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.

Life

It's amazing how busy we can get with life. No one thing makes it so crazy just the combination of things. I started this blog to keep everyone updated on Amelia and our family and then I don't post very often or put up pictures of the little one. Sorry!

Anyway, Rod's parents were here for a visit over the weekend. They just finished a long trip through the Great Lakes. This picture is her hugging the pig they sent her during the trip. It was good to have them here and so nice for me to have a little break. Rod and I spent the day on Saturday driving up to Silverton, CO to hang out in the town and see the fall colors. It was very pretty and fun.

Amelia continues to grow and develop and truly amaze us with all of her changes. She is definitely trying to say more words but they are still mostly limited to hi, by, mommy & daddy. I think dog is in there somewhere too since Sadie and the chihuahua across the street are her favorite playmates. The fall is finally here and it is nice to be able to play outside in the afternoon. Amelia loves being outside but gets frustrated when Sadie takes her(Sadie's) toys away. Amelia will pick up Sadie's rope or ball and wave it in front of Sadie. Then she gets mad when Sadie comes over and takes it out of her hand.

Sadie

Sadie is going nuts!! Our dog, Sadie, is a Border Collie mix that is approximately 7 years old. About a week ago her behavior all of the sudden changed. She is usually very calm, rarely barks, doesn't dig or chew. Then people started setting off fireworks a few days before the 4th and that really freaked her out. She started wanting in all the time and scratching on the back door. She hasn't eaten much in the past few days either. Then when I got home from church this morning, I discovered that she had destroyed a brand new hose in the back yard.

We can't figure out if she is just bored because our yard is smaller than before (although we've been here now for over 6 months). We are really baffled. I've been trying to take her on a walk a few times a week to get her out of the backyard and we let her out into the front yard when we're out there but it hasn't seemed to make much of a difference. Anyone have any suggestions?