It's All About The Benjamin

Ben is three weeks and three days today - we cannot believe how big he's getting or how quickly the time has passed! Here are some shots of the bee from his first week when he was still wee: He makes noises that sounds like a car 's screeching tires as it's turning around a corner at high speed, or an alternator belt that needs tightening. I have no idea how he makes these noises, but they're a riot. It's amazing, the expressions that play across his face; he rivals Jim Carey, to be sure. Here's Ben from last week: He loves his vibrating bouncy chair; this is where one can find him when he's not with his mom. Three generations: with his Dad and Opa (German for Grandfather) He went through a growth spurt earlier this week. That means he ate constantly and only caught a few 10 minute cat naps here and there. That was pretty intense, but he's filling out nicely. Yesterday we went for a walk around town using the Baby Bjorn. I'm assuming he enjoyed it - ...

Here's a picture of Benjamin Winston Shattuck Mathias on his first day: He weighed in at 7 pounds even and measured 20 inches long. He's just perfect, but we're a little biased. He's two weeks, two days today. It's been a bit shaky as we're getting to know each other and learn our schedules (or rather, as we get hip to his schedule), but we're all hanging in there so far. He's such a good baby, sometimes a bit fussy and quite strong. Those legs! I'm sure he'll be kicking field goals in no time. We've caught him laughing in his sleep which is quite the delight. He gives us little smiles here and there, but his life at this point is largely eating, having his diaper changed and sleeping. His umbilical cord stump fell off on Easter (April 16), so now he can start wearing all those adorable onsies we've received. Today after posting he's going for a walk with Mommy to the post office to send off some thank you notes. (I'm trying to g...