In the sixth month of Motherhood my Bennett gave to me,
Six months a-breastfeeding
Yep. And that was all he wrote. Bennett said good-bye to the free food on his 6-month bday. And he never looked back. I was a bit sadder (more sad? - gosh I always thought I was so great in English, but this blogging thing has made me SO aware of my inadequacies. Except for I just used the word "inadequacies," so bonus points) than I thought I would be, but Bennett just be-bopped his way to full time formula.
I will spare you all the details of my love of this special bond I shared with my baby, and instead post pictures.
KIDDING
Moving on to
the Seventh Month of Motherhood my Bennett gave to me
Seven tricks a plenty
1. Bennett took his first "big boy bath" in the "boat" (as Bennett's most favorite non-family member babysitter Mary Katherine would say)
2. Bennett drank from a sippy cup for the first time 
3. Bennett got a tooth! (bottom left)4. Bennett got ANOTHER tooth! (bottom right) {whew! those last two were doosies}
5. B rolled from his BACK to his TUMMY. This was a big one. He rolled the "other" way really early on, and mastered it easily. The back to front roll took a lot of practice, patience, blood, sweat and tears. Or maybe just a lot of practice. He was so happy once he figured this out, as was Mama. All of a sudden he could roll everywhere and get to those pesky toys that kept getting away from him. As from the very beginning, mobility=happy Bennett.
{this was the day he did the rolling}
6. One of my favorites: he learned what it meant to "give a kiss." At this age, he just opened his mouth and waited for me to kiss him. He hadn't mastered the "GIVE me a kiss" but he knew it nonetheless. I love my affectionate little man.
{toward the end of the month, he mastered his "kissy face"}
7. He put his toes in his mouth! Not a huge "trick," but before this he had just played with them, no insert-foot-in-mouth(s).
Then,
In the Eighth Month of Motherhood my Bennett gave to me
Eight days of sickness
Eww. Not Bennett's best month on record. And by the way, it was way more than 8 days, but if I said "twenty days" it wouldn't have fit into the song. Again, my blog, my rules.
Bennett got sick mid-month, and quickly gave it to me. I thought, "just a cold, no biggie." Well my "just a cold" turned in to a sinus infection and twenty days of antibiotics. Stephen also got sick, had to have antibiotics and steroid shots as well. We were a pretty pathetic bunch.
BUT, Bennett also started really reaching for us this month, so that made all the sickly stuff just that: STUFF! :)
In the NINTH month of Motherhood, my Bennett gave to me
Nine months of heaven
really. That's what it has felt like. Sure, it hasn't been easy. There have been some stressful times, some discouraging times, some scary times, and some at-my-wits-end times. So many times I have had to call on friends and family and even you bloggers with a "what do I do NOW" question of sorts and they (you) have been there every time to say "chill our Natalie. Everything is fine. {insert advice here}"
On the other hand, every single one of those moments has only just contributed to my little slice of heaven on earth. There are so many more wow times than uh oh times, and I could spend all my days just squeezing and loving on this boy. I feel so at peace and right when he is in my arms. How did we get so lucky? What did we ever do to deserve this miracle? Such is the wonderful mystery of God's Grace.
And I truly believe God has blessed us with a hint of heaven in this little boy.
In the ninth month of Motherhood, this marvelous little boy gave to meNine months of heaven
eight days of sicknessseven tricks a plenty
six months a breastfeeding
FIVE MILLION PICTURES
four great big milestones
three frazzled nights
two special treats
and a family of two becomes three.
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