18 Month Check-up

Wednesday was Benjamin's 18 month check-up and vaccination. The pediatrician is impressed with his continued growth because "normal" children do not jump percentiles during their first year (probably because they are picky eaters--not a member of that club). Ben has jumped to the 75th percentile in weight and height for his age. Sorry, no pictures. Ben screamed the whole time we were there and I forgot my camera :(

Weight: 27 lbs 15 1/2 oz. (almost 2.5 lbs in 3 months)

Height: 33 1/2 inches ( 2 3/4 inches in 2 months)

I had noticed some of my his pants getting a little shorter and tighter :) The nurse measured him twice because she didn't believe he had grown that much. Of course when you are holding your breath, lips turning blue, and snotting (is that a word?) all over the room, you may arch your back a little more when laid upon an exam table.

Have a wonderful weekend...maybe some snow pictures next week???

Sans Paci!

For those wondering...this is now a Paci-Free home. This is what I found when I went in to check on Ben a few minutes ago.

Naptime
And you have to throw everything out of the crib. Blanket, woobie, pillow, even HERMEY!!


Have a great weekend!

Gram Cam

For Christmas, our family and Jason's family bought Mom and Dad (aka Grammy and Pappy) a new camera. Mom said she had some cute pictures of the kids and thought I might want to see. This is the other night when they played on an air mattress.


I don't think the boys were into a photo op

Snow day!

Colin, Kennedy, and Benjamin sledding
Matt helping Ben sled

No fear. Coming down the slide headfirst.
Samson is Benjamin's buddy
Imagine that, Ben with a ball!
The pond is frozen. Kennedy and Colin were throwing rocks onto it and breaking the ice.
Raiding Mammaw's fridge after playing in the snow
Hey, there aren't any bananas in here!
Mmm, thanks for the hot chocolate, Mammaw! Ben just ate the marshmellows.

Not me...

I am not sitting in my room listening to my son cry because I took his pacifier away. You know that I took that away months ago.

I did not crash my car a week before Christmas, causing me to have to purchase a new vehicle before New Year's. (seriously, not my fault)

I did not buy a car I really didn't want because I had to turn the rental car in.

I did not, as a mother, purchase a black vehicle, knowing I couldn't keep it clean.

I am not going to trade in said vehicle on a new (and white) vehicle later this week!

I am not the sister of the best car salesman/dealership manager around!

I did not eat Oreos for lunch, wondering if the filling was considered "dairy."

I did not lose an enormous black SUV in a parking garage because I was looking for my old car.

I did not consider giving Ben his paci back....although as the screaming continues..hmmm...

I did not buy a whole box of mini candy canes a couple of days after Christmas.

I did not forget Hermie at home when we went to do some returns and listen to Ben yell from the backseat the whole way home....HERMIE!!

I did not wish that I had a DVD to put in so he would stop yelling for Hermie!

I did not forget that I was a mother because Ben slept until 9:15 this morning and I woke up before him!

I am not getting Ben out of his crib right now, without a nap, and going to play in the snow!!

Have a great week!

Welcome, Little Audrey!

Amy had little Audrey on Thursday, January 8th. I got to visit with her the next morning. Sorry I haven't posted until now!

Chad and his little girl

Kitchen play

We had a playdate at Allie's house last night. Jenn and I tried to pose them for pictures like we did when they were babies...with a lot less success. We couldn't get them to sit in the same area for more than 5 seconds without wiggling...here's the best shot I got.
Look at Allie, sitting like a big girl
Cooking in Allie's kitchen


Ben loves to play with shoes and kept carrying around my boots so I put them on him to take his picture....

And yes, the picture is blurry to hide the fact that he is wearing Christmas PJs after Christmas!
Oops, I forgot to turn this picture
Enough already, get these things off!

Bath time!

Benjamin really enjoys bathing, not only himself but me, Matt, and the entire bathroom in water and bubbles.

Check out all his teeth!


There is more hair there than it looks like when it is dry....not as much as his Daddy though!

New toys!

Sorry it's been so long since an update, but I went to update yesterday and realized I hadn't taken any pictures since a couple of days after Christmas. So here are a few from this morning.

Gingerbread Ben...he has decided to take the magnets Santa left him on the fridge and make an aura for himself...

Pushing his crane around the kitchen while I made pancakes
And yes, Hermie likes to go down the slide before Ben...now that we sleep, eat, and slide with Hermie...
Grammy and Pappy got Ben this slide/ball combo...no there is not a coffee table in our den anymore!!

Posing, or cheesing??