I have to admit, as I was going through all Ben’s photos, I got a bit choked up. With your first you are always anticipating the “next’s” Next tooth, next word, next step, next stage. The second slowed me down to actually enjoy each stage as it was brought to me, but this last little one has got me running to keep up with the stages, leaving me in the dust with more of a WAIT, STOP, I am not ready for you to move on yet.
So it has been with Ben. Literally as he hits two today, I am continually jumping and running, more than I ever did with the girls. I can not tell you how much more destruction that h asbecome him. His adventurous male spirit has emerged into words of “self”, and “mine”. And just last week I was awoken to Lydia screaming “MOM BEN IS OUTSIDE!!!!” and me in my PJ’s running with another form of WAIT!!! after a 2 year old that had figured out how to get the front door open and go exploring for balls in the backyard.
It has been a wonderfully fun and amazing journey. Benjamin David, beloved son of my right hand, and my baby, we are blessed to have you in our lives and call you our son. Happy 2nd birthday!
2 days old
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months (Photo by Megan Quist)
18 months
2 years (Photos by Amy Majors)