Christmas put on hold!

Christmas has been put on hold for a very important event. BENJAMIN'S 5th BIRTHDAY!! It was five years ago that my precious baby boy was born. This is definitely an event I will not forget......

Daddy was awake at 3am to go surfing with the school kids and then went straight to school as he had to supervise his Chemistry exam. Mummy woke up at 6am busting to go to the toilet so off I went but before I got there I felt a trickle run down my leg. I did not think anything of it because I thought I had wet myself because I was SO busting! Matthew woke up just after my toilet dash so Mummy at Matty started our day as per usual. At 9:30am I put Matthew down for his normal morning sleep and proceeded to carry the washing downstairs for me to start. As I was walking through the kitchen I felt a HUGE gush of water pouring down my legs! Oh No! I thought. This can't be happening now. This baby is two weeks early and I haven't finshed my Christmas shopping! I called Daddy at work to let him know what had just happened but I couldn't get a hold of him as Dad was supervising his exam. I left a message for him to call home and Mrs Pass had asked if it had something to do with the baby and I replied "YES my waters had broke so if you could please ask Stewart to give me a call at home." I hung up and waited patiently for him to ring back. Nothing else had really started to happen yet but I was wondering what was taking so long as 20 mins had passed and Daddy still had not called back! The next thing I heard was the garage door going up as Daddy had raced home. We called Grandma and Grandad to come and look after Matt while Daddy took me to the hospital. Once we arrived we went into the labour suite and everything had started by then. Daddy was a huge help. However, Mummy did have a few funny ways about her while I was in labour with you. I only wanted Daddy to talk to me while I was having a contraction because I focused on what he way saying instead of the pain I was feeling but once the contraction was over I didn't want him to talk to me at all because I did not want him to waste any conversation topics for no reason!! And then it all happened...you were born. My precious Benjamin Jack Robert. When the nurse gave you to me and I looked to see that you were a boy I could not stop saying your name. BENJAMIN. My BENJAMIN. My heart filled with so much love for you and so much gratitude to God for giving you to me. I will never ever forget holding you in my arms and looking at you with such joy and happiness. Once the nurse left Daddy and I alone with you for the first time we prayed and thanked God for our precious new baby boy and prayed that we would be a blessing to you and we also asked God to show us how HE would like us to look after you as you are our gift from HIM.

Benjamin Jack Robert

born at 12:10pm

November 26 2003

8lb 4oz.

54.5cm

Benjamin under phototherapy lights for 3 days for jaundice

Benjamin 5 days old

Five years later...

Benjamin reading Matthew's birthday card

BJ giving Matt a 'thank you' hug

BJ on his new swing bike from Mum and Dad

eating the birthday breakfast of BBQ Plum Kebabs (BJ's favourite)

blowing out the candles at kindy

soccer ball cupcakes as requested!

opening presents at home from the family

one of his favourite presents - Big Truck from Noonie

soccer ball ice cream cake that Mum made with M&M's mixed through the vanilla icecream