Vegas Getaway

Ryan had an archery tournament in Vegas a few weeks ago so Beckam and I decided to go down as well and stay with Brit and CAse. We all went out to eat our first night and met up with Jake and Julie at Hash House. Do you see the meals...they were HUGE! Beckam and I especially loved the warm weather. We went to the duck park the first day and dog park on Sunday. He was loving it!! Vegas has the best parks ever, and they have so many! It was a fun little getaway. Thanks Brit and Case!

RSV

So, Beckam is now 7 months old! Wow, I swear it was just yesterday that I posted our last blog when he turned 6 months old. Well, Beckam has had a rough last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago he had what we thought was pink eye. We treated it with drops for a week and then he started getting what we thought was a cold. By Wednesday night, the cold had gotten worse with a horrible sounding cough and his breathing was constant wheezing. So I took him into the hospital around 8 (right when he usually goes to bed, poor thing) where he tested positive for RSV. I had no idea! I was just glad that I decided to take him in. We spent the next hour torturing my poor little boy with an ear clean-out treatment, a breathing treatment, and a nose suctioning treatment (all while being naked and just wanting to fall asleep). I felt so bad for him but it was for his own good.

The hospital had a breathing machine and a nose suction machine sent to my house that night at midnight so I could continue the treatments every 4-6 hours, even during the night! So with Ryan in Florida from Wednesday until Saturday, that is how I have spent the last couple days. Cooped up in the house torturing my sick son all day. To all those who have little ones, avoid RSV!!

On a good note, it is now Sunday and we are finally starting to see some improvement. He only wheezes when he gets really worked up and the cough is more occasional than regular. But unfortunately he may still be contagious, so Ryan and I will be spending this Superbowl Sunday by ourselves at home.

six months!

A Few Tidbits ABout Beckam...

*He just LOVES our dog, Audi

*Loves to look at himself in the mirror

*Likes to be around different people and different atmospheres (unless tired, then it's really bad)

*Does not do well in noisy, chaotic atmospheres

*He loves rice cereal, peaches, and squash so far...throws up everything else.

*Loves to drink out of the sippy cup but pulls a face after every sip when it's not warm formula

*Still hates being on his belly and still won't roll over

*He can scoot around on his back by flexing his legs and arching his back (He's always crammed up at the top of his crib in the morning)

*He is a great night sleeper usually averaging 11 hours a night 

*Horrible day napper. I literally will put him down for a nap and he will be up and ready to go again 10 min. later

*Still has a flat head (as mentioned later on) and may need a helmet soon

*Loves to jump and constantly move around

*Will always try to stand rather than sitting

*Loves to be undressed and hates to be dressed

I can't believe Beckam is already six months old! Wow, the last few months have just flown by. We have had so much fun through the holiday season with him. First Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.  He has also had many personal firsts *eating solid food *drinking out of his sippy cup *sitting on his own *and today he sat in his stroller without the car seat for the first time.  Little things I know, but they are big events to me!

Beckam had his six month check-up last week and here are his stats.

Weight: 15.5 lbs.  (15%)

Height:  27.3 in.  (78%)

We are still somewhat concerned about his flat head, so I am going to schedule an appointment with the Cranial/Facial Program at Primary Children's to see if he needs to wear a helmet.  A little nervous about that, but we will see...

Coolest Thing Ever...

So I went to the jazz game Monday night with my Ryan, my Dad, and my Brother-in-Law Mark. My dad had received some special tickets to the Executive Club Suite...where all the ritsy peeps go. (They even have a dress code!) Anyway, as we were walking around the hall on the suites level before the game, I glanced up casually at a small group coming towards us. And who do I see? The Prophet!! Yes, the Man, President Monson.  And he even said HI to us as we passed. WOW! This was actually my VERY first time seeing an apostle face to face...let alone a prophet! I didn't really process the whole experience until he was already past us...but it was amazing.  That itself made my whole night, but the whole experience was so much fun. A gourmet dinner and waiters serving you through the game, and dessert during half time. Thanks DAD!!

Beckam is Four Months Old...

Beckam is four months old...wow! Time Flies.  The past couple months have been so much fun with our little buddy. I just can't believe how much he has grown.  He had his Dr. checkup yesterday and everything is still going great.  He weighs 13.1 pounds and he is 26+ inches long.  So he is still kind of a light-weight but he sure has grown in height (4 inches in the past two months). He has such a personality now and he makes us laugh everyday.  Now that he has more control over his hands, he is sucking his thumb every chance he gets (little stinker!).  I thought it was really cute at first but now it is constantly in his mouth.  He definitely has a stubborn personality in him because he cries when I pull it out and then sticks it right back in.

Beckam has also discovered his voice the last couple of weeks.  I love it, I think it is so entertaining. He likes to jabber the most when he is in kind of a frustrated mood so he pulls the funniest faces as he growls. He's pretty good at carrying on a conversation with us back and forth. Here is part of our conversation one night.

He is so much fun to play with, especially when you get him to laugh.  I try everything to make him laugh because it makes me so happy.  He loves to have his diaper changed, he loves baths, and he loves to be tickled and talked to. 

We love our little Beckam so, so much. Ryan and I think he is the cutest little thing ever (every parent should think the same thing though). We have had so much fun having you in our lives and can't wait for all of the memories to come.

Halloween

Does anyone else think that Halloween is the strangest holiday ever? Don't get me wrong, I love it! But seriously, who started this tradition of kids dressing up in outrageous costumes and going door to door collecting candy from every house in the neighborhood. It's just weird when you think about it. Nevertheless, we had a good time with our little man this year. He was a little bumble bee as you can see. We didn't collect any candy because obviously it would just be for Ryan and I, but we did go along trick-or-treating with my nieces around the neighborhood just for the experience.  It's crazy to think that next year Beckam will be walking and talking next year for the holidays.

And don't you just love this face? This is Beckam's best Halloween scary face.

Cancun

Cancun was so much fun. It was different having a baby along for the ride, but it was an awesome trip with my family. Beckam had his first plane ride, first time out of the country, and the first time to the pool and the beach. He was really good considering the huge transition in daily activities and weather.  It was fun to make all of those memories with him.

We had a pretty large group with three kids and seven adults all week so we took it really easy. No sightseeing, touring, or any of that jazz. Just a bit of R&R and a whole lot of soaking up the sun. We had access to several other resorts where we'd either spend the day at the pool, beach, or a little of each. Ryan and I also went scuba diving one day. It was the first time each of us had gone since getting certified and it was awesome (other than me getting sea sick in between our dives and having to jump off the boat while dry-heaving. That, not so much fun but it was really neat). Our first dive was an 80 ft deep shipwreck and the second was a 50 ft reef dive.  Saw lots of cool creatures.

All in all we had a great time.  Ate A LOT of guacamole.  And it was so hard coming home to snow!!

I'm the one on the left.

Beckam pretty much sweat all week because he still had to be swaddled in 90 degree weather.

This is on the porch of our timeshare.

Beckam's first swim.