Welcome Caleb!

The baby is finally here! Well actually he came early and I am just now getting a chance to write and post pictures about it, but I'm getting ahead of myself.



We welcomed Caleb Joseph Beck into the world on July 1st (2 weeks early!) at 9:11pm, weighing in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 3/4 inches long. My labor was fast and we were glad to make it up to Durango before I was ready to push. The doctor was afraid he might have an infection so they kept him in the NICU for 4 days while they gave him antibiotics and waited for his blood work to come back. Praise the Lord that everything came back okay and there was no infection. It was a trying week however as Rod was dealing with Amelia (who had a difficult first two weeks) and our Sadie had to be put to sleep after being hit by a car. But God has it all in his bigger plan even if we don't understand it.



Now, back to Caleb! He is a wonderful baby. He eats well, only wakes up once a night to eat and puts up very well with an energetic big sister. Amelia loves to hold him (for about 30 seconds) and is constantly trying to pick him up, so she keeps me on my toes. I have slowly been going more places with both of them although the timing has to be just right.

They say that the biggest adjustment is from one child to two because your first has to learn how to deal with someone else taking Mommy and Daddy's time. For any kids after that, both know how share that time.

I will try to be better in the weeks and months to come to post pictures and updates more often. Our summer has been a busy and exciting one and I will try to recap it (we have some great pictures) in the next few weeks.