Happy Ben, Mad Ben

1 Month Old!

Well Benjamin went to his 1 month doctor's appointment today and mom's prediction of weight was right on! Benjamin weighs 12 pounds, 3 oz. and is 23 inches long! That puts him in the 97th percentile for weight and height! The doctor couldn't believe how strong he is! He is a very healthy and happy 1 month old! :)

Another Spartan Win!

Benjamin is very excited about MSU's win today over Northwestern! He is equally excited about his new hat!

Little Pumpkin

Growing Like A Weed!

Benjamin is getting so big! This shirt is 0-3 months and his belly is showing because it's almost too small! :) I guess mom is going to have to change his outfit several times a day so that he can wear all of the great clothes he has before he outgrows them!
We have Benjamin's 1 month doctor's appointment Monday-I cannot wait to see how much he weighs. I'm guessing somewhere between 10-12 pounds.

Smiles!

That's right-Benjamin is smiling! At first, we thought it might just be gas late last week, but now he is waking up and smiling at us every morning! Isn't he precious? It's so hard to believe he's almost a month old and look at how he's changed so much!

Maybe he is smiling so much this morning because his new friend Henry Overbeek was born yesterday at 4:30! Congrats Kate, Rob, and Will! We can't wait to meet him!

Our Little Spartan

Benjamin has yet another new MSU outfit, and of course he's wearing it for homecoming today! We swear that he is their good luck charm, as the only game they lost was the weekend before he was born. Go Spartans!

In other news, Benjamin got his first real bath this week because his umbilical cord fell off! He loves his bathtub. Now, for those of you who haven't heard the story, his umbilical cord is missing in action. We suspect that our wonderful dog, Chloe, might have eaten it! We were only in 1 room that morning, and mom saw the umbilical cord still on him hanging by one little thread, and not even 10 minutes later, it was gone and Chloe was hanging out around him and sniffing and licking his belly button! We searched high and low and it is nowhere to be found, so we are pretty sure she ate it. Yummy!