Firsts for Baby Ben

Baby Ben is 7 weeks old today!
He is growing so much - I actually had to retire his newborn clothes the other day (sob).
He met a lot of his family last week when Jaron, Yvonne, Rachel, Brian, and Matt all came from Iowa to visit. A good time was had by all.
He has had a series of "firsts" lately, which has been pretty exciting!

His first Saint Patrick's Day!

His first haircut - yep, it was time for a trim. Here's a "before" picture - you can see that the mullet was getting out of control.

Giving the 'burns a trim

Happy with his new haircut!

Baby Ben's first mountain!
Mommy and Uncle Jaron took a hike up to Natural Bridge ... and Ben slept the whole time.
Oh, well.

And ... first smiles! Lots of them!
(just hard to catch them on camera sometimes - hence the blurry picture!)

And here's a video of daddy doing diaper duty ...

Random Ben Pictures

Here's some random cuteness for you!

Parenting can take a lot out of you ...

Sometimes you just need a little comforting.

Baby's first walk!

Baby Ben is One Month Old!

Wow! Baby Ben is one month old already!
I've decided to take his monthly pictures in an appropriately labeled diaper a la Binkie.
He's getting so big - he weighed in at 9 pounds, 11 ounces on his one-month birthday!

He still really enjoys his pacifier (which we are totally ok with, by the way).

He is soooooo cute when he sleeps ... sometimes I just sneak over to his bed and watch him sleep. Yep, I'm pretty in love with him.