Updates

Just some updates on things that have been happening around here lately.  Yesterday was another "snow" day, so Ben and I stayed home and played inside all day.  Other exciting things that are happening- we are in the process of buying a house!  Yay!  We are closing on the 10th of February and will definitely post pictures shortly after.  We are very excited and I just know Benjamin is going to love the new neighborhood, complete with lots of green belts, playgrounds, and pools with splash pads!  We are looking forward to lots of exciting adventures in our new home.  In other not so exciting news, Lucy tore her ACL (who knew dogs could even do that?!) at the begining of January and while she has improved greatly, she is still walking with a slight limp.  She had a few weeks of kennel rest, which she didn't seem to mind too much, although she was on lots of doggie pain meds, and that helped a lot because before she was not putting any weight on her leg and now she runs and plays but at the end of the day you can tell it hurts her.  We got the information from the vet on surgery for her, and we haven't ruled that out yet, but we wanted to see how it would heal on its own first.  Other than packing, that is all that has been happening around here.  A few updates on Benjamin-

Food is an adventure these days!  He is loving table food and I am enjoying trying new recipes for him, so far avocados, eggs, spaghetti, really pasta of any kind, sweet potatoes, yogurt, oatmeal, squash souffle, and spinach souffle are his favorites!  I still buy baby food fruits, pears mainly, but will soon transition him to regular. 

A few of his favorite things right now are books and brushing his teeth!  He loves to brush his teeth, and it must tickle his gums because he just laughs the whole time!

He is cruising along the furniture and wants to venture off of it but just hasn't worked up the courage despite lots of cheering on from his fan club.  He is still talking up a storm and this morning when I dropped him off at daycare after our usual hug and kiss goodbye and the I love you, see you later, he waved right at me and said "bye bye."  My heart instantly melted.  My sweet baby boy is growing up! 







I am so thankful Benjamin picked me to be his Mama!  

Snow Day!

Yesterday was a snow day but it should have been called an ice day because we didn't get much snow and everything was covered in ice.  This usually happens every 3 or 4 years and when it does the city completely shuts down so it was nice to have the day off and spend it hanging out with my boys.  It was really cold all day so we played inside and then headed to the mall in the afternoon.  Today is supposed to be a high of 60 and we are definitely looking forward to the sunshine today so we can spend the day outside.

We are looking forward to doing a lot of this today!  Have a great weekend!

Birthday Party Part 3

and the last of the Birthday party pictures...

Birthday Party Part 2

Benjamin loved opening his presents and these are just a few of the gifts that he received from his family.

1st Birthday Party!

Benjamin's 1st birthday party was last Saturday and we had so much fun!  The decorations were super easy as I went with a simple color scheme of red, yellow, green, and blue so I bought tableware in all sorts of colors, set out m&m's in bowls, bought different colored balloons, and got a similarly colored cake for Benjamin.  We had cupcakes from Crave for the adults and they were delicious, as always!  I have tons of pictures from Saturday so today I am posting pictures of the decorations, and a few of the birthday boy, of course!

I displayed Benjamin's monthly photos above the fireplace.

On the menu was Louisiana hot crab dip, gumbo, potato salad, french bread, cupcakes, and hurricanes for the adults to enjoy!



I ordered a smaller smash cake for Benjamin but the bakery made a mistake so he ended up with this giant smash cake! 

The "we are special" plate is a tradition in my family, whoever is having a special day gets to use the plate, so of course I had to incorporate it!

Bubbles!

I am still sorting through the hundreds of pictures from Ben's birthday party on Saturday, so in the mean time, a couple of pictures of Ben playing in the bath tub!

12 Months!

Well, here we are- 1 year!  I sound like a broken record but, where did the time go?!

Ben is just so much fun these days. He is the fastest crawler I have seen and we are working on the walking thing.  He talks all day long and it sounds like he is speaking a foreign language!  Dada is still tops in his vocabulary but every now and then he will throw a "mama" in there and it just makes me so happy!  He is starting to ask questions, we can tell because he babbles and then his eyebrows go up at the end and he just looks at you, but I am not sure what he is asking.  We think he is asking where the dogs are but it remains a mystery.  Food is interesting these days because we are somewhere in between baby food and real food.  I try to give him different things everyday but most of it ends up on the floor with the exception of lasagna, which he scarfed down, and carrot souffle.  In the mornings we let Ben watch Sprout and so far Super Why! and Sesame Street are favorites. He loves to play with balls and going to the park is still tops. Ben is still taking 2 naps a day, 1 in the morning and 1 at night and is still a great sleeper.  Bed time is 6:00 p.m. and we don't hear a peep until about 6:30, although over Christmas break he slept until 7:30 or 8:00.  We read books and sing songs at night but for the most part Ben goes right to sleep on his own.  Ben is a happy, funny, social little thing and I love that he’s mine!

12 month photo shoot...

I just love this cuddly, snuggly, perfect little boy!

Happy 12 months sweet boy!  We love you!

Big Birthday

Benjamin has a pretty important day coming up on Friday- his 1st birthday!  I can't even believe that a year has flown by already.  In honor of Benjamin's upcoming birthday, I want to share with you some of my favorite moments from this year.  Of course, I share those with you everyday here, but I was going through all of the pictures I have from this year and just can't help but want to share a few.  So for the next few days, enjoy looking back at this sweet, sweet, boy grow throughout the year.