And He's Off........

Apparently, our little boy is full of surprises. On Friday, Ben decided to get off my lap and WALK to his Daddy about five feet away! He had taken a few steps here and there, but nothing like this. We were very excited and happy to both be able to see his first steps.

What came next was mind blowing to say the least. We were hoping that he would walk a little more, but Ben decided that he was ready to do some more exploring. A few steps were not enough for this daredevil. Out of nowhere, he walked from our back kitchen door to the laundry room...this about twenty feet away from the another! It didn't stop there. The rest of the night he was walking all around the house; stopping here and there, but still walking. We are both amazed with him!

More pleasant surprises came at Ben's 15 month check up this week. He is doing great! I am always concerned when we go to the doctor to learn his new percentiles, since he was a preemie. He is up to the 10th percentile in weight, which is huge! He was at the 3rd on his last check up. His height is between the 75th - 90th percentile! This is all on the regular growth chart! He was measured on a special preemie chart in the beginning, because he was so small at birth. With an adjusted age of only 13 months, you can imagine how happy we are with this progress.