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After too long, we finally got Beck's little room all put together. Can you tell who put all of the decorations on the wall? I won't call it "brainwashing"....maybe just "starting him early." :):) I apologize in advance that some of these photos are a little blurry...I'm working on mastering the manual mode on my camera...I've got some work to do!

Beck sleepin in his new crib!

We borrowed a bouncy chair from Grandma Bassett, and despite the fact that I think Beck is still just a little too small for it, he still has fun being a little more in control.

I wanted to post a couple of pictures of Beckham's curly hair. I just think it's cute. The first two I just took yesterday, and then last two are from a while back. :)

This is Beck's Bumbo! He's just getting so big. He's getting better and better at sitting up tall!

Here's a video of Beck doing what he does best - being HAPPY! He's such a good-natured little boy. He is a little camera shy, though, so the amount of 'talking' he does in this video is not even close to what he normally has to say. This video better work...it's taking a CENTURY to download! It's a bit long, so don't feel like you have to watch the entire thing. Alright, it's been almost 45 minutes, should I just give up?

First Christmas!

Since my parents were away in Texas visiting my sister and her family, we had Christmas with them a couple of weeks early. We had a good dinner and opened gifts before Kyle had to leave for school that evening. This was just the beginning of our Christmas Extravaganza!

Beck's first Christmas Eve was complete with sledding in the mountains, dinner, a live nativity, a pinata, and a talent show at Great Grandma B's, and a sleepover with the Hardy cousins! Whew! On Christmas day Beck woke up before anybody else. He was ready to open his presents! We opened gifts with the Hardy fam and then had omelets for breakfast. For Christmas dinner we all went to Kyle's aunt Carol's house, where we had a fun White Elephant gift exchange. I ended up with an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle, and Kyle got a tape measure. It was 2 crazy fun filled days.

Kyle and Cade biffing it down the hill

Paul Bunyon? Is that you?

Cozy in the cold

The Nativity

The kids get to take a wack at the pinata in order from youngest to oldest; Beckham was the youngest this year!

Beck and Daddy

Christmas morning!

Laying on his new Caterpillar toy!

A Scare and a Blessing

I've tried to write this blog once already; I had gotten about half of it written when the computer shut off. Let's try this again, shall we? These past couple months have been pretty eventful, with lots of big and small things happening. I've become a fan of the bullet list to point out the highlights...it keeps these posts from being way too long.

- Thanksgiving happened. Beck's first Thanksgiving was a hit, with a little family picture to boot. It's the main picture I've got above.

- Beckham and I (Kyle was at school) got to go to a Christmas party for the Idaho Statesman, where Kyle's dad works. It was at the Botanical Gardens over by the old Penitentiary. It was all lit up with Christmas lights, and Santa was there! Beck and his cousins Halle and Jovie got to meet him! If Beck could talk, I think he'd ask Santa for bibs, white onesies, and something to suck on. :)






- My mom and I tried to take Beckham to get his pictures taken at Kiddie Kandids in the mall. I realized, though, that it's ridiculous to go those places anymore because of the price - you get just a few pictures for WAY too much money. If anything good came out of that experience, though, it was to see how they put him in those cute poses and then go home and try to re-create it myself somehow, for free. I ended up taking the pictures myself to give to our family for Christmas presents...and if you are reading this, family, just act surprised when you get it, ok? :)

Alright, now for the explanation of the title of this blog post.

Beck turned two months old, and is growing, growing, growing! At his two month appointment he weighed 11.1 pounds, and was 23 inches long. The doc says he's right on track.

Most moms know that with a two month old appointment comes two month old immunizations. I was dreading the day! Not looking forward to hearing my little guy so sad, the nurse comes in with 3 shots and an oral vaccine, and delivers them like she does it everyday...because she does. That's why when the nurse practitioner came in to tell me that the nurse had administered the wrong shot, I was flabbergasted. THE WRONG SHOT. As his mom, and not really knowing what I could do, I started to cry. You can imagine all of the things going through my head... They assured me that everything would be fine, but that they needed to now give him the correct one. Poor Beckham got poked again and they sent us on our way. My mom and I drove home and kinda freaked out a bit. We weren't sure if he would have a reaction, or if he would be o.k. The nurse accidently gave him the Hepatitis A vaccine, which isn't usually given to babes until they are a year old; it has never been tested on a two month old before. We called doctors and poison control and anyone else we could think of to make sure Baby B. would be alright. Turns out, (if I'm explaining this right) the Hepatitis A vaccine is a dry vaccine, which means there are no traces of the actual disease in the shot (unlike many vaccines, that have a trace of the virus so that your body can build antibodies to fight it off). Don't quote me on this, cause I'm not a Doctor. Back hasn't had any side effects from it at all, but I count this as our first big scare as parents. Although I know it was an accident made by one single person at this clinic, we will not be returning there. It just makes me feel better to say that.

The 'scare' happened on a Friday, and the next Sunday, December 12th, Beckham was blessed. We decided to do it at the church that evening, rather than in Sacrament Meeting. I think it was much more special that way. With many family and friends surrounding him, Beckham sat smiling in the middle of the circle while Kyle blessed him with many things, one of the most important that particular day being health and strength. It calmed my nerves to hear those words and know that our little guy was going to be alright. Thank heaven for the Priesthood, right? I'm grateful for Kyle.

Cutest Baby EVER!

Oh boy. Beck changes everyday! There's one thing that doesn't change, though - every time Kyle and I look at him we both just say, "He is the cutest baby EVER!" We are definitely biased, but seriously. Just look at his cute MUG! He's definitely smiling now, and he's started to coo and talk, too. My heart melts every time he does it.

More updates...
He's been a little cranky for the past couple weeks and constantly grunting and looking uncomfortable. We decided to try soy formula for a bit just to see what would happen...it's been only a couple days and I can already see a difference. I'm going to have to talk with the doctor soon about him maybe having a little milk allergy...

Beckham still has just as much hair as when he was born, and we still can't tell what color it is going to be. Sometimes I think it's brown, and other times it looks blond. Either way, it's perfect.

Baby B is so strong! He can hold his head up already like a champ, and he's been doing it for quite some time.

While Kyle is at school at night, Beck and I go to Grandma and Grandpa Grant's. Beck loves music and noise, so every time Grandpa plays his guitar Beckham is bright eyed and calm, listening to every note! He also really likes the sound of the bath water, so when Kyle and I can't calm him down on our own, we head to the bathroom and turn on the water. It works instantly, every single time. I'm not sure how we figured this out, but I'm really glad we did!

Other things Beck really likes:
-Walks in the stroller
-Riding in the car
-Grandma and Grandpa Hardy
-His cousin Halle singing to him while he gets his diaper changed
- Snuggling with Dad
-His swing

Shades from "Aunt" Kelli, my best friend from High School. :)

Can you see the little bit of curl in his hair? Just like his mommy!

So Content.

Beck's favorite place to sleep - with Daddy.

I can't help but to laugh sometimes when Beck gets emotional - his cry, if he's not screaming bloody murder, is pretty comical. It's almost like he's trying to talk to you. Hard to explain; maybe one of these days I'll get a video of it so you can know what I mean!

Go Broncos!

Beckham's cousins Halle and Jovie (what a cheese face!)

Bein' Supportive!!