3 months.

I am afraid we no longer have a newborn on our hands. I say it every month, but Benson is such a dream. We are just loving this stage.
Fun Facts
- he totally knows who we are
- focuses intently on things
- still smiles and talks when encouraged
- discovered his hands and LOVES them
- has just started holding onto his toys
- gets angry if I talk while he is eating
- nurses good still, although this week has been a bit of a battle
- sleeps 930-5 most nights
- loves to break out of his swaddle to gnaw on his hands
- is such a drooler

these two...

chatter boy.

The coos, squeals, and chatting keeps getting better. Enjoy!

benson's baby blessing.

August 4th, 2013. What a special day it was being surrounded by so many family and friends who love Benson. Matt gave a beautiful blessing to Benson. Benson was an angel and looked darling in his blessing outfit. We had a wonderful lunch afterwards at the gardens. It was great to have Matt's family there and so much of my family who all flew in to be a part of the day. I am grateful for eternal families and the happiness the gospel and families bring.

Lyons'- 4 Generations

Thompson's- 4 Generations

Love my family!

2 months.

Mr. Benson sure has grown this last month. Seriously I die looking at his month to month pictures. 

Weight: 14 lbs. 4 oz- 94th percentile

Height: 24 inches- 90th percentile

Head circumference: 39.7 cm- 70th percentile

Benson is such a good baby. I don't know how we got so lucky. He has been such a trooper this past month with lots of time spent in his car seat. His schedule and routine went out the window, but now we are getting back on it. He is such a joy and brings a smile to everyone's face, especially his mom and dad's.

This month:

-his smiles and coos are the best

-while nursing/sleeping/being held he will always hold onto your shirt

-tolerating tummy time

-only wakes up once during the night

-holds onto rattle if put in his hand

-loves lights and ceiling fans

-focuses on faces much longer

-had to box up some clothes...sad day

-knows his parent's voices

-had a terrible case of baby acne/heat rash that thankfully only lasted like a week

-got his shots and was such a tough guy. by the end of the day he was back to his normal self.

-loves books, especially brown bear brown bear

I could go on and on about our little guy. He is just the best and we love him more and more everyday!

we've moved.

Our lives have been a bit of a whirlwind the last little while. With a quick decision needing to be made, we felt good enough to purchase our first home! We bought a townhouse in American Fork. While the packing and moving over process was a bit slow, we are finally settled and feel like this is our home. It is so nice to be out of our basement although I think we will come to miss it, especially the neighborhood and ward. Here's to making this new place our own and to making new friends. Stay tuned for some fun updates.