I guess it's time to update. All is well. The days are getting shorter to when I have to go back to work. It's making me sad, I wont lie. It's going to be really hard. But I went to the daycare at my office complex where I'm going to be taking him, and it seems "good enough"... and it's close enough I can pop in whenever I want. Which I'm sure I'll do quite often. I took him in to visit my peeps at work too and everyone loved him, of course. It's hard not to! It felt like I hadn't been gone that long too while I was there... I thought 8 weeks would feel like forever, but it really hasn't.

Ben's getting bigger and bigger and heavier. He changes everyday but maybe just to us since we see him all the time. He's starting to smile a little here and there, and make his own little sounds besides crying. His temperament hasn't changed much either. He's tolerating diaper changes better now, and we gave him his first shower the other night and he seemed to like that better than the bath. Although he still cried, just not as much. He's still sleeping in our room in his little bassinet. I think until he gets a few more hours of sleep under his belt, we'll keep him in here. Other than last night, he's done really well sleeping at night. The night before last he slept an almost 7 hour stretch! That's great for us, I just get this guilty feeling for some reason that he's starving even though he's just fine. He wakes up when he's hungry, so I know I shouldn't worry about it. He's a grunter... he makes LOTS of noise when he's hungry. We're getting a video camera soon where you can upload it to your computer, so I'll take some video of it soon to show y'all. It's funny when I'm NOT trying to sleep... and annoying when he HAS eaten and we are trying to sleep. Oh well. :) He also was introduced to his little bouncy chair, it's been a little bit of a heaven sent so I don't have to pull his bassinet in the family room. He's starting to see things and pay attention to movement, so he likes the little animals that hang down and he also likes that his chair vibrates and plays different songs and sounds.

Ally has done really well with Ben. It used to freak her out when he'd cry- but now it's not big deal. She's starting to investigate him more and more now. But she doesn't seem competitive with him at all, and Delinda gives her PLENTY of attention.

It's just such a miracle to look at him everyday and know that I carried him for so long, and that we created life... it's a tad bit overwhelming at times to REALLY think about it. We are so blessed though, he's such a good baby and I know he has a special little spirit inside of him. You can see it in his beautiful wise eyes. I think he will do many good things in this life. Just like I feel about Ryan (on a different level of course) my love for Ben grows everyday.

Well, I finally got a new camera! Now I can do weddings and stuff again. I've really missed it and this camera is awesome. I just need to learn all the tricks and fun things about it!

On another note, Ryan's best friend Michael and his now wife Lori got married the weekend before last. We are SO happy for them, they looked so happy and I LOVED Lori's dress.

We are in the process of cleaning up our front yard. My dad and Ryan planted this little tree to watch it grow along side Ben. We call it "the Ben tree".

Okay, well- I'm going to go take a shower while my little man hangs out on the bed. He likes it on our comfy bed. I need to take advantage of him sleeping.