Snacking on a banana and watching the tractors
Snacking on an apple. yum.yum.
Sitting like a big boy at his table and "reading" a book
Running at mommy thinking " I'm going to get that camera!!!"
Driving at Grandma Mooherd's
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Fast and Furious
The weeks and months of summer have flown by. More than ever, I am enjoying working 3 days and spending my other two weekdays playing with Benjamin. We get to go to "story-time" at the County Library, play in the park, watch the bulldozers outside our house, climb stairs, dance, talk, and most of all, just enjoy spending time together. I will admit, when B was younger, I didn't really enjoy my days off...but these days, I look forward to it. I'm not one who gets a ton of stuff done on my days off, but I hope when Benjamin is old, he will remember... my mom played with me.
Sitting like a big boy at his table and "reading" a book
Running at mommy thinking " I'm going to get that camera!!!"
Sitting like a big boy at his table and "reading" a book
Running at mommy thinking " I'm going to get that camera!!!"
Monday, September 20, 2010
Oh Boy
After work, my mom came my house to drop something off. When she left, Benjamin was quite distraught, screaming and crying at the door (I was busy starting dinner) The next moment, he stops crying, I go around the corner...and Benjamin was outside. AAAHHHH. He has opened the door himself and was standing in the driveway waving bye to Grandma Cow. Runaway baby begins. Time to start locking all the doors!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Good Eater
I often get asked if Benjamin is a good eater. Not sure if they are asking because of his lankiness, people just want something to talk about, or they had particularly difficult eaters, so they like to see if other people's kids are like mine. (like when I ask if other babies are good sleepers : )
Benjamin is a great eater. His number one food of all time (for the time being) = graham crackers.
He also loves things he can hold and eat like bananas, cheese sticks, pears, and apples.
He also likes: any fruit, green beans, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots, edamame, tomatoes, cheese (cheddar is his fav), pasta, spaghetti sauce, yogurt, garlic bread, almond butter, peanut butter, cream cheese.
Today, he ate chili and chicken salad for lunch and quinoa for a snack! So yes, while he prefers graham crackers at all times of the day, he will eat most things that i put in front of him, especially on a spoon or fork.
Benjamin is a great eater. His number one food of all time (for the time being) = graham crackers.
He also loves things he can hold and eat like bananas, cheese sticks, pears, and apples.
He also likes: any fruit, green beans, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots, edamame, tomatoes, cheese (cheddar is his fav), pasta, spaghetti sauce, yogurt, garlic bread, almond butter, peanut butter, cream cheese.
Today, he ate chili and chicken salad for lunch and quinoa for a snack! So yes, while he prefers graham crackers at all times of the day, he will eat most things that i put in front of him, especially on a spoon or fork.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Vacation
**Warning, lots of pictures***
Two weeks ago, we were able to get a way for a vacation to Milwaukee. Best possible vacation with a 1 year old. My awesome aunt allowed us to stay at her second house, tromp around her property, use her car, and she stocked the fridge, got us a pack n play, and a bunch of toys that Benjamin loved loved loved. We spent most of the time relaxing, playing in parks, spending time with my aunt and cousin, and just enjoying being away from home. My amazing aunt watched Benjamin one evening so we could dine at an awesome restaurant to celebrate my birthday, and the next morning so we could enjoy some adult activities. (ok, we went on a brewery tour, we were properly brainwashed into thinking it is "miller time" all the time, and we found out that Miller thinks that a 6 pack/day is "responsible" drinking. whoa.)
Silly us, we never managed to get a family picture. argh. so much for the token Christmas picture from vacation. OH well.
as you can see, there were lots and lots of empty seats. The trip there, which was at 10am, was a breeze.
Two weeks ago, we were able to get a way for a vacation to Milwaukee. Best possible vacation with a 1 year old. My awesome aunt allowed us to stay at her second house, tromp around her property, use her car, and she stocked the fridge, got us a pack n play, and a bunch of toys that Benjamin loved loved loved. We spent most of the time relaxing, playing in parks, spending time with my aunt and cousin, and just enjoying being away from home. My amazing aunt watched Benjamin one evening so we could dine at an awesome restaurant to celebrate my birthday, and the next morning so we could enjoy some adult activities. (ok, we went on a brewery tour, we were properly brainwashed into thinking it is "miller time" all the time, and we found out that Miller thinks that a 6 pack/day is "responsible" drinking. whoa.)
Silly us, we never managed to get a family picture. argh. so much for the token Christmas picture from vacation. OH well.
Benjamin's first plane ride
as you can see, there were lots and lots of empty seats. The trip there, which was at 10am, was a breeze.Benjamin, my aunt, uncle, and cousin
Benjamin and his favorite thing of the entire trip, Tiger, the cat.
Sandbox fun!
Enjoying snack time at the park
Smiling with Auntie after stealing her garlic bread and eating it all!
Seriously, swinging makes B the happiest boy in the world
Friday, August 27, 2010
Headed north
Hi family and friends.
We are headed up North for vacation so I"ll post a few pictures before we leave.
He loves making baskets with his basketball hoop, playing in the dirt, and being an all around wonderful little boy. He is jabbering all the time, which is adorable to listen to.
Benjamin "organizing" his new clothes"
We are headed up North for vacation so I"ll post a few pictures before we leave.
He loves making baskets with his basketball hoop, playing in the dirt, and being an all around wonderful little boy. He is jabbering all the time, which is adorable to listen to.
Benjamin "organizing" his new clothes"
Thursday, August 19, 2010
They'll stone you when you're at the breakfast table...
they'll stone you when you are young and able.....everybody must get stoned!
- Bob Dylan
My house totally got stoned today. (Ok, ok, I do know the original intent of this song)
Still about 8 more columns and 55% of the stone wall to go, but YIPPEE the house is nearing completion!
- Bob Dylan
My house totally got stoned today. (Ok, ok, I do know the original intent of this song)
Still about 8 more columns and 55% of the stone wall to go, but YIPPEE the house is nearing completion!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
14 Months
1 month later, and here we are. A lot has changed in the Cady Household.
For starters, Benjamin is now a certified STTNer ....that is "sleep through the night"er! Yippee. I would like to thank Dr. Ferber. I can't say that we followed it to a "T", but I did read the whole book before starting (a must) , and them implemented changes slowly. Benjamin goes to sleep at 8pm with 5 mins or less of crying most nights (tonight is not one of those nights, but alas), and sleeps until 5:30ish. He then eats and gets up at 7-7:30am. He has been getting two more teeth, one on top and one of bottom, so he has awakened at 2ish a few nights. We just give him some acetaminophen (Tylenol, folks) and he goes back to sleep.
As noted above, he has two more teeth, which brings the total up to 8. Thank goodness he loves to brush his teeth!
He finally had his 1 year check-up last week. Benjamin weighs in at a whopping 19lb 11 oz (5%), and is 29 and 1/4 inches tall (25%). While B is a little shrimp, the doctor assured me that he wrote "good growth" in his chart. I hear that hubby was a rather skinny baby. This visit was the first visit I had driven Benjamin to KC by myself. B was an excellent traveler, and even put up with me doing a little shopping at the Legends. I learned to keep a large stash of toys in the front seat to throw back at him to keep him entertained, and to also have lots of little containers of graham crackers for him to munch on.
Benjamin got a bag of clothes from his older cousin Carson, who is potty training, so he can't use his onesie anymore. At the bottom of the bag, some adorable frog galoshes that Carson had outgrown. They are Benjamin's size, so I put them on Benjamin. Let just say...he loves them!
Benjamin had a play-date with a little girl who is 2 months older. They don't quite get the "playing together" thing.
Benjamin and Grandpa
Benjamin riding an elephant at the Omaha Zoo
For starters, Benjamin is now a certified STTNer ....that is "sleep through the night"er! Yippee. I would like to thank Dr. Ferber. I can't say that we followed it to a "T", but I did read the whole book before starting (a must) , and them implemented changes slowly. Benjamin goes to sleep at 8pm with 5 mins or less of crying most nights (tonight is not one of those nights, but alas), and sleeps until 5:30ish. He then eats and gets up at 7-7:30am. He has been getting two more teeth, one on top and one of bottom, so he has awakened at 2ish a few nights. We just give him some acetaminophen (Tylenol, folks) and he goes back to sleep.
As noted above, he has two more teeth, which brings the total up to 8. Thank goodness he loves to brush his teeth!
He finally had his 1 year check-up last week. Benjamin weighs in at a whopping 19lb 11 oz (5%), and is 29 and 1/4 inches tall (25%). While B is a little shrimp, the doctor assured me that he wrote "good growth" in his chart. I hear that hubby was a rather skinny baby. This visit was the first visit I had driven Benjamin to KC by myself. B was an excellent traveler, and even put up with me doing a little shopping at the Legends. I learned to keep a large stash of toys in the front seat to throw back at him to keep him entertained, and to also have lots of little containers of graham crackers for him to munch on.
Benjamin got a bag of clothes from his older cousin Carson, who is potty training, so he can't use his onesie anymore. At the bottom of the bag, some adorable frog galoshes that Carson had outgrown. They are Benjamin's size, so I put them on Benjamin. Let just say...he loves them!
Benjamin had a play-date with a little girl who is 2 months older. They don't quite get the "playing together" thing.
Benjamin and Grandpa
Benjamin riding an elephant at the Omaha Zoo
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