Dear Benjamin,
With your first birthday just around the corner I find myself in complete disbelief at how fast the time is going. I am savoring these moments and days when I can still refer to your age in months!
The last 2 months have been a blast. You are learning and doing all sorts of new things. You are not walking yet, but you are an expert cruiser! You can crawl with speed, and you can stand without help for quite a while. I suspect that walking is just around the corner!
You have a few words and use them ALL of the time. I think you are going to be a talker because, just like your siblings, you seem to always have something to say! You say "mama" and "dada," and "no-no," and you point to things and say "there." You have such a sweet voice. When you crawl over towards the floor lamp (which you try to pull over) you shake your head and say, "no no no no no no." And, then you proceed to try and pull it over one more time! You've got the word, now we need to work on the concept.
You continue to be a great sleeper, and a flexible guy that can adjust to our busy family schedule that sometimes messes with your naps. One of my favorite things is greeting you in the morning. You reach your chubby little arms over the crib and just beg to be picked up. You are also a big snuggler. You lay your head on my shoulder often and it melts my heart. I hope you hold on to that for a while.
You have finally decided that you'll eat some real food, but are pretty discriminating in what you'll eat. You are a big fan of graham crackers, and a bigger fan of throwing food off of your tray! You have 5 teeth...4 BIG ones on the top, and one little one on the bottom. I adore your big toothy grin.
You are a blessing to our family and I am so excited to celebrate your first Christmas! A year ago I could not have dreamed the amazing ways that you would touch my heart, complete our family, and bring joy to those around you. I tell you this all of the time, but you can't even imagine how much I love and treasure you.
love,
mommy
9 comments:
OMG. Love these. Look at you with your fancy "studio"!
Soooo sweet!! I LOVE the lights and Benjamin's great smile!!
Soooo sweet!! I LOVE the lights and Benjamin's great smile!!
In addition to being a total cutie, my initial thought was, "fantastic bokeh"!
:-)
I still refer to Oliver in months...28 months in fact!
Wonderful photos!
Jenny!!!!! Wow! These are gorgeous! Benjamin is so handsome! Can i please hire you to help me with editing...pretty please???
What sweet pictures...he is growing up too fast for sure!
SHUT UP these pictures are TOO good. And I love that little baby too. (He's still a baby. Forever.)
Enough to make a Bubby tear up. The pics are absolutely wonderful - first one is my new desktop background. Makes it hard to decide to open up a program, because that beautiful little face gets hidden.
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