One Month Old

 I’ll never be able to put into words what these first few weeks have been like.  Nevertheless, I feel like it's time for an update.  Without the energy to provide artful paragraphs, here's a rundown of all things Beckett:

What we did together this month:

-Listened to lots of Christmas music (mostly Mariah Carey, obviously)

-Laughed at Beckett's adorable facial expressions

-Stared at the Christmas tree with all the lights and ornaments

-Met lots of family and friends (Beckett is still working on matching names with faces)

-Napped

-Found ourselves covered in Beckett's various bodily fluids (sometimes all three of us at once)

-Had staring contests

-Spent a week at the ranch

-Kolby and Beckett hung out in their living room "man cave" between the hours of 12-6 a.m. several nights

-Watched The West Wing as a family while I fed Beckett

-Had a successful family errand to a mattress store and a less successful one to Target

-Went to church twice

-Spent uninterrupted time as a family, with the exception of 2.5 days that Kolby worked

Here are some of Beckett's favorite things in his first month of life:

-Motion

-Laying on his changing pad

-When we hold him and bounce on the exercise ball

-Baths

-Walks with his dad, in the carrier

-Looking at contrast (dark picture frames on a light wall, ceiling fans, people with dark glasses frames or dark facial hair, etc.)

-Sleeping on his stomach on our chests

-Being swaddled

-Riding in the car, as long as it’s moving

-Mom and Dad's voices

-Eating

-Peeing on us

Here are some of my favorite things about Beckett:

-His milk breath

-All of his facial expressions, especially when he makes his mouth into a tiny “O”

-How he sticks out his chest insanely far when he stretches

-His absolutely divine newborn hair

-The profile of his sweet face

-His inadvertent grins

-How when I burp him over my shoulder, he always gets in the sweetest poses with his hands up under his (double) chin

-His tiny long fingers
-How he sleeps with his mouth wide open

-His impossibly smooth baby skin

-How when I hold him over my shoulder when he's hungry, he turns his head to mine and starts sucking on my face.  It’s like he's a little starfish.  He's gotten a really good latch onto my cheeks, chin, and nose.

 It really is hard to believe this little man has been a part of our lives for a month already.  At the same time, he fits right into our happy little life together.  The days blur together because I find myself lost staring at his sweet little face.  Becoming parents is the greatest thing that's ever happened to Kolby and me--and this is only the beginning.  We can't wait to see what's in store next month and beyond!