So much preciousness!

My life is soooo full of beautiful blessings with my two boys! They make me smile every day! Ben is adjusting to a new brother better than I could ever have hoped for. He always gives Nico kisses on his forehead and hands. He is super gentle with him and loves to sing songs whenever Nico fusses. It is just about the sweetest thing I've ever heard. In fact, it melts my heart and brings a tear of joy to my eyes to hear Ben's sweet little voice trying so hard to make his brother happy.

Nico is a very, very laid back and easygoing baby so far. He loves to be held and cuddled, of course! He very rarely fusses except if we have to stop at a stoplight while driving. That's when Ben sings to him the most:-) Last night he slept for 5 straight hours, took a bottle, then slept for another 3.5 hours! I love to watch him while he sleeps because he makes so many sweet faces.

I'll leave you now with a few more pictures!

Ben is a deep sea diver at the aquarium

Bright eyed and happy baby
Silly big brother playing (nerf) ball with Daddy
More bright eyed baby brother
Ben looking out our hotel window

FFF-Kiss

This week's fave foto friday them from Hannah's blog is Kiss-kiss. This was an easy one for me! I love this photo so much that I made it my header too.

This is Ben kissing his new baby brother! (If you missed that announcement, you can check out my last couple of posts to see more pics of Nico.) My husband actually caught this sweet moment, so the photo credit goes to him!

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Life with 2 boys under 2!

My life is overflowing with boys-and blessings! When we get home, I'll go from being outnumbered 3 to 1 here to being outnumber 5 to 1 with my nephews too! And you know what? I LOVE it!

Ben and Nico are both doing very well. Nico is as sweet as can be and loves to be cuddled. He is sleeping and eating well and is generally a very content baby. Ben loves baby brother and is, overall, doing a great job adjusting to life in a small hotel suite with a new baby on top of that! He is a bit jealous when Mommy or Daddy holds Nico (hence the pics above where Ben must be on our lap too!) but has been super gentle and sweet to the baby.

I have a BIG surprise!

Yes, you are looking at Ben holding a very sweet brand new baby boy! And the surprise is that this adorable baby boy is Ben's new BROTHER! I know-you're shocked! We've been keeping it pretty quiet while we waited for the baby's birthmom to make her final decision because we wanted to respect her right to parent if that is what she decided. But, as of today we are officially adopting this little angel! So, without further ado, I'd like for you to meet the newest member of our family:

Nicolas Sebastian

Born January 29, 2010

9 lbs, 1 oz

20.5 inches

Ben has done remarkably well with him so far. He likes to "help" feed him, diaper him, and read him stories. I know that the honeymoon will shortly be over and Ben may have a hard time adjusting once he realizes Nico is here to stay, but for now we are enjoying our first days together.

FFF-Favorite Animals

This week's FFF theme is Favorite Animals. Ben LOVES animals, so this theme works well for him. His favorite real animal, though, has to be our dog, Spencer. Ben loves to chase him around, lay on him, pull his tail, and generally harrass him despite the hundreds of times I've told him not to and made him stop. The funny thing is that Spencer doesn't seem to mind it even one little bit. In fact, he encourages it by being as close to Ben as possible most of the time. Neither of these pictures are great quality pictures, but they do capture just how much these 2 love each other!

December 2009

December 2008

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All Dressed Up

I just LOVE dressing my little man up for church! I'm just glad that, for now, he hasn't protested and actually likes to go around showing off his cool clothes. This picture is him this morning getting ready to head to church. He looks like a little prep school student! I especially love how he has started putting his hands in his pockets when he poses for pictures. Soooo sweet! I love this boy so very much and he is such a blessing.

FFF-Close up

Ben playing in the snow and loving the cold weather

Ben at the Austin, Texas zoo in September. He was so hot and it was almost nap time, so he looks pretty miserable but still adorable to me!

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