Some of you may be asking, "Who (or what) is Cantiflas?" He was a very funny Mexican comedian popular in the 1960's. Benny's association with Cantiflas started very early, in the womb in fact. One night, shortly before he was born, I could not sleep. Benny was having some kind of dance party. So, after several hours of tossing and turning and waking up Tommy, I got up and turned on the tv. Lo and behold, an old Cantiflas movie at 3am. We laughed, Benny settled down and finally I got some sleep that night. Since then, we've called him our little "Cantiflas" when he is giggling. Fast forward to now... Benny is becoming more vocal everyday, he says da-da, squeals, screams and giggles. (Much to my dismay, he hasn't said ma-ma yet, despite daily prompts and bribes.) It usually takes a little warming up to get him into full giggle mode, but lately he just spontaneously bursts into laughter. He is learning to pull himself up on things like his crib, the couch, ect. I caught him doing that yesterday and he just looked at me, grinned and laid down laughing. So, who knows what kind of joker he will turn out to be as he gets older.
Its been quite awhile since we've posted anything. One reason (excuse) is that Benny is now officially mobile. We're chasing him around. He is army-crawling like crazy. His first across-the-room trek was in Minnesota in front of Grandma and Grandpa and several aunts and uncles, and on Father's Day. Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. Have a great day!
