The Children's Museum

Last week my playgroup took a field trip to the Boston Children's Museum. We hung out in "Playspace", a section of the museum that is only for babies. We had a blast!

Here are some pictures of me and my friends:

Hello, handsome baby!



Mom, that baby in the mirror keeps looking at me.



Hey, where did you come from?


Max (aka Stinky) and me "sharing" toys.


I see the camera, please wait while I strike a pose.


Dude, that's hilarious!


All that playing made me a little tired. Hence, the nice dazed expression.


I enjoyed the rest of the museum from the comfort of my stroller. I can't wait to go back when I am a little bit older so I can run all over the place.

Ben's very busy schedule

To my faithful blog readers: I apologize for my lack of updates recently but I have been very busy! I was a little bit under the weather after my trip to NY. (I did get to see my Uncle Mike while we were there and he makes me laugh a lot. That was the only fun part of the trip!) After a few days of rest, chocolate milk and Wonder Pets I felt much better. It was a good thing that I was well again because I've had a lot going on recently.

My playgroup had a big party at Zachary's house. We were celebrating everyone turning one! I think all the babies were envious of my super cool sunscreen mohawk. (Mommy just can't bring herself to give me a haircut because I am so stylin').





I helped Uncle Andy with his move by keeping an eye on some of his stuff while he was in transition. I thought his computer looked hungry, so I tried to feed it a graham cracker.




I took my first trip to the zoo! It was so much fun because I love animals. The petting zoo part was closed because of the hot weather and I was a little disappointed because I like to see the animals close up. I was able to pet a zebu and I thought it was hilarious! My favorite animals to look at were the llamas, the porcupines and the jaguar cubs.





Since I like to share, I shared some germs with Daddy and got him sick. I kept him company on the couch (and held the TV remote for him) while he got better.



I did a brief stint in baby jail.



When I got out, I celebrated my freedom by going to the beach! I spent a lot of time in the water, trying to drink it. We don't have any photographic evidence of this because Mommy wasn't coordinated enough to hold on to me and the camera at the same time.
I've never experienced quite this much sand before. I really didn't know if I should be grossed out or try to eat it. I definitely didn't like my knees touching the sand, at least until I determine how I feel about it. I stuck to the crab walk.




Okay, I guess the sand isn't so bad. MAYBE I'll try crawling just for a minute. I am liking this beach thing.



Can you believe this summer is almost over?

I (Don't) Love New York

Please don't ask my parents if we had fun in New York last weekend. I can't tell you what their answer will be but here's a hint: this is my "happy" picture.


Edited to add: For all you inquiring minds who want to know, I was very unhappy during our trip to New York because I wan't feeling well and I was exhausted from the car and train rides. I also missed my crib a lot because I don't like sleeping in new places. I felt much better when we got home and everything was back to normal.

My Daddy, My Obstacle Course

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Cheerios and Relationship Issues

Today my friend Alexandra came over to play. Alexandra and I always have fun together. However, I was a little worried she'd make a move for my cheerios. I kept a close eye on her.


As it turns out, my suspicions were not unfounded. She was, in fact, after my cheerios.



Things got a little tense, but eventually we worked through our differences and decided to share. I was a gentleman and let Alexandra use my highchair while I tried out my new big boy booster seat.



After the cheerio incident, it seemed only fair for me to take Alexandra's sippy cup. I just had to make sure she wasn't looking first.

Fun to be One!!

Last weekend lots and lots of friends and family came over to help me celebrate my first birthday. It was a lot of fun. We spent the afternoon in the backyard eating and hanging out. My Daddy, the grillmaster, made a ton of really good food. We also got my favorite ice cream from Kimballs and my Grammy did a fabulous job with my birthday cake. I was a tad cranky but only because I was so overwhelmed! It feels good to know that so many people wanted to be there for my special day.

Me and my classy parents...


Mmmmm....cake...

12 month stats

I went to the pediatrician on Monday for my 12 month check up. I weigh 22 pounds and am 30 and 3/8 inches long. It must be all that cardio I've been doing!

Video of my first Kimball's ice cream experience

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GUESS WHO IS A YEAR OLD TODAY!!!!

Can you believe I turned ONE today!?!? It doesn't seem possible, but it's true! I'm not really sure what it means to have a birthday, since this is my first one. Mommy and Daddy certainly seemed very excited about it, so I guess it's a good thing.

This morning, I was woken up by BOTH of my crazy parents. This is a rare occurrence in our house. Usually just one of them comes to get me so I knew something was up.

What is going on?!


We all hung out for awhile while I had my bottle (of milk, I'm no longer a formula baby!!!!!) ate some veggie puffs and shared some deep thoughts with Daddy.




After my morning nap (all that pontificating wore me out), I ate breakfast and got ready to go out. But first I had to watch my new favorite show "Wonder Pets" and do my stretches.



We went to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch.
The food? Pretty good. The ambiance? Quite overstimulating. The chocolate milk? Excellent.




At 2:42pm, my exact birth minute, I was napping!

Later, we went to Kimball Farm for my very first ice cream.


I don't really understand ice cream. Is it a toy? I need to work on this.


After my ice cream, I went outside to play in my pool.

What do you mean, I have something on my head?


The Amazing Munchkin Man will astound you with his super strength by bending the garden hose!


It started to get a little chilly outside so I had to get out of the pool and come inside and get ready for bed. I had a pretty busy day, so I was tired.

First, I had to complete my evening ritual of ripping Daddy's glasses off of his face.


Then it was time to read.


I'm just so sleepy, no more pictures!


Nighty Night from the Birthday Boy!

The Outdoorsy Type

Today I went on a hike with my friends Max, Ryan and Leah. I had a lot of fun taking in all the scenery. Here I am hamming it up for the camera.



Afterwards, we sat on the grass and had a picnic. I do know how to feed myself, but I like to make Mommy feel useful.