Introducing

Andrew (Drew) Benjamin

Born June 26, 2012 at 7:24 a.m.

7 pound 12 ounces, 21 inches long

Isn't he handsome? He loves to snuggle, is a great sleeper and eater, has very blue eyes and is very content. He also isn't phased by his big brother who sometimes has a hard time containing his love for the little guy. They are darling together.

  

We are truly blessed! Thank you to his incredible birth parents. Yes, I said parents. We'll tell that story a little later.

Countdown

Finally Gone Fishin'

I remember the years we were waiting for a little one to join our family. Sam and I would talk about the things we were excited to do with our future children. The one thing that Sam always brought up was how excited he was to someday take them fishing. Cohen's still a little young to really fish, but Sam couldn't wait.

Cohen practicing casting ... it looked something like a mix between a golf swing and a baseball swing.

 Cohen's favorite part was the ...

Next time, hopefully we'll actually catch something!

Road Trip

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Arizona with Sam's family. Our trip included a day on the rez--driving on some bumpy dirt roads, exploring old abandoned buildings, getting sandblasted by the wind, taking in the beautiful scenery, and eating frybread at Anasazi Inn.  

I ignored the camera most of the time on the trip, but I'm glad Sam brought it along on the rez portion. Here are a just a few of my favorites.

humming bird nest

Doctor, Doctor

Yesterday I had the very cool experience of going to the doc with Beautiful J. I know it might sound weird that I was excited about going to the doctor, but any of you adoptive parents out there know what I mean. It's not that I love going to the doctor, that's for sure! It's that I am so grateful that I get to share these kinds of experiences with my future child and his amazing birth mother. Even though I don't get to feel him moving around in my tummy, even though I don't get to nurture him until he's ready to make his big entrance into this world, I got to hear his heart beat. His perfect, strong heart beat. I got to be there to ask the doctor questions. I got to be there to support J whom I love and admire with all my heart. My favorite part of the whole thing was just hanging out with her. She is one incredible woman!



 

King of the Bed

We finally found a new bed for Cohen. I think he (and his stuffed animals) likes it.

This is my favorite. He's not just relaxed, he is OUT!

Worm Sitting

Last week's snow is gone and the sun is out! The warm weather and moist soil made for a perfect day to work in our garden. Yep, I'm getting an early start this year. I have a little work to do before I can plant and I want beans and greens A.S.A.P!

Cohen was excited to get outside, too. We dragged out a few of his outside toys that had been stored away for the winter--his lawnmower, baseballs and bat, dump truck and slide. These things kept him interested for quite awhile, until he discovered all the worms wiggling around in the dirt. Then he wanted to share his toys with the worms. He came up with the darling idea of taking one of them for a ride on his lawnmower. 

Oh, one more thing. Cohen's found a new hat.