Mini Vacation

 Stephen took vacation days Thursday (the 5th) and Friday (the 6th). We went up to Branson, MO on Friday morning. We checked into the condo and then went shopping at the outlet mall. When we started getting hungry we went to Lambert's: Home of the Throwed Rolls about 45 min north of Branson. (If you haven't been there, you should go. They throw rolls to you when you want one!) Beckham loves food and he will whine if people are eating around him and he doesn't get to. So, I fed him pieces of banana while we were eating.

On Saturday morning while we were eating breakfast Beckham decided he didn't want to stay in one place. He started scooting backwards. He started where the shoe is, then went to the bags and got his toy and continued moving backwards. I'm not sure if I'm ready for him to crawl!

 After breakfast we made our way to St. Louis. We were able to see the arc. It is amazing!

We went to a Cardinals game. This is a pic of the arc from the stadium. 

It was extremely hot (106 degrees!). Beckham and I had to find some fans for a little bit, but he did pretty good!

After the game we were able to go to the top of the arc. 630 ft up!

Stephen didn't like it so much...but he did look out the window.

Picture of the stadium from the arc. 

 We had dinner with Meagan and Jaron Banks while we were there. Then, we started our drive back to Branson. We didn't get back until almost 2 am! Sunday morning we drove home. It was nice to get away for a couple of days!

4th of July

We enjoyed the Fourth of July! We went down to Fayetteville and went to the lake with my family. I was worried Beckham would cry and be miserable for most of the day with having to wear a life jacket. Well, I was so wrong! He loved being at the lake!

 He enjoyed the ride on the boat

 He LOVED being in the water

 He got to take a nap

And to top it all off he enjoyed the fireworks that night!

I would say it was a great 4th! 

Checking out

Last week I was super sick for 4-5 days! My temp got up to 104! I'll just say it is SOOO nice to be able to eat real food again! 

Stephen is taking the rest of the week off and we are checking out for the weekend. We are going to Branson, MO.  When we get back I will update a little more about Beckham. He is getting so big!

Look at that cute face!

 

Have a great 4th!

6 months

I can't believe that Beckham has been with us for over half a year! He is 6 1/2 months old and getting bigger every day!  At his six-month appointment he was:

17 lbs. 8 oz. (50 percentile)

26 inches long (30 percentile)

head circumference- 45 cm (75 percentile)

I can't believe how much he has grown! He still LOVES food. He eats oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, and bananas. We've tried giving him avocado a couple of times and he didn't like it!  He sits on his own.  He rolls front to back and back to front.  If I put a toy just out of his reach he tries his hardest to get it, but doesn't get very far before he rolls over.  He takes great naps! He is getting better at sleeping through the night again, even though his new morning is around 5:30 am... He loves baths and being naked. He loves going outside.  He loves being in the car again (I wasn't so sure that would ever happen after our trip to Utah)!  Beckham enjoys playing in his exersaucer. He always notices everything that is going on around him.  He is teething and has been kind of grumpy.  He started putting his bottom lip under his top lip (like in the picture). And, his face COMPLETELY lights up when Stephen comes home from work!

We love our little Beckham!

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!