Benjamin- One Week Old

Today is my last day with Katie and Benjamin because we have to head back to Fayetteville tomorrow. It has been an eventful day, beginning with a trip to the doctor's office for Ben's one week check-up. The doctor said he was doing great (of course, we already knew that), and he has regained his birth weight. After Katie took an afternoon nap and Jeremy got home early from work, we went for a walk. It was a beautiful day, with temperatures in the mid-70's. After dinner, Benjamin got his first bath, a sponge bath. He did not enjoy it very much. We have just enjoyed spending time together this evening and playing with Benjamin. With him around, we need little else for entertainment.

Here are some pictures of Benjamin dressed and ready to go the the doctor this morning.

Benjamin at Four Days Old

Here are a few pictures from day four with Benjamin:

This afternoon Katie did a photo shoot with Benjamin. I won't steal her thunder by posting all of the photos that I took during the photo session, but I will give you a glimpse of the photos to come by showing you this picture of Katie taking a picture of Benjamin.

More Pictures of Benjamin

I was concerned that I was overdoing the postings of pictures, but several people have mentioned that they need more pictures. Here are a few more from yesterday and today.

Pictures from Sunday, February 20. Benjamin was two days old.

This picture was David's idea, but it isn't very well in focus.

Katie and Jeremy are pretty proud of this little guy!

Monday, February 21

Benjamin is three days old

I was rather busy today, doing laundry, running a few errands, and trying to keep Benjamin quiet when Katie was sleeping, so I only took a few pictures. These were the best.

The New Family

Jeremy, Katie, and Benjamin

February 18, 2011

Benjamin's Bath

I've never watched a newborn receive their first bath in the hospital, but yesterday I had the treat of watching Jeremy help the nurse bath Benjamin, while still in the birthing room. Katie was able to watch from the hospital bed, but I took lots of pictures for her to see the process close up. Needless to say, Benjamin wasn't too fond of the bath!

Drying him off

He calmed down once he was dried off, but then came the time to get dressed, and Benjamin didn't think that was very fun either.

Finally, it's over!

Welcome Benjamin Thomas!

Yesterday, we welcomed Benjamin Thomas Rogers into our family. Can you believe that in just a little over five weeks I have gone from becoming a grandmother, to being the grandmother of two wonderful grandsons!

Benjamin Thomas Rogers

Born February 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM

6 pounds and 11 ounces

20 1/2 inches long

After Katie's doctor's appointment on Monday, I just had the feeling that we should come on to Houston on Thursday. That way we would be here before she went in for some tests on Friday morning, in case they decided to go ahead and induce. I knew that they would induce her labor on Monday, at the latest, so I made arrangements for a substitute from Thursday, through all of next week. When we arrived in Houston Thursday night about 8:30, I told Katie that I figured the best scenario would be for her to go into labor in the early hours of Friday morning. That way she could avoid having the tests run at the hospital, and I would be able to be here for more days after the baby arrived. When we went to bed about 10:30, we had no idea that in a few short hours we would be heading to the hospital with Katie in labor.

Katie woke up around 1 AM with strong contractions that she started timing, and she woke Jeremy up around 3 AM. By 4 AM, they knew that they needed to head to the hospital, so they woke us up, and we all got ready to leave. Since it was so early in the morning, we had to enter the hospital through the emergency entrance. I'm glad that I was there to park the car for Jeremy, because Katie was progressing quickly enough that it was best for him not to have to just drop her off, and it certainly would not have been good for her to have to walk from the parking lot.

Once Katie arrived in labor and delivery, they determined she was already dilated to 9 cm, and it probably wouldn't be long before the baby was born. David and I stayed back with Katie and Jeremy for awhile, and then the nurse asked us to leave because it was getting close to time for the birth. Katie was handling the labor like a "pro." We sat in the waiting area for awhile, and then about 6:45, I decided to stroll back and listen to see if I could tell what was going on in her birthing room. We arrived outside her room just in time to hear Benjamin's first cries. We could tell the baby was here, but still didn't know whether we had a grandson or granddaughter. We were actually guessing a girl because his cries reminded us so much of Katie. He was really screaming, and Katie was our baby that threw the biggest fit about being born. In fact, David said, "It must be a girl because it's throwing such a tantrum!" Of course, we were wrong, and we found out soon enough once Jeremy stepped outside into the hallway to show us a picture on his camera. We stood in the hall a bit longer and I began making phone calls and sending texts. Before long the doctor was finished, and we were able to go in to meet Benjamin ourselves. We were able to watch the nurse make measurements and later got to see Jeremy help the nurse give him his first bath. It was really a special time. Most of the rest of the day can be summed up with pictures.

Holding his Daddy's finger made it all better.

The proud mama, our daughter, Katie

The new family

The proud grandmother

The proud father with his son.

Grandpa finally got to hold him after his bath.

God's Answer

Snow measurement in our side field at 10:00 AM this morning

The other day I wrote on my blog that no matter how much it snows, it is never enough. Well, today God may be answering my wish for enough snow. It began snowing sometime early this morning, and by 6 AM I think we had over 5 inches. Now, at nearly 10:30 AM, we have around 18 or 19 inches, and it is still coming down. I do think it has slowed down in the past 30 minutes, but it is supposed to keep snowing until sometime this afternoon.

I'm not sure I have ever seen this much snow, and I just had to get out in it this morning and take some pictures. I was wading around, knee deep in snow, and it was wonderful!! Our God is awesome! His creation amazes me!

I'm not sure how I took this picture so crooked, but it still tells a story.

It would be a bit chilly for a cookout today!

The back steps are covered.

And the snow, snow, snow came down, down, down is great big covering blankets

Knee deep

Matt's truck

You can't tell where the street or ditch really are.

Views from inside looking out.