AUSTRALIA, Part 1

Well, I am back from an absolutely wonderful trip to Australia where I got to spend some time with one of my best friends, Anita. I took Reuben over with me so that he could meet her and we had five days together, just catching up and hanging out, and doing a little bit of shopping. The time went by too quickly, as always, but I was grateful that we were able to get together and our babies got to meet each other (her daughter, Shekinah, is 11 months old so she and Reuben got a little bit of play time together - if that's what you can call it when they're that little.)
Reuben had a raging fever for two days before we left which made me a little concerned about taking him on an international plane trip but we prayed and the fever broke and was back to normal early on the morning that we left. He had a bit of a tummy bug while we were there, but was still really happy and was the epitome of the perfect child on the plane both there and back. I even had other passengers compliment his good behavior which made me really proud as a parent that my baby was so good. He smiled at everyone and was just an all-around cutie! I know I'm biased when it comes to how cute my child is but he really was a good boy - especially considering he had been fighting off some 'bug' for several days.
While we were there Reuben discovered his foot while in the bath one night - it was so cute watching him play with his toes. His little personality is constantly developing as well and he is even starting to exert his will and gives a little cry of protest if he wants something that is out of reach or if I take something away from him that he wants. He is quite ticklish and just laughs and laughs if you get a ticklish spot on his tummy, back, or sides. He also looks for me as a reference point whenever someone he doesn't know very well is holding him. If I go out of sight, he can get quite upset very quickly so I guess the stranger anxiety is kicking in a bit. I must admit, though, that after all the hard work I've put in, it is nice to be rewarded with the knowledge that I'm the one he prefers!
I will add some more posts with some photos from the trip but for now, I just wanted to update everyone on the trip in general as I haven't written anything in awhile now. Stay tuned for more installments...