Day at home with Mom and Dad

Ben spent his first weekend at home alone with Mom and Dad. Grandma and Grandpa Beatty spent the weekend up north with Barbara and Ron Ramola (Ronni's aunt and uncle). It went pretty good - we ran some errands and hung out at home. Ben watched football with Dad and watched Mom and Dad clean a bit. Dad had his first experience with what happens when you don't cover Ben up while changinghim. Mom's already been sprayed a few times so it was about time for it to happen to Dad! Dad picked out Ben's outfit that he is wearing in the picture - he managed to wear it almost the whole day until we had a pee blow-out.

I will have wedding pictures up sometime tomorrow afternoon. My parents have the pictures on thier camera and are not coming back until tomorrow. The wedding went well - more details when I get the pictures.

Oh Mom!

Ben has been having some bouts of cramps and gas that are making him very uncomfortable lately.  After exhausting every possible method we could think of to make him comfortable, I called the BabyLine at my clinic to ask some advise.  Apparently Ben is not appreciating the salads and raw vegetables that I have been eating lately with dinner.  Babies don't digest those too well yet - I learn new things everyday.  I'll be cutting those out of my diet and we'll see if that gives Ben's tummy a rest.  

I broke out some of Ben's toys today and dressed him up a bit.  He seemed interested in some of the bright colors and patterns or at least they held his attention for a short period of time.  I really like his slippers - the make noise when he moves his feet!  I thought he looked so cute - I'm sure he won't like the pictures when he's 16....

Tomorrow is a big day - Chris and I are getting married.  We have an appointment with the judge downtown at 4:30 pm.  We'll put some pictures up tomorrow.

Getting Ready for Bed

It's almost that time of night again - the adventure we call Ben's Bedtime.  He seems content now but that look can be deceiving when it comes time to lay him down in his own bed.  We have him sleeping in his Pack-n-Play in our room right now.   We have a nice Pack-n-Play, it has a bassinet and changing table area on it.  I believe the concept is to have Ben sleep in the bassinet part but our boy likes to sleep in the changing table part.  We are letting him sleep there for two reasons: one because when we get up to change him in the middle of the night he's already in position and two because he actually sleeps when we leave him in there.   Who would have thought that I would have a son that fights sleeping so much?  I think taking a good nap is one of the best things in life!  

Ben went on his second shopping expedition of his life today with Mom and Grandma Sharon.  Mom was looking for something to wear to her wedding ceremony on Thursday but the trip turned out to be a gold mine for Ben instead.  We hit the outlet mall in Albertville and Grandma found some things that were too cute to pass up.  Ben seemed to enjoy the trip better than the last time - I think he appreciated the fresh air as we walked around outside for a while.  Tomorrow is a haircut for Mom and maybe a bath for Ben.

Sleeping Ben

Ben spent yesterday afternoon running errands with Mom and Dad. We went to the Hennepin County Service Center so Chris and I could get a marriage license and Chris needed to renew his drivers license. We then went to Ridgedale so Chris and I could get wedding bands. Ben was OK for the first 1/2 hour then he decided he didn't like the mall so much - similar to his Dad when he is shopping with me...

My Dad and I went to the Gopher hockey game last night. Dad and Grandma Sharon stayed home with Ben. He was happy to see Mom when I came home (or at least he was ready for another feeding) and then he actually has a good night of sleeping. Right now he is sleeping in the beautiful cradle that Grandpa made him - he loves it and its nice to have a place for him to sleep when we are downstairs. Grandpa is going to watch Ben this afternoon so Chris, both Grandma's, and I can clean the townhouse that we rent out. Fun for us!

I'm growing!

We took Ben to his two week pediatrician visit this morning.  Good news - he now weighs 8 lbs. 6 oz. and is 20.75"!  We were so proud!  Looks like he is going to be tall and slender like his Dad (or like his Dad was when he was younger!).  We had a better night last night.  We all actually got some sleep.  It is taking us some time to figure this sleeping at night thing out I guess.  Yesterday Grandpa Bob got some quality time with Ben while Mom and Grandma Sharon ran some errands and went to lunch.  It was nice to get out of the house for a while.  Grandma Colleen came over for dinner and had some cuddle time with Ben also.  He really enjoyed that! 

Tomorrow Chris and I are going to go get a marriage license (we'll see who's paying attention to this post).  We are going to go get married by a judge as soon as we can schedule a time.  We have to wait 5 days after applying for the license so we'll keep you posted.  We are going to have a backyard "reception" sometime this summer.  Nothing major but Chris and I are very excited and we think so is Ben.  Our parents definitely are.  

My New Puppy Hat

I love to dress Ben in clothes with puppies on them. We think it makes Bella feel like Ben is a little bit hers. She is very protective of him already - she comes running and lays by him whenever he starts to fuss. My mom and I are going to get out of the house tomorrow and let Grandpa have some time with Ben - we'll let you know how that goes...

Happy 2008!

I made sure Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa were up to ring in the New Year with me last night. I finally fell asleep around 4 am and for some reason everyone is napping a lot today. My mom has me up now, we are going to try to stay awake for a while. I may even get a bath tonight - that seems to tire me out quite a bit. My dad is going back to work tomorrow. I'm sure going to miss him and so is my mom. It has been really nice to spend so much time together. I need diapers though so I guess he has to go.

My Grandma and Grandpa think I'm the strongest little man they have seen. I like to lay on Mom and Grandma's shoulders and look around. They say I look like a little turtle. I am growing a bit too - some of my clothes are already getting a little tighter on me. Mom still has to pull my pants up to my chest though, most of them are a bit long. I look like a little old man when she does that.

It's alomost time to eat I guess - I have to do some tummy time first. That's not my favorite thing yet but they keep telling me I will enjoy it someday. Talk to you again soon!

Love, Ben