Weeks 8 and 9 - Ben

Ben had his 2 month well-check this week - he is weighing in at 14 lbs, 4 oz and 25 1/2 inches long. He's about the 95th percentile for both weight and height. Since he still likes to be held and carried around, I'm hoping to get some great-looking arms out of this.


He's really starting to smile and communicate with us. He isn't quite the talker his sister was at this age - which is a relief as Maya talks enough for two kids! (Check out http://babytackett.blogspot.com/2008/08/weeks-8-and-9.html for a video of Maya "talking" at this age!)

Last weekend we went to Annapolis for the day. We explored the Naval Academy - unfortunately this is about as long as we could get Maya to pose for a picture.
She did enjoy the Alex Haley statue by the harbor.

Ben slept through most of it, but when he was awake, he was happy.


Claudia, the nanny, has been on vacation this past week, so I've been home alone with both kids. I've found lots of activities for us to do - a trip to Ikea, circle time at the library, and a ballet class for Maya (she's signed up for regular classes beginning in September.)
I think Maya enjoyed wearing her ballet outfit more than the actual classes, but who could blame her? I always liked the outfits more than someone telling me how to dance!
Ben enjoyed ballet class more than Maya, I think. We also spent time at the fountain in downtown Silver Spring as a way to beat the August DC heat and humidity.




We also spent a lot of time at home as getting two kids in the car is challenging (to say the least).
I'm sure if the parenting patrol stopped by, I would have cited for some dubious practices: Maya watching TV under the table sitting in Ben's chair....


And Ben sleeping in Maya's bed...
and me just plopping Ben down in his Bumbo chair.

Wendy is here now, and we head to Colorado next week, so my time as a stay-at-home mom is coming to an end as Claudia will be back when we get home.