Roberts Family Chronicles

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Stone of Rememberance

March 1st - Benjamin's first day rolling over on his own

Thanks Heather for letting us borrow the jumper

First time interacting with a toy

This boy loves to bounce!

We had a fun day at the Memphis Zoo with some of the ladies/kids from our BFC

My little monkey

Worn out from looking at all the zoo animals

Benjamin is so cute when we wake him up for his night time bottle

We finally broke the swaddle! Victory!
Now he's rolling all over the crib

No...he's not standing on his own yet
But he did stand long enough for me to snap this cute picture!

I adore his cute baby talk

Playtime

Benjamin loves it when pretty girls come to visit

With dad at work

Benjamin loved watching the Tigers play in the Tournament

This is what he thought of the final score

Memphis 54 SLU 61

Took his 4 months shots like a champ!

One of the joys of parenthood...having your son leak of his diaper out in an inconvenient spot

LOL

Rice Cereal - Day #1

I think 5% actually got in his mouth

Finally caught his sweet laugh on camera

Benjamin and Ms. Elliot Burke

His first picture with a girl (his age)

They were born only 8 weeks apart!

Benjamin spiked a 103 fever that did not come down after Tylenol

The doc sent us to LeBonheur in the middle of the night...

After 2.5 hrs in the ER waiting room we finally got back to see the doctor

By 5am in the morning he was still running a 102 temp and we were all exhausted

They ruled out the flu and RSV; he broke out into a full body rash on the 3rd day

The doctor said it was Roseola

Such a good medicine taker

Next few days Benjamin got lots of love and rest

Thankfully his fever and rash went away and he was back to his smiley self!

This was the rock I handed to Frank one year ago when I told him we were pregnant.

We keep it in our 'Stones of Rememberance' Jar in the front hallway

It's so sweet to remember God's faithfulness!

Joshua 4:21-24

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, "In the future your children will ask, 'What do these stones mean?' Then you can tell them, 'This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' For the LORD your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and He kept it dry until you were all across, just as He did at the Red Sea when He dried it up until we had all crossed over. He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the LORD's hand is powerful, and so you might fear the LORD your God forever.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

"Wonderfully Made"

February has been a joy as Benjamin has been
showing us a little more of his personality
We are so thankful for this sweet blessing from the Lord!

Psalm 139:14
"I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well."

Playtime has been more fun as he is starting to grab onto his toys
and holding his head up better during tummy time

He always falls alseep during car rides

Chillin' with mom and dad

Benjamin loves hanging out with his friends Reece (above) and Joshua (below)
All 3 born just a few weeks apart!

Blake and Joy stopped by to meet Benjamin while they were in Memphis
We miss them so much!

Mamaw and Papaw came to visit Benjamin - He just adores them!

They gave him a dollar for his piggy bank - doesn't he look so pleased

90 years spans the gap between these two hands

Benjamin and Marley curled up on Frank's lap by the fire

Showing off his muscles : )

Bathtime

We have enjoyed going on walks during these warm winter days

Monkey See Monkey Do

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

There's a First Time for Everything

January has been full of firsts...
Benjamin's first smile, first shots, first time sleeping throught the night (even though it was only once), first 8 hour car trip to Kingsport, first time meeting Uncle Michael, & first time sitting up in his bumbo seat.
It's been fun to watch our little man grow - he's almost 11lbs now and growing out of his clothes!

Here are a few pictures from this month...