New blog, no pics

Okay, so I had every intention of posting multiple new pics of Henry, belly shots, etc....I even saved it for my business travel days so I had something to do in the hotel room. But...as luck would have it, my business laptop will not let me upload the photos from my camera. Nice. So, another blog....no new pics. I know you are all sad. However, here are a few updates that you might find interesting:
1. Henry is now trying to say his ABCs...so funny. Everything has an "E" sound attached to it so it sounds like he is super country.
2. Big boy bed is still a hit. However, he still makes an attempt to lure us into our bedroom just to see if we might crack. I'll be honest. Sometimes we do.
3. Henry had a pet butterfly that was stuck on our back porch. We said good morning, good afternoon and good night to this thing for three days....obsessively. I mean, he would stand at the door and scream incessantly until we let him go out there for the ritual each time. He loved this butterfly. He showed his newfound friend to everyone that walked through our door. They don't live long(in case you did not know), so it died. He could not for the life of him understand why that sucker would not fly anymore...so finally, after much hesitation, he picked it up and it crumbled in his hand. He could be scarred for life.
4. Benton is growing nicely and giving his mommy a few fits along the way. My Braxton-Hicks are annoyingly strong and even sent me on a random doctor visit the other day. I'm fine, though--probably mostly mental. I was sort of subconsciously hoping that he would tell me that I could not go out of town on my business trip. I'm not into work travel.
5. I am now roughly 24 weeks and do have a nice belly...promise pics are coming.
6. Mom, Leah, Ryan and all the girls...that includes Linley...came to see us. Mom and Linley stayed at our house while Leah's family stayed on the beach. They did stay with us their first and last night, though, during which Henry got used to a whole gang of playmates. Super fun! He has now forgotten how to play alone. He and Benton are going to be good friends:).

There are so many things going on each day for us. Henry is really learning so quickly now that I could go on and on. I am constantly amazed at God's miracles by watching my child grow and learn, and feeling this little guy in my tummy move around all day long! We are so blessed to have a Father that loves us enough to provide such a joy as our children. What would entertain me if it weren't for them??!?! My sweet Henry's hugs with his distinct "OOOHHHHH" attached are like God showing me His love!

Big Boy Bed!!

We did it! Henry has officially slept in his big boy bed and it was a smashing success! He slept for 6 hours with no wake-ups and when he did, just simply wandered his way to our room to see what we were doing in the wee hours of the morning. No crying, no freaking out, no problems. He seems to love it! Hooray! Maybe we have finally made a stride toward success against our long list of failures in the sleeping department. Of course, once he woke up I rewarded him by letting him sleep with us for the rest of the night:)...probably a really bad idea, but hey, baby steps, right? Mommy finally got a couple of hours of shut-eye, too ( I had been pretty much awake since he went down). Ross, of course, had no problem at all going right to sleep with the occasional "he's fine babe...don't worry about him." This was not much help since I still envisioned him either falling out of the bed (somehow over or around the massive safety railing that we have installed), being kidnapped by unexpected robbers, or wandering around the house without my knowing it. The mind really wanders when there is nothing left on T.V. Hopefully, tonight will be even better and I will get some sleep without Henry next to me. Don't hold your breath......

Here it is! My first Blog!

After much prompting from many....I have done it! I have created a blog! Since pregnancy number 2 ensued, it has been increasingly difficult to keep up with downloading pictures, info, etc...so according to many, this is much easier. I am willing to try. Anything. So, this will be the way to keep up with us from this point forward....unless, of course, it is too hard. Hope you enjoy!
Baby Benton at 18 weeks! Henry worn out on the boat!