12.22.2008

11 Months Old











I can't believe that Benjamin is going to be 11 months old tomorrow! Where did the time go. He is walking everywhere, babbling all the time, he laughs with us, waves bye-bye, copies our noises and is just SO MUCH FUN! I can't get enough.




12.17.2008

Bumpersticker of the Day

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
BUT SO DO 5 SHOTS OF TEQUILA
SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

12.16.2008

I Just Want to Breathe!

I have a new hate of winter... growing up I LOVED winter... the snow, the beauty etc. Now all I can think of is sickness. It just seems like I get over one cold and we are on to another. Thankfully we have had nothing serious yet this year, but I guess it is just a matter of time. I was really sick when Ben was born, then A got the flu and then Ben got really sick. Serves me right for having a baby during flu season (note to self, don't do that again :).

This year, we all got a bad cold over Thanksgiving, we were just feeling better and Ben got an infection in his eye, then I got sick and now I have a stye in my eye... and Andrew was exposed to a stomach bug, so we are just praying he doesn't get it.

How do they rest of you deal with winter sickness?

At least finals are over and I have a husband again. :)

12.08.2008

I Survived

We have our first tooth. And MAN what an ordeal!!!!



It didn't help that Ben had a horrible reaction to tylenol and was up crying all night Friday and the screamed from 10-4 on Saturday while Andrew was at school and I was supposed to be at my choir dress rehearsal. I actually think that if it weren't for the tylenol it wouldn't have been that bad.

What a day, but we made it. I even drove the stick shift car and didn't kill it once. :-P AND I was stopped on a hill more than once. :)

12.03.2008

Christmas Picture

Well, despite numerous efforts, this was our best picture... so you will be getting a picture of just Ben in your Christmas letter. :)



12.02.2008

Yes Yes Mama

This nodding is his latest thing, it makes us all laugh.

12.01.2008

Laughing at Mom

It is starting a little young for my taste... :)

GOLDEN

Aren't moms amazing? My mom sent me TWENTY-SIX balloons, on my TWENTY-SIXth birthday on November TWENTY-SIXth! She even sent them to Andrew's uncle's house so I would have them on my birthday. :)

Bumpersticker of the Day

HEAVEN WON'T TAKE US
A HELL IS AFRAID
WE'D TAKE OVER*

*seen in jacksonville, nc home of marine base, camp lejeune

FUN, FUN, FUN!!

I cannot believe that Benjamin is already TEN MONTHS OLD!! The time has gone so quickly, and he is no longer a baby, he is a little boy! It seems like he is doing something new each day! He plays peek-a-boo, gives me 5, and kisses (I love it). He is walking, almost running and climbing everywhere. Thankfully we are over the serious bruises stage, but we still have a few spills. He is getting braver every day, and I am so thankful, that he now ventures away from his mama and plays by himself sometimes for 30-45 minutes at a time!!!! And some pics!

Feeding the ducks with his cousin. At first he was paralyzed, then he started yelling at them, and finally he was chasing them into the water, and would have gone in if we had let him. :)


Thank goodness for free bibs. :) He has never had a jar of Gerber anything, but the bib was free. :) And his potato kept him busy for an hour while I made bread. :)


Andrew turned on the shower Sunday, then turned to brush his teeth. A second later this is what we found. :) He was having a blast.Playing in Mom's birthday balloons.
Beef Jerky. He finally realized that he can hold it in his mouth and still climb the stairs.
More beef jerky.


Pooped. We spent Thanksgiving with Andrew's Grandmother, Aunt, Uncle & Cousins in Jacksonville, NC near Wilmington. Ben was walking around and crying on Friday night because he was so tired but didn't want to miss anything. So Andrew's cousin picked him up and stuck him in his daughter's swing. He was a little big, but it did the trick. 1 minute later he was OUT COLD for the night.