See Me Smile!

Here are two videos taken this morning of me displaing my happy side! The first one I don't know whether I should laugh or hiccup!

And this one I'm having fun on my play mat!

The Old Soul

My pediatrician says I have an old soul... that I've constantly got something on my mind. Hmmm... I'm not sure what I think about that. Perhaps I should look into geriatrics.


There is no denying that I do have some similarities to those of an old man. For example....








I need someone else to bathe me

I wear my pants hiked up to my chest













I've got a few winkles

I wear diapers













I have no teeth

Like Father Like Son

So it appears that Daddy is winning the poll on who I look more like. There does seem to be a lot of similarities between us! I have terrible tummy problems and spend most of my day pooping, as does Daddy. My shoulders are constantly cracking and snapping too. At this moment we are both pretty hungry but would rather be sleeping. Daddy says that we are both pretty intelligent but I think I get my smarts from Mommy. Oh yes, and our eyelashes are both extra long! **Disclaimer: Ben has not shown any affinity towards the University of Maryland- he is a VA Tech Hokie at heart

Here are close ups of our eyelashes:

I guess when Daddy was a baby he looked a lot like me too!

That's okay if I look more like Daddy at this stage in the game. I still have a lot of time to improve, right?!

The Reflux Ramp

So I'm not a good sleeper at night, or so Mommy and Daddy say. I have reflux and I don't do so well when it is time to lay down.

Mommy and Daddy have tried everything to get me to sleep. They have tried the bouncy seat, the infant seat, the crib, the bassinet, and the swing. They have tried swaddling, pacifiers, holding me until I stop crying. The truth is I'm very particular.

After trial and error they have found something that works! We like to call it the 'Ramp'. The tools and series of events that must occur are very specific. They include:

• The Boppy Pillow
• A memory foam chiropractic pillow
• The Swaddler blanket by Kiddapotomus
• Loud and excessive 'Shushing' in my ear

The key is getting the chiropractic pillow strategically placed on the Boppy in such a way that it is at a 45 degree angle. Using a standard pillow at the bottom will prevent me from sliding down too far. The sides of the chiropractic pillow and swaddle blanket helps me feel secure like I was in the womb. And the 'Shushhhhhhing'. Well, I just don't get that one. So when you add it all up....

The end result? A very happy camper!

My first BOO!

I was a great big helper last night handing out candy. Here are some action shots!

Happy Halloween!!!

It's my first Halloween! Mommy wasn't too nice and tried to smash this pumpkin hat over my head. Needless to say my dome was a bit too big.

Unfortunately this is the best costume I could come up with given my other options...

My first girlfriend

This is a picture of me striking a pose with my first girlfriend, Hailey. Who knows if this relationship is going to last... She looks a bit bored of me already.

(Tip- click on the imgage to get a close up view!)

Ben's baptism

So here I am getting ready to leave the house for my baptism. I know I look like Little Bo Peep, so what? Both daddy and grandma wore this gown so it's extra special!




Grandpop Phillips was in charge of taking photographs using mommy's camera. Well he thought it would be a good idea to take video instead. After 3 short video clips of people standing around the memory card was full. He only had the best of intentions, we love him anyways! So one of the only other picture we got was this one of the Priest, Godparents, and Mommy and Daddy. Good thing thing everyone was paying attention.

Below is Daddy posing for what he thought was a picture that Granpop Phillips was actually video taping... Mommy get's annoyed at the end. (Press play to see the entire video)