To GranDonna and Pops' We Go...

Hanging out on the plane.... he was SOOO good... Thank Goodness!

My very old kitty, Roger, still getting into shopping bags when no one is looking!

Happy Baby...

GranDonna and Ben

Ok, so here's how the trip to and from DFW went....

We were scheduled to leave Houston, Saturday at 11:20, after many, many delays from the weather, mechanical problems, etc, etc, etc... we FINALLY left Houston at 6:00PM and made it to DFW at about 6:45-7:00PM. It was a long exhausting day, but we made it and we were safe. No hard feelings. My wonderful baby boy was SOOOOOO good. He didn't make a peep in the airport or on the plane. I am so grateful to have such a good baby!

We had a wonderful visit. Unfortunately Pops had to work A TON while we were there and we didn't get to see him as much as we wanted to, but at least we got to spend some time with him. We spent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday shopping, hanging out, eating, watching movies and all kinds of fun stuff. It was a great trip. Thank you so much GranDonna and Pops!

Wednesday we were scheduled to leave DFW at 1:30.....let's just say it was a nightmare. My baby was still awesome despite the drama! We were hurried on the plane so that we could take off and quickly get to Houston in between storms. We sat on the plane for roughly 40 minutes with no A/C. They kept telling us there was a "small mechanical issue" that would be fixed in 15 minutes or less. Then they came back on the speaker and said that it would probaly take an hour to "replace a switch" and to deplane. They also said they would not be getting "valet checked" items from under the plane. So great, no stroller for Mr. Ben in the airport. On the way back out of the plane, poor Ben spit up all over me from being tossled around so much. Poor Guy!! Then, sitting at the gate... in the floor non-the-less... they came over and said the flight was cancelled with no chance to make it to Houston that day and to reschedule. Then they came over the loud speaker and announced that we needed to get all "valet checked" items "NOW" (as if they were going to take the plane away along with all those items. It was crazy. After a few choice phrases and a panicked call to my Momma we got a refund and rescheduled with Southwest for the following day. What a mess!!!

A little behind...

These are just a few pictures we took leading up to Ben hitting the 5 month mark! After these were taken, we went for a visit to see my parents in DFW. We had a great visit, but a terrible time getting there and back home.... more to come on the next post!!

Back in Action...

Ben has "discovered" Jake over the past week or so.... Jake is VERY accommodating of Ben's curiosity and I promise no animals were harmed in the making of this photograph, despite what it may look like!

Our child is VERY serious about his food. He already stops smiling when the camera comes out, but when food is involved it's even less likely that I'll get more than a threatening stare.

This was the first time he held his bottle for any length of time.

Obviously it's almost time to retire the wonderful "bouncy seat" since Ben has decided his feet are more interesting than the animals!

As you can see, Ben has made a lot of progress over the past few weeks. I feel like he's just literally growing right before our eyes. He's really fine-tuned a lot of his actions. I've noticed his reaching and hand movements are getting MUCH more deliberate. He's picking up toys and gets upset when certain ones get out of his range. In other news, it appears Ben may have a tooth trying to come in. His gums are a bit red and he's constantly "chewing" on his hands.

I'm sorry it's been so long since an update. We've been fairly busy and then on top of that, are computer almost bit the dust. We got our new computer on Thursday, so we are back in business!!

Jason will actually be 30 next Saturday (8/9). I can't believe it... where have the past 5+ years gone?!

I hope everyone is great. Hugs to all!!