Summer Fun

I am really grateful that I had the opportunity to hang out with Benjamin and Trevor this summer. I am really going to miss them once school starts again. We would go on walks with the cousins, hang out at the pool and Benjamin and I spent some free time watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We also took many trips to Vegas, Brianhead, and Midway. He is getting to be so big now. We just went to the doctor last week and he was 16lbs and 6 oz. I love my little chubby guy.


This is Benjamin chillin in the pool. He hated it at first but once we got him a swimsuit and a pool floatie he loved it!

This is his stylish swimsuit that Trev's cousins got for him. Thanks guys!

Checking out his bellybutton

This is the first time that we ever fed him rice cereal. The pictures really don't do the experience justice. It was everywhere and he just smiled and laughed the whole time. Of course the smiling and the laughing prevented him from actually swallowing any of the cereal so it all just ended up on the bib and his face.

Trevors aunt Karyn got Ben a little dinosaur outfit. It is so cute with a matching hat and everything. Thanks Karyn!

His little claws

Roar!

We are still working on the whole tummy time thing.

Trevor and Benjamin were having a crying contest to see who could be the loudest. It was actually pretty funny.

This is a car seat cover that I made for Benjamin at the beginning of the summer.

Benjamin's First Month

Our first month with Benjamin has been a great blessing with plenty of ups and downs. He is so strong and can lift his head and kick his feet like a pro. He is so content most of the time, except when he is naked. Unfortunately, his mommy is broken so for the first month, he was losing weight instead of gaining it because he was not getting enough calories from me. We took him to the doctor last friday and he was only 7lbs and 4 oz which was much less than when he was born. The doctor gave us some special weight gain formula to try with him along with the breast milk. When we went in for another apointment yesturday, he was already 8lbs and had grown an inch. Needless to say, I was ecstatic, but unfortunately this means that we have to do formula and breast milk. I am so grateful that it worked, though and that I am the one with the problem and not little Benjamin. He is the most amazing and the cutest baby ever, I could just stare at him all day. I feel that I have been so blessed with this wonderful child and I already know that he is very special. These are a few pictures that we took during his first month.

His little hand

And little feet

Trying to eat Sid

Life is so hard

My Beautiful Baby Boy

I have been so blessed in my life. First with the perfect husband and now with the perfect child. I can't believe that I have been trusted with this wonderful little boy. He is absolutely amazing. He can lift his head and kick his feet and he mostly sleeps through the night. He is so content all of the time and has been perfectly healthy thus far. He really is so perfect and being a mom has by far been the best thing that I have ever done.

All bundled up, Trev says he looks like a bean so that's been his new nickname

Cuddling with Daddy

He loves to burrow into his blankets

Me and my little guy

This is how I find him most of the time when he naps

Benjamin's First Week