First Swim

We went down to Lincoln's parents for Memorial Day weekend. They of course have a pool so we had to take the baby swimming!


Look how cute his little suit is! (I'm sure glad our baby is cuter that both of us...)

This is the 'infant' hat we got to cover Bennett from the sun. It will probably fit him in a couple of years.

 This is us in front of the pond in their back yard. It's not a swimming pond but, they do have a row boat to take out. We didn't make it this trip but hopefully next time.

Behind the pond is lots of vegetation that is fun to wander through. This is Lincoln educating us on some bug....

It's been really nice to have family so close. We love being able to visit. But we can't wait to visit Utah later this summer!!!

2 Months Old

I can't believe he's already two months! It's crazy! I love this stage he's in. He smiles all the time and I can't get enough. He's sleeping more, anywhere from 5 to 7 hours a night. We just love him so much and he's such a good baby! We can't wait to do lots of fun things this summer. Here are a few of his stats.

Weight: 12lbs 2 oz - 64% (he's getting chubbier!)
Height: 24 1/2 in - 87%
Loves: Going outside (anytime he's fussy we just walk outside and he stops), Still loves his pacifier
Hates: Not being held (he's a little spoiled), Being woken up

He got his two month shots yesterday (3 of them). Lincoln had to hold him down, and he just screamed. Once Lincoln got outside he stopped crying and was asleep before they even got to the car. He's been really good since. It doesn't really seem to bother him.

Here's a picture of him after the doctors. Sad, but content

Here's his 2 month photo shoot

Lincoln came in the room and this is the smile he made for him

He loves to sit in the kitchen and watch me cook or do the dishes. He wont sit in his bouncer anywhere else.

Grandma Andreasen needed a ride to the airport, so she came to visit. 5 minutes after this picture was taken Bennett had a blowout all over her!!!

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was pretty low key. Bennett (Lincoln) got me some chocolates and cake balls that the young women in the ward were selling. Lincoln spoke in church, mostly about Reverence but a little on mothers, too.

Here's Bennett with his hair done. It's not quite has fun as doing girls hair, but he's still super cute.

Dad and Bennett on Mother's Day

Bennett in Lincoln's baby blessing outfit. I'm glad that Lincoln's mom saved some of his outfits. It's fun to see Bennett in them. He's been smiling a ton lately. I love it! But it's hard to get a picture of him smiling. As soon as he sees the camera he stops.

Here are some videos of the little guy.

My favorite part of this video is at 1:20 when he seemingly shakes his head 'NO' at me.

Baby Blessing

Yesterday we had the opportunity to bless Bennett. He was a very well-behaved boy, as he usually seems to be in public (home is sometimes a different story...). He was awake but quiet the whole time. Lincoln's parents and sister Lillie were able to come. It was nice to have them here.

He's too cute to just pick one picture.

Aunt Lindi just finished up her first year of college and came home for the Summer. We picked her up from the airport yesterday after the blessing and she got to have dinner with us.

It was also her birthday last week so we had birthday cake.

Grandma reading him a book about reverence

This one is just funny

Birth Announcement

Many Faces at 1 Month!

I can't believe it's already been one month. Time flies! Here are some stats

Weight: 9lbs 7 oz  (42%)
Height: 23 in  (92%)
Likes: Cuddling, Tummy Time, Pacifier
Dislikes: Bath Time

He's on a pretty good three hour schedule. During the night he'll usually sleeps four hours at a time. He's not very fussy. He's a great baby when other people are around. If someone comes to visit or we're Skyping with someone he puts on a great show. The minute we're done he usually (not always) starts crying. But I have no complaints. He's been so much fun and we've loved having him.

He had his first babysitter the other night. My sister gave us a gift card to PF Changs for Christmas we've never used, so we decided to go to dinner. A good friend in the ward watched him for us and she said he slept the whole time!

Bennett also had his first week at church. He was an angel and slept all three hours! Here is a picture of his church outfit. It's a little big and he wouldn't hold still, but he's still cute.

 These are the one month pictures I took. He was mad, so I just kept snapping the camera to try and get a good shot. They're all so funny to me I had to post them all. Unfortunately I don't know how to make one of those collages, so you'll just have to scroll through them.

 This is my favorite. I like his face and how he's pointing at himself!

Such a fun boy!

Eyes

I forget that I need to blog and not just post things on Facebook. Here is a picture of Bennett that I posted about a week ago on Facebook. If you look close you will see two different colored eyes. This is not just the camera making it look like this. You can see it in any good light.

Now I know that babies eye color changes, but I'm really hoping they will stay two different colors. How cool and unique would that be?! I check almost everyday to see if anything changes and so far nothing yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Look close, the one on the left is brown and the one on the right is blue. Love it! (click on the picture to enlarge)