Happy Mother's Day!

This past Sunday we made our first family day trip out. We went down to my parents' house to surprise my mom and dad for 1)Mother's Day and 2)my dad's 60th birthday was on Monday. They were definitely surprised. :-) Also, my sister and BIL and niece were also visiting that weekend. So they got to meet Benny. It was nice to get out of the house and for some of the family to get to see Beniah. This coming weekend, Jeff's family is coming down to visit. So that will be nice to see all of them.

2 Weeks!

It's hard to believe that at this time, two weeks ago, Benny's arrival was still a big question mark. I had stayed home from work that Monday because it was just too uncomfortable to sit at a desk all day. So I did a little cleaning, a little laundry, a little napping, etc. Jeff and I went out to dinner that night and one of the main topics of discussion was when we were going to meet our little Beniah. Well, these past 2 weeks have flown by. My mom was a huge blessing in the first week. She stayed with us and cooked, cleaned, changed diapers, and did laundry while I recovered and Jeff was able to go to practice. We've had a few bumps but overall he and I are doing very well. We had his two week appt. this morning and he is now 10 lb 10 oz. We also got the go ahead to let him sleep through the night if he wants to without waking him to feed him. And it looks like we are past any further jaundice problems. So, Benny is in pretty good shape! Now we just need some really nice weather so that we can start going on some walks.

The Dimple Has Been Captured!

Thanks again to Liz for practicing on Benny and taking these pics. The last picture that she was able to take, before her card filled up, was the dimple shot. Cute huh?

The Ellusive Dimple...

I've been on the hunt ever since I first caught a glimpse of it. I never realized this before but, one of the hardest things in the world is to capture a newborn's smile on camera. They occur at random moments (especially when you don't have a camera sitting anywhere near you or better yet one out of the case and ready for the perfect shot). The first time we caught sight of one of Ben's smiles his cuteness factor jumped 100 points (like he could get any cuter) - a little dimple had appeared in his left check. Boy is he going to melt hearts someday. I am making it my mission to catch this rarity on camera though. Even if it means that I have to leave cameras all over the house ready to snap a pic at a moment's notice. If I fail, I guess you will all have to wait for a couple more weeks until we can tag-team him and coax one out of him.

He's Here!

Beniah John DiSandro was born on April 28th at 5:02 pm. He weighed a whopping 9 lb 12 oz and was 22 in long. Boy is he a cutie. You can see pics of the day he was born here.

Purty things...

I wanted to "dress up" some of Benny's burp clothes to give them a little something other than spit-up to decorate their plain whiteness. I found some fabric that I thought was neat and different this past weekend and set upon the task before me. It was probably the easiest sewing project that I ever did. And look how cute they turned out! :-) (Jeff says that the one with flowers and butterflies is too girly for Beniah though.)

Are we there yet?

For all of you avid blog readers, here is the latest and probably last preggo pic of yours truly. I'm currently in the last week and feeling it. I've had a pretty bad cold for the past week and a half and have been left with not much of a voice. Hopefully it is long gone before labor begins.

Jeff and I have "everything" ready to go and welcome our little Benny home. By everything, I mean all of the baby knowledge that we have been informed of, educated in, and/or stumbled upon in the past 9.5 months. We have our idea of how things are going to go but I'm sure that things are not going to go "as planned". But we are very excited and really looking forward to this new adventure. So, to all of you "seasoned" parents out there, be on alert, you may be phoned from time to time with what may seem like silly or outrageous questions. Just be patient and try to remember what it was like being the new parent on the block. We can't help ourselves. :-)