Here are the professional portraits we had done for Benjamin's 1-year.
We also got some GREAT pictures
from Seth's
parents of Benjamin's party, so here'
s par
t II.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
1 year pics and more birthday party...
I guess I'm really doing my catch up! I keep thinking of things I've been meaning to post....
Here are the professional portraits we had done for Benjamin's 1-year.
We also got some GREAT pictures
from Seth's
parents of Benjamin's party, so here'
s par
t II.
Here are the professional portraits we had done for Benjamin's 1-year.
We also got some GREAT pictures
from Seth's parents of Benjamin's party, so here's part II.
Random Cuteness
I
found a couple of fun pictures I wanted to share just for fun. The first one is funny because it's so typical... this is always how Benjamin sits in his chair: with his toes hooked on the bottom of the tray. (His toes are bare, of course, because we can not keep socks on this child to save our lives.) The second one was just a cute moment Saturday morning when we were having family snuggle time before breakfast. Benjamin is really starting to get a sense of humor. (He knew it was funny that he had his foot in Daddy's face.) And don't you love the Spiderman PJ's? Ha!
Friday, February 16, 2007 7:30 am
This is the planned time for little Baby Girl Rodriquez's arrival via planned c-section. In case of Divine Intervention, please ignore this notice. :)
News Flash!
Benjamin took 4-5 independant steps on Sunday afternoon! He walked from Daddy to Mommy, but we think he doesn't know that he did it because he has yet to repeat the task. If he's not walking before Mima & P'pa get here this weekend, he will probably be motivated by the opportunity to show off, so stay tuned....
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Halloween
Yes, we celebrated Halloween. We even went trick-or-treating (because our church thing was cancelled.) Are we excommunicated? :)
Our first "festivity" was actually Sunday evening. We went with our friends Travis & Keri to the Louisville Zoo's "World's Largest Halloween Party." (Really? I'm not sure about that. But there were A LOT of people there.) They rope off a path through the zoo with sets, characters, and trick-or- treating stations. Benjamin had fun, although he was somewhat subdued owing to the fact that he "talked" through his whole nap beforehand. He, Princess Haley, and Brayden the Lion made a great threesome, don't you think?
Monday evening we
carved our pumpkins. We
thought Benjamin would enjoy the pumpkin goop, which he did...in his own way. "No, no Benjamin, you're not supposed to eat it!!" (But he was bound and determined to keep trying those tasty looking seeds. "Hmm...maybe this one will be good.") Mostly he was NOT interested in carving pumpkins and was much more content 
sitting on the kitchen floor reading his favorite book. Nevertheless, the finished result was cute. Our little pumpkin family!
Tuesday evening we went to a friend's neighborhood to go trick-or-treating with little 3-month-old Riley Jo. The weather was a bit...uncertain. It sprinkled for a few minutes, but mostly we had a great time walking around meeting her neighbors who are mostly either elderly or young professionals with no kids. They all loved the little cuties! Incidently, we were the only trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood so we actually came home with quite a large bag of candy, which the kids couldn't eat, of course. We split it up 3 ways, since another friend came along for the fun, so we didn't end up with too much candy. Just enough. :) Pictures to come.... (of Benjamin & Riley Jo, not the candy!)
Our first "festivity" was actually Sunday evening. We went with our friends Travis & Keri to the Louisville Zoo's "World's Largest Halloween Party." (Really? I'm not sure about that. But there were A LOT of people there.) They rope off a path through the zoo with sets, characters, and trick-or- treating stations. Benjamin had fun, although he was somewhat subdued owing to the fact that he "talked" through his whole nap beforehand. He, Princess Haley, and Brayden the Lion made a great threesome, don't you think?
Monday evening we
carved our pumpkins. We
thought Benjamin would enjoy the pumpkin goop, which he did...in his own way. "No, no Benjamin, you're not supposed to eat it!!" (But he was bound and determined to keep trying those tasty looking seeds. "Hmm...maybe this one will be good.") Mostly he was NOT interested in carving pumpkins and was much more content 
sitting on the kitchen floor reading his favorite book. Nevertheless, the finished result was cute. Our little pumpkin family!
Tuesday evening we went to a friend's neighborhood to go trick-or-treating with little 3-month-old Riley Jo. The weather was a bit...uncertain. It sprinkled for a few minutes, but mostly we had a great time walking around meeting her neighbors who are mostly either elderly or young professionals with no kids. They all loved the little cuties! Incidently, we were the only trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood so we actually came home with quite a large bag of candy, which the kids couldn't eat, of course. We split it up 3 ways, since another friend came along for the fun, so we didn't end up with too much candy. Just enough. :) Pictures to come.... (of Benjamin & Riley Jo, not the candy!)
5 month belly
WOW. I'm really far behind on blogging! I just downloaded the camera and found my 5 month pregnant belly picture. Now that I'm almost 6 months....
And, because it's fun to compare, here was Benjamin's:
And, because it's fun to compare, here was Benjamin's:
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Milestones update
It's been awhile since I posted about Benjamin's new milestones.
He is changing so fast in so many ways, it's much more complicated to keep up with everything new. He discovers new and wonderful things everyday. Like one day he just reached his little hand up and started exploring the piano keys. We have a digital piano, which I didn't keep turned on all the time, but wanting him to have the reward of his exploration, I turned it on. And it has been on ever since.... It's his new favorite territory. He's barely tall enough to reach the tips of the keys and since the bench is pushed in front, he can only reach the very high notes on one end or the very low notes on the other. But he goes back and forth between the two extremes, over and over again. And if his toys are arranged such that he can't get to the piano he doesn't get side-tracked to play with them. No. He cries. Until I move them.
He is also very close to walking. He has taken a single independant step here and there, between "props." Once he tried to take half a step into the middle of the room then lost his nerve and sat down. But he can walk just holding on with one hand now, instead of two, so it won't be long.
Unfortunately, we are being revisited by the ghosts of eczema past as the weather gets colder and drier. Fortunately we are not anywhere close to the disaster we had last winter, but he does have a few infected areas right now. You can pray for dilligence for me in his medication routine. There are so many steps to keeping this boy healthy! I get lost somewhere between the ointments and the vitamins. But especially during the winter I need "constant vigilance!" (10 points for identifying the quotation.)
He is changing so fast in so many ways, it's much more complicated to keep up with everything new. He discovers new and wonderful things everyday. Like one day he just reached his little hand up and started exploring the piano keys. We have a digital piano, which I didn't keep turned on all the time, but wanting him to have the reward of his exploration, I turned it on. And it has been on ever since.... It's his new favorite territory. He's barely tall enough to reach the tips of the keys and since the bench is pushed in front, he can only reach the very high notes on one end or the very low notes on the other. But he goes back and forth between the two extremes, over and over again. And if his toys are arranged such that he can't get to the piano he doesn't get side-tracked to play with them. No. He cries. Until I move them.He is also very close to walking. He has taken a single independant step here and there, between "props." Once he tried to take half a step into the middle of the room then lost his nerve and sat down. But he can walk just holding on with one hand now, instead of two, so it won't be long.
Unfortunately, we are being revisited by the ghosts of eczema past as the weather gets colder and drier. Fortunately we are not anywhere close to the disaster we had last winter, but he does have a few infected areas right now. You can pray for dilligence for me in his medication routine. There are so many steps to keeping this boy healthy! I get lost somewhere between the ointments and the vitamins. But especially during the winter I need "constant vigilance!" (10 points for identifying the quotation.)
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