Can't. Keep. Up.

I just can't seem to keep up on the blogging! I almost feel like reading through the Bible in a year - once I fall behind I'm so determined to "catch up" that I end up never getting back to it! So, I'm just going to do it whenever, about whatever I can. So long are the days of weekly blogging and keeping everyone up to date with everything all the kids are doing - but something's better than nothing, right? :)
On February 24th this little chunk turned 5 months! How is that possible!!!He is the most laid back baby I have ever had!! So far he continues to look most like John-Mark and has some of his characteristics but the easy baby part is most like his oldest brother James. I wonder what he's going to be like!

He is such a happy baby!! He loves his older brothers and sisters and will sit in his exersaucer and watch them run around him all day. Whenever they all leave the room he lets me know it! Except for when he's left alone he rarely ever cries unless he's really tired. He continues to be an amazing sleeper - taking 3 naps a day and sleeping from 8 to 7 every night. He still sleeps in the pack n play in our closet. Jeremy is ready to transition him to his crib but I'm worried about how he and Gracie will do. I think he'll do fine but I'm afraid she'll wake him up too early. Who knows what time she wakes up and starts playing in there! We may move her bed in to the boys room since that is where they end up in the morning playing anyway - that way Ben can have a little more quiet time.

Sleepy boy with Daddy

This past Sunday we had him dedicated to the Lord. I took not one picture! But our church now takes pics for us so I'll post when I get them back. Such a sweet time with family to pray over our precious boy and confess he is His. So thankful for our church family and the amazing ministry my kids get to be a part of as they grow up!

Baby girl got her first pair of squeak shoes this week! I am really spoiled and have an amazing friend that passes on all her girls clothes and shoes so I think these are honestly the first pair of shoes we've every bought her! There was a great sale on them so I splurged! Aren't they the cutest! She LOVES them! As soon as she put them on and realized they squeeked she started running all over the house! Jeremy think they are ridiculous and likes to "silence" them but when he's not home we squeak away. They really are too cute - and she is too cute running around saying "i love my squeak shoes!"

Funny James story -ever since I had Benjamin and several of my friends are pregnant or have recently had babies he has been very interested in learning how the Dr's get babies out of tummies. Not being ready to get in to this yet, without thinking I once told him it was a secret - wrong answer mommy! That makes it all them more intriguing. The other day he said this to me-"mom, I don't like that you have two secrets you won't tell me - how the Dr's get the baby out of your tummy and where you hide when we play hide and seek!" Bahahaha!!! I'm such a sneaky mommy :)