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.

Baby Ben Is Growing

I can't believe Baby Ben is almost 3 weeks old already! He weighs nine pounds now - some of his newborn clothes are starting to get a little tight. I'm choking back tears right now.


We enjoyed a visit this weekend from Nana Vonne and Grandpa Tom!

Baby Ben had his first outing to a restaurant - he did very well. And he looked awfully cute in his little bear outfit.

He also went on his first walk with mommy and daddy - it was a big weekend for him!

Whoa! First mohawk (and daddy's first efforts at hairstyling).

Here are some videos of Baby Ben in action for those who requested them (Aunt Amy).
He's not really doing anything super-exciting, but you can see how cute he is live.

Baby Ben Is 2 Weeks Old!

Baby Ben celebrated his 2-week birthday yesterday! I can hardly believe it's been two weeks already - my baby is growing up so fast! He had his 2-week well child check at the pediatrician today - his weight is up to 8 pounds, 11 ounces! Yay!


He has a wide variety of facial expressions - I think this is the "I'm sleepy, stop taking pictures" expression.

His umbilical cord fell off, so he was able to get a real bath!