What a busy time of year! As many large, blended families do, we have decided that to get together on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is near impossible and that its not the day that is important but simply that we all have a chance to get together. Which for our large extended family means that we have a Christmas get together every weekend the entire month of December! I love this time of year!! Especially this year!! Its been amazing to be able to share our blessing with our many aunts, uncles, siblings and cousins. I never thought it would happen and here we are, packing our to-go bag making sure that we have every last thing he could possibly need. When will it sink in that he's our's?? He's really our's!! Its been almost 8 months and I still feel that way! Through the sleepless nights, the crying fits, the getting thrown up on, the smiles and the laughing I still think this at least once every single day.
It has been a very long time since my last post so let me give you the low down on what's been going on.
The last 2 months has proven to be a huge growth spurt in Benjamin's development. Each stage has lasted about 2 weeks.
- Stage 1: (Thanksgiving) Ben started to sit upon his own.
- Stage 2: (1st week in December) He could get himself from the sitting position to his hands and knees and then to his tummy.
- Stage 3: (Christmas) As soon as he was able to get from his butt to his tummy he was on a mission. He started to get up on his hands and knees and rock but wasn't able to coordinate all 4 limbs and the brain yet. But he could swirm all over on his tummy.
- Stage 4: (New Years) Benjamin was crawling backwards on his hands and kness.
- Stage 5: (January 6th) Benjamin is an offical crawler!!
