7-8 month Month Beck

Happy super late 7 months... and now 8 months, Beckeroo!
I am so far behind, it's ridiculous.
But this little man continues to steal my heart more and more each day.
He's just the sweetest, chillest thing and the whole family adores him.

Don't mind the awkward hair line from his helmet haha.

 

Scarlett always wants to join in on his photoshoots.

The main thing that happened this last month was getting his helmet.

His head was pretty flat on one side so we decided to get it fixed with the helmet-

they estimated he would need it for 3-4 months, 23 hours a day.

He's got quite the large head so it looks gigantic with this thing on.

I can't believe there was a jacket with a hood big enough to fit it!

He got to celebrate his first Christmas!!

Don't let this picture fool you- he's still hardly moving at all.

This was probably one of the only times he's stood against something.

He doesn't crawl yet and rarely even rolls haha.

He's just happy sitting and watching everyone move around him, which is just fine with me!

Obviously, documenting his first trip to In N Out was a necessity.

My dad fulfilled his dream of getting another puppy and my kids were overyjoyed with little Rue.

Beckham got to see Santa for the first time

We went to Utah for Christmas and got to spend some quality time with grandma and grandpa, 

and little Ryker of course!

What a stud muffin ;)

He's starting to sometimes stay on his hands and knees for a minute or two if we put him there haha.

My most favorite time is helmet-free time when I get to snuggle and smooch those cute little cheeks for as long as I want!  Well.....for an hour :)

Love you Becks!!

 

Here's a video of his first real belly laugh- apparently me wiping the couch was hilarious.

 

 

I love that they are finally starting to play together!

 

Scarlett's Surgery

My little Ettie girl had to have surgery in November to try to fix her
cute curly pinky toes.  They've been like that since she was born and she always complained about her "owie tootsies" when she wore shoes so we figured we should try to correct it while she is still young.

She was just the cutest patient I've ever seen in her tiny scrubs.

We were told she did great during the procedure and coming out of anesthesia.  She didn't cry or anything, just wanted some water and to watch Frozen of course.

She got the royal treatment as they transferred her to her room in a little wagon.

You'd think with all that had happened to her, the little pulse oximeter sticker would be the least of her worries: but no.  That was what made her completely lose her mind.  I felt for that poor nurse who had to deal with trying to keep that thing on continuously!

She was such a rude little terror during the whole pulse ox ordeal that the nurse finally called and convinced the doc that she didn't need to keep it on all the time.  After that Scarlett was as happy as could be :)

Just a couple of hours went by and we could not keep her in bed anymore.  Still wobbly from anesthesia and now with two slippery casts, she crawled around those nasty hospital hallways with her daddy and then did some bowling.

 She walked right on out of that hospital like a boss

Those bright pink casts couldn't keep this spunky girl down or from doing the things she loved.  Within a day or two she was pretty much back go normal:  playing with her brother, rolling in the leaves, playing her new favorite game of "doctor", and swinging on the swings.  All just a little slower than usual ;)

All around she was just a pretty happy girl!  But I'm SO glad we only had those things for three weeks- they were so heavy and annoying!

Her toes looked pretty good when the casts came off but now they're starting to curl back :(

Pretty frustrating, but we'll see how they turn out with time.

Since we stayed inside most of the day, this is what she'd do all day long.  Lots of dancing!

6 months

My little guy had his half birthday yesterday- so crazy!

 



 

I'm just kind of obsessed with him :)

He's so squishy and cuddly and happy, I love it!

AND, his puking has decreased dramatically this last month, yay!

 



His doctor's appointment isn't for a couple of days so I don't know his percentages,

but his head continues to be huge..and lopsided.

I had an appointment at the helmet clinic and we're probably going to get one in

the next couple of weeks.

So I'll have a toddler in double casts and a baby in a helmet,

haha my poor kids!

Hopefully they'll thank me someday :)

 

 

Look!  He has some hair!  Haha, so surprising compared to Scarlett

who was bald until she was one.

 

Beckham's first time on the swings was pure joy- it was so cute.

 



 

He's such a patient little brother,

he lets Scarlett play "doctor" with him.

 

Beeeest buddies

 

He's starting to sit up on his own!

He can go for a minute or so by himself, or he'll just chill with the help of the boppy.

Also he's finally rolling both ways, and he loves the freedom of moving around.

 

Morning snuggles with these two are my absolute favorite.

 

Scarlett asked to take a nap in the crib with Beck.

 

His first Halloween was a success as a little giraffe.

 

And mommy tortured him by making him sit in a pumpkin :)

 

Love this handsome boy of mine!

 

Here's videos of his first time trying formula and going on the swings

 

 

5 months, Scarlett comparisons, and an Iphone dump

Lil Beckster is 5 months old and we're loving it!

He's such a fun little dude!

I love when they start getting not-so-squishy and a little sturdier.

I think he's going to be sitting up on his own soon!

I thought that would make pictures easier.....but it was the opposite.

He won't just lay back against the pillow, he wants to pull himself up and then just falls

to the side, hence Christopher's hand holding him up ha.

 

I'm sorry for the picture overload, but this is the first time Chris has been

at the photoshoot to help make him smile!

(And I'm kind of obsessed with his sweet cheeks and little dimple)

 New tricks:

He rolls from his tummy to his back and is SUPER close to going the other way too!

He reaches for things and puts them in his mouth,

and it's my favorite thing in the world when he reaches and touches my face and smiles :)

He sucks on his bottom lip all day long and makes funny noises.

 His persistent not-so-happy tricks:

Still wakes up every few hours in the night :(

Still pukes like a mad man....though I think it MIGHT be slowing down....maybe.

Still hates tummy time, but loves that he can get himself out of it now by rolling.

Still has a flat head.....we have an appointment with the helmet clinic to see if he needs

to get one, booooo.

 

I love baby boy clothes!

I did an Iphone dump of Beckham.

Here's my snuggly boys at the pumpkin patch.

Sometimes I hear juicy toots and have to use my phone's camera to check if he's leaking

out the backside.  This was my reaction to a positive finding..

If he's ever cranky, I can take him outside and he's instantly soothed.

Poor little man got attacked by bugs and this was the unfortunate placement of one of his bites haha.

Gotta love bow ties.

My heart could literally explode with love.

Remember how I said his pukes might be slowing down?
Well when he still does, they're often huge lakes like this one.
At least I avoided the damage this time.


Here's my favorite pics from the month.

I wanted to see if he and Scarlett looked alike because we really didn't think

they did.

But I was so surprised when I put them side-by-side!!

They actually look like siblings!  Haha

Love these little toads so much!

Happy five months Beckham!!