Benjamin's Story

Mom doesn't believe me but I have a beautiful smile. It's so gorgeous that I only show it for a minute at a time. Sorry, Mom. I still love you!

Benjamin's 2nd cousin, Catherine Harrison, sent him this adorable friend. I think it's pretty cute that his first smiles arrived the same day as Ellie!!! Thanks very much, Auntie Catherine.

Something's cooking in the kitchen... could it be more formula? Ben eats almost a 1/2 gallon of the stuff a day! He's like one of those African animals that eats its weight in bugs each day. Hopefully he won't be eating too many bugs when he gets older!

Ben seemed to be quite content parked next to the tulips one night. At least he's giving us enough time to clean the place up now and then!

If you can believe it... Ben has a hernia! The poor guy has to go in for surgery next week... and start physical therapy for a weak neck. I think that's probably because his head is so huge! But who knows. Apparently the hernia is not uncommon in little guys like him and is easily fixed. We'll see next week!

We try to give Ben some play mat time every day. He really doesn't like being on his tummy, but once he's on his back, he can easily spend between 5 and 15 minutes looking around at the lights and the toys.

Ben is definitely getting more active and aware. He's pretty good on the changing table these days and is getting more smiley all the time.

We went up to the condo this weekend and had a nice time. Noah, Diana, Kelvin, and Maxwell joined us for the day on Saturday and I got to go snowboarding in the nice Spring conditions.

Ben did well in the condo and didn't seem to mind the altitude. We did have to make an emergency run for formula as we didn't have enough, but all in all, it went well.

Noah, Diana, and the boys joined us last weekend for the day in Breckenridge. We had a nice time with them and the boys were all very good. Here's a photo of Jeanette, Diana, Max, and Ben (unseen) outside the brewery.

Ben is just too cute in this little outfit that we found for him. Jeanette said it was appropriate because her mother used to dress her up in outfits like this till she was well into school.

We'll try not to be that bad with Ben

We found this cute outfit for St. Patrick's day. I wonder how old he'll be when he doesn't want a shamrock on his butt any more?

Ben is definitely starting to outgrow his outfits. He used to be swamped in this one! Pretty soon we'll have to break into the closet downstairs for the 3-6 month items!

We went to the zoo this weekend. It was nice and sunny and Ben slept much of the way around. It will be fun when he's old enough to appreciate it!

It's hard to believe that at 6 weeks old, Ben is starting to grow out of some of his tiny-miny clothes. He was so cute in that Giggle Saurus shirt, too! He had a rough couple of days and seems to have had a growth spurt of an inch or more in wingspan in just a weekend. Suddenly, we don't have to fold over the cuffs of his onesies any more.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago I could tuck him into the fold of my shirt and carry him around. He'd be a bit cramped in those quarters today! Although I'll miss having a tiny little guy around, I'll be glad when his tummy is big enough to hold some real quantities of food!