Talking to the animals, part 2

Another cute video from the same day.

talking to the animals...

I took this video one day after his 2 month birthday. There's another video I took the same day that is even more adorable, but I'm having problems uploading it. Hopefully I can get it uploaded soon, so check back.

Stanley Cup Playoffs!

Like father, like son. We've discovered that in addition to his father's good looks, Ben has also inherited Ralph's innate love of sports. With the Stanley Cup playoffs underway, we've had a lot of exposure to hockey, and Ben will twist his head all the way around to stare at the TV when there's a game on. Could be that he just likes the contrast and movement of dark figures skating around on white ice, but we prefer to think he's a sports fan from birth. He tends to have a similar reaction whenever ESPN is on, and I have pictures just like this one from the NCAA Tournament in March. The introduction to sports is well underway!

2 Month Appointment

My brave boy had his first round of shots today (other than the ones he received in the hospital) and I think he handled it pretty well, considering. And I think that I handled it pretty well, too, thank you very much. It's a heartbreaking experience, to say the least. To give you some frame of reference for his current measurements, here are his stats from his hospital exam and his 1 month appointment, along with today's measurements:



He went from being in the 1st percentile to the 50th percentile in weight in just 8 weeks, doubling in size in the process. Amazing. It's nice to know that I'm fulfilling my motherly duties, at least in the feeding department.

The pictures below show Ben at one week, almost 1 month, and today. Barely recognizable as the same kid I brought home from the hospital!

More photos than you can stand

If you want to see tons and tons of photos of Benjamin (who wouldn't?), follow the links below to view a couple of my albums on the kodak website.

At the Hospital:
http://targetphoto.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=as1gh4y.63573786&x=0&y=-ew16tf&localeid=en_US

First Week at Home:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=as1gh4y.47wo8yhy&x=0&y=g1tw9w&localeid=en_US

I'll post more links as I get the rest of the photos uploaded to the site. For now, above are a few images to pique your interest....

Naughty Puppies

This video was supposed to catch father and son being cute together, but we got a little extra surprise (you'll see). The dogs definitely take advantage of our averted attention. Still some great interactions between Ben and Ralph, and also between Maddy and Ben--she really likes him.

Did he roll over?

I think we have our first official rolling over episode. Yesterday morning I left him on his back on the couch for just a minute while I grabbed something from the kitchen, and when I came back to check on him, he was face down on the couch cushions. It was unwitnessed, but I believe qualifies as an instance of "rolling over" none the less. I'll keep the video camera handy so I can try to get some firm evidence!

Ceiling Fan Fascination

He decided to start being extra cute while I was changing his clothes the other night.

Watching TV-6 weeks

This is my attempt to show how strong his neck is at holding his head up. Not sure it's successful at showing that, but at least he's cute while he's falling over!

just being cute

just shy of 4 weeks. He was making lots of noises that day and I was trying to catch him babbling away. You can hear some of it in this one...

Benjamin Ralph Brinton

born Friday, February 22, 2008 at 9:35 pm.
5 lb. 10 oz.
20.5"