A little more about Bentley

Bentley James


My sweet Bentley boy is so much fun. He has quite the personality already and is so funny. He loves to be silly and to make us laugh, especially Eden. With all that sweetness and silliness also comes some serious crankiness too! He is definitely at the stage where he is wanting to communicate things but can't and he gets so frustrated and mad! He is also cutting more teeth which is always super dramatic and hard for him. When he is fun, he is so fun and sweet, but when he is cranky, watch out! It's definitely been an eye opener having a baby that's so loud and vocal!

He already loves to watch TV just like his sister, and in fact he will bring me the remote now and point at the TV while muttering non-intelligible things. I hardly have my TV on during the day, but somehow these two both seem to continue to beg despite my consistent response. They usually get one show in the morning while I clean Eden's trach so that at least seems to hold them at bay.


Here are a list of words he says pretty regularly: mom, dad, Eden (kind of), hi, ow, stop, don't (those last three he learned from his big sister because he hears those things very regularly).

Aside from his momentary cuddle if he comes across a stuffed animal or a blanket, he is super busy all the time. He is constantly moving from one room to the next, trailing toys and things behind him. He is so different from Eden in that he is a huge risk taker. He climbs all over everything and is constantly making me nervous. He falls a lot and has bruises and scratches all the time, but it only slows him down for a second! He likes to climb up the slides and then stand up at the time. This boy is already on the verge of giving me a heart attack.

I love that when we take walks, he usually keeps his cute little legs pointing straight out in front. He must be staying ready to jump out and run at any given moment.

He still LOVES bath and playing in water wherever he can get it. Most times now if I'm even holding him by the sink he tries to climb in and turn on the water.

He usually wakes up about 30 minutes to an hour before Eden each morning and I love spending this alone time with him. He drinks his bottle and then we just get to snuggle and play together. It's such a fun way to start my day.


I'm so grateful for this boy. He adds so much spirit and fun to our family. He is such a blessing to us.