10 Month Old Patient

Ben is 10 months old! Just this morning he's been subject to a physical examination from Little Miss "C" which earned him a bandaid on his arm.

He is getting around mostly by scooting on his bottom, which works pretty well on the hardwoods! He is drawn to tags, for examply he immediately feels around for the tag as soon as I put a bib on him. Most things go right into his mouth, of course, like the other night while he was in the bathroom during his sister's bathtime:

He's got 6 teeth and I think that one more is coming in on the bottom!

We had a busy week/weekend last week doing a garage sale, and were blessed with a visit from Nana & Papa to help watch the kids on Saturday. This culminated with Little Miss "C" being able to go watch her cousin's dance recital on Sunday night. Now she wants to do ballet and "magnastics" (gymnastics) around the house!

Chattanooga Adventure

It's 2:20pm and both of my babies are napping.....they've had a busy morning together, first to the bike shop for a quick repair and then to get the oil changed in the van.

A few weeks ago we took Little Miss "C" to Chattanooga for an overnight adventure! She got to visit the park, get on the old Delta Queen riverboat, swim in the hotel pool and visit the Tennessee Aquarium. A huge thank-you to Grandma & Grandpa for staying at home with Ben so we could have some special time together!

Sitting on a stone lion in the park

Daddy's Girl

Getting on the Delta Queen

Ben enjoying his snack of dead grass as he relaxes in the front yard...he's all boy!

Peter Cottontail and his family hopped over to our house for some Easter festivities this weekend. He's quite a character....

Look Alikes

Me and My Son

The Latest and Greatest

Poor little guy is cutting all 4 of his top front teeth at the same time! We actually see two of them, now... He's starting to say, "da, da, da, da...." a lot and is working on his "ma, ma...". Still won't get off his tushie to try and crawl yet!

Got our "Big Sister" and "Little Brother" shirts on today for a photo op....here's the best that I could do!!!

I obviously don't feed my kids enough....

Have a great weekend!

Oh Poo!!

I love my son! He loves to laugh, smile, play and we have a great grunting game that we play. This week, though, he's giving me an unintentional run for my money. Here's what I found when I pulled him from his crib a few minutes ago, after a wonderfully long morning nap during which I enjoyed baking cookies with Little Miss "C":

That's NOT chocolate pudding....and it wasn't only on his sheet. He got wiped from head to toe, although fingernail beds are a bit harder to clean. Don't tell his grandma's that some was also on his chin (his fingers are ALWAYS in his mouth)....YUCK.

Now I know that these kinds of things are an expected part of babyhood. But this is probably our third or fourth "incident" this week of escaping the diaper. I've lost count of the laundry loads that have been run on his behalf since Sunday...and it's only Wednesday!

Is it a boy thing? Only once do I remember my daughter having such an unruly poo!

To give my little guy credit, he's teething AND on antibiotic to fight off a sinus infection - and the Dr. warned that loose poo might be a side effect. So I'll give him grace....and continue doing laundry with love.

Thanks, Mom!!!

Frosty

Snow Day! It started around 9am and snowed non-stop until 1pm...yet it was such a wet snow that much of it melted and we ended up with about an inch on the ground. Daddy was finally able to play, too, so Mr. Snowman was created just before the sun went down!