b e n j a m i n f a l k e n b e r g

Updates from June, 2008

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  Benjamin Sees A Who

  Stacey and Alex 18:15 pm on June 14, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), breastfeeding (9), brother (12), cinema, eating (16), Horton Hears a Who, movies, popcorn, potty training, scared, scary, sitting (13)

  Benjamin’s never been to a feature film. Until today. The four of us–Zachary included–went to see a matinee showing of “Horton Hears a Who” at a local movie theater, and we had a really great time.

  First and most importantly, Benjamin really enjoyed himself. It’s not at all uncommon that he enjoys himself; he always manages to find something fun to do. But this was something new, and it got kind of dark, and it wasn’t anything he was familiar with as experiences go…but he adapted well and settled right in. There were moments where Vlad the Vulture spooked him into asking to go potty when he really didn’t need to. Benjamin sat in his own seat (with a theater-provided booster) and held the giant box of popcorn for the whole family, the entire movie.

  There were also moments when he asked to go potty and needed to; he was still clean and dry when the movie was over, which was great considering the kid’s not yet even 2.5 years old. Yes, his parents are proud…

  Unsurprisingly, Zachary enjoyed the movie a bit less. It wasn’t so much a matter of not enjoying the movie, because he wasn’t even really watching it; it was more a matter of having just been breastfed prior to the previews and then wanting to nap when the surroundings were unfamiliar and a bit, umm, animated… He did finally go to sleep, and everything worked out fine after that.

  All in all, a great experience, and a great afternoon at a matinee show (and at a theatre worth supporting!). Mom and Dad enjoyed the movie as well. Mom in particular was laughing out loud at the song and dance bit at the end.

  We’ll definitely be doing it again!

   

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  No News Really Is Good News, We Promise

  Stacey and Alex 1:20 am on May 20, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: crawling (11), moving, new house, pet (2), update (2)

  It seems like every few months we’re apologizing for the lack of updates. This is another one of those times.

  We’ve been really busy. New job, new house soon (!), lots of packing, and just getting a lot of Big Stuff(tm) taken care of lately.

  Sure, it sounds like a line, but it’s really true. And we’re really, really sorry.

  Benjamin’s super-excited about the new house. He’s stoked to have a new room, and a new house, with a new yard, a giant wooden play set in the yard with a slide and swings, and lots and lots of room. He’s also pretty excited about our decision to get a kitten once we’re in the house, and to befriend some new neighbor kids to play with.

  Zachary continues to grow and smile and laugh. He’s almost crawling, but not being able to crawl doesn’t stop him from moving across 25 feet of floor in just a couple seconds, rolling and twisting his way from Point A to Point B. He eats well and plays well. We’re very pleased with his growth and his demeanor. It’s so strange to see him in Benjamin’s not-really-all-that-old clothes…

  So that’s a quickie update. More soon after we move and get unpacked and settled in. The next few weeks are going to be busy!

   
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  Benjamin At Two - Pictures!

  Stacey and Alex 15:00 pm on February 26, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), birthday (13), brother (12), camera (3), holidays (9), sibling (13)

  

  Proofs from Benjamin’s 2-year birthday pictures! Since they’re just proofs, they’re not large nor very high-resolution. You can click them to get slightly larger sizes.

  Zachary (roughly 5 months old here) is naturally in some of them. We went to a Target photo studio near us; the woman there was rumored to be terrific…and she was. We were very impressed with her ability to capture great facial expressions and the natural look and feel of Benjamin.

  We didn’t order all of these poses, of course. If you see one you really like, though, let us know!

  

   
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  Sick Kids!

  Stacey and Alex 22:19 pm on February 12, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: birthday (13), brother (12), doctor (6), party (8), pediatrician (15), rash (4), sibling (13)

  For now, Benjamin’s party this weekend is still a ‘go’, but neither of the little ones are feeling well at all.

  Croup for Benjamin for sure, and a cold for Zachary as well (along with Zachary’s ‘mystery rash’). They both seem pretty miserable, and Dad’s not much better. Not much the pediatrician could do for them, either.

  We had planned to get some pictures done this week, but that’s been rescheduled for now.

  If the party date/time changes, we’ll certainly let you know, but for now, that, at least, is still on schedule. Hopefully they’ll be cleared up by then.

   
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  Party for Benjamin

  Stacey and Alex 0:13 am on February 11, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), birthday (13), party (8)

  We’re having an informal get-together at home for Benjamin, on Saturday at 2pm, to celebrate his 2-years-oldness, which happens formally in about a week. If you’d like to stop by, please do! but we’d love it if you’d leave us a note and let us know so we can plan a little ahead. :)

  We know it’s late notice already, so if you show up, you show up, and we’ll all be happy to see you. :)

  Can’t believe it’s been two years already!

   
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  What He's Saying, and How He's Looking

  Stacey and Alex 0:15 am on September 11, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: speech (5), talking (6), words (2)

  We started a separate "Benjamin’s Words" page many, many months ago to keep track of the words Benjamin’s learning, and, well, he started picking up words faster than we could record them. That page ended up being (more than) a bit neglected because he was picking up words and doing other things faster than we could record them.

  We’d like to try again. To that end, we’ve updated the page and we’re going to try and continue to update it with a bit more regularity.

  We’re also working on the pictures thing. Still. Alex has in no way been satisfied with the various photo solutions, so there’s a mix of different things here and there that we’ve tried (won’t bore you with the technical details), and you’ll likely see a few more as we move forward. Bear with us, and just take the pictures any way you can get ‘em for now, OK? ;)

  ALSO, PLEASE HELP US: If you interact with Benjamin and have heard a word or phrase that’s not listed on his Words page, let us know! If you have any pictures of Benjamin (or any of his relatives!) that you think would be great to have posted here on the website, that would be great too! Benjamin loves it when we read posts here to him about things he’s done, places he’s been, people he’s visited, etc, and he loves the (so very few so far) pictures we’ve posted.

  We really do want to create as thorough a record of his life with words and pictures as we can, so we have memories for ourselves and for him…and for you, too. Any contribution(s) you make to this effort would be very much appreciated by all of us here! :)