Party, No Pool

We had lots of people over this weekend for a dual purpose party. First, everyone wanted to see the new addition. We also were saying to goodbye to Lisa.

Roulette

After about 25 failed attempts, we finally hit the potty jackpot. This is the one video that will probably cause the most mental anguish for Bradley later in life. It could be worse. There is usually more celebration on his part after a good poop. You can see from the end of the video, he senses that this will come back to haunt him.

3 Down, 5197 To Go

Ben hit the 3 week mark today. This time we celebrated by enjoying some jazz in the park on Wednesday night. Not too much to report. Ben is eating and sleeping relatively well. He is definately getting better at holding his head up.

Father's Day

We had a good father's day, despite the 4:30 AM kickoff. I guess Bradley wanted me to enjoy as much of the day as possible. We had some relatives over for a pool party, but only Bradley went for a dip (see video below). Bradley made me a nice shirt, which I wore all day along with the hat that has Ben's footprints. Later in the day, we went to the park to play, but Bradley found the cicada noise too irritating, so we didn't stay long. Ben was apparently practicing for when he has children and can celebrate Father's day by laying around all day.

Behold the Belly Button!

Ben's umbilical cord fell off yesterday, which officially gives him a belly button.

Milestones

#1 - Ben celebrated his one week birthday in a variety of ways: lots of naps, a trip to Heaven on Seven, and a hug from big brother.
#2 - Mr. Hankey returns!

Field Trip

Our first family outing was at the Arboretum on Sunday. There were a ton of cicadas there, but we don't have any in our neighborhood. Ben was not impressed by nature's display. Bradley had plenty of fun in the children's garden. (In case you were wondering, they don't actually grow children in the children's garden.)

Big Brother

Bradley has been getting along nicely with his brother. He always gives out nice hugs (video below). Last night he even held Ben for a little bit.

The Roethlis-baby

You may be interested in knowing the source of the new baby's name. Well, we have continued our tradition of naming the children after Steeler quarterbacks, specifically Super Bowl champion quarterbacks (Terry BRADshaw, BEN Roethlisberger). We have also continued to reserve the middle name for race care drivers (Tony STEWART, DANica Patrick). By the way, Tony Stewart won the championship the year Bradley was born. You may want to put a couple bucks on Danica Patrick to win it all this year.


I hope you realize that I am just kidding. I am not going to reveal the true inspiration for Benjamin, but I will give you some hints - famous person, dead, not on the $100 bill. The name Daniel comes from Ben's most ancient relative. Daniel de Labarre was born in France in 1670 and is Ben's 8th great grandfather.

New Baby

Benjamin Daniel was born on May 30th at 8:40 AM. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and is 19.5 inches long. Both mommy and the baby are doing well. Below are just a few of the pictures from the hospital. Bradley is adjusting well to being a big brother. I will be posting videos of that separately.