Thanksgiving

Benjamin went to Ohio for his first Thanksgiving! It was a very busy but wonderful week. He got to meet his Great Grandpa, and also numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He spent lots of time with his Gram, Pop Pop, and Great Grammy.

This was at the good old Cracker Barrel!








It was very cold, so Ben got to wear his new coat-he looked like a marshmallow!

Ben did great on the plane to Columbus, but he did not like the plane trip home very much-he was so exhausted. He finally fell asleep after 10 solid minutes of screaming and squirming as we were making our descent into Dallas. I'm sure all of those around us were relieved, and very ready to get off of the plane. Luckily, I don't think we will be flying again for a while.

This is Ben smiling at the lady across the aisle, a few minutes before his meltdown!

The Park

Ben loves to swing! We have been taking him to the park in our neighborhood during our evening walks and he has a great time. Last week he laughed at another little boy swinging next to him, and yesterday he smiled for the girls playing around him. What a flirt!

Sadly we didn't have the right camera with us to get a video of Benasaurus laughing hysterically while he was swinging. Hopefully next time!

9 month checkup

Ben went to the doctor today and got a clean bill of health! Well, mostly...he has a bit of a cold that is lingering, but possibly now is congested because his teeth are coming in. His top two are just now at the surface. Hopefully that won't make him too cranky for our flight next Monday! It will be loads of fun we are sure. Here's a picture of the little man on his 9 month birthday!

Pajama Party

Over the weekend, Ben stayed with Aunt Nicole and Uncle David while we went to a party, and he had lots of fun playing with Emma. Here is a picture of them before the night turned a little sour.

At bedtime, Benjamin was not a happy camper, and in turn he caused Emma to be quite upset as well. Nicole called me saying "Um, they are both screaming..." which I could hear quite well in the background. But by the time we got there, Ben had fallen asleep in Nicole's arms, and Emma with David. We think he was catching a cold, because the next morning he woke up very congested. :-(

Now both Emma and Ben have their first real colds, and it is so sad to see them all snuffly. Hopefully they will feel better soon!

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun night last night dressing Benjamin (and Maddie) up and walking around our neighborhood. Ben made an extremely adorable tiger, though he was too tired for any roaring. We took him to see the neighbors, and then to bed! Maddie got to stay up for the trick-or-treaters though, so Ben did wake up once from her barking. Luckily, he went right back to sleep because he is a good baby-we love our little tiger. :-)