Ben's 1 Year Pictures!

Ben's First Halloween

Guess what Ben's suppose to be.

Nope.  He was supposed to be an Ewok, but that didn't get done.  He makes a cute monkey though!

Fall

Ben had lots of fun in the leaves today.

The Recycling Maze

What's Fall without a good maze? This one is at Nick's work and is made of cardboard and paper. So fun!

Happy 3 Months Ben!

I can't get over how much I love my little B-Bop.  He is the best baby ever!  He sleeps when he's suppose to, he doesn't like to cry, he loves cuddling with mom and dad, he gives us the biggest smiles, and he's the epitome of chill!  He makes my life exponentially better and I have loved every day of our 3 months together.

Ben's Baby Blessing

Ben had his baby blessing today and it was the best experience!  Nick's family drove all the way from Missouri and my parent's flew in from Oregon.  Our entire family was there except for Eric and Megan, who we missed very much.  It has been so fun to have everyone here!  Ben has really enjoyed having all his grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles here to spoil him.

Ben's First Swim Party

The Osterlohs invited us up for a BBQ and Swim Party, and I can never pass up an Osterloh BBQ.  Never.      We packed up Ben's new swim diaper/swim trunks and headed for a night of fun.   

Ben was all smiles before the swimming...not so much after.

He loves his bath, maybe he'll like the pool next time.

Thanks Osterlohs for the amazing food and awesome company!

Ben's 2 Month Shots

Ben went to his 2 month check up, and he's doing great!  He's a happy, healthy baby!  Mom and I took Ben to the appointment since Nick was busy pouring the new driveway.  He got his immunizations, which did not make him happy.  The nurse gave him one oral vaccination and a shot in each thigh.  She did it so fast, Ben didn't see it coming, but when he felt that needle, he had something to say about it.  It's not fun to see my baby poked with a big needle like that.  I was ready to fall apart, but he was a trooper.  He cried for a while, but he was happy as can be half an hour later.

Yumi's New Dress

I have the cutest little niece!  She is just ridiculously adorable.  Hanna, her mom, made her a cool new dress out of a t-shirt and here she is, showing it off.

Me...a Blogger?

So...I have a blog, kinda.  I've finally almost jumped onto the bandwagon.  I'm not fully on yet.  We'll see how it goes.  I love reading other people's blogs and seeing their cute pictures, reading their cute stories, and glimpsing their cute lives.  So, my blog is technically up and running, but I haven't told anyone yet.  It's an experiment to see if I want to do it and if I'll keep up with it.  If you're seeing this, I am now a real blogger and I told you or somehow you found me on the vast world wide web.  I'll give it a secret go, closet blogging.

The Birth Story

Benjamin Alan Arnett joined us on April 10 and he came on the scene with a bang.  I started feeling contractions around midnight and they were close so we went to the hospital at 1 am to get checked out.  I was dilated a fingertip (which is pretty much means the nurses look at you like you're a complete chicken for not coping with the pain)  They kept me for an hour (with no progress whatsoever) and sent me home with a shot of morphine in the butt.  The morphine was great, but it definitely wasn't enough!  I was having contractions every 2 minutes, so I'd sleep for 1 minute, and contract for 1 minute.  Two hours later, the drugs wore off and HOLY COW!  The hospital told me to stay home for a couple of hours after the morphine wore off before coming in again.  I waited an hour in the tub, but I realized if I didn't go to the hospital right now, I wasn't going to make it.  Even then, it took me at least 20 minutes to get from my bathroom to the car.  We made it to the hospital at 6 am, after a very loud and noisy car ride.  I must have looked pretty bad because when I walked through the doors, the nurses started running around and even got me a wheelchair.  Once we got into a room, the nurses changed me into a gown, put me in bed, and hooked me up and checked my cervix.  9 centimeters!  They just kept telling me, don't push!  Like I had a choice.  There were like 10 people in the room, but no midwife, and no doctor.  They were calling all over to get any doctor in, but it didn't happen.  At some point, the nurse just stopped telling me not to push and out popped Benjamin Alan.  He came at 6:26 am (26 minutes after I walked through the hospital doors) at 7 pounds 2 ounces (Thank you, Ben) and 19.5 inches.  My midwife made it in time to deliver the placenta and a nice doctor stitched me up for an hour and a half (I told you he came out with a bang)!  But, Ben made it safe and sound into our little family.  He is ridiculously gorgeous and the joy of our lives.

Welcome Benjamin Alan

Benjamin Alan Arnett is finally here!  He was born at 6:26 am on April 10, 2011, weighing in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and 19.5 inches tall.  He is a beautiful, healthy baby boy and we are ecstatic to have him here!

Theory of Entropy

This is our awesome FHE Action movie that we made for the Sparkademy Awards.  Enjoy!