We have had an eventful last couple days. Last Wednesday night Will and I went to Flight of the Conchords at Jones Hall...AMAZING!!! We had such a fun time and it was relaxing knowing that Loyla, Will's mom, was with Ben. This was Ben's first "late night" babysitter. I was a little nervous at first because if and when he refluxes it aint perty. BUT he was perfect!!! We came home to a very calm and extra soft (I think she spent the night rubbing lotion on him) baby.


fun with the mac

day after the concert...looking at himself in the mirror

First Mother's Day. Ben slept through lunch with my side of the family, but was happy and awake at Loylas'

Mother's Day gift from hubs. He designed it himself....it's supposed to be reminiscent of Ben when he was inside me. My dad calls it "the bun in the oven" pendant. i think it's precious. Maybe we can put a pink stone in it someday?

1st Astros game

We went to our first Astros game of the season with Ben last Friday night! He was perfect! I thought he might think it was too loud (which it was) and start crying, but NO, he loved the noise and all the people. Elise, Steve, and Ella, Ann, Logan, and Hunter came with us. We even got a little visit from uncle Brian after the 7th inning. It will be the first of many games I'm sure! And someday maybe we'll be watching Ben on the field!

First "play date"

Today Ben is 6 weeks old, and we met Alex and Sofia, Meredith and Carson, and Taylor and Greyson at Kenzo for lunch. Ben was exceptionally good. I fed him a bottle outside of Starbucks. It is so nice to have other mommies to talk to about mommy things. I am still a little nervous about kids touching Ben or getting too close. Sorry. Today Ben wore a button down collared shirt and shorts for the first time too...so cute!
I am getting nervous about his shots in a couple weeks. I am just praying that he doesn't have a reaction or get a fever from the vaccinations.

Lazy Saturday

Elise, Steve, and Ella came to visit today. It was a raining Saturday. Ben got all dressed up in his cute NB overalls. I am trying to wear as much of his cute cloths while they still fit. Ben and I had a great bonding day. I have learned that I can get him to calm down by putting him on his side on our bed and putting my face against his and just start humming. Today he was asleep in that position, then peeked open his eyes to make sure I was there, and then gave me this adorable little grin. If this is what it takes to get him to sleep, I am okay with it!

Smitten

Pictures Motivate

Tonight we got our pictures back from Ben's first photo shoot. Looking at them made me feel so complete and thankful that we have a beautiful, healthy 5 week old son. It also made me realize that I need to keep better track of the day to day especially this first year. I have been writing in a journal and we take pictures everyday, but I am hoping that I will find blogging to be more motivating. I have my moments, but lack a a routine spot in the day for blogging.
Let's see...today was a day to remember because I tried to put a closed toed onesie on him and he had ALREADY grown out of it! I then preceded to clean out his NB drawer of all outfits that are too short for my 23" little man. Two days ago, we had a rough night. Ben has Acid Reflux, and has trouble eating sometimes. On this particular night, Will was feeding him, and he was calm and eating so well. Then all of a sudden, he threw up his whole stomach. It took us about 3 hours to get him to sleep. Finally, at 12:00, he was out, and he didn't wake up until 7:00a.m. Normally, I would have been ecstatic, but because I knew he must be hungry, it just further worried me. He went to the pediatrician the next morning, and hten she sent us off to the hospital to get a scary upper GI xray. Everything came back normal. He has reflux, and I am thankful that it is nothing more severe. This is a very common healthy baby thing to have and will get better with time.
Tonight Will and I both had a moment of awe. We just stopped and thought about it for a sec. We have a child. It is surreal at times when we have time to slow down and look at our lives. We are o blessed. He is already teaching us so much about ourselves. And I've heard it only gets better!

On January 10th, Deb and Julie threw the most perfect little shower for baby t. It was a very special time for me as well because I felt all the support and love around me. I know that when he gets here, he will have lots of grandmas, aunts, and friends that will all be a special part of his life. It's so crazy to me that i love him and i don't even know him yet...we pray for him and for us as parents to know what to do once he arrives. there is no way that i can plan for everything, but i am confident that God will lead us and help us have the strength and energy to care for His child.