We spent last Sunday with John and Kristy and Liliana. We went to Cracker Barrel for old times sake and took the kiddos to the park for some fall photos. Could she be any cuter? If only we could arrange Bennett's marriage.....
Saturday, November 13, 2010
4 Months
Where or Where did the month of November go? It is hard to believe that our baby boy is now 4 months old. He is at such a fun age. Lots and lots of giggles and smiles and laughs. He definitely knows mom and dad and he is starting to prefer us when he gets hungry or tired. If someone else is holding him, he often follows Pat or myself with his eyes around the room...always keeping an eye on where we are.
Benny slept in until 7:30 this morning which was a new record. After going to bed at 9 o'clock last night, he slept a whopping 10.5 hours. This is not typical for him, as he is usually up before 6, but we cannot complain because he is a great sleeper. I guess the snowstorm had everyone including him feeling lazy and cozy.
He is getting too big for his swaddle blanket and so he often busts out of it at night and wakes himself up. It is not unusual for me to be in his room once or twice at night re swaddling him so that he falls back to sleep. He cannot sleep very long unswaddled.... he wakes up over and over and over. He is always able to put himself back to sleep, but still I feel a little nervous for the day when he has to learn to sleep unswaddled. Hopefully by then, he has a little more control over his flailing arms so that he does not wake himself up as often!
He is finally eating more than 4 oz at a time. He consistently eats 5 or more oz at a time now which I think is helping him to sustain through the night. He still eats every 3 to 4 hours but he eats more at a time.
He loves to sit in his bumbo seat ...actually he just loves to sit up period. He recently found his feet and thinks they are very interesting. He does not have the strength to sit up on his own, but he loves to be propped up in the sitting position. He also loves to stand. He has had amazing leg strength since day one and he continues to love to stand up on his legs and bounce around.
I cannot believe that Bennett is 4 months old already. We feel so blessed to have him in our life and we thank God everyday for his health and happiness. We sure love you buddy!
Benny slept in until 7:30 this morning which was a new record. After going to bed at 9 o'clock last night, he slept a whopping 10.5 hours. This is not typical for him, as he is usually up before 6, but we cannot complain because he is a great sleeper. I guess the snowstorm had everyone including him feeling lazy and cozy.
He is getting too big for his swaddle blanket and so he often busts out of it at night and wakes himself up. It is not unusual for me to be in his room once or twice at night re swaddling him so that he falls back to sleep. He cannot sleep very long unswaddled.... he wakes up over and over and over. He is always able to put himself back to sleep, but still I feel a little nervous for the day when he has to learn to sleep unswaddled. Hopefully by then, he has a little more control over his flailing arms so that he does not wake himself up as often!
He is finally eating more than 4 oz at a time. He consistently eats 5 or more oz at a time now which I think is helping him to sustain through the night. He still eats every 3 to 4 hours but he eats more at a time.
He loves to sit in his bumbo seat ...actually he just loves to sit up period. He recently found his feet and thinks they are very interesting. He does not have the strength to sit up on his own, but he loves to be propped up in the sitting position. He also loves to stand. He has had amazing leg strength since day one and he continues to love to stand up on his legs and bounce around.
I cannot believe that Bennett is 4 months old already. We feel so blessed to have him in our life and we thank God everyday for his health and happiness. We sure love you buddy!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
You are Only As Young as you Feel
No wonder Bennett loves playing with Kaylee...she gets right down to his level:)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Don't Forget to Vote Today
Take 10 minutes to research the candidates on your ballot. I think Evoter.com is a great site as you can type in your address and get your sample ballot so you know going in who will be on your ballot. It also tells you where your voting location is. No excuses...get out there and exercise your right to vote.
I also learned something that I did not know yesterday. If an incumbent is running uncontested and you do not support the incumbent candidate, you can write in "Not the Incumbent" so your vote counts against them. My local party rep told me that on the phone yesterday. I never knew that.
Happy Voting!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Filling Out the Carseat : Edition 4
July 24th : Leaving the Hospital at just under 5 lbs
October 24th : Halloween Party at just under 12 lbs
Bennett the Bug
Ben was a bug for Halloween. First Pat had to try on the outfit to convince Bennett that it was fun to wear costumes on Halloween.
Ben was not convincedNew Camera
Pat and I decided that for Christmas this year, we would get each other a new camera....
Oh YEAH! We got a new camera. Throw your hands up in the air like you just don't care.
Such a strong boy.
Eyes that sparkle.
Talky Talky. 
..................and then we decided that Christmas would come a little early this year. Our cameras were the Zach Morris versions of the past....I really think they were the absolute original digital cameras and the pictures proved it. Now that we have great material to take pictures of .....enter Bennett Jordan....we needed good equipment to capture all of the Kodak moments.
We have a lot to learn about our camera, but here are a few of our first canon moments caught on film.
Oh YEAH! We got a new camera. Throw your hands up in the air like you just don't care.
Such a strong boy.
Eyes that sparkle.
Talky Talky.Hudson on the move
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