The Parnell Family: Bennett joins the mobile!!

3.13.2008

Bennett joins the mobile!!

Bennett got tired of watching Lila crawl circles around him and started crawling today!
He is very proud! He actually throws the ball (left-handed for now) and then crawls after it. Self-sufficient catch!!
After avoiding sickness for a very long time it is finally my turn. I am just hoping that I don't pass it back to the kids and start this over again. It is not fun...
My Mom has been helping a ton and so hopefully that will help us avoid restarting the sick chain!
Hope everyone else is doing well!
Love, Nicole

3 comments:

Brad and Lissa said...: yay Bennett!! I hope you feel better soon...yall have had a rough time!; March 16, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the new updated blog! So sweet. Congrats to Bennett! Now you are really going to have your hands full!
xoxo,
Therese; March 19, 2008 at 9:58 PM
kate, nick, myrt and baker said...: i love the lilypie additions - glad that it worked!! can't wait to see all of y'all next week! love, kate; March 20, 2008 at 3:48 PM

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

Lila and Bennett

It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
Bennett is a true boy. He is active and rough and loves to tackle and throw. He also adores his sisters and his Dad and gives the best hugs around. His big baby blues get me every time.