I love my kids..They are so beautiful. I couldn't ask for more!

There is a blood donor shortage in London. Canadian blood services is looking for 250 donors this week. We are going Friday...please donate. Benjamin would not be here if it weren't for donors. You never know when you or your child may need a transfusion. If your not in London please donate in your area. Its a matter of life and death.

Merry Christmas

When Benjamin first got sick we said that Christmas was always our goal..for Benjamin to come home. You don't know how thankful I am that he was home today. How incredible. I spent a lot of time thinking about the babies still in the NICU today and I prayed for them. I can't imagine how hard it must be. We had a fantastic day. The girls were up early this morning and ready to open gifts. They opened their stockings and presents...and helped Benjamin open his. It was such an amazing family time. We went over to my parents for most of the day and we just had a great time. Benjamin has a lot of girls taking care of him. Between my sisters and I there are 6 (plus another girl on the way) so Ben is definitely out numbered, but I really think he enjoys every minute. He was such a good boy. I am so thankful,...I just can't put it into words. God has blessed us so richly.

Well yesterday we had an appointment with the pediatric cardiologist. Benjamin was good. Ben now weighs 15lbs. He only cried when he had his blood pressure taken. He always cried for his blood pressure...but he laid quietly for 20 minutes while they did an ultrasound on his heart. He chatted it up with the tech..and watched a mobile above him. He did great. Anyways, there is still a tiny hole, but nothing significant at all. The cardiologist said as far as he was concerned, Benjamin had "a perfectly normal heart". He doesn't need to see him again. We are so thankful. I was worried. Even though Benjamin didn't have any symptoms I was worried that there was something underlying... But that's not the case. Praise God. We are looking forward to this weekend...and a quiet end to 2010...January is full of appointments so we're going to enjoy the break. Merry Christmas everyone. We pray that you all will have a wonderful Christmas, enjoying every second with your family!!!

Things are lovely at home as we get ready for the best Christmas of our lives. Benjamin is great. He's getting so big. He's sitting in the exersaucer now and is trying to roll. I bet in the next few weeks he'll be rolling...amazing. Tomorrow is our big appointment with the pediatric cardiologist. I have some anxiety about it. I really hope that the hole is smaller or closed. The pediatrician couldn't hear it so I hope that's a good sign. Its also Benjamin's big sisters birthday..She'll be 6. We're so happy Ben will be here for her birthday party. Anyways, I'll post tomorrow about how his appointment goes.

My boy is growing...he is now 14.5lbs. He put on another 18oz the past 2 weeks. He is falling into the normal range for a 3mth old nicely. Its great. He still seems to be nursing around the clock. We're starting to get him into a nice night time routine. He goes to be around 7pm and sleeps until 10:30 or so and then he's up to eat and goes back down my midnight. Its nice to have evenings free again. On the other hand he really wants to be held a lot through the day. I think he is board in his bouncy chair. I had him in the exersaucer at my parents and he seemed to like it, so I just have to get mine back from a friend. I'm also thinking about a jolly jumper. I'm sure he'll like it. He's so smiley now and is starting to giggle a little which I love. Tomorrow he will be 6 months old. I can't believe it. What a crazy year it has been. I am looking forward to the end of 2010 and to a fabulous 2011.

Its been a very quiet and uneventful week. With 3 snow days and close to 100cm of snow we didn't go anywhere. We had lots of great family time though. It was kind of nice. Benjamin is great. I didn't get him weighed this week because everything was closed due to the snow, so I'm anxious to take him Tuesday to see how much he's grown in 2 weeks. I bet he's close to 15lbs. I think he'll be the biggest of my babies when it come to his corrected age, because he doesn't seem to be slowing down. He slept a couple nights for 5 hours straight. It hasn't been consistant, but I'm hoping its a start. He is becoming a lot more animated and chatty and is even starting to laugh a little. I love it!! He's such a good boy! We're just enjoying life, getting ready for Christmas and loving him up as much as we can. God is good!!!

A big day

Today was a great day. Benjamin's baptism was so nice..although he cried a lot. He slept through church, but when I had to get him out of his carseat to go up he was not happy. There were quite a few other people getting baptized so it was bit of a wait and he complained the whole time. He finally quieted down and then when the minister poured the water on his head he really started to cry.. Afterwards we went to my parents house and had cake and lunch with my family. It was great. I'm so thankful for today..its something we'll always remember. Benjamin is so special and to be able to thank God publicly for him is amazing. What a day!!