Shoes & Fruit Salad

I'm trying to get Benjamin to wear shoes regularly now that he's walking so much. I started with these slipper shoes, thinking they're thin & won't make him trip. But he was furious. He cried for a while, but he was still walking all over the house. He got over it & kept the shoes on for most of the day. That was yesterday...I didn't make him wear shoes today.

This week we found out that Ben likes strawberries and blackberries. And of course he still loves clementines. He makes funny faces with the strawberries; I thought they'd be too tart for him, but he'll eat anything that is the least bit sweet.

He loves bathtime with Daddy. We use that blue bowl to rinse his hair, but he likes to use it as a toy. Last time he was filling the bowl with water and pouring it out.

I have been taking the pacifier away for parts of the day to get Ben used to being without it. One day this week I took it from him as soon as he woke up in the morning. I put him down for his morning nap without it, and he was fine. But by his afternoon nap he was hollering for it. I haven't been able to get him to take another nap without the pacifier, but we go on errands without it and he plays for a bit without it.