Sunday, July 30, 2017

Ben's 4 month update

I know, I know, I'm late. But to be honest the older he gets the less time I seem to have and it has been a busy month. But here's the update! He's starting gumming like crazy and has started his 4 month sleep regression so one of our hardest months yet but he's handling it like a trooper. He talks a lot now and loves to sing and has started being able to entertain himself on his play mat.

He's so cute! Both my hubby and my sonπŸ˜‰



Adventures of the 4th month:
We took our first flying trip to go with Daddy to Atlanta for a work conference then to Louisiana to visit Ben's great grandmother (my dad's mom). And if I can brag for a minute my baby did amazing. It was just him and I for the flight flight (we were meeting Tim in Atlanta) and I was a little nervous trying to fly with a infant and all our luggage and a stroller. But honestly he was amazing. 

He spent some of the time in the airport people-watching.
This was my baby the whole flight!


My cute little family



So maybe it wasn't the smartest idea to go so far south in July because it was hot with a capital H! Whew. We did go to the Atlanta aquarium while we were in town, Ben slept on and off most of the time but he was awake enough to have a HUGE blowout diaper at the aquarium, which was very exciting. NOT! However I think my favorite part was watching my husband carry around my son and slow down to just point out bright colored fish or wait while Ben tracked the movement of a jellyfish. I love watching their relationship grow and strengthen. Ben has changed us both for the better and he teaches us something about ourselves everyday.














After Atlanta the 3 of us flew to Louisiana to meet up with my family and visit my dad's family. I've been wanting to share Louisiana with Tim since we started dating. We stayed down in Houma and visited with family. Ben got to meet his great grandmother and it was such a beautiful experience. Life is so precious and it was a humbling experience to watch my grandmother hold my son. We got a picture of the 4 generations (Great Grandmother, Papa, Mama, Baby Boy) but I can't seem to find it so you'll just have to imagine πŸ˜‰



We ate a lot! Po-boys, beignets, lots and lots of seafood! We also went to New Orleans for a day and adventured. We walked around the French Quarter, ate a Cafe-Du-Monde. We took a moment in the Catherdral. We explored the French Market where we (you guessed it) ate more food. Finally we went to Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World where they build the floats for Mardi Gras. They also build the Chick-Fil-A Cows there which I think is pretty neat! It was a wonderful adventure with my family and Ben loved all the attention.


Sleepy baby
My dad, brother and son at the Market.

Ben can't seem to figure out who is Mommy and who is Auntie


Mardi Gras World!

Daddy's favorites:
His hugs
How strong he's getting
When he smiles at strangers

Mama's favorites:
His laugh
Watching him discover the world
When he acts shy

Ben's favorites:
His toes!
Being naked
Chewing on fingers...anyone's fingers.