Adventures with Baby Benjamin - outside and standing!

Benjamin's first time on the lawn...

Forest is teaching Benjamin all about lawn care :)

Super stander!!!

Derek Zoolander "Salesman" look

shhhh... sleeping with Big Papi ;)

And some movement by our little mover :)

and then

Don't worry... he is just fine and was right back up again :) Our sweet baby boy!

Is anyone looking at this stuff, or am I amusing myself?

*SherryQ*

Still shots etc

Tired of the movies? :)

Here are some still shots..
Prima Tana and Baby Benjamin on the hammock... Baby Benjamin playing with blocks from Prima Zoe and jumping in his Amby jumperoo




And another movie ;)

and stills... of Prima Tana with her fancy dolls from Abuela and Abuelo!

He's a crawling fiend :)

Our little sweet monster baby Benjamin... he takes after his Big Papi, and he LOVEs to eat, eat , eat :)




Benjamin also enjoyed his Prima Tana this past week - she stayed with us while her Mommy was in California and Daddy was in Israel.

and

Benjamin is a crazy crawler now, and has been pulling up onto the couch and ottoman to stand! With Tana here, we moved the bed to put the baby rail back on - but he thinks it is great fun to pull up on it and tip over the top... so I'm not sure how useful it will be for safety - he is drawn to it ( and many other things) like a moth to a flame!

and

and

And in his jumpy jump Amby attachment:

and

This photo was just 2 1/2 weeks ago - and this clip as well :)



Baby Benjamin and Prima Zoe helped Tana celebrate her FOURTH Happy Birthday on Valentine's Day, and at her birthday party with friends on the 15th at her gymnastics studio! Tana's "real" birthday was on the 17th - she is SO grown-up now!!!

Prima Zoe, Benjamin and Forest relaxing on the giant couch :)

We seriously heart the couch!

Here's the sweet baby sleeping in his carseat...

and in his cool wagon...

Wishing Big Papi a very Happy Birthday on 3.1
Poor Big Papi has a terrible cold :(***I have removed three photos of our sweet baby Benjamin in the bathtub because it was brought to my attention that not everyone views children the same way - stupid reality, stupid nasty people ***


Granny and GDad say, "goodbye," for now, and baby Benjamin has fun discovering Big Papi's new computer ;)


More to come... this week is double Puffin trouble at the Mt. Zion house!!! ;)

Moving right along...

W h e w! A lot of catching up to do :)
We have an Aero garden now - and here is what it brings to our table:

Thai basil, Italian basil, oregano, thyme, mint, and chives... yumola

The honorable MLF Kerins suggested rolling our meatballs in cheese before cooking them, and while not a very flattering photo, we did do just that and they turned out to be quite yum indeed.

But, seriously, I think what you are wondering about is baby Benjamin - I am right, eh? :)

stay tuned....

A Puffin Party!

Aunt Sydney had a procedure at the hospital,
so Prima Tana stayed with us for 4 nights of puffin fun!

Grainy... sorry! This was in the evening.

What we saw on our Nature Walk

My Happy Gentlemen

Hi :)
We have been taking nature walks with the sweet puppa around our yard. The sunshine is just too delicious to pass up! This is what we saw today:

We also took a stroll downtown and stopped at the Cuban guy's restaurant - rice and beans and plantains (not for Benjamin, but, soon!).

Prima Tana came to visit...

And... the sweet baby is an eating fiend - following in his family's tradition!

Baby foodie

Baby Benjamin is on a tasty tasting roll :)

Avocado = LOVES it
Bosc Pear = LOVES it, especially cold and chunky for his little growing teeth
Potato = likes it
Sweet Potato = LOVED it, now not so much
Broccoli = has only played and tasted, so... who knows ;)

Since I am a complete paranoid re digestive issues/ compromised immune systems, and their potential link to other yucky things (like autism), we are staying away from processed foods, gluten, and pesticides/hormones/steroid additives etc. and most dairy - although we do plan on a future full of yogurt. Judge as you like - I own my madness :)

We do plan on maintaining a regular APA vaccine schedule, as long as Benjamin seems to tolerate them well - and, so far, so good. Anywho, the pediatricians here in Frederick are now refusing alternate vaccine schedules... pfiffle >:P I may protest as the time gets closer to the whammy vaccines...

Good luck, sweet Benjamin ...

I so want to follow the Baby-led weaning idea for food introduction, and we are, mostly. But Benjamin really likes to chew on his weaning spoon - I have cheated and put food on the spoon...

Since I have the opportunity to let most things flow naturally with Benjamin's development, I am hoping that the food introduction works out too :)

That's all from here for now - I hope that all is well out there for everyone!

ttyl *SherryQ*

The Holidays

The happy holiday season has now concluded, and upon reflection, I say that it was quite busy and hectic and full of family and lots of love and crazy antics by two precious little girls and one sweet baby boy, our little Benjamin :)

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Just before the madness begins:

And... one day before 6 months-old

***I removed a video of baby Benjamin in the bathtub as it was brought to my attention that not all people view children the same way... stupid reality, stupid nasty people!***

And... at 6 months-old... tasting FOOD!

xoxo Happy New Year! There are more photos on my Facebook page ...

*SherryQ*