Ben's First Birthday

Well, one very long year has passed since our sweet little Ben was born. His birthday was yesterday, September 18. We are thankful for his good health and cheery smile. It is an exciting time when a baby turns one. Ben has been such a great blessing to our home. He is very laid back and cheerful. He knows how to make us all smile. He is crawling around like crazy now, but still resistive to standing alone. He is really in no hurry to walk. He has five teeth and another that is trying to come through. He still will not eat baby food, and now is even becoming more picky about what people food he eats. If he doesn't like something, or he is done, he just throws it on the floor. Banana is not very fun to clean up off the floor, or any place else for that matter. He is still a mama's boy. He has even started screaming and pulling on anyone who is on HIS mom's lap. Lizzy gets the brunt of that I'm afraid, and it is not uncommon for him to make her cry. I am still nursing him, but we have left him with a babysitter a few times, and it has gone fine. When he is happy he is just a joy to be around. It seems like even though this has been an incredibly hard year for our family, it has gone by so quickly. I can hardly believe my baby is 1! I didn't cry like I did when Adam turned one. This time I think I am relieved that he is 1 and that our other children are growing up too. My grandma and grandpa were here to share in the fun of Ben's birthday. If my dad were here, we would have ages spanning four generations. How cool is that. We love our Benner boy. We hope he had a great Birthday.