Busy week

Ben turned one week old yesterday and his first few days on earth were action packed. Much of the excitement came from meeting new friends. Thanks to UVA and Georgetown scheduling their 10-year reunions right around the birth, Ben got to meet a ton of people, like Chelsea,


Bonzo, and

the Nolds.

Pop Pop Klingler also got some love, and


Claudia, Benjamin's future nanny and maestra de Espanol, dropped in.


Jack Dempsey from Little Rock stopped by with his parents to see Ben, but Maya was more fun.


In fact, Maya entertained Ben and the rest of us throughout the week.


She enjoyed comparing her nose to his and


snuggling Ben up to her "Baby."


In fact, Maya was so enthralled with mamma's breast feeding Ben that she tried it herself.


When Ben wasn't meeting new friends and hanging out with family, he slept. Unlike Maya, who slumbered almost exclusively on her back (so much so that it somewhat flattened the back of her head), Ben likes his sides.


We call this the thinking man nap.


Perhaps the highlight of the week was the day after the birth, when Maya visited Ben and mamma in the hospital. Although the end of the clip is somewhat anticlimactic as Ben is whisked away for his circumcision, Maya's excitement t0 meet her little brother and see mamma after a brief separation is pretty awesome.



Props to Grandma and Pop Pop Klingler for the huge help getting us settled back home, doing laundry, making meals, and allowing us to nap. We're looking forward to Shu Shu's visit later this week.