Newborn Pictures

So, here are some of the adorable pics of our little boy. He was seriously such a stinker to take pictures of...I have tried on three or four different occasions but he does not like cooperate. I still need to find time to edit another group of pics so more to come. A huge thanks to Cathy Wall and Shalee Nay for being so willing and patient with us. I just love them...I couldn't have captured these moments without your talents. Thank you so much, I will always treasure having them!!

Little Rascal

So, we have made it two weeks. Probably the most trying two weeks of my life, but it is all worth it. When I am up for the third time in the middle of the night and just want to scream, little Beckam will bust out his adorable smile and I can't help but just love him. Can you blame me? His big grin is just the cutest thing ever. He pulls the funniest faces when he is falling asleep. It's just a good thing that he is so cute in order to compensate for all of his stinker moments (and there are a lot of them).  Like when I am changing his diaper and he pees all over himself and me...and then he does it again during the same diaper change and it looks like I peed all over myself. Or like when we tried to take cute naked baby pictures and he just HATES to be naked so we waited for hours trying to settle him down but as soon as we try to pose him he would wake up screaming. Ya, it's a good thing!

Pics of Beckam

Beckam Dean Ward

Ready or not, little Beckam joined our family Sunday night. We went up to the family cabin for the 4th of July (against my doctor's wishes might I add :) and I started having contractions Sunday morning up there. Didn't think too much of it though. I had an appointment on Thursday before we left and I was dilated to a 3 cm and 80 % effaced but I just thought there was NO way that I would go into labor 2 1/2 weeks early. The contractions were uncomfortable but bearable and we were headed home that day anyway. So we went along with the day, packed up and headed home. 

After unloading the car, I debated back and forth of whether to even go into the hospital but finally decided to just go in to get checked. I thought FOR SURE that they would be sending me home, but very little did I know that I was dilated to a 5 and ready to go!!  The nurse called my doctor and said they wanted me ready for surgery in a half hour...so off we went! Within about an hour of going into the hospital, little Beckam was here to see us. 

What a shock!! It all just felt like a dream. None of it seemed real but at the same time it was such a crazy, amazing experience. Recovery from the C-section has been great the last couple of days. The morphine made me pretty sick in the hospital but since getting off of it, pain management has been fine. I am still working on posting pics because I don't have internet at my house...but they are coming!

Stubborn Beckam

So, I went in for my weekly check last week and I was already dilated to 1-2 cm. Good right? Well it would be IF little Beckam wasn't still breach. He is being a little stinker already! So I came home and tried a bunch a different "techniques" to turn a baby. I had it all going on: propped my bum up on pillows, put an ice pack by his head, and had a flashlight and music down by my lower regions to coax him to turn. Well it hasn't worked yet but I haven't given up all hope. The problem is that he is quickly running out of room as he grows bigger. I go in for another check tomorrow and we will check him ultrasound to see if there is any way for my Dr. to turn him manually. If not, I will most likely be scheduling my delivery date for a C-section in about three weeks. 

Pregnant Golfer

So I have  made it golfing twice this summer and I did better than I thought I would.  The first time out is always a little rusty but I must have had beginner's luck. I'm sure it was a sight to see a prego girl get up to tee but Beckam and I were a good team together. The first round was a lot better than my second, so I'm not sure if I will be attempting it again before Beckam gets here or not. Good times though. 

Lumber-Jack Ryan

And so the yard work continues. This month's project: removing 50 year old trees towering over the car port. Progress report: we have it down to a human size stump but discovered that  that was the easy part. Do you know how big 50 year old tree roots are under the ground? Not to mention that they creep under a huge cement slab going into the backyard. Get Er' Done Ry!!