The first sign of fall...

After some very hot weather the past 2 months, we are finally starting to feel cooler weather. Thank goodness! Drew had to work all weekend so Ben and I were excited when he got home this evening and headed out to the park. You wouldn't know by looking at what Drew was wearing, but it was actually very chilly out. Ben had a blast exploring the park and is getting very adventurous. There were a group of kids playing football close by and Ben was very intrigued by them and kept saying "football."

A whole ice cream cone!

The other night, the three of us went to a little street festival in downtown Brentwood (it was our first time there). Ben very much enjoyed himself as he people watched, danced to the band that was playing and ate a whole ice cream cone, yes a whole one all by himself.

I think he looks so big in this picture.

This was halfway through the ice cream cone. I think cookies and cream was a big hit.

He was making a huge mess but he was enjoying it so much that we couldn't stop him.

Almost done! I thought he would be on a sugar high all night but he was sleeping by 8:00.

I change my mind...

I don't think that this baby is obviously a boy based on the ultrasound picture below anymore. After about ten people telling me that is not a penis and most likely the umbilical cord, I finally believe them all. That's not to say that it's not a boy, but I think for right now, it's still up in the air. 50/50 boy or girl.

We have an ultrasound scheduled for Monday, October 12 and as long as the baby is cooperating we should find out if baby is a he or she.

Pictures of Ben will be coming soon... I promise.

I am pretty sure this baby is a...

BOY!!!

No, they did not confirm it or even make a guess at our ultrasound on Tuesday but look at the first picture, in between the two leg stubs. What does it look like? Some people are telling me that it could be the umbilical cord but it really does look like a penis.

In a few weeks, we'll find out for sure but until then, all my money is riding on a boy.

Here are two other shots from our ultrasound we had the other day. Baby is about 3 inches tall now and very active. We got to see both hands and all of the fingers which kept covering it's eyes. Hopefully I will be able to start feeling movement in about a month or so.

Bedtime...

Before going to bed, Ben has his little routine...

First, he likes to get in some last minute playtime

Which includes, a story or two

and lots of smiles

His favorite place to sit is on dad's lap

Where he turns the pages while looking at the pictures

Before getting distracted by the football game dad has on tv

Then it's off to the bathroom to brush his teeth

After mom brushes them, he gets a turn also

There are no smiles when it's time to go in his crib

and sometimes he even tries to do this

He cries for a minute before falling asleep and most nights we're lucky to get 12 or 13 hours until he wakes up and we start the day all over.

Such a little ham...

I was eating an apple this afternoon and Ben decides that he wants to finish it. Here is Ben hamming it up while eating MY apple...

Labor Day weekend...

Here are some pictures from 2 weeks ago when we were in Pismo Beach. Ben loved the beach! I wasn't sure how he would like it. As soon as we got there, he was ready to play in the sand and the water.

What will it be...

I am sure you have all heard the news now... Ben is going to be a BIG brother. In the weeks to come, we will be finding out if Ben will be having a little brother or a little sister. Will the new name for the blog be changed to "The Little Men"? Or will it be changed to "The Little Man and the Little Lady"? If you haven't already made your guess, do it soon. Once we find out the gender, the game will be locked and we will have to wait until the little bean makes his/her appearance to see who was the closest guess.

http://www.expectnet.com/games/waitingforbabybean2

He's become a regular...

For only being 21 months, Ben sure has flown a lot. His first flight was when he was 7 months old and he has made a total of 6 round trip flights since then. Our latest flight was last week and thank goodness it was a short one. It used to be easy to fly with Ben, that is before he was able to really move around. He has a hard time sitting still for more than 5 minutes so you can imagine what it would be like to fly with him. These pictures aren't very good (out of focus and bad lighting) but I thought they were funny. The plane was pretty empty on both flights so we had no one sitting on either side of us. Therefore, Ben sat in his own seat for part of the flights and even figured our how to work the seatbelt pretty quickly.

Family Trees...

Drew really likes random t-shirts. When I first met him, a lot of his shirts came from the thrift store (which he hasn't shopped at since I've known him). One of my favorites he had was a yellow t-shirt with a family tree on the front that included a bunch of random names. I think what made it so funny was that he had no idea whose family shirt he was wearing. Two weeks ago, we were in Pismo Beach for a Mosley (Cary's side of the family) family get together. They had t-shirts made for everyone that very much resembled the old yellow shirt Drew had (too bad we don't have it anymore). The other night when he got home from work, he put it on so after Ben's bath, I put his on him to get some pictures of the two of them. They both looked pretty cute in their shirts. I can't help but love my boys.

"Super Ben"

Ben grabbed a towel from the kitchen and when I looked over to see what he was doing, he was wearing it like a cape. He thought he was funny.

Ben's morning routine...

When Ben gets up in the morning, he is always in a good mood. As soon as I walk into his room, he gives me a big smile and is eager to get out of his crib and make his way into the family room. He sits in his chair and waits for me to bring him milk and cheerios. We then watch his favorite show (which I record every morning so we have a new episode to watch), the Imagination Movers. Although they are quite annoying and a little strange, Ben loves this show. He will sit and watch it as long as you let him. The show is about 4 guys (who wear blue jumpsuits), called the Imagination Movers who solve people's problems by brainstorming ideas and working together to come up with a solution. Throw in a mouse, a neighbor who likes everything boring and beige and lots of weirdness and you have the show.

Maybe this will give you an idea of what we have to listen to every day, over and over again.

As you can tell by these pictures, Ben gets really into it...