Sooooo big!

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Benjamin is 12 weeks, and I think it is now that we begin counting by months. Funny how that is...
We can daily see him learning new things! His new "trick" is to grab onto our finger or small rattles. His eyes get big and he concentrates very hard to coordinate his eyes, arm, hand and then fingers to make contact. His movements are robotic and jerky, but he is getting much quicker now at the whole process, which is such a small miracle. He has also found his voice is and "oohing" and "aahing" (with an occasional squeal) quite regularly. It is such music to our ears and makes us laugh with delight! He is a little person now with an emerging personality. God is so good! His napping is getting a little better after recovering from many days away from home and routine.
His feet are without casts now and we decided to get a second opinion from a new orthopedist regarding his feet. We are exercising his feet now several times per day to prevent further in-toeing.
He is still pretty fussy, but has been better since being home. It helps to be in more of a routine this past week. Despite all of this, he remains such an incredible delight to us!