All About Ben

Too Much Sugar. This is what I told Ben once when he was having trouble going to sleep. So ever since then, every night he says, " I ate too much sugar". It does come in handy because saying no to a snack at night is as easy as saying 'too much sugar'. But then a few nights ago he asked if milk had sugar and I answered yes, but not the kind that keeps you awake. So then two nights ago, he said that the kind of sugar that milk has helps him sleep.

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posted by BensMom04 @ 2:27 PM 0 comments

So I got this as a forward today for mother's day.

It is basically what I am always trying to say:


Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom-I had never been:
Puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

posted by BensMom04 @ 2:37 PM 0 comments

We went home to Ohio for a visit last week. We got to play with Uncle Joe and Kayla and Ben had a great time. He loves Grandpa Hal's shop and all the tractors and trucks. I have a country boy in spite of myself, it seems. We got to visit Grandpa Jack and Grandma Martha too. Ben liked the back yard with the fire hydrant and dalmation statue. He also found a baby squirrel which he had to be encouraged not to actually catch. He really wanted to know why Grandpa Ken was not there. I got sick a couple of days in and so we didn't do as much as we had planned, but Ben still seemed to have a really good time. He is such a good traveler and this time he stayed awake on the plane in both directions. By now it is a week back and I forget all the things I planned to write.

posted by BensMom04 @ 6:39 PM 0 comments