Strike a pose

As first-time parents, we often find ourselves saying "Oh, look how cute! Tyler is (insert anything here)." And of course, we digitally capture many of these moments. I assume we will eventually cut back on the number of pictures we take of Tyler hanging out at the house. Until then, we'll continue to snap away and share them with our friends!

Westside!


Long day...


It's tough being a baby


The thinker


Chillaxin'


Enough with the paparazzi, already!

Bath time

I am happy to report that Tyler loves his baths. He's now graduated from sponge baths to regular baths and he enjoys both. Yesterday, he actually fell asleep during his hair wash! As I try to catch up on blogging, here are a few pictures from his baths over the last 3 weeks.

First bath at home

Gammie gives Tyler a bath

First bath in the baby tub

Introducing Tyler Christopher Beck

Tyler Christopher made his grand entrance on July 2nd at 5:03 AM. He weighed 7 lbs, 0 ounces and measured at 20 1/2 inches long.

After breezing past the June 27 due date, the doctor scheduled my induction for Friday, July 2 - with plans to "check-in" Thursday night to get things moving with dilation before starting Pitocin Friday morning. I was already experiencing mild contractions upon arrival, so the doctor ordered Pitocin beginning around 9:45 PM expecting we'd be on track to deliver some time Friday afternoon/evening.

The Pitocin really kicked in and contractions were getting stronger, but not consistent enough to warrant the epidural. At around 1:30 AM, the nurse offered something to "take the edge off." As soon as she walked into the room with the meds, my water broke and it was epidural time. Lucky for me, this was also when my mom arrived.

I got the epidural around 1:45 AM, at which point I was 6 cm dilated. About 90 minutes later, I was 8 cm. By 3:30 AM, I as 10 cm and we started pushing. My doctor was in shock when she got the wake-up call...she really wasn't expecting to see me until later in the day. Apparently Tyler and I had other plans.

Words cannot express the love we felt for our beautiful baby boy at that moment. Here are some photos of those first few moments...

Baby Beck's 1st (and hopefully last!) eviction notice

June 27 has come and gone. Before things get too out of control (a.k.a. the baby gets any bigger), the doctor is going to induce labor on Friday morning (July 2). We'll check in Thursday evening to get some things moving along, with Pitocin starting around 9 AM Friday. Happy thoughts and prayers for a quick and smooth labor. Stay tuned!

At 40 weeks, a car is born

We've made it to our due date...and Baby Beck has decided it's not time for his big debut. In our ongoing preparation for our little guy, we decided it was time for a new car. I love it and now we are really set to bring the baby home!

Photo shoot

Since Baby Beck has decided to stay put for a little longer, we were able to squeeze in an impromptu photo shoot, compliments of long-time family friend, Daryl (thank you Daryl!). We had a lot of fun - here are a few of my favorites.

Beck, the carpenter

Part of baby prep was the crib assembly. Beck did an excellent job, no "leftover" parts, and we're pretty confident it will hold up under the weight of the baby. The crib was a gift from my Mom and Tony - we love it! I would post pictures of the changing table/dresser assembly, but Beck did that while I was away one day, which was a nice surprise.