To my sweet sweet Bennett Journey, B-nut, Goose, Stink stink,

You turned 8 months old this week. You  bring me so much joy everyday. When people see you, they often tell me, “That’s a baby who just loves life.” It’s so true. You have an infectious joy about you. You bring a smile to everyone you meet.

You have a shy quality to your joyous personality. You often retreat to my arms and bury your face into my chest when you’re unsure of your surroundings. Loud noises and busy surroundings are sometimes hard for you to handle and make you uneasy.

You love to spend quality time with people, the one on one, all distractions put aside. You love to be verbally praised and react to a stern tone more than anything else.

You take after your daddy and I because you’re a very determined baby. When you decide you want something or want to do something, you find a way to do it.

You have started to realize that you can make us laugh and will continue to do whatever made us laugh in the first place. That’s a daddy trait. I hope you keep that trait. 🙂

You love to move. Jumping is your favorite and you rather stand and balance than sit. You are mobile and have just started to rock on your hands and knee’s. You’ll roll and scoot all around the room though. You’ll take steps if someone is holding your hands and you’ll take steps if you’re holding onto a standing object.

You’re extremely verbal, just not in public. You’re saying dada and mama almost everyday and you love to babble. You’re extremely quiet though in public. You are an observer when out and about. You love to sit outside and watch your surroundings, birds, leaves, clouds, or cars. People interest you and you love to observe them. You’re a people watcher, just like me.

You enjoy music and dancing. Anything that makes a sound that you can control, excites you. Daddy playing guitar mesmerizes you. We listen to pandora and are constantly singing throughout the day.

You’ve brought so much love and joy into my life these past 8 months. I am so thankful for you and the little boy you’re turning into. I love you Goose!