April

It's been one full month!

We have been doing home renovations and traveling.

Benjamin has been busy rolling, teething, and learning new skills every day!

Frank has been working hard all month to get our

house ready to go on the market in May

(Updated pictures to follow in next post!)

Valkyrie and Marley have been handling the boxes, tools, and dust very well.

They don't even seem to notice...

Benjamin is taking it in stride as well : )

Easter Sunday

Visit with Frank's grandparents: Mamaw and Papaw

Benjamin is teething and just figured out how to get his foot in his mouth

His foot is his favorite...

...but a friend's arm will work too : )

Best Buds

Hanging out at Frank's soccer game and Shelby Farms

Joshua (above) and Reece (below)

Shelby Farms with some of the ladies from my class

Benjamin and Eli

Benjamin discovered that he LOVES to sleep on his tummy

First night of tummy sleeping

This always makes me laugh : )

On our way to Knoxville for Carrie's Wedding

Mimi and Grandy came to watch Benjamin for the weekend

He really likes sweet potatoes!

Benjmain enjoyed spinning on the swing with my dad

Carrie's Wedding was beautiful

So thankful to be a part of her special day!

Every time I went to take the picture his feet would go up in the air

Daddy fun time

Working on sitting unsupported!

"Hey, where did my cup go?"

This boy cracks me up!

Boy's best friend

Hanging out at the park watching Frank throw a ball with Valkyrie

                                              Baby Dedication at Bellevue

                                                            4-29-12

   Pastor Steve and Donna

We pray that Benjamin will “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord”;

that he will be an example to his future friends/siblings “in life, in love, in faith, and in purity” and that he will always "be strong and courageous" in his character an in actions. 

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.