Well, the end of the Semester is in sight. Since we have been in an academic setting for the three years we have been married we pretty much live from semester to semester, and as all the students do, we greatly anticipate summer! Things are always busy whenever the end of the semester comes, but it does help it to go by quickly!! We are working on preparations for camp this summer. It has been a blessing to see the staff that the Lord is bringing together. We are excited about the opportunity to invest in them in a small way. It will be new having a third family member along with us, but we look forward to the grand adventure that it will be.
Benton has stretched out his sleeping time and is giving us an extra half hour or so, which has been a really nice thing. He is getting stronger--we don't have to worry as much about his neck flopping backwards, thankfully! He wakes up pretty chipper in the mornings and will chat a little before he tells us that he is hungry. He is quite a patient little fellow!
Between the end of school and camp we will be in Clemson, working some and spending time with the Campbell side of the family before we head out to Arizona. We spend 5 weeks in Arizona and then 3 weeks in Canada, with several days of traveling at different intervals. Camp on Wheels is getting a new name at the end of the summer--more to come on that as things are being developed. We are excited about the progress that is being made and the clear evidence of God's hand at work in the camp ministry and in our own lives personally.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Life in Johnson
We love the work that we do at Bob Jones. In fact, we feel like we are getting wonderful parenting training with 300 overgrown teenagers. Benton has a ton of Uncles, and he is loved very much. In fact, we had to attend a funeral viewing, so we left Benton at the Resident Assistant desk. When we returned he was drinking a bottle and behaving himself beautifully. I wonder though if he is always as good for them as they say, but they seem to enjoy having the chance to spend time with him.
Benton is all smiles and quite communicative these days. He loves deep, lower voices and responds to those readily with smiles and all those cute baby noises that just melt your heart. It is a lot of fun! I know some people take a second look when our apartment door is open--we had some men visiting in our Residence Hall last week, and one commented that he did not realize families lived in the residence halls as he had walked by and seen the baby room. I did not tell him that was our living and dining area :-) It is amazing how a little guy can practically take over. We do let him cry it out at times and he plays a lot on his own--finding the balance can be challenging. We pray every day that he will grow up to know the Lord and serve Him. We see a lot of joys working with college kids, and especially with our staff, it is a privilege to work with guys who truly love the Lord. The responsibility is huge, but God's grace is abundant and sufficient--it is exciting to be channels of that grace in Benton's life, and we look forward to what God does!
Benton is all smiles and quite communicative these days. He loves deep, lower voices and responds to those readily with smiles and all those cute baby noises that just melt your heart. It is a lot of fun! I know some people take a second look when our apartment door is open--we had some men visiting in our Residence Hall last week, and one commented that he did not realize families lived in the residence halls as he had walked by and seen the baby room. I did not tell him that was our living and dining area :-) It is amazing how a little guy can practically take over. We do let him cry it out at times and he plays a lot on his own--finding the balance can be challenging. We pray every day that he will grow up to know the Lord and serve Him. We see a lot of joys working with college kids, and especially with our staff, it is a privilege to work with guys who truly love the Lord. The responsibility is huge, but God's grace is abundant and sufficient--it is exciting to be channels of that grace in Benton's life, and we look forward to what God does!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Exciting Firsts--Golf, Holidays, Big Jobs
Well, this past week was a lot of fun for the two Wilson boys. While Benton went to work in Clemson with Mommy, Matt joined Bert, Dan and Sarah, and went to the Masters. Benton is smiling and talking all the time now. He is growing like a little plant, which is good considering the fact that he is the resident spitter-upper in our family; his cousin Daniel does not share the same skill!
We are enjoying parenthood immensely. It does not come without challenges, however they are a lot of fun. Benton is sleeping for 6 hours or so a night. It can be hard to get out of bed at 5 am, but I am convinced that the Lord gives a little extra measure of grace to mothers :-) That time has become a special prayer time for me, so I actually look forward to it.
Easter was our first major holiday as a family. What a privilege to know and serve a Risen Savior. We rejoice in that. And even this Easter experienced it a little differently as now we have our own son. What a gift God has given us in His Son. He willingly gave His Son that we might have eternal life. What amazing love! We celebrated with corporate worship at our church in Clemson and then enjoyed a delicious lunch with my family. We spent the afternoon at Grandma Campbell's where Daniel and Benton received as much attention as possible. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon from the events of the day!
We are enjoying parenthood immensely. It does not come without challenges, however they are a lot of fun. Benton is sleeping for 6 hours or so a night. It can be hard to get out of bed at 5 am, but I am convinced that the Lord gives a little extra measure of grace to mothers :-) That time has become a special prayer time for me, so I actually look forward to it.
Easter was our first major holiday as a family. What a privilege to know and serve a Risen Savior. We rejoice in that. And even this Easter experienced it a little differently as now we have our own son. What a gift God has given us in His Son. He willingly gave His Son that we might have eternal life. What amazing love! We celebrated with corporate worship at our church in Clemson and then enjoyed a delicious lunch with my family. We spent the afternoon at Grandma Campbell's where Daniel and Benton received as much attention as possible. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon from the events of the day!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Pictures from Benton's First Few Days
These are not in chronological order... however, enjoy!
Arriving at home--Johnson Residence Hall
Benton's 300+ uncles are excited to meet him!
All loaded up at the hospital, waiting for the nurse to come in and tell us we were all set to go.
The best hospital helper ever! People think that this Grandma is the Mom. She is the best!!!
Great Grandma Kline dropped in. We love our Great Grandmas!!
Great Grammie Campbell along with Daniel (on the left--Daniel brought Benton his very own blue lollipop. It is bigger than Benton!)
Welcome Baby Wilson!
Matthew Benton Wilson, Jr. was born February 19, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. We are so excited that he is here, and although I am 8 months since my last blog and 6 weeks into life with our newest family member, I have decided to take on the challenge of keeping you up to date! The picture to the left is from his one month birthday :-)
Benton is a great kid--he is already sleeping through the night, and he is as pleasant as they come. He is our resident spitter upper. His cousin, Daniel, who is three weeks older than he has been having a lot of fun with Benton. We are so excited that they will be great friends!
Of course these first few weeks they change so much--today Benton looks a lot older. He is really starting to fill out. In his first month, he gained 7 pounds 2 ounces. Today he is well over 10 pounds. He is a good eater for certain. He enjoys chatting with Mommy and Daddy and he is working on his real smile. I am pretty sure he has found it finally.
Matt and I went away last night and Benton stayed with his Grandma Campbell. He was an angel. He did have a major blowout, but everyone in our family is getting really good at handling those!
We are about the wrap up our semester at BJU and will head out to Arizona again to help out with Camp on Wheels. We are excited about our summer staff and cannot wait to share Benton with everyone. We truly are thankful to the Lord for His blessing in our lives and are looking forward to what He has in store!
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