Mullet, no more!!

We finally had Ben's hair cut yesterday afternoon. Matt's Aunt Janice cut his hair and he looks so handsome! And old! As many of you know, I was having a difficult time with the proposition of a first haircut. Neither one of us cried! So now, in tribute to the mullet, I give you these pictures...

Oh, and for those that don't know, Ben fell on Tuesday and has a nice bruise and now scabbing right between his eyes. He is in the "DHS phase" as Jenn calls it...
Bye, bye mullet boy!
And usually he likes his hair spiked on top!
Maybe he will be a barber when he gets older

All Done!!
Benjamin cried when Janice and Matt went to wash Matt's hair. "DADADADA" so Ben got to sit on Matt's lap while she washed his hair.

Labor Day

Matt and I were off from work yesterday so we got to spend some time with Benjamin. After Ben took a 3 hour nap, we ran some errands and shopped a while. On our way home, we decided to eat at the Gondolier. The waitress gave Ben a balloon which he chewed a hole in on the way home.

Ben and his balloon


Hey, this thing is getting smaller...
Ben was a really good sport while we were shopping and riding so we stopped at the park to let him play. He likes to slide but he prefers to climb UP the slide. Thankfully I had put my camera in the bag to catch a few pics!


Whew, he made it to the top!

Not so much a fan of the swing last night

Uh-oh!

We only have cabinet locks under the sink so I found that a wooden "whipping" spoon will hold the cabinets shut...
Since we keep a gate at the bottom of the stairs, Ben has decided to climb upstairs OUTSIDE the spindles. I am hiding watching him because he will look around before he does it to make sure he isn't watched.
Climbing out from under the high chair...over and over...
I was trying to get Ben to blow kisses for Amy's birthday. You can hear him making the "mmm" noise, but he is too busy to stop for actual kisses...


Happy Labor Day!!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Amy!

If you hadn't gone to work, I would have taken you out for a birthday lunch!! Ben misses you (and Kennedy & Colin, too). Happy birthday, we love you!

Pizza Palace

Since Matt is fishing in a tournament tonight, Ben and I went to eat with Grammy and Pappy. Dad wanted Pizza Palace so Mom decided to put Ben's high chair in their car. I feel that I should title this entry...you might be a redneck...anyway, Ben was hilarious. He couldn't understand why he was eating in the car, but it certainly didn't affect his appetite! He is getting really friendly to strangers and yelled "hi" and waved to all the cars passing by and blew them kisses. I still had my camera in the diaper bag from last night, so I took some pictures.

A little spaghetti

Mmmm, pepperoni pizza
Just cleaning up

Farewell, Zach

Matt's cousin Zach is moving out of town at the end of the month. We went last night to a farewell party and Ben got to swim in a little pool. He likes getting in and out of the pool and playing ball more than swimming. I got home and realized that I didn't even get a picture of Zachary all night:(

Addie is passed out in her stroller

Playing with Uncle Rusty in the pool
Up on tip of toes...
Blurry, but he likes to slide
Ben trying to do a pull up while Nonny watches

12-month Doctor's Visit

Benjamin went for his check-up on Friday. The pediatrician was surprised in his growth since his last visit because usually boys start to taper off on weight and height at this time. At his 9-month visit he was between the 25th and 50th percentile so he has really had a jump in growth! He also had two vaccinations and blood work. Everything looks great!!

Weight: 50th-75th percentile--23 lbs. 7.5 oz. A weight gain of 4 lbs. in 3 months.

Height: 50th-75th percentile--30 1/2 inches. A 2 3/4 inch growth in 3 months.



Inspecting where they did a finger prick for blood work
I think I can get these Band-Aids off...
Maybe a little drool will help...
Yes, I know he needs a haircut. This is Amy and Mom's way of reminding me of that!!No worries, Ben cried when they put it in his hair! I guess he knew that boys don't wear ponytails.