Brotherly Love

When I got pregnant I never had any doubt about how much Tim and I would love our new baby, but I worried a bit about Holden. I thought he was going to have a hard time going from being our only child to sharing us with his new brother. I wondered if some of his frustration would be taken out on Beckett. But I couldn't have been more wrong. The love Holden shows for Beckett amazes me. And Beckett loves him right back.

If Beckett is ever getting upset or fussy I just send Holden over to talk to him and he's all smiles. Beckett smiles and laughs for Holden more than anyone else. And Holden adores him. I'm so thankful for the brotherly love that is present in my home. Who knew I could love my child more just because of his love for his brother?

Pics by Tina

The fabulous Tina Miera just took some pictures of Beckett and I wanted to share. They turned out really cute! Although that's not a big surprise since my child is adorable and Tina is so great.

This one is my favorite. I love that smile!

Check out those beautiful blue eyes.

Backyard Fun

Just a few pics of some backyard fun so far this year. Both boys LOVE being outside so we spend a decent amount of time in the backyard. Now if it would just get a little cooler we could spend a little more time out there.

Holden having a temper tantrum. Good times.

And falling on the slip 'n slide.

3 months and counting...

I can't believe Beckett is 3 months old already! Time just goes by so fast. We put him on our scale and it says he is 14 pounds!! I'm not sure that it's exactly accurate, but I'm sure it's close. So he is turning into a little chunk! Here are a few pics of our chunky monkey making some funny faces.

Cowboy Holden

Holden loves being a cowboy!! He wears his hat all the time and rides his broken horse (thanks Aunt Becky) everywhere around the house. His favorite thing to do (i.e. show off) when people come over is to be cowboy Holden. We also got him some "cow"boy boots the other day so he is in heaven! This video isn't great, but it makes me laugh anyway.

Skittles

Our wonderful dog Skittles was put down today. She was 8 1/2 years old and we have had her for 7 years. She has been a great dog! She is fantastic with the kids as well as very protective of me. She will be missed.

She's not been herself for about a week and a half or so. We took her in to the vet Saturday the 20th. They did a bunch of blood tests and didn't find anything. Tim was very unhappy with the vet we saw so when she started getting worse we decided to take her somewhere else. I'm so glad we did. It didn't take the vet long to figure out that she had a tumor that ruptured. She was bleeding out into her stomach. Her stomach has steadily been getting bigger since about Thursday night. She hasn't been eating for us and she's also been having a hard time breathing. Obviously some serious issues. So we put her out of her misery and she's in a better place. I'm having a hard time, but I'm sure I'll be okay. I love you Skittles!

Labor and Delivery

Since I never posted about my labor with Beckett I thought I would do it now. This was my fourth time going through labor and delivery, but the two before Beckett were both induced and the first time was 12 years ago so I really wasn't sure what to expect. I started noticing contractions around 5:00 pm and started timing them half an hour or so later. They weren't at all regular so I wasn't sure if it was real labor or not. I continued to time them for another hour or so. I still wasn't sure and called my mom. She told me if it was real I would know. I didn't KNOW so I figured I could wait longer. I called her back about 15 minutes later and told her to come over to get Holden. It felt like it took her FOREVER to get to my house since my contractions were about 3 minutes apart by the time she got here. I'm sure she didn't hurry since I wasn't positive I was in labor when I talked to her.
We left our house about 8:30 to go to the hospital. By this time I was feeling the pain. As soon as we got in a room I told them to page the anesthesiologist. I'm sure the nurses thought I was insane since they hadn't checked me yet or anything. Who needs an epidural as soon as they arrive? They didn't page him, but made me get checked first. When they realized I was already at a 7 they sent him a page. I think I was really lucky I got an epidural at all. He said he was getting ready for a C-section so he hurried to do mine. Had he not hurried I would not have had drugs.
Almost as soon as the medicine kicked in it was time to push. I think we estimated I pushed for 15 minutes or so. And at 9:48 pm Beckett Archibald Brunson arrived! It was a really quick labor overall and really freaks me out if we decide to have another child in the future. All in all about 4 1/2 hours. Not too shabby.