Yaya and Pop

Yaya and pop came to visit this weekend and had a lot of fun with Audrey and Ben. Audrey had been very eager to plant flowers with Yaya this weekend that she had picked out a few days ago. They did a great job and Audrey has quite a green thumb! Pop and Yaya enjoyed seeing how much Ben has grown and got some good awake time with him too.

Adurey and Pop watering the freshly planted flowers.
If you zoom in on this picture you will see Pop got a little dirt in the face as a result of Audrey's zealous watering technique.
The Princess Gardener hard at work.

A typical day....

Snapshot of a typical day at our house. Riding the dog...tummy time, big sis looking after Ben. not featured here: time out, which happens anywhere from 0 to 10 times a day depending on the day.

Giddyup Murphy

And they swam and swam back over the dam, that shark almost ate us for seafood mamaaaaa.
(Only my brother will get this comment)

Why do you keep making me do this?

Whoa, look at these floaty things.
Audrey posing with Ben who is clearly "over" it.
Don't worry Ben, I used to hate tummy time too.

Chubby cheeks

Here are a few pictures from this week. It's been really busy with no pre-school and Audrey and I have been driving each other a little crazy. It's been super hot too and our neighborhood pool isn't completed yet, so that isn't helping. Anyway, here they are.

Dog brothers

I know my Dad probably wants to wash his hands just looking at these pictures, but here are some pictures of Ben with his dog brothers. There is one like this of Audrey that I will find in the near future, but don't feel like looking for it right now. Kudos to both dog brothers for being so tolerant of their human siblings (i.e. Audrey).

"I think I liked the other dog better."
This is not the one i was thinking of, but it's Audrey and it's a dog, so I'll make it work! P.S. Doesn't Ridley look so handsome with all his hair. No more though, I'm tired of sweeping and he gets regular buzz cuts.

Feeling better

Little Man is finally starting to feel somewhat better. He's not back to normal by any means, but is feeling good enough to smile again and have some happy awake time. He still coughs terribly when he gets up from a nap, but isn't running a fever any more. Here are a few pictures from today (9 week birthday) and maybe one or two from yesterday.

Sweet boy sleeping on his tummy.

Hangin' with big sis

She loves him...yea, yea, yea.

Handsome!

Contentment.

Audrey took this of Ben and I.

Happy boy!

Proof that he is my son...The tongue is classic "Berry".

And finally, 101 uses for the Bumbo seat, use #2.

Quote of the day

"Milk just went up my nose. Now I will have white boogers."
-Audrey

Bumbo Buddies

Audrey has been sitting in the Bumbo chair for the last few months waiting for Ben to be able to fit into it. He's given it a try and I think he likes it. He's still a little bobblehead-ish, but he'll figure it out.

Just another day...

Audrey: "Mom, there's pee on the floor."
Me: "Why is there pee on the floor?"
Audrey: "Because I peed like a boy."
Me: "Sigh"

Stat update

The 2 month well check reveals that...
Ben weighs 12 lbs and 4 oz = 95% (even with 3 days of barely eating bcs of his fever)
Ben is 24 inches tall = 95%
Ben has a tiny head = 25% (part of this is because he's getting a little flat on the back)
Adorable and practically perfect in every way...again.

It's Official...

Ben's name has officially been added to "the cradle". This cradle was handmade by Jeff's Uncle Buddy for him when he was born. Since then it has cradled every House/Davis grandchild, and their names are represented on plaques on the cradle. As you can see, Ben is pretty much too big for this now, so Kady and Dan, get ready because we're ready to hand it over, wink, wink. (Before anyone jumps to conclusions, I am NOT implying that Kady is pregnant, just suggesting the idea).

Shout out

I really like this picture and thought I'd give a shout out to my beautiful niece, Ana. We love you and hope to visit you and the rest of the family very soon!!

Do you ever get that feeling

that someone is looking over your shoulder? We get that feeling about once a week around 8:00 at night. Every now and again Audrey is just not ready to hit the sack and is determined not to stay in her room. She usually sneaks out and sets up camp in the hallway upstairs and can see the t.v. from that location. Sometimes she brings a whole slew of dolls and stuffed animals with her and sets them up on their own pillows, but last night she was flying solo. Last night was the first night we've found her actually asleep up there.

Unexpected Adventure

Ben came down with a fever yesterday afternoon and it kept climbing higher. He ended up in the Children's ER last night to get blood work and cultures to see if it was an infection. Thank goodness it is none of the above and is probably a virus. He managed to sleep well last night despite his ordeal- which is more than I can say for myself. Here's my tough little cookie in his hospital gown last night.

It was only a matter of time...

...before the tutus and tiaras wound up on Ben. Here's a look at Prince Ben this morning.

8 Weeks Old....

...and lots of pictures to document this week. It's been a busy week for us all. Audrey finished pre-school (sniff sniff) for the year and had a few festivities there and also had her 2nd dentist appointment. We also had a play date with Audrey's birthday buddy (born on the same day) and her new baby brother who is 3 .5 weeks younger than Ben. Sadly I did not manage to get the camera out for this one. It was great to catch up and reminisce about when the girls were sleeping little angels in their car seats and how they have grown up. Ok, so you're waiting for the pictures. Here is Ben in his 8th week of life....

What are you looking at?

These dangly things are soo fascinating.

Peaceful redhead.

Back off, sis!
Ahh, much better, those curls were tickling my head.

So proud!!!

Audrey finished her first soccer session and is so proud to have received a trophy!!!! She coddled it all afternoon and proudly posed with pictures. As a matter of fact, she is polishing it with a baby wipe right now. As much as she loved soccer, she did ask me if she could take "ballerina lessons."

Baby Longlegs

Ben really is starting to fill out nicely and I think his face has changed a lot in the past few weeks. He's really long and has outgrown all of his footed jammies. His legs are too long to get them snapped up even if the rest of it fits. Looks like I'll be the shortest one in the family in a few years.

Kitty Einstein

Who doesn't love Baby Einstein? After being evicted from the changing table, Bailey is trying out other baby products to see what suits her best. Like we need cat hair on the baby toys too.

Wonderful Wedneday

...well, even if it wasn't, it's best to think positive, but it was a pretty good day today. Ben has hit some milestones, such as sleeping through the night a few times! Yeah! Other nights he gets up once around 2 or 3, so that is manageable. Let's keep working toward those all nighters!
Here are some pics from today and yesterday.

His future is so bright....

Passed out in Daddy's arms
Audrey hanging with Ben until the baby gym