Sesame Street Live

Last week we made a last-minute decision to take Ben to see Sesame Street Live in Macon. Mike had seen an article about it in the newspaper and thought it would be fun. I was skeptical. But we figured we should take the opportunity while we could. It was a good experience. Even though he didn't smile and yell like a lot of the other kids there, Ben enjoyed it in his own serious way.

Mesmerized by everything happening onstage.

Such the little professor - can you see the wheels turning?

We didn't expect him to stay on Mike's lap the whole time. He was fine standing while there were musical numbers, but as soon as it was just the characters talking he tried to run down the aisle. Luckily we weren't in a crowded section. He did enjoy looking at the other kids around us.

There was an intermission, and it was getting to be Ben's naptime so we decided to leave after the first half. We let him wander around the lobby a bit before we left.

He ran after the little boy with the backpack. I'm not sure if it was because he has the same backpack (it's a monkey) or because he's just drawn to other little kids. Oh, and Ben's holding his toy cell phone. That thing comes in very handy.

Yes, Ben has a pacifier in every picture. Mike and I have talked about it, and I've talked with lots of other moms. We've decided to let Ben use a pacifier until we move to Germany, then wean him off of it. There will be a lot of changes to go through & I think he'll deal with them much better with the security of the pacifier. We are trying to limit it now to just naps and bedtime. Most mothers I talk to suggest not forcing him away from the pacifier for the next months. Many of them say their own kids gave it up by age two. And he seems to be teething again during the last week or so, and the pacifier soothes him. I had read that teething is worst when the tooth first cuts through, but these molars come in a little at a time and even when we can see part of them he still seems to be in pain, putting his fingers in his mouth and crying. I'm so grateful for infant Motrin.