Now that its been 3 months since Ben's arrival we're over the adjustment hump and have figured out his sensitive tum-tum he is a completely different baby. He's so easy to take care of and acquiring new skills faster than a speeding bullet.
Aunt Shannon got to see his first purposeful grabs at dangling toys while she was here last week. We were really glad to see her and happy that she had a chance to bond with Ben. I think she is almost as in love with him as we are.
In other new developments Ben is rolling over and laughing (no causal relationship and not at the same time although that would be really cute). By the look on his face I think the roll over came as a big surprise which did cause Graham and I laugh pretty hard. We heard him laugh a couple of weeks ago while we were playing mommies-going-to-steal-your-sugar (Ben's favorite game) though I would describe the sound as more of a gurgle. When we're playing that game I can tell he anticipates me tickling his neck by the way he scrunches his shoulder and smiles when I move in for a kiss. It really is so cute how social he is becoming. Even Graham said the other day, "I like him now."
Speaking of laughter, we sure could use more of it around here. Between the sleepless nights with Ben and Graham's adolescent antics it is enough to make a mama lose her mind up in here. I guess with 2 kids a person is twice as likely to have a pain in the ass.
On the plus side those two are starting to entertain each other. Graham was giving a private concert for Ben the other day while I was busy and both were content for quite a while. Graham thinks he's a rockstar and Ben plys the part of the adoring fan the way he gazes into your face so its reallky a match made in heaven. The family dynamics aren't playing out as expected but we are finally settling in to our new sitch. Just in time for another change when Graham goes away for summer...
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