Go Dawgs!

Learning to cheer on the Bulldogs. Clearly he loves it already.

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Famous baby

Today, Benton was a TV star.


ESPN's College GameDay was in Atlanta for the SEC/ACC kick-off game between LSU and North Carolina. They were filming in Centennial Park which is less than a mile from our apartment. Since I have a huge crush on Kirk Herbstreit we are big fans of the show, we decided to walk down to see the action.

We were able to squeeze our way in to a camera shot and Brack hoisted Benton above the crowd. Among a sea of purple and Carolina blue, our baby boy's Georgia Bulldog shirt glistened in the sun. Everyone cheered (let's pretend it was for the Bento Box and not the camera) and Benton cried his baby head off.

But, he made it in the shot. And we got it on TiVo. I am not technically advanced enough to figure out how to post a clip, so you'll have to take my word for it. Or come to our house and watch the clip for yourself since we're never going to delete it. It was an amazing morning and a perfect start to Benton's first college football season.

Move over, Corso. This kid is going to make it.

Growing teeth

Who knew growing a couple of baby teeth was such hard work? (Yes, I realize they aren't "growing" but that's the easiest way to describe it.)


Benton has been showing signs of teething for a month now. But the last couple of weeks have been particularly rough. Especially at night.

The most helpful tricks have been cold teething rings and frozen washcloths. Unfortunately, those only work for the four or five minutes that they stay cold. Also, Benton hasn't quite mastered the skill of holding something up to his mouth. He pushes the teething ring away and then gets mad that he's not chewing on it anymore. Silly baby. So, he mostly chews on my shoulder or my fingers.

I can deal with all the drool on my shoulder. The worst part is the Restless Baby Syndrome. He wakes himself up at night with all his squirming, kicking and punching. The easiest and fastest way to get him back to sleep is to put him in the bed with us. Which leads to us being kicked and punched.

So, if he's in his bed, I get up a hundred times to put the pacifier back in him mouth and try to pat him back to sleep. If he's in our bed, he sleeps better but he wiggles himself into my armpit and punches me in the head. It's a Catch 22, really.


The night waking wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't sleeping 8-10 hours a night before the teething. But he was. And I miss it. Let's get the show on the road, baby teeth. Grow already.