Sleep

A couple of weeks ago Beckham thought it would be fun to start waking up around 5 am.  He always wakes up happy and talking. I give him a bottle. Then, he is awake for about an hour and wants to take a nap. He will usually nap for at least an hour and a half, sometimes two hours.  That's nice for him cause he gets more sleep! It's hard for me because I can't always go back to sleep! I think today will be one of those days!

Utah

Mayci started BYU-I again this semester, so Beckham, my mom, and I took her to Idaho. This was one long car ride....especially with a 4 month old! He loves being in the car, and did awesome the first day (10 hour drive).

The second day he realized it wasn't as cool to be in the car and cried most of the time. We stopped every 2-3 hours to feed him and let him stand and enjoy being out of the car seat. He really liked to bend backwards and stretch!

I was not very good at getting out my camera and taking pictures...but while in Idaho we were able to visit Brian, Jaclyn, and Brekan. We also went to visit Torrey and Kanyin.

Then we went to Utah and stayed with my Grandma. She was surprised to see that Beckham and I came with! We tried some avocado. He did NOT like it!

We were so excited to see old friends in Utah! We got to see Shawna, Nate, and Wilson! We also saw one of my old roommates Hailey Hodel.  Also, we got to see Lindsay and Joe.

One day we had dinner with some family. He was able to meet some aunts, uncles, and cousins. We rarely just sat. He was so tired at the end of the day!

We brought Maddie back home with us. We had fun on the trip, but we were so ready to be home!

Stats

Beckham is now 5 months old, but we went to Utah the day after his 4 month appointment and I am just now getting back on to post. At his 4 month check-up he was:

15 lbs 13 oz (60th percentile)

24.64 inches (25th percentile)

17 inch head circumference (70th percentile)

He loves:

to suck on his fingers

his paci

to stand

going on walks

being outside

to talk

to eat!

He is almost sitting and almost rolling over.

(He has sat by himself for a couple seconds and rolled over twice.)

I accidentally left the stroller in the car and Stephen went to work...by the end of our walk, by back was so sore and he was passed out!

This was Easter Sunday. He loved looking at the eggs...but had a hard time holding them!

4 months

Today Beckham is 4 months old! The times has gone by so fast! He doesn't have his 4 month appointment until April 10th, but here is a little picture for comparison. On the left, he is 3 days old, and the right he is 4 months old. He sure has grown and changed so much!

Jumper

Beckham loves standing up, so we bought this jumper to see how he would do. The first time he just slumped down in the seat and was not sure what to do. Now, he stands in it. I can't wait for him to start jumping!

He kept rotating and didn't know how to turn back around.

Don't you just want to kiss his cheeks??? He was talking to me in this picture, so he is kind of making a funny face.

I can't believe this boy turns 4 months old on Monday!

Never Too Old

Yesterday we were invited to one of Stephen's co-workers birthday dinner. We were told to meet at Steak 'n Shake for dinner, then we would go to Chuck E. Cheese for games. I asked why Chuck E. Cheese, and he said because everyone that was invited has kids...

Well, we got there and everyone had left their children with a babysitter! His co-worker and his wife said they love going to Chuck E. Cheese. We had never been...but we had fun! Beckham was a trooper! He was happy until about 9 (when he usually goes to bed). Unfortunately, we didn't take the picture until right before we left. Maybe next time Beckham can be smiling in the picture! :-)

love this boy

He has found his fingers and always has them in his mouth...however, I still don't have a good picture of it. As soon as I grab my camera he takes his hand out. This is the closest picture I have!

He loves his play mat! He talks and coos at the ladybug. I took off the rattle Sunday night. He kept grabbing it and shaking it. He ended up hitting his head a couple of times before I took it from him...glad he didn't end up with a bruise!

He has also learned how to take his paci out of his mouth. Since he was born, the paci has been a necessity to have one close by! He needs to be sucking on something all the time! So, now he takes it out and then starts crying.