First Real Bath

Bathtime!

Here is the obligatory bath shot with the washcloth that all moms must have just in case she needs to really embarrass her son one day :)

Ben in his too cute bath robe.

I survived my first real bath! It is snowing today (yes, I thought it was Spring too), so I am in comfy clothes today.

Stretching Ritual

When Ryan is home, he will get Ben up when it is time to eat. Ben goes through quite a stretching ritual as he awakens before I get him to feed him. It is quite funny to us. We thought we would share a tiny bit of it with you.

The Many Faces of Ben

Ben makes some of the greatest faces and I tried to capture some of them today. This is just after he ate and he refused to open his eyes for me. His hands are constantly by his face so I got a couple of those too.

Ah, isn't he so handsome!

Growing

Today Ben is 2 weeks old. Here are comparison pictures. We tried to get the 2 week picture just after he ate so he would be awake, but he refused to open his eyes. Can you tell he is growing?

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

No, no one is getting married around here, but I just thought that title summed up this picture.

Old - The pillow was made for Ben by Lynda, Ben's Great Grandma's friend, out of my mom's wedding dress! How cool is that?

New - Grammy and Papa Tom brought clothes for Ben. Ryan and I love the onesie. Can you read it?

Borrowed - Ben is sitting with Coon, Ryan's childhood stuffed animal.

Blue - His new pants that actually, almost fit.

Changes

Here is the final belly growth shot. Ryan took a final picture of my belly as we were about to walk out the door to the birth care center to have Ben. The picture was taken only six hours before he was in our arms. Then, we took the picture of me and Ben the day after we got home from the hospital. Isn't God's work amazing? We are still in awe as we look at him each and every day.

No more need for maternity clothes (except the jeans, I still can't quite button my old jeans). But, it was a good feeling to get all the maternity stuff out and see all my old clothes again. It has been so long, I barely remembered what I had.

Grammy and Papa Tom are here!

Grammy and Papa Tom (Ryan's mom and stepdad) arrived in Kansas yesterday evening. Ben is loving all the extra attention.