Ben Kenobi

I can't help it...

I know there have been a lot of pictures of Ben online today (not that you all mind) and that you are probably getting tired of seeing him in this outfit but I had to share his cuteness. We had some chocolate ice cream this afternoon and he couldn't have been happier.

Such a boy...

This is what his activity table is supposed to look like...

This is what it looks like when Ben gets a hold of it (after he has taken off the top and dumped out everything that was inside of it)...

Happy Monday

Click on this picture to make it bigger. On Ben's left side of his mouth, on the top, you can see his canine tooth just barely poking through. That will be tooth number 12.

Happy Ben

He was pointing at his picture, saying "eeee" (meaning "me"). 

Good thoughts for Ben...

Tomorrow morning, Ben is going in for a brain MRI. The doctor is a little concerned about the rate that his head is growing and wants to make sure that everything looks normal so he ordered a brain MRI to be done. When Ben was first born, his head circumference was barely on the charts and then it went to the 25th percentile to the 50th percentile and so on. It is now in the 97th percentile. The doctor said it is probably normal and that he just has a big head but if there is a problem with it (such as fluid around the brain), the MRI will show it and the problem can be fixed.

The MRI will not hurt Ben at all and there will be no long-term effects. He will not even know what is going on since he will be sleeping during it. He isn't allowed to eat anything after midnight tonight except for clear liquids. The procedure will be done at the same hospital he was born at. It will be strange going back there after spending so much time there for 7 weeks. We will probably be there for 4 to 5 hours since it will take a bit of time to get him registered, for them to put him to sleep, then the actual MRI and of course, recovery time. 

Please say an extra prayer tonight (and tomorrow) for Ben that everything goes well and that we get good results. I will update as soon as we know anything.

Thank you!

What the heck???

Pet-only airline taking reservations (an article I read at msnbc.com)

And what if you want to send your pet somewhere instead of having him or her watched while you take a trip?

Pet Airways, the world’s first pets-only airline, started taking online bookings on its Web site Thursday, and passengers can look forward to taking to the fur-friendly skies on the inaugural flight this summer.

The main cabin areas on the Florida-based company's Beechcraft 1900 turbo prop planes have been stripped of seats and redesigned to offer four-legged creatures room in special pet crates.

Initially the airline will offer service on a weekly basis to Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York.

“We are flying out of secondary airports in these cities such as Los Angeles Executive Airport in Hawthorne, Jefferson Airport in Denver, Chicago Executive in Chicago, Baltimore-Washington Airport in Washington and Teterboro Airport in New York to make the boarding procedure and the whole travel experience less stressful for pets,” says Pet Airways’ Executive Vice President and Founder Alysa Binder.

Apart from the crew, the only humans on board will be the pet attendants to take care of the furry travelers as they jet to their destinations.

The service is geared for pets of all sizes, but especially large dogs that don’t qualify to fly “cabin class” on regular commercial airlines.

Airports are being equipped with special lounges where owners can relax with their pets ahead of boarding. Owners can track their pets’ journeys online, and special identification safety tags give them additional peace of mind while animals are airborne. One-way airfares start at about $149.

Apart from well-traveled pets, such as show dogs and cats that fly to competitions on a regular basis, the airline also envisions its customers to be pets who will be going to spend a week with “grandparents” while their owners take a vacation, and even for divorced couples who share custody of their pets.

I thought this was pretty funny. We have had plenty of experience flying with Lewey (most of them not good) but this is taking it a little too far. I think we have just decided  that we will never fly with him again. 

Bath time!

Happy Friday...

Hope everyone is enjoying their Friday and looking forward to the weekend. We are having another snow day! I am officially tired of the snow and want to be somewhere warm. Ben is taking a nap and Drew is busy in his new office (the guest room) job searching. It's actually pretty quiet around here.

This is from two days ago...

April 12, 2008:

One year later:

Happy Easter

Coming down the stairs this morning.

Excited with what he sees.

His first chocolate bunny.

He got upset when I took his chocolate away from him.

We woke up to some snow this morning. So much for our Easter Egg hunt being outdoors. 

We have been trying to teach Ben where some of his body parts are and this morning we asked him where his nose was and this is what he did.

Ben and the Easter Bunny...

Fun in the snow...

The snow was so deep that it was hard to pull the sled.

He was starting to have fun.

Don't worry, even though it looks like he is about to tip over, he wasn't.

About to go down a little hill.

 

He did not want to smile for a family shot.