stitched with love

Can I brag about my wonderful Mother-in-law, Rhonda, for a minute? Believe me, I'm not just sucking up. There is no need, I'm already the favorite in-law. [Just kiddin Jalene ;-) ] This woman is such a great example to me. What a woman of God! Even though she is a very busy woman, she helped me take on the big project of making Beck's crib bedding. (And when I say "helped me take on" I mean, there's no way I could have done this without her) We had TONS of fun picking out the fabric and pattern, cutting everything out, sewing, and just spending time together. I am seriously going to miss her when they leave in July. Those missionaries in Oklahoma don't know how lucky they are yet!

The quilt and bedding set turned out so so cute. I just love how vibrant and fun the colors are. I hope the colorful animals help Beck to have sweet, adventurous dreams!

This is Beck's first time in the crib with the new set. Honestly, he was mesmerized by the animals, he loved it!

The quilt could not have turned out any cuter! It has lots of super soft fabrics on it which is another bonus.

Check out the back, we had it quilted into lions, elephants, and frogs. adorable huh?!
Thanks again Rhonda. I love you!

Who forgot to tell the weather its almost May?

We all cope with this yucky, snowy weather a little differently...

Penny chose to cuddle up with her brother for a cozy napBeck stayed in his warm sleeper all day longChase tried to "will" the bad weather away by wearing summer clothes

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Yesterday we introduced Beck to a bottle so that I can pump and go somewhere if I need to. Chase insisted on using my boppy pillow to recreate the nursing enviroment as best he could. funny huh?

I coped with the bad weather by eating some really yummy vanilla gelato.

The pic was too yucky to share ;)

This week I also have been busy being crafty with my Mother in Law. Pics of the finished product soon to come!

Isn't this picture so sweet? Kaela stayed with us for a few days while she was "homeless" in provo. We sure love having her around.

8 weeks!

Our little Beckster was 8 weeks old on Monday! He just had his doctor visit today and his stats were great!

weight: 10 lb 13 oz 50%

length: 23.25" 75%

head: 15'' 20%

This boy's a growin! He also got his vaccinations :( I almost opted to get them done later because of the controversy with vaccinations in babies but the doctor convinced me to do them now. I do think it was the right decision. He was so brave! I just HATED hearing him cry though...so sad.

Beck is the joy of our lives. He gives his smiles so freely and loves loves to snuggle with his Momma and Daddy. It is so much fun to watch him grow. I finally put away all his cute newborn sleepers that he outgrew. He is in 3 month clothes and I'm surprised at how well they already fit him!

Smiles for Daddy

About a week ago Chase came to me and solemnly asked,
"Do you think Beck knows I'm his Daddy?"
Chase took these pictures while saying hello after he got home from work.
I take them as proof that he does.
See how his eyes light up when Chase talks to him?
Life is soooo good.

This picture is only a few weeks old but its kind of outdated since Beck doesn't even fit in those Jammies anymore!

On a completely unrelated and kind of sad note, TWO of my favorite spoons got eaten by the disposal today. Now they've got rough, tongue cutting scrapes all over them. :( I'm actually really sad about it! Life is still really good though.

"What is great about spring"

Hey ya'll, its me, Beck. I've been a pretty happy camper lately and I wanted to tell you all why. I LOVE SPRING! Here are some things I love about life lately.

Evening walks with my padres

lots of smiles all the time

I love cuddling with mom and my best pal, Penny

Here I am snuggling up in Mima's arms. Spring brings lots of visitors!! I was so excited that Mima came but sad that she got sick and had to go home early. See you soon though!

I also love hanging out while Daddy reads.

This is a typical "me" look. I am a pretty content guy (as long as I'm fed and the burps are out). Mom and Penny and I go out when its warm to enjoy the sunshine

My mom promised Aunt Tif some pictures but I promised Mom a walk outside so I had to make this quick. Hope you enjoyed them Tiffini! LOVE YOU!

For good measure

Here are some pictures of my adorable baby.
I'm his mom, I'm allowed to brag to the world that I think he is adorable.
Also, here are a few things on my mind.

-Beck smiles when you make funny noises at him!!! I can't get enough of that grin.
-Conference was amazing wasn't it?
-Chase and I celebrated the 4th anniversary of our FIRST DATE with the championship Duke vs. Butler game, Beck in between us, and Chili's dinner thanks to an old gift card.
-My mom is coming to hang out with us this weekend-wahoo!
-FINALLY we've got some warm weather and I'm loving it
-Thanks for all your ideas and advice about schedules/routines. It is SO helpful to hear how everyone else does things. Before we had Beck I read Babywise and I've been reviewing it the last few days. I also read "The Happiest Baby on the Block". They are slightly conflicting viewpoints and it kind of just confused me about what I believe. I like certain principles of each book but I've been sort of melding them together to come up with my own ideas. I really like the Sleep, eat, awake pattern from Babywise but I don't think my 5 week old could ever be spoiled so I don't like that. Anyway, we are figuring things out one day at a time and loving life. Keep the advice and ideas coming, I love em.

FREEZE!

I can't believe how fast time is flying, my baby is already 5 weeks old! He is such a sweetheart and is growing so quickly. It seems like every day he is bigger and looks different. Sometimes I wish I could just freeze time so that my teeny tiny baby can cuddle in my arms forever. Life with a newborn definitely keeps me busy! Right now I'm trying to figure out how to keep a schedule with a family member who has his very own schedule. For instance, we were 45 minutes late for dinner the other day. So here is my honest question, I need your ideas on how you deal with these little problems. Beck eats pretty regularly-every 3 hours from when he finishes his last meal. So I knew he would be hungry at 5:00 which was when we were supposed to be at dinner. I had two choices, I could either wake him up to eat at 4:15 or so and possibly be late for dinner, or just let him sleep and go to dinner, knowing that he would wake up with a hungary vengeance as soon as we got there. He ended up waking up on his own at 4:15 but he ate for so long that we ended up being super late for dinner. So embarrassing! Any ideas? How do you balance your baby's routine with life?
Penny has pleasantly surprised us with the new family member. She loves Beck and loves to cuddle when I am feeding him. In this picture she is resting her head on his feet-how sweet!

My two little buddies hanging out with mommy while I eat breakfast.

Beck got to meet his good friend Jude a few weeks ago, Jude was so cute and curious and just wanted to play with Beck. Don't worry Jude, it won't be long before you can play together!

Beck also met his first crush, cute Stella. This picture was the first time all night one or both babies weren't crying. We realized having twins would be really hard!

First time wearing shoes! Thanks Aunt Tiffini!

Here are some things about Beck at one month old that I don't want to forget.

-You love to cuddle

-Eating is your favorite thing and you are growing quickly because you eat so much!

-You sleep great through the night and only wake up when its time to eat

-At 5 weeks old you started sleeping 6 hours at night-WAHOO!!!

-You are a very alert baby and love to watch the world with wide eyes

-You aren't very good at taking naps during the day and will only fall asleep in someone's arms

-At 5 weeks you started giving us big grins (that weren't gas related)

-You're happiest time of day is in the morning after you've eaten

-You love to take naps lying on Daddy's chest

-You still don't like getting your diaper changed

-You love Mommy and Daddy and respond to our voices