More Newborn Shoot Photos

Below are a few more pictures from Benjamin's first photo shoot--we got a few with big sis too.

If you're in Gainesville or Orlando and need a photographer, check out Jaime Swanson. She did all of the pics and was so wonderful to work with. Her website is www.jlsphotographystudio.com and she is awesome! I couldn't be more pleased. I mean, I look at these pictures and can't believe how great everyone looks.

Benjamin Rolls

Yesterday, Benjamin rolled over from his back to his front. I think this time it's here to stick.

Banana Bread, Oven Mitts, and the Enormous Giraffe

Rosemary's doing really well as a new big sister. Of course, it's nice to have some one on one Rosemary time too. She's such a fun little girl.

We were cooped up in the house most of the weekend as Tropical Storm Fay came through. To help pass the time, Rosemary and I made some banana bread.

I'm not sure how this started, but those are oven mitts on her feet. (And this is probably one of those pictures that will be so embarrassing to her as she gets older but it's hilarious now...)

This is for our nephew, Ian, but Rosemary's enjoying it in the meantime. I asked her what its name was. She came over a little later and told me its name was "Little" because it's big (at least I think that's what she said). I didn't know two year olds got irony.

Family Time

Benjamin is all smiles.

Zzzz....

First thing in the morning.

Cousins

On their way back to Augusta, Elizabeth, Ezekiel, and Ian stopped by for a night. Ezekiel and Rosemary are just 2 and a half months apart in age so they got along really well...pretty much they're partners in crime. Here they were sharing a banana for a snack.

Baby Olympics Fan

Benjamin sports his red, white, and blue and shows his support of the US gymnastics team.

Weekend in Longwood

A few weekends ago, we headed down to Longwood to see my brother and for a "Meet Benjamin" party hosted by Becky.

Rosemary was 'reading' to Ben.

Benjamin meets his Uncle Jason.

A few of the party guests. I only got a few pictures from the shower and some were blurry, so I'll need to get some copies from Becky to post more.

Me and Becky after the party.

Summer Highlights

Our summer is just about over. Jonathan starts back to class next week and Rosemary starts preschool the week after that. It's been a good summer. Here are a few of the highlights for me, in no particular order:

1. Benjamin's birth. We're blessed with another wonderful baby (who is now sleeping about 8 hours a night). Even the extra time we had to wait for his arrival wasn't bad.
2. Five Year Anniversary. Jonathan and I celebrated our five year anniversary on July 19. We went to dinner and a movie while my mom watched Rosemary and Benjamin. We plan on doing something more later this year, but it was nice to just have a night out together.
3. Grandma Time. Both of our moms were so helpful this summer with getting ready for Benjamin's arrival and helping once we were home. The kids are very blessed to have grandmas who care about them so much.
4. Home time. It's actually felt a little like summer vacation since I was on a short maternity leave. It's nice being home all day with the kids and spending time with Jonathan.
5. The Olympics. I'm enjoying them so much. We missed the last few since we didn't get NBC, but we haven't really missed a night this time. Going to at least one Olympic event in person is definitely on my bucket list.
6. Longwood visit. I got to see my brother a few weekends ago and Becky hosted a meet baby Ben shower for my friends in Longwood. It was nice to get away and catch up with family and friends.
7. Wipe Out. It's a little embarrassing how much Jonathan and I enjoyed this show. I honestly thought that it might send me into labor because I was laughing so hard. I was in tears just about every week.

Announcements

Below are the announcements we did for Benjamin. I found some I liked online then had some fun with Photoshop Elements. I couldn't decide which one I liked best, so I just did all three.

Benjamin at One Month

Benjamin hit the month mark this past Saturday. In some ways, it's hard to believe a month has already passed, in others, because so much has happened, it seems impossible to believe it's been that short!

Ben's really just a great baby. I didn't weigh him at the month milestone, but we like to say he's a "good sized" baby...not too big, not too small. He's sleeping consistently between 6 and 7 1/2 hours at night (I haven't had to get up in the night the past several nights) so we are once again very blessed in that respect. I think we caught a glimmer of a smile on Monday, but they're hard to catch. He looks very sweet with a smile.

You'll notice though, that when he sleeps he kinda scowls. This is just like Jonathan! The second picture is a photo of Jonathan when he was about Ben's age. See the similarities?


And finally, just like big sis, we're getting gator pictures each month.