3 Months Old!

Benjamin turned 3 months old on Friday. We had a little photo shoot of him to show everybody how big he is getting.

Lounging about

A close-up of his big blue eyes...how could you ever say "no" to this face?

Benjamin loves to practice standing up - his legs are really strong!

3-Month Fun Facts about Benjamin

• Nicknames: Benjaboo, Menimen, VitaMeataBenjamin (a la "I Love Lucy"), Sweet Boy, Little Bear, Baby
• Favorite Song: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
• Favorite Drink: Milk
• Favorite Time of Day: Bathtime
• Favorite Toy: Bear, his teddy bear (Dennis named it that; he says it's educational)
• Favorite Book: "The Going to Bed Book"
• Favorite Passtime: The bubble game - basically to blow as many spit bubbles as he can
• Favorite Sport to Watch: Baseball
• Favorite Sport to Play: Standing up and walking while mom holds him up
• Favorite Animal: Puppy
• Favorite Game: Pattycake

We just love having Benjamin around because there's never a dull moment. He is growing up so fast! He is working on rolling over and sitting up. He loves to play in his bouncer and go for car rides. He enjoys just laying on the floor and playing for several minutes; he loves to stretch his arms out and kick with his legs. He takes baths in the big bathtub and likes to splash mom. He loves to listen to primary songs while he rockabyes with mom. Ben is such a good baby and we are so excited to learn more about him as he grows.

3 Months Old Video

To celebrate Benjamin being 1/4 of a year old, we went for a walk to the park and went for a nice long ride on the swings. Benjamin loves to swing and he seemed to really enjoy himself. After the park we were going to let him stay up all night and party, but he fell asleep at 8:30. Oh well, maybe when he's 4 months old...

Recent photos

So cute in a sweater!


Playing with cousin Taydom



Chillin' with Uncle Samuel

Playing with Aunt Kami

With Grandpa Mecham

Being cute is hard work!

Blessing Pictures

Benjamin was blessed on August 9th. His grandparents from both sides were here along with all his aunts, uncles, and cousins except for his 2 uncles serving missions. Benjamin borrowed his blessing outfit from Grandma Mecham and if we'd waited one more week to bless him it would have been too small. He was literally bursting at the seams! He did not cry at all during his blessing, but he wasn't too excited about pictures...

The pictures were going well...

until...

He got hungry!

He Coulda Been a Contender

For some reason Benjamin in his bathrobe always reminds me of a boxer. He looks adorable and a little tough. He loves to wear his robe after his baths because it keeps him warm and it's so soft. It even came with little slippers to match.

Benjamin Talking

I have been trying for the last few days to get a video of Benjamin talking and today it finally happened! He coos a lot but he always stops when he sees the camera, until today. My memory card filled up just as he started talking, but this will give you an idea of how he talks. Enjoy!

Like Father Like Son

My sister Stephanie makes little ties for Benjamin out of old adult ties. She decided to make Benjamin a little tie and leave the rest of the tie intact for Dennis to wear so today at church Dennis and Benjamin had matching ties. It was really really cute!


Benjamin and Dennis in their matching ties


A close-up of the two ties together