Dear Benjamin,
Welcome to the world my precious, sweet boy! We prayed for you long before you were even conceived. That’s how special you are! We have anxiously been awaiting your arrival for 9 long months, feeling your kicks and hiccups, imagining what you would look like, what it would be like to hold you for the first time, what your little personality would be like…
Let me start by saying that you have certainly exceeded my expectations. Of course I knew I would love you… I knew I would be CRAZY about you. But the feeling that I experienced when they placed you in my arms for the first time is so beyond words! You left me in a sobbing puddle of speechless the morning you arrived little boy. It was love at first sight all over again when I laid eyes on your tiny little face…
Here you are, just 24 hours old, laying on my hospital bed!
I think you look most like me! You do have your dad’s gorgeous blue eyes, which we are all very excited about. However, from the very first picture we posted, people have been claiming that you are all from your mamas side. I’ll take that as a compliment, because you are awfully cute little man. And that hair… You have the cutest head of brown hair. 🙂
 
It didn’t take long before we began to notice your little personality already shining through. You are sweet. So incredibly sweet. And gentle. Even your cry is a gentle one that completely pulls at my heartstrings every time I hear it. I prayed and prayed during the weeks leading up to your arrival. I prayed that you would have a gentle spirit and a calm personality with the ability to sleep, unlike your adorable big brother.  🙂  Some laugh when I tell them, but I firmly believe that God is faithful with the small things, because he gave me just that when he gave me you! Your father and I have been bragging about you… about how gentle you are… about how well you sleep for us… you are our angel baby…
You are already just over a month old and we have SO enjoyed introducing you to your big brother, who by the way, is completely enamored with you. I do apologize for the loud dinosaur noises and lego building crashes that you put up with throughout the day… this is life in our home! I suspect that in a few short months, you will have your own contributions to make to the madness around here. Â But for now, we are all enjoying your sweet presence as you calmly watch us go about our day.
Sam adores you. He asks to hold you every morning and begs for me to lay you down next to him, even for just a few minutes, at the end of the night when I’m tucking him into bed. He tells you knock-knock jokes every day you know… He’s preparing you already for a life of comedy. Since you can’t answer him yet, he is doing a great job at speaking for you when he tells you these jokes, usually in a high pitched squeaky voice…
I can’t tell you what it means to me when I hear him say, “Mama, I love my baby brother so much”. Seeing you two together somehow intensifies my crazy mama love for you both individually. You are going to be the best of friends.
It amazes me how instantly my entire world changed when you arrived. How I realized that my own well being meant nothing in comparison to yours. How I understand the love of God for his creation so much more when I look into your sweet little face. I am so thankful for you Ben, and I am so excited to watch you grow, especially over this next year. You are already such an amazing little boy. Your dad and I use to fight over who would rock your brother to sleep at night… I can’t say that has changed this time around. We are so blessed to be your parents. We are all completely crazy about you!
With all of my love,
Mommy
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