Hello from Cali!!

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Adam flew back from Florida Friday so Ben and I drove to LA to pick him up and the three of us stayed for a few days to do some site seeing and visit with some friend from TPS. Saturday we went to the Getty museum http://www.getty.edu/museum/about.html and had a wonderful time. The day started out rainy and cold but turned out to be nice after all. Ben loved the art work and seemed to take a likening to the European sculptors. After 4 1/2 hrs we decided to head back to the hotel to get ready for dinner with Doug and Karen. They took us to a Thai restaurant off of Hollywood Blvd that had a Thai Elvis impersonator. It was hysterical watching him and we were amazed at how good he was. Elvis was definitely in the building :). We brought along Ben's new clamp on high chair and the manager wasn't to sure about it. He kept walking by trying to look under him to see how it was attached. Finally I said something to him and he commented that it was "freaky" then proceeded to take a chair flip up the cushion and slide it under his seat. It was so funny because we know it's safe but he just didn't feel comfortable with him like that so he have him a little extra protection :).

After dinner we headed down the street to have some desert at a little Japanese pastry shop called Bear Papashttp://www.muginohousa.com/and had the world best cream puffs. they are so fresh and are filled while you watch. after our little sugar rush we walked down to Graumans Chinese theaterhttp://www.manntheatres.com/chinese/ where we saw some interesting night life for a Saturday night.

Sunday we had tickets to see the Dodgers play the Cardinals and it was Ben's first official ball game. We were having a great time until he got a little tired and the crowd got a little loud so he and I left Adam to head outside for some peace and quiet. After a little snooze and some green beans he was good to go and seemed to manage the rest of the game ok. he let out a few more cries when things got a little loud and we eventually wound up leaving the gave during the 8th inning with it tied 3 to 3. Unfortunately the Dodgers won the game but we still had a great time. Ohh and we got to see a celebrity, Michaela Conlin who plays Angela on the show Bones. http://www.tv.com/michaela-conlin/person/29708/photos.html?tag=stars;more_img;5

Pants

It's amazing what a baby thinks is funny! Who knew putting pants on your head would be a big hit :)

I've got it!!

So it didn't take long for our little guy to figure out how to get his cereal into his mouth and how to work the sippy cup. He's definitely going to be an Engineer :)

Having fun

Benjamin received this really cool lights and sounds music toy at Christmas from his G.G and Grandpa Mac. I decided to pull it out of his closet yesterday to see what he thought of it. He was hysterical to watch and it took him no time at all to figure out how to make it work. Thanks You G.G and Grandpa Mac!!!

4 month well baby

~Ben had his 4 month well baby on Thursday and he is 100% perfect. He weighed in at 15#10 oz and 26 1/2 inches long(he's gonna be a tall guy!) The Dr gave us a heads up that we need to go ahead and start baby proofing the house because he is very advanced with his motor skills and will be on the move very soon. This is exciting and scary at the same time! He was impressed with how vocal he was for his age and told us to watch out! :) Adam says he obviously gets that from me :) He's also being treated for a mild case of thrush that will hopefully clear up here soon and won't go back until the beginning of June for his 6 month visit.

Cute as a bug!

~While we were away on our adventures Benjamin received a beautiful quilt from my friend Martha in Ohio. Ben loves the bright colors and talking to the bugs :) Today he was having some playtime on it and decided to sit up for the first time all on his own. My little baby is changing so fast!

Thanks again Martha for the beautiful/colorful quilt and give the kids hugs and kisses for us.

And we're back!

Benjamin and I had a wonderful time on our little 3 week East coast adventure. We flew to Nana and Papa's then drove to Myrtle Beach to meet up with my brother and his wife and their girls. Then after a wonderful week on the coast we headed back to there place in North Carolina for another week and then drove back to Florida for 2 days before getting on a plane to fly home. It was cold and rainy the last week of our trip but we still had a great time. Benjamin got to spend lots of time with his cousins and already misses them tons. I think he keeps looking around wondering where all the noise went to :). He loved hearing Mikayla sing silly songs and Adelyn was always close by to offer him his Bob(this is what she calls her Pacifier). She was very helpful and you could tell he thought she was the coolest thing ever. she would walk around with her pacifier in her mouth and hold one of his and say Ben's bob...Ben's bob...Ben's bob, it was the cutest thing ever!!!!

We will get a little break from traveling before we head off to St Louis in June for cousin Laura's wedding. Hopefully he will be an excellent flier then too!!

Mr Cheeks!

How can you have a bad day when this is what you see all the time?

Our New Home

well as a lot of you know we finally got a new house and are slowly getting settled in. We absolutely love it here and it feels good living in a place that doesn't smell of raw sewage(YUCK!!) all the time. Darla and Jasmine love having some grass in the back yard to roll around in and windows to look out of from the front bedrooms. Anyways! hope everyone is doing well and now it's off to more boxes :)

Meeting Dr.Marrs

The other week I took Benjamin down to the fertility clinic so he could meet Dr Marrs. It was hard to believe that this time last year we were starting our treatment plan with him and getting ready to do another IVF cycle. Now we have our beautiful little boy thanks to his knowledge and gift of making dreams come true. He was so happy that I drove all that way for him to see the baby, I don't think very many of his patients take in their babies after he gets them pregnant and releases them. He told us that whenever we were ready again that he was hear for us(I think I need just a few more months before we head down that road again).

Anyways!! Thank you Dr. Marrs for making our dreams of having a family come true. We can never thank you enough!!

Belly Laughs

Ben has offically started to do some Belly laughs. I think hearing a baby laugh is the greatest thing in the whole world. You can't help but laugh when you hear it.

Precious

Thank You Carrie for taking some beautiful pictures!!! we absolutely LOVE every single one of them.

Mr. Lion and Mr. Duck

~I recently pulled out the activity mat to see how Ben would take to it. We found out he absolutely loves it and seems to focus most on Mr. Lion and Mr. Duck. The more he plays with them the more he talks, If he could actually speak I think he would be telling stories already. It's funny to watch him carry on this conversation with them and then get upset when nothing is said back.

2 Months Old

~It is hard to believe that our little guy is now 2 months old and not so little anymore. We had his well baby today and he is a whopping 12# 13oz and almost 25 in long. That puts him at the 75th percentile for weight and over the 75th percentile for height. Everything checked out just fine except the Dr is afraid he might have a hernia in his scrotum. Instead of sending us to the surgen right away he told us to just watch it. If it expands when he cries then we need to let him know immediatley so it can be fixed. Lets keep our fingers crossed that he doesn't have to have anything done!!

Love my bath

Ben really enjoys his bath time so we decided to take a little video of him last night. he's getting so big now and loves to sit up in his tub and have his head scrubbed :)

Shades

So we went down to Orange County this past weekend to get away for a night and see how Ben would do in a hotel. He did just great and we had such a good time with the Marlins out at the Spectrum(this really nice upscale outdoor mall) and took in lots of sunshine and fresh air. I found Benjamin some cool shades at Carters and just had to get them!! He i


s now set for those sunny California summers :) Look out ladies there's a new dude in town!

Me And My Nana

~Benjamin had such a wonderful time with his Nana these last 6weeks. They have become such great friends and she was such a big help to mommy and daddy.

See you soon Nana!!!

5 Weeks Old

~It is so hard to believe Benjamin is already 5 weeks old. He has really changed in the last few weeks and is starting to pack on some chubs :) We were curious on his weight so I took him up to the clinic Friday and put him on the scales. He is now weighing in at 9#1 oz and is 23 inches long and is one handsome dude :) He is still eating every two hrs during the day and starting to spread out a little at night to 4hrs(which I really appreciate). I know I will look forward to the night he goes 5-6 hrs between feedings.

Santas Little Helper

Think he has a future job in the North Pole? I think he needs to grow into his pants first :)