I know that I must be patient. I know that this too is a time for expanding who I am and what kind of mother I will be to Bennett. I've often caught myself saying, "he'll never arrive!" But I know that this is not true and he will arrive when he's  good and ready to. 
Speaking with a friend last evening, she gently reiterated the two truths to me, 1. Italian boys/men have be kicked out of their homes due to the fact that they are such momma's boys and 2. he's safe, taken care of and protected in every way right now and there will never be a time like this. 
I love you, Bennett. I cannot wait to gaze upon your beautiful face with amazed and tear-filled eyes. We have so many adventures ahead of us and so many miles to walk together. 

Genius!

In an effort to hopefully make my infant an utter genius as well as artistically superior to all other three month olds, I've whipped up these gems. All of the other infant visual stimulation patterns seemed well... a bit bland and not very aesthetically appealing, and I think that I've accomplished my intended goal of integrating two very important tasks: creating dynamic nuggets of intelligence as well as satisfying my need to get my mind the fact that he's not here. I hope likes them :)