more giggles

snuggie

Lately since Bennett has been sleeping in his crib during the night we've been bringing him into our bed when he wakes around 5 or 6am. This way I can nurse him and try to fall back asleep until my alarm goes off at 7. This is becoming one of my favorite parts of the day...getting some extra snuggle time with warm and cozey B-Man! If only we could just stay snug as bugs in rugs all day...

alone

Tonight will be the first night I spend alone with Bennett. Rory left this morning on a work trip so its just me & the B-Man for the next 3 nights.
I hope we survive.

Bennett looks a little worried:

tummy time

giggle-mania

Remember when...

Bennett is 3 months old today! This kid is growing up so fast.

Gone are the days of:

*swaddling him at night
*sleeping in the bouncy chair
*shooshing him when he cries for no reason (he hardly cries anymore)
*holding him on his side to comfort him
*nursing him for an hour straight
*nursing him every 2 hours ALL day and ALL night
*worrying about his irregular breathing
*major sleep deprivation for us
*waking in the middle of the night and searching for him in our bed (when he was in the cradle all along)
*waking in the middle of the night and thinking I was still nursing him (again, in the cradle)
*crying uncontrollably for no reason (me, not Bennett)
*worrying about holding his head at all times
*teeny tiny clothes and diapers
*sleeping in his cradle by our bed at night :(

moving on to bigger places...

As I sit here writing this post, my little sweets is spending his 3rd night in his crib. He has been napping in the crib in his room for the past 2 months, but sleeping in the cradle by our bed during the night. He was doing really well in the cradle up until last week when he started shaking the thing violently as he woke up each morning. I guess we weren't getting to him fast enough when he wanted out! He's just gotten too big and strong for the cradle, so we decided to try the crib all night.

So Friday night I put him in his sleep sack, removed all the blankets and toys from his crib and laid him down in the middle of that big empty bed. I felt so sad leaving him all alone in his room ALL the way down the hall from me! I knew he would be safe yet it was still sad to have him that much further away from me all night. I was sad when I went to bed, but the next day Bennett was just fine in his big ole crib. I bet he didn't even miss me.

cuteness

This last picture has "Elmore" written all over it. Can you say Ed, Jr.??

Also known as...

I just thought I would take a moment and compile all the names Bennett has also been called:

Bee Boppin Bennett
Bee Bop
Mr. Bennett
Mr. B
Buddy
Bud
B-Dogg
B-Dizzle
B to the Rizzle
Bugaboo
Boo
Benny Boy
and just plain "B"

The past 2 days we've been getting into more of a routine with me going back to work and Mr. Bennett staying with Cassie during the day. So far he's been good. He's a perfect baby. What can I say?