Benjamin, my baby.

Yesterday I got to do something I never get to do.

Spend alone time with Benjamin, my 19th month old.

He’s 3rd in line among the men in my house. By nature he’s a bruiser. He’s rough and tough. Funny. Energetic. And loves, loves, loves chasing his brothers.

Yesterday my mother and father took William and Alexander to their house for dinner. So it was Benjamin and Henry with me at home. Henry had fallen asleep, and for the first time and in a long, long time… it was just Benjamin and me.

And it was special.

We ate dinner together. We read books. We colored. We played with his toys. And he took a gigantic bubble bath. Which he loved because I wasn’t rushing him in and out and worrying about his brothers getting a “tub,” too.

It was a nice night. He actually fell asleep on my lap while we watched Dora. I never get that much alone time with the boys. At least not as much as I would like. It was wonderful being able to give 100% of my attention to just Benjamin. That very rarely happens with 4 little men running around this house.

He was my baby again. My 19 month old baby.

And something must have clicked…

Because this morning as I was getting the boys ready for school and feeding Henry… the living room became a little too quiet. I walked in to find this…

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9 Comments

  1. 11.20.08
    Lisa said:

    I cannot even imagine how busy your house must be. He just wanted to enjoy that comfy seat too!

  2. 11.20.08
    Miche said:

    HAHAHAHA!!! That is great!

  3. 11.21.08
    margaret said:

    Awe how cute. I remember when Einey and Meenie would climb into the swing/bouncy seat when Moe wasn’t using it.

  4. 11.21.08

    LOL! When My second son was born my oldest and I would fight for the use of the swing. LOL He wanted to be the baby. So cute!

  5. 11.22.08
    Nadine said:

    Benjamin is adorable. It’s so nice the have some alone time with him.

  6. 11.23.08

    Beautiful, beautiful boy..

    One of my biggest fears about having a larger family is that one of kids would get ‘lost’ in the mix. It’s so wonderful how organically each child is given the kind of love and time they need.

  7. 11.24.08

    Oh he is so cute in that swing Audrey. It is nice having the one on one time. I cherish it with each of my girls as well.

  8. 11.25.08
    rachel said:

    I got misty reading this post.. then laughed out loud at the pic!! Priceless!

  9. 11.28.08
    laura said:

    I love those moments. I had a moment like that a few weeks ago and it was such a treasure.

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