Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween











The last 2 pictures are from this morning. We didn't go trick-or-treating, but Bennett found it very fascinating to hand out candy to kids that came to our door. The first 2 pictures are from Bennett's fall festival at daycare. He ate an entire apple, skin and all! And he loved the bean bag toss.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Attack of the Killer Koi

Bennett feeding the koi fish at the Japanese Garden. He wanted to climb into the water with them, but Daddy held on tight!









Its Getting Cold Outside

So Bennett needed some Elmo slippers...


He loves pushing the button on the skeleton to see him twirl his chain, sing and dance.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Walk like a baby...

So Bennett is starting to get the hang of this thing his parental units call walking. I created a little video with a couple of Bennett's unsuccessful tries and then his most successful marathon that happened tonight.

Enjoy!


Sunday, October 19, 2008

Bennett at the Fair

We took Bennett to the State Fair of Texas this weekend, and he had a good time. Good thing he slept during the 2 hour drive (mostly stopped in traffic) to Dallas. Mom and Dad got their corndog fix and Bennett got his staple, quesadilla. We took his wagon out there, and he had a good time looking over the side--almost getting his head knocked by anything Dad was near.


By the way, fried smores are a very good idea.



Bennett in the Big Tex Sandbox. Ever since California he has loved the sand.



Bennett knocked out during Michelle Branch's performance.
P.S. No crypto!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Fall Fun




We still don't have the crypto results, but Bennett's poop is finally back to normal! Hallelujah! That's how it always works--make mom, in an act of utter desperation, do the most disgusting thing she has ever done in her life, and next day, BLAMMO, the boy is better. Of course, he is.

We went to a fall festival this evening, and Bennett enjoyed playing with the little pumpkins. He took one home and refused to let it go the entire walk and hayride back to our car. Of course, he thinks its a ball, which makes me think that I need to get some better balls at our house before he crashes a pumpkin on the rug.

For a development update, Bennett is not quite walking yet, but will take a few steps when he deems its quicker than crawling. He tries to say "dog", but it comes out "da". He can point to the dogs and the light, and is doing great at one step commands, liking putting his toys in the ottoman or sitting down. We are still working on night-weaning. He's not screaming as much, but an unexpected side effect is that now he wants to wake up and not go back to sleep around 4:30 or 5 a.m. We're officially over the first week and we will keep trying. On a positive note, though he woke up crying at 4 and then 4:30, he put himself back to sleep by the time I got down the hall to check on him. Unfortunately for me, I still woke up, but hopefully this is a good sign.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Fire Drill


When I arrived to pick Bennett up from daycare last week, this is what I saw! I had to snap a picture. All the nonwalkers in his class get thrown into one crib during fire drills, and its adorable. Also, not to worry anyone, but because Bennett has had loose BMs for the last 2 months and some other kid came up with crypto, his daycare is making us get Bennett checked out for crypto. Our pediatrician says no way, given his lack of other symptoms, but after I shoveled poop into disgusting vials and then stirred and shook it up, per instructions, the darn test better show something! I'd be happy to have Bennett "regular" again. We had to stop cloth diapering during this time, and I'd love to be able to go back to it. Plus, it can't be pleasant for Bennett being known as the kid who dirties his clothes every other day at daycare (and at home--he just pooped on our new rug-ick). I'll keep you updated on the crypto results.