Nathan & Andrea's Blog

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Happy due date to Benjamin!

Our baby is due today! Of course, Benjamin actually arrived five weeks ago. We're glad we've already had some time to get to know him and watch him grow!

I had to eat a lot to get my cheeks this chubby

Who says sitting up is hard for little guys like me?

I cry during my bath, but I love to get snuggly warm in my towel when it's over!

My life is pretty simple right now: I eat, I sleep, I excrete, and I look around

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Happy one-month-old birthday, Benjamin!

Our boy turns one month old today! Hard to believe it was a month ago that we welcomed him into the world. Now he's already older and wiser.

Where's Mom? I'm getting hungry

Hang on a second, I'm deep in thought

I can roll over by myself! But usually I'm content just to roll onto my side when I get put on my tummy

Monday, May 14, 2007

Happy Mother's Day!

Our baby's early arrival meant that Andrea got to celebrate her first Mother's Day as a mom! And she got to wish her own mom a Happy Mother's Day -- with new appreciation for all she did!

mother and baby

grandmother, mother and baby

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Home at last!

Benjamin came home yesterday and we are so excited to have him here! He's still adjusting to not being in the hospital where he had noises, lights and a really cozy bed, but we think he'll like it here!





Thursday, May 03, 2007

Almost there!

Benjamin is taking his bottle much more regularly now. He even took his own feeding tube out today so he thinks he's ready to come home! We're excited but we also don't want to get our hopes up too much yet. He was taken off oxygen earlier this week and his bili light and blanket (for his jaundice) have been removed. Almost there!

Over the past few days he's also been practicing his moves: