lil' skipper

One thing we have been severely deprived of this summer was spending time outdoors.  Its sad to say but I am as pale as a ghost!  Our great friends Tate and Jodi took us on a boat adventure a few weeks ago.  It was a quick trip but oh so fun! Beck was lulled to sleep by the motor, and we all got some good wakeboarding in. **I had a video of myself doing a triple back flip over the wake but it took too long to upload. You'll have to imagine how cool I looked ;-)

Jodi holding the sleeping babe

Tate-"the wakemaster" ( I made that awesome name up)

"lil skipper"

**oops! Did I say "video"? I meant I had a really cool sunburn. 

goin' on an adventure!

A few weeks ago my brother Kyle and his family came to visit.  We got to spend most of a day hanging out with Tayler and we had a great time!

First we packed our napsack full of important adventure tools and made our way into the depths of the cave

We had a telescope and flashlight to help seek our treasures in the darkness

Luckily we had the expertise of a seasoned explorer and his bigger friend Chase

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"I see something!"

She caught an elephant!

We had to climb mountains, crawl through canyons, and over HUGE rocks. 

It was dangerous at times, but luckily we arrived back at home safe and sound.

cinco!!

Our little Beck is five months old!

It seems like every month mark he has a growth spurt. He always seems to hit some developmental milestones on his month birthday exactly.  This month he rolled over from back to tummy and got two teeth on August 1!

Also this month he:

mastered rolling both directions

learned to "inch" wherever he wants to go

found his feet, and loves to suck on his piggys, and

settled into a more predictable napping routine (YAY!)

tried rice cereal for the first time (yesterday)

Beck is still our happy boy-so willing to give a smile.  We have all kinds of nicknames for him.  Chase calls him "Budly Boofer" or "my little guy", or "my little man".  I call him "sweet boy" or "chico banano"

This month Beck and Penny decided they are best friends.  He gets huge grins and smiles whenever she walks by.  His first "scooting" was when he was trying to get to Penny.  If Beck wakes from a nap fussing, Penny is already at the door trying to get in by the time I get there.  The other day Penny, me, and Beck were napping on the bed and Penny settled right in at Beck's feet and layed her head on his legs. 

Last night we tried feeding Beck rice cereal.  I was planning to wait until 6 months but I could tell he was ready.  It was like he had done it a hundred times. He opened his mouth wide for the spoon, closed, "chewed", swallowed, and opened for more. It was the cutest thing! 

We just got him this little jumper and he thinks it is the funnest thing!  He is a wiggle worm so its nice to have a place where he can release some energy. 

We love our little guy so much!

following the crowd

I think for the safety of our family I am going to make our blog private.  The internet is a very scary place and I want to protect our little one.  If you would like to read about our happenings, please leave a comment with your email address. 

I know there are lots of people that I don't know very well or know through a friend that I like to keep up on.  If you do the same thing, don't be afraid to leave your email, you are welcome to keep reading! 

 

I will moderate comments so that your email is not out for everyone to see.  Thanks for understanding!

Last week we had the lovebirds staying at our house.  It reminded Chase and I of our engagement...its hard to remember being that mushy.  ;-) We had fun though.  Their wedding is less than a month away! Jalene took some "groomals" while they were here.  We've only seen a few so far but WOW is all I can say.  Gorgeous couple, gorgeous pictures. 

Beck's latest obbsession is his toes...and it is oh so cute!

We traveled up to Boise for Kaela's bridal shower for Pioneer weekend. 

Beck got lots of good snuggle/play time in with Mimi and Papa

We also witnessed another beautiful sunset. I LOVE the view from our house-"The Estate" as we like to call it.

Back deck view

front yard view

When I was pregnant I always told Chase that I hoped Beck was a snuggly baby. 

Chase assured me that he would be.  I'm so glad he was right!

As always, the trip to visit family wasn't quite long enough, but we sure enjoyed it.  I love being around my Mom and Dad.  They are such great examples to me.   Jade is adorably 7 months pregnant with her second, Tayler is as cute as any two year old ever was, and its always so much fun to be around my brother Kyle. Good thing its only 3 weeks until we get to go back! 

for all you grammas and granpas out there!

Life lately:

Preston and Quinn came back from Oklahoma for EFY and YASI. We had a fun couple of weekends with them!

Beck's first time swimming in Lincoln and Jalene's pool.

It was evening so it was a little chilly.  Beck still loved the water. We even blew on his face and dunked him quickly a few times and he loved it!

love these guys!  Thanks for the fun time Preston and Quinn! We can't wait to see you again soon!

Beck played himself right to sleep. (adorable outfit contributed by Aunt Tiffini and Uncle John)

Every weekend in July (and some weeknights too) we have had guests staying with us for one reason or another.  Over the course of the past weekendwe had eight guests in addition to Chase, me, Abby and Beck.  Luckily never ALL at once, but it was still always a busy house with so many people coming and going. We have loved hosting so many people that we love. 

We had a bunch of members of our NuSkin Team (One Linked Team) down for a Nuskin Conference on Fri and Sat.  (MORE ON THIS LATER! Let me just mention-we are SO excited about what we've been doing lately) We didn't know what else to do with him so Beck came along.  I was worried he would be disruptive at first but he was an angel!  Everyone loved him all weekend and I was able to sit in the back and feed him whenever I needed.  I'd say two 10 hour days in a row would tucker a little guy out! 

On Friday night at Preston's performance he was exhausted but wouldn't actually fall asleep.

Sweet little guy.   

This was just a quick glimpse of what life has been like lately!  Busier than ever and loving it.

"Baby Beck's" Four month check up

My adorable niece Tayler never says just Beck. To her, his name is "Baby Beck".  It is absolutely adorable.  She adores him and loves to give him kisses on the head.  He watches her intently as she plays near him.  I can tell they are going to be great friends when they are old enough!  I got the cutest picture of them playing together this past weekend but its on my Mom's camera so I will post that soon. 

Here are Beck's Four Month Stats:

Height:  25.5 inches 70th percentile
Weight:  14 lb 6 oz 25th percentile
Head:  16.25 25th percentile

He is growing at the exact same rate as before, which is great.  Still a tall skinny boy :)

Believe it or not, Beck is Four months old!  (Well, almost 2 weeks ago technically).  I guess that means I have been slacking in posting since the last real post was about Beck at three months.  Gotta work on that...

Beck and beautiful Aunt Abby

Beck is such a joy.  He is getting more and more personality and he just brightens the mood with his big grins and giggles.  I often glance at him and realize he has been staring at me for awhile, waiting to give a huge smile as soon as we make eye contact.  He has a very good natured, calm personality.  He's so curious about his surroundings and when he is somewhere new he is totally content watching everything around him.  He is super easy to take around town.  I don't think it would be good for me to run errands all day, everyday because when we are out-and-about he never asks to nurse.  He watches the world quietly or sleeps until I am settled down and ready to feed him.  What a patient little sweetheart. 

Mimi (My mom) gave him his "Softee" blanket.  It is the perfect size and Beck is so comforted by it. 

Isn't it cute that Beck named his blanket his "Softee" ?  ;-) 

Naps have always been Beck's tough spot but this last week we've turned a corner!  I never gave up trying to get him to go down in his crib, without me rocking him completely to sleep, and I never got him up when he wakes after too short of a nap (if I know he's still tired) Finally that consistency is paying off.  This week he has been napping for much longer periods of time.  Rather than the normal 40 min-1 hour of me trying to coax him to sleep over and over again, he is now putting himself to sleep when I lay him down.  Let me just say, it has been delightful!

Beck loves his baths. He also loves to eat his hands all day.

 

Mr. Independent in his bumbo

We love reading with Daddy!

We love our baby Beck.  Each little smile, roll over, or scoot is so exciting.  I can't wait to watch him grow. Also, I wish he would freeze and be my baby forever. Its a hard decision.