ben turned 5... 4 months ago!

well hello there! it's been a while, i know. i just finished up a super busy school year and am ready for SUMMER!! (it couldn't get here fast enough.) i'm so excited to be back and share the on-goings of the parker family, but first there is something i need to do. i actually typed this post, oh, 4 months ago... on ben's actual birthday. i needed to add pictures and well, i just got around to it. but i can't continue my blogging adventure without wishing my beanie a happy (even if it is extremely belated) birthday post!

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5 years ago today i met a little spunkster named ben.



my labor with ben was the longest and hardest labor. he was being stubborn and didn't want to come out of the only home he'd ever known.

at 7 lbs 9 oz, he was my smallest baby and i recall marveling at how tiny his fingers and toes were.



the hospital was pretty crowded that day, so we began the discharge process just 12 hours after his birth. the nurses said i was an old pro, no need to keep me in the hospital. ha! we were in the comforts of our own home the night of ben's birth day. kinda cool, i think.

 

ben was an easy going baby. he was a horrid napper unless he was snuggled up in someone's arms, but everything else was easy! i didn't leave the house for about 6 months after his birth, but that's another story!

 

 

at 5 years old ben is my cautious, but super enthusiastic kid. he has a lot of energy and a bit of a temper. i attribute that partly to him being the 3rd brother... sometimes he has to fight for what he wants or to be heard. it is something that has earned him a spot in the preschool "thinking chair" on more than one occasion. but he's learning from it!

 


 

 

 


ben is also very affectionate. he likes to cuddle and be near others. he loves to give hugs and kisses and he is very complimentary. rarely does a day go by that he doesn't say "i love you" out of the blue or tell me i look pretty. sweet ben.

 

ben has been looking forward to his 5th birthday for a long time. we made a chain to count down the days. ben loved this and it helped curb the "is today my birthday? what about tomorrow? how about the next day?" questions.




happy birthday to my big 5 year old ben! i love you sooo much!















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