The Dreamteam

They are simply breathtakingly cute together.

And some more hospital highlights:

Top and bottom: The proud parents.

And a special gift to our baby girl: a baby doll.

Guess what name Lia chose for her doll? Yes! Walter. (It's totally cool that Germany's oldest doll company makes transvestite dolls.)

And our favorite pic so far, one more time, and in color.
Ben.

An update on our daughter the bookworm: Lia can read! A couple of days ago she surprised us during story time by recognizing the letter A in one of her books. "Guck! Da. A." Oh my God. I thought it was amazing, proud mom that I am. I had written her name in capital letters on a piece of paper a couple of times, and she remembered the shape of the letter A and pointed it out. Now we are no longer reading books, but are flipping through the pages in search of the letters L, I, and A.

Give me an L! Give me an I! Give me an A!

Baby Ben

Our sweet little Peanut Boy. (We tried to think of a different nickname and would have called him Walnut had he come out with glasses. But he looks pretty (pea)nuts to us and is hence the perfect addition to our crazy little family!

We are soooo happy and soooo busy and soooo sleep deprived! Ben is a good baby (tfutfutfu), just like our Peanut Girl used to be. Our Peanuts all arrive with the same manual: "How to Handle your Baby Nut". He eats, sleeps, poops (preferably while I'm changing his diaper), pees (into his own face - much more skillful than his sister!), and makes the sweetest grunting noises. Awww... And of course Ben already made two best friends. I don't have to spell out who those ladies are, do I. It's an obsessive compulsive relationship that leaves no personal space for his girlfriends.

We are in absolute awe of the seemingly never ending flow of the most adorable and thoughtful presents for Ben and his big sis Lia and would like to say

THANK YOU!

He's here!

Ben Cordes

10.02.2009
3260g
52cm
11:11PM

Beautiful, nutty, and nothing like his Mom.