January 16 2007

Ben's shirt says: "Hi, I'm new here." It's one of my favorite shirts.

It's been very cold here, so we have been trying to find things to do inside. We've probably reached our limit on watching videos, but it has been fun. Sam's current favorites: Charlotte's Web, anything Thomas the Tank Engine, and several free videos rented from Blockbuster Video.

Sam visited the dentist today. Sorry no pictures, the battery on the camera was dead. Sam let the "nurse" (really the dental hygienist) count his teeth. This was after she showed him how the chair went up and down several times. He has 10 teeth on top and 10 teeth on bottom. Then he let her brush his teeth, after she demonstrated how it tickled by brushing on his fingernail. He did a great job, even though he said the bubble gum toothpaste was yucky. The best part was when she squirted the water in his mouth for him to swish and swallow.

Ben also went to the dentist, but he sleep through the whole thing. He was awake for his doctor's appointment this morning - the 2 week checkup. Everything looks good. He now weighs 8 lbs. 2 oz, a gain of over a pound in 2 weeks since he left the hospital at 6 lbs. 11 oz. Sam took 2 months to weigh 9 lbs, so I think Ben might end up being the "big" brother.

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Here are a few new pictures. Some of us reading books, which we have done lots of since it's too cold to get out, and a picture of Sam sleeping with Fergus in his hand. Sam has to take either a car or a train (or many times several cars and trains) to bed with him at night. When I went in to check on him he was sleeping with Fergus. He really loves his trains.