Learning all about the sleeping thingy…

Yes, there he is sleeping on his mommy’s lap…

He definitely doesn’t like sleeping by himself… but I guess at some point we’ll have to break that habit. =)

But… how do you put this cutie in a crib? He’s just so peaceful!

Yes, parenthood is quite the chore… Now we know first-hand that no matter how much you read, how much you ask for advice, nothing will prepare you for what you have to deal with.

There’s many times when there’s nothing I can do to soothe, calm, or make my baby happy… There’s a few times when Trace struggles to figure out what is going on with Ben… however, must be motherhood power, because in the end she can always comfort him. After all, they’ve been in contact for over 10 months, even when Ben’s only seven weeks old.

I’ve learned my tricks here and there on how to calm him down when mom is completely drained and taking a good nap. But that kid for sure can let everyone know he’s hungry, sad, uncomfortable, or with a poopy diaper… We just hope that when he’s “letting us know” no one walks by our house because we are sure that he sounds like if we were pulling out his fingernails or something worse… =)

Beyond the pain in your ears, is the anguish of wondering why he’s so sad, and what can we do to stop it. It just breaks your heart.

I cannot really describe how frustrating those moments are… and I cannot describe them because those moments are blurred in my memory… I forget the details… I forget for how long it happened… I forget how often have they happened…

**sigh**

I am sure that if you had a single moment like the one depicted below, you’d also forget…

Kiddo… you are the coolest, and I am so happy (and lucky) to have you around us.

The new boss is in town.

It has been a month… but the world definitely revolves around him.

And we just love him! 

Ben has been with us for 3 weeks!!!

It has been amazing to get to know Mr. Benjamin.

We have got to see little (but amazing) changes through these past 3 weeks.

Sleepless nights have been a challenge, but we are hoping to see the switch that everyone talks about being flipped, so he can sleep longer at night.

But even with the sleep deprivation, it has been the coolest experience ever.

=)

Seems to be that he’s already getting acquainted with Apple.