It's Already September!?!

I can't believe it's already mid-September! Where has the time gone? Oh, I know, we've had our hands full with Petey and Little Ben. It's been a busy few weeks. Mike's parents were in-town and we were very busy. They finally got us out of the house. It's hard to negotiate baby, stroller, diaper bag, feeding, crying and everything else that goes along with baby as a new parent when you step out into public. However, we did it, and all survived! While Mops and Pops were in-town we went to the DeYoung and Ben saw the Dale Chihuly exhibit, which was beautiful. Ben loved the lights and all of the colors. We also went downtown where we had a bit of an adventure (which I won't go into-but everyone survived!), and we went shopping on Union Street. It was a lot of fun. While Mops and Pops were in-town, Mike went to Brazil to speak. We missed him a lot, but Ben and I went to the "country house" (and Petey, too) and had a great time with his Noni and Poppi!

Ben is amazing. He's started smiling and cooing. He's becoming a lot more alert and interactive. During the week we spend a lot of time at DayOne (a wonderful place for new mommies). They have all sorts of resources there and we meet our friends Lisa and Cole (who was born one day before Ben at the same hospital!) there for Mommy and Me group. Ben is usually the only one screaming there, but I'm going to keep going (just to get out of the house). We are heading to Florida next weekend for my Grandma's 95th birthday. Ben is going to meet both of his Great-Grandmothers, my Aunt and Uncle and Cousin. I'm a little anxious about traveling with a 9 week old on the plane (only because I worry about him screaming and irritating the passengers around us)...uh-oh, looks like somebody's awake...time to eat!

Staring at my Pops! Chillin' with Mops. Ben and Noni!