Career Change

Audrey has once again made a change to her future plans. She has decided today that she wants to be an "ambulance person" and help sick and hurt people get to the hospital. She also said, "we will put Ridley and Murphy in cages under our seats so they don't lick the sick people." 1) That's thinking ahead, 2) that's a lot of room needed under the seats!!!

Mr. Blue Eyes

The pediatrician has officially declared Ben's eyes as "neutral" as they might change color to brown, green, or hazel, but I hereby declare them blue. Here are a few pictures of my blue eyed babe.

Dear BOB,

I promise to start working out, to use you faithfully, to take you on long walks, jogs, and even runs. I promise to never leave you out in the rain, let a sippy cup leak on you, or to look at another brand of jogging stroller as long as I have a child who fits in your secure seats.

Audrey and Ben getting acquainted with BOB, the new jogging stroller.

Never a dull moment...

Postage for package I went to the post office to mail: $2.77

Adding myself to Jeff's AAA policy on the fly: $11.00

New battery: $123.44

Nursing your baby at a biker bar while listening to heavy metal and watching your daughter twirl in her princess dress and galoshes while waiting for the AAA guy because your battery is so dead it won't jump: PRICELESS

Beach Trip

Audrey and Daddy made the annual trip to south Florida on their own this year. Ben isn't really a fan is 12 hours in the car seat, so we decided to sit this year out. Audrey had a wonderful time making huge messes with water and sand, riding the air boat, and most of all having fun with her family!

Super cool air boat ride!

Getting windblown and checking out the view.

Wonder what's lurking in there?

Giant alligators!
And then fun at the pool.

Stat Update

Here are the latest stats from Ben's 4 month check up today:
Weight: 15 lbs 3 ounces (60%)
Height: 26.5 inches (90%)
Head: 41 cm (25%)
Cute factor: Off the charts

Murphy also went to the vet today and got shots just like Ben.
Weight: 79.3 lbs
Fur: Shedding terribly
Courage: 10th percentile

Happy 4 Months Ben!

Benjamin James is 4 months old today, and as sweet as any baby could possibly be. Giggly, gorgeous, and practically perfect in every way.

Big sister at 4 months in the same Bjorn.I don't see any resemblance, do you???

Quote of the day

"I guess God decided not to put a baby in your tummy. I really, really, like girl babies."
-Audrey

P.S. If anyone is feeding Audrey these lines, then shame, shame on you.

Audrey's View

Audrey had camera in hand this afternoon and snapped a few dozen pictures with it. Here are a few of life from her perspective.

Ben giving the Exersaucer a try.

Daddy exhausted from his early flight back from FL.
Mommy: up close and personal.
Murphy and his favorite baby toy.

Wonderful Wednesday

Why is this Wednesday so wonderful? Because this house has been vomit free for almost 4 whole days! Woo hoo. Ben's appetite is back and the smell of bleach is still in the air. Ahhh, health. Here are some pics from this afternoon.

Hanging out having a nice time on the couch...

Oh, here comes Audrey. Wonder what she has in store for me...
A sweet kiss. A wet willy??
You've got to be kidding me. Gotta get mobile...soon!
(Ben's face speaks volumes)
Now that's more like it! Note: Look closely and you'll see the beginnings of a hair line on Ben. I think they put Rogaine in his IV at the hospital.

Recovering...

Wow. It was a loooong week last week. All 4 of us suffered the wrath of some sort of stomach virus. Jeff got it first and we were all feeling fine so we thought we dodged the bullet until Ben started to throw up, then me a day later and then Audrey about 12 hours after that. Poor Ben had to go to the ER and get IV fluids to get rehydrated and the rest of us drank water and nibbled on the occasional saltine. Sunday morning I woke up looking like a celebrity mugshot (think Gary Busey meets Joyce DeWitt), but feeling sooo much better. Thank goodness we are all on the mend now. I don't know if I could have handled much more of that. No pictures this week- barf doesn't really photograph well. Good health to you all!

Little Raptor

So, some of you may know that Jeff was once a Raptor....a minor league division of the Milwaukee Brewers.....anyway, the wonderful, kind, awesome, people who housed him that year sent Ben some Raptors gear. He's busting out of this shirt, but has a larger outfit to move into after this one. He looks happy though...future pitcher? Right now he's a professional drooler, and that's enough for us.

Love is....

Adoration....

Tolerance...

The Naked Chef

You already know that Audrey loves to crack eggs, but she also love to eat eggs. Not just any eggs though, blue eggs, green eggs, pink eggs (gross). I figure whatever gets her to eat something good for you is worth a little artificial coloring. Here she is sporting the outfit she wore most of yesterday afternoon making her blue eggs.

Jump!

Looks like we've got another jumper on our hands! Audrey launched herself to the moon in her Jump-A-Roo on a regular basis, and so far Ben is also a fan. He really has a good time bouncing himself and is very interested in the toys right in his face. I think this picture tells the story better than I can.

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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meeeeee, happy birthday to me.

Roller skates.

I think it would be more efficient if we just practiced in the parking lot at the E.R.

P.S. And yes, she does have to pee.

Compromise

You just can't have it all, Bailey.

Checking out his feet.

Good friends, good times.

We went for a visit in Greensboro to see some of Audrey's best buds. Audrey has been begging to go to the zoo too, so I figured why not kill 2 birds with one stone? The Science Center in GSO has tigers, wolves, monkeys, and a whole bunch of other stuff, but without the pain of the actual zoo. We had a great time with Seth, Liam, and their Mommy. Here is a picture of the 3 amigos goofing around under the giant turtle shell.

Milestone

No pics of this, but knew you were all dying to know that Ben rolled over for the first time today!!!