into the yogurt, he held the spoon and used his other hand to scoop out yogurt and strawberries.  You can imagine the mess that made...

In the end Ben was happy with his yogurt experience.  I think we'll keep offering it to see if he will enjoy it more, but perhaps I'll drive the spoon for a little longer. :)

-Kim

15 Months!

Happy 15 months to my wonderful Ben!!  I love you and all your busy little ways.  Here are some photos from Ben's day.

Being silly

Music table!

Snack time!

My sweet boy!

Ben really got into his dancing today too.  You can see him rocking out here.  Thanks for making every day so wonderful, Ben.  We love you so much.

-Kim

Stylin'

Who is this good looking kid?  Oh yeah, my son. :)  Ben was looking very nice for church this weekend.  Thanks for the new clothes, Gramma!

I just want to show that we do clean up Ben and dress him nicely sometimes.  Remember this when I post all the pictures of Ben with food all over himself.

-Kim

Working for your keep

Ben knows he has to help out around the house to earn his keep. ;)  He helped us put the groceries away this weekend.  Well, he helped wheel them up and down the hallway.  We had to catch him to get our food!  He loves to push the little cart around.  

He really earned his dinner!  Pat and I really appreciated all Ben's help.  We're lucky parents.

-Kim

More food

I know, more food pictures.  But what can I say, the kid loves to eat.  He's just like his mommy.  :)  Last night Ben and I got the opportunity to join Meo and Omi for a mid week dinner.  Pat and I had to do a hand-off between our tutoring sessions, and it didn't seem worth the time to head back to our place after work.  Luckily Meo and Omi live close to the tutoring center, so it was the perfect excuse to have dinner with them!  We decided to let Ben try some pizza.

What's this?

I'll try it

Get in my mouth!

I think he likes it.

It is so much fun to see Ben try new foods.  Pizza is a sometimes food, but it is nice to know he likes it!  Thanks for dinner, Meo and Omi!

-Kim