Benji's Two Month Stats

Drum roll please…………. Our baby is the 95 percentile in head size (up from 14 percent-- I know weird), he is a 68 percentile in height and 45 percentile in weight. Ben weighs 11.12 pounds and is 23.5 inches tall. Some of the questions I asked my doctor were about eye color, sleeping and his flaky skin. I will proceed with stories attached to the questions.

Eye color. We all know eye color is about stats. How many genes you throw into a pool that are dominant versus recessive. Well for those of you who know Will and his family you also know that all 11 kids and one parent have brown eyes (Sarah has green/brown).  I think those are some pretty dominant genes. So I thought "it just isn't possible for Ben to have any color but brown." Fluke of flukes-- it was confirmed yesterday by our doctor that Ben has blue eyes.  In fact currently they aren't just blue they are the exact lighter blue on the inside and a dark blue line on the outside  -- that mine are. We have twiner eyes. I would take a picture and post it to show you but the little buzzard is sleeping. Watch for the picture later.

Next his sleeping. I admit it. I admit it. I was jealous/bugged/confused when I found out a baby two weeks older than Ben and another four-month-old is sleeping through the night and had been doing such for a month and a half (Will's cousin's babies- Spencer and Tyler).  Spencer's doctor told them babies could sleep through the night at 10 pounds. So worried about my horrible mothering techniques, I asked my doctor. Well let me tell you, he is my kind of guy.  He said babies can sleep through the night at 12 pounds and somewhere around four months.  I have a month and a half to redeem myself! Three days this week Ben has slept 6 hours in a row.

Lastly, Ben has really flaky skin. I thought it was just normal baby peeling until earlier this week when it only seemed to be getting worse. And it sent me over the top Tuesday morning when my baby had three huge gashes from his nails on his forehead. His nails were not even that long! The doctor explained he was scratching his head because it itches. Ben has eczema (a little known fact -- Will also has some eczema -- AKA skin allergy).  The doctor thinks Ben inherited Will's tendency for eczema (which is totally treatable and not a big deal just a little more lotion in the morning). So Will gave Ben a type of skin rash and I gave him blue eyes-- I'm going to be the favorite parent for sure (just kidding!).  Look on the bright side Ben and Will can share skin cream ;)

                                              My nieces/nephews are soooo cute with Ben

            Here are Ben's second cousins Tegan, Eli, and Ben all born within a few weeks/months

                   My brother, Peter who we have not seen in over a year, had a layover flight in SLC.

                                            Christmastime with my little family is WONDERFUL!

                                        Here are a few of Ben's brown-eyed uncles and aunts!