Ben rolls over

Jason and I were so excited when Ben rolled over for the first time last week. After he did it once, he just kept rolling and rolling. We were proud parents. Many more milestones to come!

Ben smiling

3 months old

My baby is already three months old. Unbelievable. He is becoming so much more alert and is very interested in the world around him. He loves to play on his play mat and in his bouncy seat. He also loves to smile! He has such a heart-warming little smile.

In other news.... I am now five weeks from being done with my internship and less than two months away from graduating with my Master's. It has been almost a three-year journey to get to this point, and I am so ready to be done and move on to the next phase. I'm not yet sure if that will be full-time employment, part-time work, or just staying home with Ben, but no matter what I do, it will be so nice not to have to worry about school for a while. Did I just say "for a while?" What am I thinking? Perhaps a doctorate is in my future? We shall see...

Anyway, here are some more photos of Ben from the past week. He is such a cutie, and photogenic like his mom :)

Great-Grandparents

March 15, 2009

Last weekend Jason and I took Ben on his first trip to Ohio. Ben met my Nana and Papa, his great-grandparents, for the first time. My aunt Carol was also there visiting from Montana and my brother came down too. My Nana was so excited to see him and was always asking to hold him. The photos of him sleeping in her arms bring tears to my eyes. It was so sweet to see those two together.



However, Ben was not so sweet when we were trying to get pictures with Nana and Papa after church. He was screaming, and Nana was telling him to "Shush" in the only picture we have. Oh, well.


We are so blessed to still have so many of our grandparents around. All four of Jason's biological grandparents have met Ben. I hope that Ben has the opportunity to know each of them. My paternal grandmother, Margaret Walter, passed away seven years ago today. I will never forget the day, the "Ides of March," when she went to be with the Lord after a short battle with bone cancer. Grandma Walter was one of the greatest spiritual influences in my life. I am so glad that Ben has grandmas that will be the same to him.

Here are photos of Ben with the Robb and Decker great-grandparents.

Grandma Decker

Grandpa Decker

Grandma Robb

Grandpa Robb

My Grandpa Walter and "Grandma" Linda are the only two great-grandparents Ben has yet to meet. They spend the winter in Lakeland, Florida, but will be coming back at the end of April. Ben should get to meet them in May.

Family is very important to both Jason and me. We love our grandparents and wish we were able to see them more often. Ben is a lucky little boy to have 8 wonderful great-grandparents who love the Lord and have passed on that legacy to their families. We are eternally grateful.