Thanksgiving with Family

We feel very fortunate that we got to share Thanksgiving 2010 with both of our families. Counting our blessings this Holiday Season.

Filling Out the Carseat : Edition 5

The carseat is certainly getting harder and harder to carry around. It feels very different than it did 4 months ago when we left the hospital with our little 5 pounder. You may also notice that Lady and Bug are no longer traveling with Benny. He outgrew them and had to say good bye.

Oh and a couple more things.....

Bennett and Hudson have taken notice of each other. Ben watches Hudson a lot and Hudson is starting to watch over Benny. It's cute.

Bennett is loving the Jumparoo...he could spend all day in that thing.

I am not trying to bore you with the details, but this blog doubles as my baby book so I need to get all of these big events documented:) Bear with me.

Big Week

In the last week it feels like Bennett has changed a TON....maybe it is just because we got to be home with him all day everyday for several days in a row...or maybe he really is changing a lot right now. Either way, we have so enjoyed it!

On Thursday Bennett watched his first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dad parked him smack dab in front of the TV and he smiled and smiled at the parade...no lie. Every time a float came on...he giggled...probably just a coincidence but it sure makes us feel like we have a really smart one on our hands.

Ben was full of excitement watching the Thanksgiving parade

On Friday Bennett met Santa for the first time. Screamed for dear life. Ben is not a fan of Santa even at 4.5 months. The camera malfunctioned (or maybe it was user error) and we spent $20 on a photo of Ben with the Hollidazzle Santa. Rip off alert...but seriously....how could we walk away from his first ever photo with St. Nick??

Family Photo at the Macy's 8th floor display just before seeing Santa

On Saturday, Bennett had his biggest blow out to date. Poo all the way up to his armpits. Not sure exactly how he managed that given he was SITTING ON MY LAP...needless to say the onesie was a goner and we wasted no time throwing that into the trash. The blow out was immediately followed by bath time:)

Photo not included for obvious reasons:)

On Sunday Bennett ate rice cereal for the first time. For some reason this milestone seems big to me. It feels like he has to be a little boy to eat from a spoon. How can my baby be eating from a spoon...impossible! I would keep him on formula forever if it would mean I would get to keep him as my baby boy.

You want me to do what with that spoon??

On Monday (this morning) Bennett rolled over for the first time. Front to back. I set him on his tummy in his crib and within seconds he flipped to his back...as if he has known how to do it for years. I saw the whole thing and quickly yelled for Pat. He arrived just in time to witness Bennett's second performance. We ran to get the camera and by that time he was done. Wanted no more of it. He does not like the pressure of being on camera I guess:)

Bennett attempting a third rollover

And today marked a big milestone for our whole family. We had the last of our post placement adoption visits. We are now all approved by the state of MN and the state of TX to permanently finalize Bennett's adoption. Pat will be flying down to Texas on December 15th to appear in court and accept all of Bennett's final adoption documents including the long awaited Birth Certificate! It sure feels good to have be so close to getting the last of the paperwork dunzo!

We Found the Flip

Which also means we found the lost footage from our time in El Paso. Here is some video of Ben when he was 1 week old. When I look back on this video, I realize how much he really has filled out. I am so thankful that we found this!

Cheesy Commute

Here is a little taste of my commute each day....

1st I pass the billboard that says "A Turkey crossing the road is poultry in motion."

A little further down the road I pass by my friend Joy Monahan...she is a surfer and a mormon.

Not too much further down the road I see the church billboard telling me that "God answers knee-mail."

On my way home there is the sign telling me a "Boiled egg for breakfast is hard to beat."

By the time I pull in the driveway, the cheese has been laid on so thick that all I can think about is dinner.

humbled

And he made a liar out of me. Up at 3 am...ready to start his day....no interest in sleep. Humbled by my child.