Mother's Day Out

In case you haven't been able to enjoy Benjamin's smiling and laughing as much as we have...no one can make this boy smile like his Dad!

This was a big week for the Gregory family...Benjamin began Mother's Day Out at Southern Oaks Baptist Church on Tuesday. Here's his first morning photo:

What a week

What a busy, busy week we've had... Saturday Sara, Phillip and Kaden came to visit us from Waco and we had a great time...believe it or not the pool was actually too cold for us to swim, but we enjoyed visiting, ate pizza and Kaden had a blast picking up sticks and putting them on the fire for grandpa Swanie!

Sunday we visited a new Sunday School class at GABC and everyone was so inviting they made us feel right at home - we look forward to going back soon. Benjamin was having a rough morning and we ended up switching formula AGAIN...we're now on Similac Isomil - soy formula and so far so good...thank you Lord!

Wednesday Max gave his first presentation to the J.T. staff - we're so proud of you, Dad!

Thursday Mimi, Benjamin and I went to "Meet the Teacher" at Southern Oaks where Benjamin will be going to Mother's Day Out on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting next week! We officially signed away our first home...we cannot believe it, but what a blessing...to God be the glory! Mom, Casie and I had a wonderful "girl's night" listening to Cindy Dykes at the GABC student center while Max and Benjamin enjoyed a "boy's night" at home.

Friday morning Benjamin visited his new pediatrician (Caroline McRae-Vogler) and we all loved her...what a relief! Can you believe that this 11 week old little boy now weighs 14 lbs and 7 oz (87th percentile)...if not, you obviously you haven't held him lately!! He is also 23 1/2 inches long (70th percentile). He is a healthy little boy and he was great at the Dr.'s office; although, he's not such a fan of shots. After the Dr. we ventured to the mall and bought Benjamin's 1st Halloween costume...he's gonna be the cutest little penguin you've ever seen!!

Finally, we got to pick up Benjamin's 1st professional photos this afternoon...yea! If you'd like to see the photos feel free:

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Back to Work

We've officially survived our first full "normal" work week in Tyler. Benjamin is enjoying his days with Mimi and even got to spend a morning with his great-grandma!


Thank you for my new JEEP stroller Mimi!!

Mirrors

Our highlight of the week has been showing Benjamin himself in mirrors. He obviously thinks he's a pretty funny looking dude because he cracks up everytime he sees himself...we have the best time watching him smile and laugh eventhough we know that he has no idea who he sees!

Thursday he just couldn't figure out who that little boy in the rearview mirror was...

Friday Benjamin had his first professional photo shoot at JC Penny - what an experience! Thanks to help from Mimi and Aunt Casie we all made it and Benjamin took some great pictures...we'll share them online just as soon as they're posted.

By Saturday he loved crusin around in his new ride...thanks for sharing your pic Mimi!

Sunday we had a fun afternoon of swimming at Mimi & Swanie's house...this boy is definately going to LOVE the water!

Two Months

Boy does time fly. Max and I cannot believe that Benjamin is already two months old! We celebrated with Benjamin's first trip outside of Texas - yes, we took our infant to Shreveport Louisiana - anyone that knows Max or grandpa Swanie will not be surprised one bit! We had great weather for strolling around the Boardwalk with Mimi & Aunt Casie and can I just say that the Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro is soooo YUMMY!! Unfortunately, I'm at home tonight on the internet so you've probably guessed by now that no one hit a jackpot (in fact I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that my husband left every penny in Shreveport...I'm sure he'll be going back to retrieve it soon).

Our trip was cut a little short this morning because we received the first offer on our house in Fort Worth last night. After a very long day of negotiating contracts and muddling our way through tons of paperwork we settled on an offer! The contract has been signed and as long as everything goes as planned we'll be closing on August 22nd. Thank you Lord - please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Tomorrow is Max's first day of work at John Tyler - Go Lions - we'll be thinking about you, Dad!!

A Few Recent Pics

Benjamin's best picture yet - posing with MawMaw the very first time she kept him:

First baseball cap - ok so we haven't exactly mastered keeping it on yet!

Swimming at Mimi & Swanie's house...ok maybe Benjamin is not enjoying the water nearly as much as his mom is - the beauty of the still photo is that you cannot hear him!

Settled in Tyler

We have waited and prayed for this move for so long that it is hard to believe we are completely moved to Tyler and settled in at the Swan cabin on lake Tyler...Thank you Lord!

Benjamin is growing by leaps and bounds! Yesterday Gaylon gave him his first car...yes, a red sports car (and it even has hydrolics). Ok so we're still a few weeks away from gaining enough control of our head in order to be able to fully enjoy the car; however, it is now completely assembled and waiting for the day!!

Today Benjamin went to church for the very first time. We went to GABC and visited a Sunday school class with The Adam's - Benjamin did great...he even tried to participate in the discussion...ok so maybe regular church participation is still a few weeks off!