My Aunt Niki Loves Me!

Monday, October 6, 2008

Aunt Niki bought Ben his first pumpkin shirt. Thank You Aunt Niki! The only really good shot I got of him was in his changing table on the pack n play. I also got a shot of him when Mom was holding him. Yes, I've already bought his Haloween costume.... but you MUST WAIT. I will post some pictures of him in his costume closer to Haloween (and whenever I get enough time to get him dressed and have the camera ready). But for now, this SUPER CUTE shirt will be great for him to wear all month.

Stroller

So now that it's getting a little chilly in the mornings, I'm having to bundle up the baby. We had a nice stroll in his new umbrella stroller. We also sit out on the deck on most mornings and I keep his little Pooh hat on him. What a charmer!

Alabama Good Luck Charm

Saturday, October 3, 2008

I knew it. Ben is the lucky charm for the Crimson Tide! Ben LOVES to watch football with his Dad. In turn, Michael loves to watch football with his son and get a few laughs in too. Here is a shot of Michael trying his Alabama cap on the baby. TOO CUTE.

Grandparents Visit

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Ben got a visit from his grandparents this weekend! I don't know who was more excited, Ben or my Mom and Dad. We had lots of fun singing, squealing, laughing and bouncing Ben on our knees (riding the pony). Here are a few of my favorite snapshots of the weekend.

Watching Football with Dad

SEPTEMBER 17,2008



So Ben has already learned to LOVE watching football with his Dad. I'm in my third week back to work. I must admit it has been challenging (yes, I've shed many tears), but my company has been great and has agreed to let me work from home three days a week. In light of this we decided to hire a nanny. We have to give the daycare 2 weeks notice (which we did this week) and can't wait to have Ms. Hapgood (Ingrid) start caring for Ben on Sept. 29th. As a mom, I'm so excited I will get to see Ben more and truly only be away from him 2 days a week!

Ben's latest tricks: He has discovered his tongue! He loves to stick it out a lot. It really cracks me up. Also he used his bouncer in the doorway for the first time. I still think he is a little small for it, but it won't be long before he is jumping away!

Sitting in Bumbo seat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Ben sat up in his bumbo this week for the first time. His neck is really strong now so he can hold his head up a little longer. He is still a little bit of a bobble head though! He also rolled over for the first time this past week. He was on a flat pillow and decided he wanted to be closer to mommy while she was folding laundry. I was surprised, so I put him back on the pillow... and sure enough he did it again. I go back to work tomorrow and am a very, very, very sad mommy.

Family and BAMA photos

AUGUST 20, 2008

AUGUST 20, 2008
Ben is 10 weeks old now. We went to have our first family portrait made this week. I also decided it would be fun to have some "BAMA" pictures made as well. We took his Alabama gown, football, elephant and pom poms to the studio. I think they turned out great! "ROLL TIDE"!!!! Michael is so excited to have a son to watch football with!