Hangin w Baby Bennett

So, I've been trying to think of good ways to keep Bennett entertained to help Mommy out. First, Dad and I tried playing with my tools...

Bennett lost interest quickly. So, then I thought we'd do a little rough housing on the bed...

At first Bennett was like, "What?!?"

But then, he finally started getting into it ...

Bennett even got a few 'shots' on me. Fortunately, nothing that did much damage...

But all of this rough-housing made Bennett tired. I tried to get him to close his eyes and maybe take a snooze, but he just wasn't having it... so I took him into the living room and sat with him while he fell asleep. Ofcourse - I had an ulterior motive. Curious George was on the TV!

Regardless - Success! Baby Bennett got his snooze (and I got to watch Curious George!)

Bennett's first Shabbat (and a video)

I spent a fair amount of time teaching Bennett the in's and out's of Shabbat. I showed him how to do the blessing over the candles, but he just wasn't quite getting it yet. Fortunately, Daddy and I had it down, so we covered for my little brother...

After all the blessings were said and done, my favorite part of Shabbat was here! CHALLAH! (and I had an extra piece of challah for my baby brother)

Lastly - here's a quick video of Bennett being held by Daddy.

Hanging at the hospital...

I went to visit my baby brother in the hospital, and he was a total treat. Mommy and Daddy let me hold him, and here's how it went down:

I must say, I'm getting pretty good at this 'big brother' gig!

I even bought my baby brother a present - of course, I had to help him open it!

Here's one of Mommy, Daddy, and Bennett:

All of this attention on my baby brother eventually started to get to me, so I made myself at home in the only way I knew possible...chilling in Mommy's hospital bed and watching some Curious George on the portable DVD player!Lastly, here's the much-awaited-for close-up of Bennett:

I'm a Big Brother!!!

I'm a big brother!!!! This is soo exciting. Mommy and Daddy have been talking about this for almost 9 months now, and this day is finally here! It is my honor and joy to introduce you to the newest edition in the Laves family:

My baby brother:

Bennett Fredrik Laves

Born Nov. 1st, 2010 - 9:41 AM

7 lb, 9 oz - - 20 in

A little about the name. Bennett is named after my Mor-far (grandfather on my mother's side), whose name was Bertil Fredrik. Also - Daddy wanted me to let everyone know that Mommy and baby are both doing just fine!

Train Conducting, Part II

Ok - let me just say that I have perfected my train conducting skills. If you missed my amateur skills earlier, you may want to view this post first. Anyway, let's just say that I could do this for hours (or at least five minutes in a row!) :)

Snoqualmie Falls

With my baby brother due to arrive any day now, I think Mommy and Daddy were getting a little restless, so we decided for some fresh air. A quick 20 minutes from our house in Redmond, and we found ourselves in front of Snoqualmie's beautiful water falls. It's pretty scary up there, so I grabbed (what little I could of) Daddy's hair and enjoyed the view. We all did.

Soccer School!

Every Saturday, Daddy and I get up really early (ok, I'm fibbing a bit - I actually get up early every morning, but I digress)...anyway ... Daddy and I get up really early and head over to soccer school, where I can perfect my fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Here's a clip of me scoring a goal (with a bit of help from Daddy). Seriously though, if I'm the one that scored the goal - why is Daddy the one that is most excited!?!