far from Florida

Bear Suit

2010-03-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

For those of you that don't know, Ben is growing fast! I don't mean it seems like he is changing daily, I mean he is growing out of clothes and diapers like there is no tomorrow. So far he is into the 3-6 month clothing and size 3 diapers. This means I have to take the opportunity to dress him in cute outfits when I can. Enter the bear suit...

The bear suit was a gift from Ben's Great Aunt Gail, and it's sized 0-3 months. Since the boy is getting bigger and the weather is getting warmer, I had to dress him in it for a walk yesterday when it was still chilly outside.

He liked the walk and seemed cozy in the suit. The only time he whined was when the road was too smooth. We veered onto some graveled pavement, and he was pleased that the road was sufficiently bumpy again.

At the end of the walk we stopped to pick up the mail. Ben was in a smiley mood and watching Daddy make silly faces. This is the best smile picture I have gotten so far. (and it's in the bear suit!)

the last 2 months

2010-03-22T07:21:00.000-07:00

I wish I could say that I came home one day to find that I had a baby boy stashed in my home with all the associated gear, but I didn't. The gear isn't all that exciting, but how the boy came into the world, and grew over the last 2 months is worth writing about.

He was born 7 lbs 13oz 21.5 inches and 10 days overdue. He made his entrance via escape hatch (that's what I call the scar on my tummy) and loudly voiced his opinion about being removed from Mommy's belly.

The grandparents came to help us during the first few weeks, then Mom and Ben were on their own while Daddy was at school. Ben seemed to be okay, even when Mommy dressed him in silly outfits (note that the hood has ears).

The first 2 months were a little rough until Ben and Mommy started sleeping longer than 3 hours at a time. And when Ben started to smile EVERYTHING got better. His smile is still elusive, and I try to capture it on camera daily. No luck so far.

Blog Reboot

2010-03-22T07:03:00.000-07:00

So once upon a time I had a blog. I typed in it halfheartedly. I neglected to do regular updates. Like my abused houseplants, it was in need of some attention.

Well Ben turned 2 months old last week, and I am still looking for an efficent way to share pictures and information about the boy to friends and family. I remembered this blog account, and figured I could at least try. So I have swept out all the old posts, renamed the page and started to think about how to set things up.

I'll try to be better about regular posting, but with a new baby everything is up in the air.