Benson is now 19 days old. He had another doctors appointment today and he is gaining weight and the doctor says he is perfect. We continue to have tonz of visitors, including Carmens family, Ben's family and lots of friends. Everyone is so excited to meet him. Ben's best friend, Kevin, brought his little boy Zeke over to meet Benson. Ben and Kevin are hoping these little boys are going to be the best of friends. Carmen's good friends also brought their kids over to meet Benson. Everyone is so excited to have him here. He is sleeping great, but does have a time between about 12pm and 2am where he has decided he wants to stay up. We are all doing our best to get some sleep. Ben is away at school in the mornings but loves coming home and spending time with Benson. Benson has started holding his hands in the cutest positions, especially while he is eating. He also started holding our fingers when he eats, which is so sweet. He loves to be held to go to sleep. He is more and more alert and the cutest thing is when he smiles in his sleep. Today he lost the umbilical cord and we can now see his adorable little belly button. We will be burying it in the backyard and say a prayer, since Carrie let us know that is part of his culture. We plan to give him his first "real" bath tomorrow and will make sure to take lots of pictures!
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| Benson got to meet his Aunt DJ and Uncle Archie now that they both are living in Utah! Ben being a goofball. |
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| Benson has started sleeping more with his hands up above his head. It's adorable! |
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| Archie the dog is very protective of the baby. Grandma Johnson is loving having baby Benson here and helps out a lot. |
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| Uncle Cowdery meeting Benson. He lives in Utah now too! |
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| Tummy time! Benson is SO strong, he practically started scooting himself. |
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| Benson got to meet a few new friends this week. This is him and his new friend, Brighton. |
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| Zeke and Benson, future best friends:)! |
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| He is very alert this week. He is showing us those beautiful brown eyes a lot. |
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| Carmen is loving time with Benson. He is such a joy! |
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| Benson holds his little hands in the most adorable positions while he is eating and while he is sleeping. |
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| We have family dinner with Benson's cousins every Sunday and they love holding him. |
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This is for Carrie! Taken right after Benson was born.
Love you guys! Carmen, Ben and Benson |
