Videos

I posted some new videos of Beckett.  One is of him watching a Halloween video that Grandma and Grandpa Stone sent him.  Another is of him "talking."  Neither of them are as funny as him puking on Joe, but for those of you that haven't seen him in awhile, you might enjoy it!

So Close!

Beckett wants to crawl so badly!  He can either put his legs and butt in the air and scoot on his face, or he can prop his chest and front part of his body up, but he can't put the two together.  When he gets really excited he picks all four limbs up off the floor and looks like he's swimming!  It is so cute.  He loves to play in his exersaucer now and when we put him on his mat, it seems like it only takes seconds for him to be feet away from it.  We are getting ready to start baby-proofing the house because it won't be long now before he is in motion.  He doesn't have any teeth yet, but is still slobbering and drooling a lot.  As soon as we get the OK from the doctor next month we will start him on cereal.  (She wanted us to wait until he was 6 months to prevent food allergies.)  He is still doing really well at daycare and is sleeping well, too.  No complaints here!

I still do not think he looks like either of us, but when he first wakes up, he makes a grumpy face that is the spitting image of his daddy!  :-)

Grandma and Grandpa Merkel Visit

We have had an exciting few weeks!  Our friends Andy, Angie, and their baby boy Garrett came to visit us over Labor Day.  Last week my parents came to visit.  It was nice having them around because we didn't have to take Beckett to daycare or "school" as I like to call it.  Beckett seems to be doing new things everyday!  He can roll like a champ and now will only sleep on his side or his tummy.  He is drooling quite a bit, so we are thinking he will start teething soon.  He has been sleeping better the past few nights, so hopefully that will last for awhile longer before his mouth really starts to hurt.  He wants to put EVERYTHING in his mouth and gets angry if we don't let him.  He is still very smiley and happy in the morning, which makes me sad that only Joe gets to see him during the week.  We took him to a pumpkin patch to take some pictures, and of course, I already have his Halloween costume and had to immediately take pictures.  Who cares if Halloween is still a month away?!  If Joe and I can't party this year, Beckett damn well better look cute!

On a sadder note, we found out today that Shorty, the beloved dog of Joe's family, had to be put to sleep today.  He was one of the sweetest dogs I have ever seen.  He was HUGE and scared of his own shadow.  His bathtub was his favorite hiding place and he loved to swim in their pool.  Shorty was a great dog and he will be missed by all of us.  I hope he is in puppy heaven with an endless supply of chewies and babies that Noodle can't chew up when she comes to visit.  Miss ya, Big Guy.

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