The Beck Bunch!!

First hair cut

2012-02-06T15:06:00.001-07:00

Molly has had her bangs trimmed before but this was her first actual haircut. I was getting tired of the giant fights we would have over brushing her hair so I just decided it was time to go. Jessica cut it for me. We took of about 1-1.5 inches off and also put layers in it. Jessica did a great job and surprisingly Molly did wonderful. She had a little bowl of M&Ms she would feed herself. There was no wiggling and she never complained once about it!! Thanks Jess, I'm glad we did it and it looks really cute!!! (not to mention a million times easier to brush)

Bowling Fun!

2012-02-03T14:21:00.001-07:00

This wasn't the first time Molly has been bowling because we went once when she was a few months old, but it is the first time she remembers and Tanners first time. It was so much fun!! Everytime Molly sees the pictures or sees anything familiar to bowling she begs to go again. We'll have to do it again soon!

We also spent some time in the arcade which was Molly's favorite part. (she spent the whole time riding the mechanical horse and frog)

Bath Time is our favorite time!

2012-02-02T11:02:00.001-07:00

I love cute little baby booties!

9 Months

2012-01-17T10:11:00.001-07:00

This is a hard month milestone for me this time. I don't know why it's been hard but I guess it's because I can't believe Tanner is getting so close to being a year old.

This month has been fun. Tanner is still the happiest little man. He sleeps pretty good, normally waking around 6:30/7:00. We give him his bottle and he's goes back to bed until around 9:00.

He's slowly still working on crawling. He gets on all fours and lunges forward. Then does it again. He just needs to learn to move his arms and legs seperatly. I'm in no hurry for this to happen.

He is obsessed with our phones, necklaces, hair and food. He will crawl over or push through anything to get to those things.

Tanner also loves to jump and bounce. He likes his jumper but he's also just as happy bouncing on your knee.

Still no teeth but one, maybe two, on the bottom are trying to work their way through. Not long and he'll have a mouth full of chompers.

He is so fun and such a wonderful baby. We all still love him very much (including Molly)!

Christmas Eve

2012-01-17T08:50:00.001-07:00

Tradition is that we spend Christmas Eve at the Beck. We have dinner and open the family gifts. We also sing Christmas carols around the piano. It's lots of fun!

Then, of course, Santa visits after the kids are asleep!!

More dance!

2012-01-17T08:42:00.001-07:00

Molly had her winter dance recital right before Christmas. She did great and was so cute!

Before she went on, while they were practicing she had a "burrito" that she didn't want to give up. Luckily Aunt Jessica was able to get it! It was very funny.

Day Trip

2012-01-17T08:25:00.001-07:00

Before Christmas we decided to get away for the day so we headed to McCall. We had lunch and just walked around the town. It was so wonderful!

The only problem we had was getting stuck in the snow. Three times in a row and an hour (maybe more) later we finally got out. We still had a great time though.

A new year!

2012-01-10T13:31:00.001-07:00

Boy have I gotten behind on my blog. A lot has been going on so here is a little to start out with. I don't want to overwhelm you too much in one sitting.

We cut down our Christmas tree from our front yard. Brought it in the house and decorated it. Molly thought this was really neat until we had to vacuum the needles up.

Tired much?

2011-12-12T18:24:00.001-07:00

I took an extra 10ish minutes to get home the other day and this is what I found in the back seat when we stopped.

Rain boots and a dress... Trend setter

2011-12-12T18:21:00.001-07:00

Molly wanted to wear her boots. It was crazy but very cute!

Dance

2011-12-12T18:18:00.001-07:00

Molly is in a dance class. It's called Twistin Toddlers. They learn basic dance terms and moves then perform to songs. She has done two performances so far and has one more to go. She gets nervous and distracted by the people watching so she doesn't really dance but she is improving each time. She is in the same class as her cousin Natalie so that helps. They are really cute to watch!

Thanksgiving

2011-12-12T18:10:00.001-07:00

Sorry for being way behind on my posts. I've just been being kept busy, if it's not one squirt it's the other!

This year for Thanksgiving we had my family over at our house. It was a lot of work (as Thanksgiving normally is) but lots of fun!

Tired!?!

2011-11-26T10:37:00.001-07:00

The other day while we were having "quiet time" it got REALLY quiet so like any parent knows, I had to go check. This is what I found!!

Apples

2011-11-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

Molly, my dad and I went and picked up a bunch of apples off the ground after this orchard had been picked. We had lots of fun!!

7 months

2011-11-16T09:36:00.001-07:00

Tanner is 7 months old today. He's on the down hill to 1 year old, crazy.

This month has been really fun with him.

He's: rolling all over. Eating us out of the house. Sitting. Scooting backwards on his tummy. Getting into everything his hands can touch. Content but talking loudly at 5 in the morning. Eating every piece of paper he can find. Lastly he is still the happiest little man ever. He gives the best smiles and "kisses"! We love him, and so does sister!

What a day!

2011-11-11T22:04:00.001-07:00

11/11/11. Can't get much cooler than that!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T22:25:00.001-06:00

Since Brian and I have been married we have dressed up with a theme for Halloween. This year we were a chain gang with Tanner as the sheriff. (even though we all know Molly is the one who runs the place!) Here are some pictures of our costumes.

We went to the trunk-or-treat down at the church then went over to the drive in where they were playing Dispicable Me. Oma went with us so that was fun too! Molly crashed during the movie so she was easy to put to bed once we got home!

A great Halloween this year!!

Toy Story 2

2011-10-27T11:12:00.001-06:00

This movie along with a short list of others occupies Molly and sometimes Tanner when I need a break. Here are my "3" babies watching Toy Story 2!

Pumpkin time!

2011-10-26T23:34:00.001-06:00

Halloween and fall mean pumpkins! We took a trip out to Purdums to visit their pumpkin patch. It was fun riding out to the patch, picking the "perfect" ones and going in the straw maze! Molly's pumpkin was just her size (a little "bloom" that didn't quite make it's way into a mature pumpkin), she loves it, even now, so we let her keep it. You can see it in her gloves in one of the wagon pictures. It was so nice, too bad all family nights can't be that exciting!!

6 months

2011-10-22T08:36:00.001-06:00

Tanner is now half a year old.

He is just starting to sit up on his own and loves to eat solid foods. Unfortunately they make his tummy upset though so we don't give him a lot.

He is the happiest little man. The only times he's grouchy are if he's hungry, tired or if sister bites him.

He talks our ears off and grunts and growls all the time. He loves to latch on and hold anything he can get his hands on.

He just had his 6 month appointment and he's:
Weight: 15 lbs 6 oz (9th percentile)
Height: 26 1/2 inches (41st percentile)

Tall and skinny! Just like his daddy!

We love having Tanner in our family. He is by far Molly's best friend. Hopefully it will stay that way!

2 years old!

2011-10-17T10:46:00.001-06:00

My baby girl is a two years old. Oh what a two year old she is!!

She, like probably every single 2 year old out there, is VERY independent. She gets mad when she can't do something so we are trying to teach her how to ask for help. Sometimes she does, sometimes it still has to be her way or no way!

She is learning sooo many new words. She's been able to understand almost everything for quite a while but would never really vocalize it. Now she is saying anywhere from 1-4 new words every day. She thinks it's really funny to say, "Eww, cow poopy!". One day we were out for a walk and I smelled some so I mentioned it, now she thinks it's fun to say it random times.

She refuses to even attempt Tanner's name. He is just Baby. Otherwise she says (to name just a few): mom, dad, ky (cry), treat, big, juice, aw-o-nt (I want), come on, go, yummy, num num num, there it is, eat, eyes, nose, ears, meat, cheese, out, yes, no, bike, yeah, helt (help) Dudey (our cat Dude), please, toast, sorry, hot, etc. The other day she did something she wasn't suppose to and said, "I bad". Brian and I laughed so hard then wondered where she heard that since we don't ever say that she's bad!? She cracks us up. When she wants her hands washed she says, "ludaludaludalo". No idea where that came from because it doesn't sound anything like it but it's funny anyways. She says it a lot though because she doesn't like having dirty hands or face. Lucky for us she is able to get up to the sink, turn the water on, wash and turn the water back off all by herself!

Molly is notorious for getting into things. If it's not one thing it will be something else. Our house looks like a tornado came through all the time. She has fun though!

Molly is a great little mommy. She loves Tanner so much. She can be mad at us and not want to give us kisses goodnight but she'll never pass up one to Tanner! He is her best friend and he doesn't even know it yet. (although she gets mad if he pulls her hair or accidentally grabs one of "her" toys).

Molly is a joy in our lives. She makes us laugh and sometimes makes me want to cry but we wouldn't trade her for the world. She is our beautiful baby girl! We love you Molly!!!

Here are some (ok, a lot) of pictures of our little squirt over the last 6 months. Older to the most recent.

I think I posted this one already, but I really like it.

Her "mean" face! So funny!

Sneaking the cake mix!

Dancing with Daddy.

She found the marker.

Playing in the mud.

Wearing brothers hat.

She loved playing in the newspaper.

She found mommy's mascara.

Molly's our amazing eater! She grabbed one of the cucumbers I was harvesting and started going to town on it!

Enjoying a summer day!

Curls!

Balancing on posts!

Doing dishes in her panties, boots and hat!!

Her first bike!

Enjoying the rain!

So sneaky. She gets in this to watch movies even though she knows she's not suppose to.

Passed out by Daddy.

We put Molly in a dance class. This is as they are cleaning up her second week. She really likes it!

Molly you are such a wonderful girl! We look forward to watching you grow up even more.

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Terrific Tuesday: Jesus Christ

2011-10-12T11:48:00.001-06:00

Well I've missed two weeks of Terrific Tuesday. Sorry, with the combination of a lot going on and just being lazy... it didn't get done.

This week I decided on someone very special to me. I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through practicing this religion I have come to know a wonderful man. He is my older brother, my Lord, my Savior and my Redeemer. He is Jesus Christ.

I have faith in Jesus Christ, not just faith the noun but faith the verb. I practice my faith, I don't just know it, I live it!

For those of other Christian faiths who don't think LDS people believe in the same Christ as them, therefore we aren't Christian too, I will clear up who I'm talking about before I continue.

I'm talking about the baby that was born to the virgin Mary and Joseph in a manger in Bethlehem.

He is the boy who was left behind, later to be found teaching in the temple.

He is the man who healed the sick, blind and raised the dead.

He is the man who walked on water and introduced The Sacrament.

He is the man who bled from every pore and suffered all pains for you and I.

He is the man who was brutally beaten and then died hanging from a cross on Calvary.

He is the man who rose from the dead after laying in the tomb for 3 days. He lives again to Redeem me and you!

That is the Jesus Christ I am talking about. If you know of another one you can just let me know.

Now that that is cleared up I will preceed with telling you why He is my Terrific Tuesday person.

Jesus Christ has touched my life like no one else ever has or ever will. He is the perfect example for me. If ever I question what I should be doing I just think, "What would Christ do if He were in this situation?" There is no way to go wrong there.

He has taught me so much. How to love, serve, be kind, not judge... the list goes on and on. One main thing I've learned is: right before He died He talked to His Father in Heaven and said (speaking of those who were persecuting Him) "Father forgive them for they know not what they do." The man who suffered terrible doings and one of the last things on His mind was those same people who wronged Him. If He can forgive others, so can I!

I love Him and hope that I can live my life so He will always be pleased with my choices.

I'm so thankful that He suffered for me and you so we are able to return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father forever. What a wonderful, selfless, loving man.

I will strive to be like Him through out my life and I will be doing great!

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Terrible Twos: Myth or Fact?

2011-10-10T11:40:00.001-06:00

I'm about to find out. Molly celebrated her birthday on the 3rd of October. We had a small party at our house with family. She didn't really get the whole concept of a "birthday" yet so maybe next year!?! When people would say, "Happy Birthday" or asked if it was her birthday she must have thought it was a bad thing because she's get mad and yell, "NO!". Again, maybe next year she'll understand better!

The theme of the party was Tarzan. She LOVES that movie! In true jungle fashion her main gift this year was a fish tank. It's in her room and she loves it! (so do we!) She got other little odds and ends but that has been the main attraction.

We had a dinner of grilled meat/veggie kabobs and fruit kabobs. What's more primative than eating food off of a stick? Yeah, I couldn't think of anything either! I was lazy with her cake this year. I made two cake mixes, chocolate and yellow, put a raspberry later in between then frosted it and put on zebra stripped sugar paper. I had great plans of a gorilla cake but... Zebra paper it was!

The writing gel was so warm it ran on the "H" before I realized I needed to cool it, so that's the blob. Oops!

We had a great time and I think all enjoyed themselves! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my "baby" girl!!

She had no problem with the candles this year. They were out before we could even tell her to blow!

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Friday happenings

2011-10-02T08:58:00.001-06:00

Friday was a fun lazy day! We didn't really do a whole lot except hang out and enjoy each others company!

Molly, Tanner and I built a fort on the bottom bunk (Molly's bed). We spent a lot of time just sitting in it but they liked it and Molly was just excited to have someone in her bed with her!

Then we went for a walk and stopped at the elementary schools play ground for a while. Luckily we have 4 day weeks in Nyssa so I didn't have to worry about being there when kids were on recess. Molly had LOTS of fun and Tanner... well you can see that he enjoyed himself too!

Then we went to Pete and Janice's for a short time followed by three high school football game. (Bulldogs killed um!) It sounds busy but it was so nice! I'll have to do it again!

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5 months

2011-09-21T08:56:00.001-06:00

Our little man is 5 months old now. He has sure been learning a lot.

He is the happiest baby. I used to see other people with happy babies and wonder how in the world? Now I have one also and I love it. He smiles and laughs so easily, I love doing anything to get him to laugh! If you pretend to munch on his neck or tummy he will just crack up. Then if he can get ahold of your face he'll start growling and biting you. It's a very slobbery game (on his part) but I love it!

We can already tell that he is a little man child also because unlike Molly he growls. It is a very "boy" sounding noise. He does it all the time but especially when he is eating. He must be very excited for his meal!

We have fed him a little bit of solid food. He loves it! I should probably do it more often but I'm just to lazy.

He is becoming pretty strong also. He is trying his best to sit up but he's not quite there yet. He is loving tummy time more too. Molly loves to bring him certain toys to play with. Sometimes I have to tell her that he has plenty. Whether she stops bringing them or not is a different story. ;)

I stopped nursing him on September 4th. He just wasn't getting enough and I didn't like doing double duty of nursing then a bottle so he just went to the bottle. He doesn't complain!

He had been a wonderful baby for us. He fits right into our family! We are so happy to have him in our lives.

This is his normal smile. He smiles with his whole mouth and face! Love it!

He loves looking at himself!

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Terrific Tuesday: Lindsay Witt

2011-09-20T12:15:00.001-06:00

Lindsay was my roommate my very first semester at BYU-Idaho. Since then we have stayed in touch but sadly not as well a we probably could have.

Lindsay has been such a great example to me and I'm sure many other people too. She is so beautiful and has a wonderful spirit also. She is one of the funniest people I know and I love her laugh. I can hear it right now as I think about her!

Besides being funny Lindsay is super talented. She can play the piano like CRAZY!! I would go with her on campus and just sit and listen to her play the piano. It was one of my favorite things! I would also go out to the little basketball "court" area and try and play basketball with her. I doubt if she was enjoying herself cause I am NOT a basketball player nor have I been in any other life so... you can imagine what those "games" were like! ;)

One of the things I admire about Lindsay is that she put her college career on hold to go serve the Lord. I don't think there was ever a doubt in any ones mind that she would do that but I'm so glad that she did! I wasn't there but from what I know about Lindsay she was a wonderful missionary.

Lindsay, thank you so much for all of the great times and many laughs. You are such an amazing example to me and I'm so glad that we were able to be roommates that first semester! You are wonderful. Continue being the person you are and you will go to great places! Love you.

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My very first visit.

2011-09-19T22:39:00.001-06:00

Disclaimer: There are somewhat graphic pictures in this post. If you are really squeamish stop reading now.

I decided it was time to finally take my very first visit to the dermatologist. Since having Tanner my deductible is met until October when it starts over so I've been taking full advantage. I had a little skin tag that was diving me nuts and a mole that was growing and beginning to become irregular shaped. On top of that I've always had really rough, kind of discolored skin on my upper arms and it started spreading down to my forearms. It has always been a thing of embarassment for me. I've had people numerous times ask if I'm cold after seeing my arms because they think I have goose bumps, I've also always avoided sitting too close to people for fear that my sand paper arms would run against their arm.

This leads me to the dreaded doctors appointment. The man was very nice and spent a lot of time just asking if there was anything else I was wanting him to have look at. He first froze off the skin tag (ouch!) He explained to me what the condition on my arms is. It's called keratosis pilaris. He gave me a super thick special cream to put on it twice a day. I have been truly blessed so far because my arms are as soft as a babies bum. They are still a little discolored but soft now. That is a step in the right direction for me! Then he told me he wanted to remove the mole just in case since it didn't look good. I was a little, ok a lot, freaked out. Luckily I had been trying to prep myself for him to say that and I said lots of prayers for comfort, strength and no pain. I was blessed because the nurse who numbed me up did a great job and I didn't feel a thing (not even her numbing me)! They took a chunk about 4 times the size of the mole out, which was very surprising to me.

This is what I found when I got home and dared to take the band aid off.

After a while it scabbed over but it was the weirdest looking scab I have ever seen. It was like a yellow/orange color and really dry.

I was pretty convinced that there was some kind of an infection in it. It was also really red, about the size of a silver dollar, all the way around it.

One evening I was hydrogen peroxideing it and the edge popped open. A bunch of puss started coming out. Then the scab ripped off. It was only attached on the edges, nothing in the middle.

Then it scabbed over again but this time it was a normal looking one.

Then this last weekend that scab came off. It is looking so good now, I'll have a scar for a while but it's looking nice and healthy which is what I like to see!

I'm glad I went to the dr but I sure hope I don't have to go through that again! (And in case you're wondering, the mole turned out to be harmless. Better be safe than sorry though!)

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Getting ready...

2011-09-07T10:47:00.001-06:00

For what, you may ask? I don't know. Does any one really know when they will need to be ready?

I have felt an urgency lately to get our 72 hour kits done and ready to go. With all of the natural disasters and other catastrophes happening lately I feel like this is something our family needs to have.

Yesterday I was in Walmart and decided to get a few things that we would need as toiletries.

It was fun but now I need to focus on food, water, clothing and any other extras we'll need.

If you want to start a 72 hour kit with me that would be great. I'll tell you what I have and you can adjust it to your families needs.

My pack has the most in it unfortunatly since I am a female. So here's what's in mine and you can decide what your kids don't need.

• 1st aid kit (all 4 of us)
• Sun block (all 4 of us)
• Wipes (all 4 of us)
• Bar of soap (all 4 of us) (plus kids head-toe for Molly and Tanner)
• Shampoo (Brian and I) and Conditioner (for me)
• Hand sanitizer (all 4 of us)
• Shaver (Brian and I) and Shaving cream (for Brian)
• Toothbrush and toothpaste (all 4 of us)
• Floss (Brian and I) it can be used like thread also!
• Deodorant (Brian and I)
• Contact solution and holder (Me)
• Eye drops (Me)
• Hair gel (Me)
• Tampons (Me)
• Liners (Me)
• Matches (Brian and I)
• Lighter (Brian and I)
• Wash cloth (all 4 of us)
• Extra binkie for Tanner

We each have our stuff in our own bag. You may wonder why the kids have so much of their own stuff and don't just use ours (like sun block), well if by chance we got seperated they would be still be ok.

It's an adventure getting this stuff together but if we ever need it it will be ready for us! Good luck doing yours!

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Terrific Tuesday Double Week Wammy: Richard and Lucy Beck

2011-09-06T21:40:00.001-06:00

Last week I was a slacker and had a billion plus one things going on in the beginning of the week. Although that shouldn't be an excuse for me to not get my Terrific Tuesday done, it's all I've got so I'm stickin to it!

Rather than skip the week all together I'm just going to combine both weeks. Luckily for me it works out great because these two wonderful people are married to each other! (and are Brian's mom and dad)

I first met them when I was a wee little one. My family lived in Nyssa when I was young (up until 1st grade was done) and Richard was our bishop. For the longest time we would talk about "Bishop Beck" so it was a little strange for me to not want to call him Bishop Beck when Brian and I first stated dating!

I just love both Richard and Lucy! They are the BEST in-laws a person could ever dream to have. There when ever you need them but not pushing their way in. I feel so blessed to live literally across the field from them.

Richard is so funny. I never know if what he's reading in the newspaper is real or "edited"! ;) He is also very service minded, he loves the people in our community and you can tell by the way he treats them. There is almost never a Sunday that I don't hear him say, "Hey Lucy, lets go visit so and so this afternoon" and off they go. Even though he's a very hard working man he still makes time for those he cares about. He has been so willing to lend a hand and help Brian in any way that he can. For that I am so thankful! Richard, thank you for being such a great person and the best father-in-law a person could ever have. I hope one day I can think of others as much as you! You are and will be blessed for your service.

Diane's wedding.

Lucy is amazing! She will drop anything to come help me. I love to leave our two squirts with her because I know they will be very well taken care of. If I have any parenting quirts that I do, she'll reinforce them and do them too even if I'm not around. A couple times I've asked her to watch them and it's "oh, I'm going to go to... But it's fine I'll just take them with me". It's worked out so far that she hasn't had to but there was no hesitation. For that I am so grateful. I love to just sit and talk with Lucy cause I don't feel like she judges me about anything (if so, she never leads on!) We watch movies, snack and just hang out. Lucy, I love that we are able to live so close to you. I don't know what I would do any where else. You're more than a mother-in-law, you are one of my best friends and for that I am so gateful to have you in my life. Thank you for taking such good care of my precious little children. They love both you and Richard so much.

I don't think I will ever be able to express enough thanks to both of you. You are both amazing and wonderful people and I'm so grateful to be in your lives! You have a great family and I can see why they turned out the way they did! I love you both.

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Spices

2011-09-01T11:12:00.001-06:00

I was reading a food blog the other day and they asked the question, "what's a spice you can't live without?" I thought about it and decided there's more than one. If I HAD to choose one though it would be... (drum roll please)

These are some others that add a little 'spice' to my life! (I know, I'm super funny!)

This last one is a must on cottage cheese!

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2 and 4 month stats

2011-08-26T13:26:00.001-06:00

I forgot to post Tanner's stats from his 2 month check up so I'm doing now with his 4 month ones also.

At Tanner's 2 month appointment he:
Weighed: 9 lbs 13 oz (4th percentile)
Length: 19 3/4 inches (less than 3rd percentile)

Now at his 4 month appointment he:
Weighed: 13 lbs 5 oz (10th percentile)
Length: 24 3/4 inches (29th percentile)

He's growing pretty good!

Tanner at 4 months next to his newborn cousin!

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Terrific Tuesday: Troy, Michael and Richie

2011-08-24T09:28:00.001-06:00

Troy, Michael and Richie all happen to be my brothers!

The oldest is Troy. He's 17 years older than me. Unfotunatly we didn't spend a lot of time together growing up. My earliest memory of Troy is when, I was who knows how old, he came home after being away in the Military and I hid from him cause I didn't remember who he was. After that I remember him sending home "treasures" from wherever he was deployed to. He sent home wooden shoes for Richie and I, that was pretty cool. But... the thing I loved the most was the white stuffed animal cat with a bell around it's neck!

Troy took a while to graduate from college. Not because he is dumb but because he has so many things that he enjoys doing that he couldn't just pick one. I don't know them all but I remember there was optometry, horticulture, photography, becoming an under water welder (forgive me if I'm wrong Troy). Finally he decided on teaching and although I have never been to his class, from what I've heard, I think he is an amazing teacher (and maybe scary depending on which students you ask!).

I remember the many times he has come up from California to visit, with and without his family. Every time has been very fun and enjoyable. Unfortunatly I haven't been down to visit him much. The last time I was there was in 2007 when Brian and I made a quick pit stop there on our way home from San Diego after our car broke down. It's a shame we couldn't have stayed longer.

Troy has always been a good example to me. He laughs a lot and has the best laugh ever! I'm so glad to have him as my oldest brother, thanks Troy for the good memories. I love you!

Michael is next! He is 13 years older than me but we are pretty close.

Michael has always been the "crazy" brother! He is the most outspoken in the family, which can be good but also not so much. (depends on who you ask in the family)

I remember when we lived in Nyssa and I was in kindergarten or 1st grade. My mom would send Richie and I to wake him up sometimes. We would go down to the basement, where his room was, and he would have us scratch his back before he'd get up! During that same time period Michael went on a field trip with me, to where I have no clue, but I know I was so proud to tell all the little kids that he was MY brother.

Michael left on his mission to Venezuela when I got out of 1st grade. While he was gone he sent me fun things, I remember getting a real, chopped off, iguana foot. Gross but I loved it! He would also write letters just to me which made me feel so cool. After his mission we were going to meet him at the airport and I was so excited to see him. I called it first to sit by him in the car. Then when he came off of the airplane I was scared of him and didn't want to sit by him. (I don't remember if I actually did or not?)

Michael is very willing to offer a hand and will help you out in anyway that he is able to. He has such a kind heart. The last two summers he has come up and camped in my yard for a week or so. I've loved it. During those visits we are able to spend lots of time together, chatting till we are all exhausted.

Michael loves lots of fun things, motorcycling, biking, cb radio, kayaking, fishing, and most recently ufo flying (ask him). One other thing he loves (like Troy) is photography. He took part of our engagements and all of our wedding pictures, too bad he didn't have the camera he does now! ;)

Michael is so fun and entertaining. He makes me laugh so hard every time we get together. Thanks for always being there for me, offering advice and supporting me. I love you.

Richie is my youngest brother. He is 2 years older than me. For most of my life, during everyday life, it felt like he was my only brother.

When we were living in Nyssa (I was in kindergarten or 1st) Richie and I would ride the bus to either the babysitters house or our house, depending our dad's work schedule. One day we got off at our house when we were suppose to go to the babysitter. We were locked out and it was going to be a couple of hours before anyone got home. We both were a little scared so we decided to walk to the babysitters, we gathered our lunch boxes and started walking but unfortunatly we didn't know how to get there. Then we were going to go to the police station but again... we couldn't find it. We then decided to kneel down and say a prayer. After we were done Michael's friend Bob came driving by and saw us. He loaded us up and drive us over to my mom and Michael's work in Parma.

I also remember watching Power Rangers with Richie before catching the bus everyday. After school we'd watch Dark Wing Duck, Wishbone, etc.

During high school we were both in track together. I remember recording him as he pole-vaulted and then going to the BSU stadium to watch him compete at state!

One time I was being really mean to Richie (probably more than just once) and we were wrestling. I was able to pin him down on his back and sit on his chest. (He couldn't get up cause I weighed more) Then I grabbed some dog food and started trying to shove it in his mouth. Lucky for him he was able to keep his lips closed. Sorry Richie, now I feel bad!

On a better note, one year we went on a vacation to the redwoods. If I remember correctly (forgive me if I'm wrong Richie) we were both a little freaked out about spotting Bigfoot so we were in the back of the car back to back with our feet against the windows. Maybe that would keep us safe! ;)

Richie and I have had a lot of good memories together. I could go on all day, but to spare you, I won't.

Richie, I have enjoyed being your only sister. Thanks for always being there for me. I know I was a pest. I liked being around you, that's why you hardly ever got to hang out with your friends without your little sister lingering around! You have been great to me! Here's to MANY more memories (we'll leave out the dog food this time! ;) ). I love you.

Here are just random, more recent, pictures of my brothers. (I have some when I was really small but I don't want to scan them all)

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4 Months

2011-08-22T09:14:00.001-06:00

Tanner is now 4 months old! I know, he's getting up there!

This month has been fun. Tanner is becoming much more vocal. He talks all the time. He has such a cute little voice, I love to hear him practicing all his little ooos and awws.

He's trying so hard to sit up also. He can get it for a second but normally ends up folding himself in half. ;)

We are having him play on his tummy a little but but he's not really a big fan and will either scream or just roll over.

He is starting to pay more attention to toys now. We try to give him baby toys to play with but normally "someone" steals them from him. What time he can have with them he enjoys though!!

He's sleeping through the night great. He's tried a couple different foods but not on a regular basis (just cause I'm lazy about it). He's still nursing, which is great seeing as how I almost gave up in the beginning. He is the smiliest baby ever. He also smiles with his whole face and wide open mouth! I just love it!!

Tanner is a wonderful baby and a great addition to our family, I'm so glad we had him!!!

Molly really wanted to wear one of his hats also. She's so funny!

Snuggling with sister!

Checking out Daddy.

He learned that he had a lip. Too funny!

It's hard to just get a picture with Tanner if Molly is awake. She just LOVES him!

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Terrific Tuesday: Richard Baucom

2011-08-18T11:23:00.001-06:00

My latest victim this week is my dad, Richard Baucom.

My dad is a family oriented man. We even would go to the grocery store together just so we could spend more time with each other. I remember going on lots of vacations also. A couple in particular were very memorable.

We went camping on the Oregon coast one time and then made our way down the California coast to San Fransisco. Our car at the time was a Ford Festiva, a super tiny car kinda like a Geo Metro. It was my mom and dad, Richie and I and all our camping gear. We were pretty much kissing the ceiling the whole time with all that we were sitting on but it was an adventure. We got poured on the same night our ice chest full of food got stolen. Then we had a beautiful drive through the redwoods where I thought I saw big foot. Hmmm... maybe that's because my dad happened to mention that we were in the area that had lots of sightings of him.

Another vacation was when we were going to Arizona to visit my grandparents. My dad has had a bad back as long as I can remember and he over did himself while preparing for this trip. We stopped at a rest stop in the middle of Nevada. We had all come back to the car and got in ready to go but my dad wasn't there. A little while later we could see him coming back but he was crawling on his hands and knees. His back had given out and he had to try and crawl back into the Jeep. We laugh about it now but at the time it was no laughing matter!

My dad has made us all laugh a lot. I remember when he would put shaving cream on his face, mess up his hair and chase us around the house. Ok, actually it was a bit scary but...! One year on April Fools Day he came to pick Richie and I up from the babysitter. When we got in the pick up he told us to keep our feet up because some of his co-workers played an April Fools joke on him by putting a snake in the pick up. We rode all the way home with our feet up keeping an eye out for that snake. When we pulled in the drive way he said he saw it and Richie and I jumped out squealing. Then he said, "APRIL FOOLS!!" There was no snake at all, the whole story was made up! "Daaad, how could you do that!"

One thing my dad loves is gift giving and especially Christmas. On Easter instead of an Easter egg hunt my dad (I mean, the Easter bunny) would hide jelly beans in really hard to find places in the house. For example white and black jelly beans on the matching keys on the keyboard. Sometimes we would find them months later!

Christmas and birthdays were always so fun! A tradition in our house was that we could get up and look but we couldn't touch anything. Then my dad would come sit under the tree and hand out the gifts. One year my dad was working at the AFF cannery. He bought my mom a new can opener then canned cans inside cans (like nesting dolls) with a note in the smallest one leading her to the new opener. Since she had to use her old opener to get all the cans open, she was very glad to get a new one. Another year my dad had me pick out a lovely locket for my mom. Then when I got all excited and reminded him to give it to her he said it was really for me!

Dad, thanks for always making my life interesting! You've always been so loving and protective of me and for that I am so grateful. I'm so glad that Molly and Tanner have such a fun Grandpa. I can tell that Molly already loves to be around you! Thanks for always waiting up to make sure I got home safely or never letting me out of the house looking like a, shall we say, clown! I love you lots and am so glad to have you in my life. You have been the best dad! Thank you!

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Stupendous Saturday: Brian Beck

2011-08-13T17:09:00.001-06:00

Today I'm recognizing an amazing man in my life. My amazing hubby Brian Beck!

We have only known each other for just shy of 5 years now but it seems like I've known him my whole life. He is my best (guy) friend. Brian isn't an open book but once you get past the first couple of chapters you'll realize that you just started reading the best book ever written!

This one is hard for me to write because I could write my own novel about how wonderful Brian is. I don't even know where to begin. Hmmmm...?

When Brian and I first hung out there was instant attraction. It only took spending one evening to become inseparable after that. That was my last first date, and I'm so glad for it!

Brian treats me so good. When ever we talk about things that we can do to improve our relationship Brian only has positive things to say about me. Never once has he told me anything that bothers him or that he wants me to change. For that I am so grateful! I'm sure there are things I do that make him batty but he is patient and loving and never lets me know what they are. He doesn't stress the little things and is forgiving.

Brian is such a grateful person. I don't cook full dinners all the time but he loves anything I do prepare. He also eats almost anything I put in front of him (except maybe cucumbers). Even if it's something he doesn't like and I tell him he can pick it out and that it won't offend me, he still eats it without complaining. His favorite food, although he says it's sloppy joes, I think is breakfast foods. He can make a mean german pancake and is always the one enlisted to make pancakes. He cooks them to perfection!!

Brian is very dedicated and service oriented. He has been serving as a local scout leader for just shy of 4 years.

He enjoys camping, hiking, hot springing and biking. He also likes golfing, wrestling, roller hockey, and ultimate frisbee. Pretty much any sport really.

Mostly I think Brian enjoys hanging out with our little ones. He has already instilled his love for biking and the outdoors in Molly. She begs him to take her in the backpack on his bike. She goes and gets her helmet then follows him saying, "bike, bike!" over and over.

He takes such good care of the squirts. When Molly was little Brian would get up, give her to me to feed then when I was done he'd sleep on the couch with her on his chest. He still is the one to get up with them when they wake in the night.

When I decided that we should use cloth diapers he never questioned me. He changes them and even knows how and washes them if I haven't gotten around to it.

I am so proud to call Brian my husband! He is so amazing. I couldn't have found someone that compliments me better. He is my one and only, I'm glad we were able to make the choice to be sealed together for eternity. I can't imagine my life now or later without this wonderful man.

Honey, thank you so much for treating me like a queen! You are the best husband and dad in the whole world. Even though Molly and Tanner aren't old enough to say it, I know they love and adore you! I can see it in the way they look and interact with you. (Molly is sitting by me looking out the window, saying, "Daddy, bike" right now) Thank you for being so patient with me as I learn to become the women I need to be. You are everything a man should be and for that I'm so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for working so hard for our family. You are such a good example to the three of us. I love you more! XoxO.

Sorry honey, I had to show your "fun" side! ;)

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Potty Talk!

2011-08-07T18:15:00.001-06:00

Two Saturdays ago we decided to "officially" start potty training Molly. Before that we had just been letting her go here and there when it was convenient for us. Since she was doing pretty good we decided to officially begin.

Let me back up a little bit here. When Tanner was about 2 months from being born (Molly being around 17 months) she was showing major signs of wanting to potty train. She would tell us when she would go poo, she HATED wearing her diaper, she'd always want to sit on the toilet, etc. I decided to start potty training her and when it wasn't going so hot I decided that I was the one who wasn't ready to potty train. I also didn't want to spend all the time and energy on it if she reverted back after Tanner came. (and who wants to be crawling on the floor trying to clean messes when you're that pregnant?)

So now it's summer and Brian is home so what better time than when you have an extra hand, right? I have read everything and anything (almost) out there about potty training. Unfortunatly most everything is for older kids who can talk and are willing/understand sticker charts. I felt like I just had to wing it and being a first time potty training mama know nothing of what I was doing.

One thing on my side is that I know Molly really well. What she likes, doesn't like, makes her mad or helps her learn. We have taken one very important piece of knowledge from all the readings: always keep it positive and never punish them for having an accident! As a side note, when Molly would have an accident she would help me clean it up. We would have a pee towel, whatever towel she used for her bath or shower last is what she would go grab out of the bathroom to help me soak it up. Sometimes she would have an accident and would just go get "the towel" and clean it up herself. I would thank her for cleaning it up and then kindly remind her that we pee in the potty so next time that's where she needed to go. When I stopped getting frustrated everytime she would forget it was a lot better for the both of us! :)

Now for these last two weeks. I can't say that she has been completely diaper free. (since Friday she has though) I'm still a little selfish and don't want to deal with the toilet when I'm busy (although I'm going to have to). The thing I know about Molly that has helped is that when she's wearing a pull up she thinks it's a normal diaper so she goes it in normally like one. (that's why I need to just get her out of diapers for everything) One thing that has set us back a little bit was a mishap on the school toilet. We bought a little fold out (so it's portable) toilet seat to go over the big one.

She was sitting on it at the high school trying to go. She started reaching for the toilet paper to play with and boom, just like that the little seat slipped and in she fell. Luckily we were in the bathroom cause I almost peed my pants from laughing so hard (I am about to pee again now also just from rewriting this). She didn't think it was so funny and wanted nothing to do with the big potty. We are still slowly working on getting rid of that fear.

Sorry for that long diversion. Anyway... we just let her run around in panties (unless someone other than family is coming over). Occasionally (especially if we are playing outside) we'll ask her if she needs to go but we never force her to sit on it (that just makes her really mad and sometimes she'll pee seconds later just to rebel). After she has gone and we clean her up she gets to pick out a special treat. It's just a bunch of little sugar free candies and cheap toys but she loves them! We also give her lots of praise and she gets really excited to come tell us when she has gone.

She has just taken to it really well. I can't really claim that I had anything to do with it other than provide the little potty and what knowledge I could. She is just a natural. I have been so blessed!

Oh... and a word of advice, make sure the undies are a little bit big so they can get them off by themselves. The tighter ones are harder for them to pull down! ;)

(Now I get to work on night time! ;) so far 2 out of the last 3 diaper free nights have been dry ones. We also had success through church today!!)

Every child is different and what works for Molly my not work for all. Just stay positive and patient. Don't force them and remember unless they have another issue your little one will be potty trained by first grade. They are only young once so enjoy the ride! Good luck.

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Biggest Loser update...

2011-08-03T11:48:00.001-06:00

This last month has been a roller coaster. I have come to figure a few things out which I will share with you. First, the numbers.

Remember week 6 I left off at 170.0
Week 7- 166.2 (yeah!)
Week 8- 166.6 (not too bad)
Week 9- 169.8 (this can't be good)
Week 10- 168.2 (a little better)

The good thing is is that I'm still down from where I started (and still trying)! The bad thing is is that it's hardly anything.

Ok, since I know you've been anxiously waiting to know so I will tell you what I have been figuring out. I'm pretty sure the birth control I've been on for the last 8 weeks is making me gain weight and it's all I can do to try and keep it off. I was on the same one while nursing Molly too and I felt the same way right around this same time also. I will be going off of this particular one next week so I'm hoping that it will make a difference. I also think that it is making my milk supply go down. I'll be glad to get off of it!

It's just frustrating to be doing good things with your body (working out, eating good, etc.) and not losing anything. I think that is why I was getting so discouraged last month. This month I'm much more optimistic knowing that things are going to change. I'm also going to get a double jogging stroller so it will help a lot with my working out.

I'm so excited to get feeling good about myself again! Let the journey begin (again)!

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Terrific Tuesday: Cassi Baird

2011-08-02T17:01:00.001-06:00

Cassi is the sister that I never had!

She came wandering into my life in January of 2005. I was freshly moved into the dorms over in Rexburg for the start of my freshman year at BYU-Idaho. We only had 3 out of the 4 girls in our apartment. Our head resident came to us and asked if we would be willing to accept another girl into our apartment, and oh by the way she has a physical disability. I didn't think much about it, it didn't matter to me who came to live with us. We all went down and with the help of her parents moved her to our apartment. It didn't take long to become very close to her. I don't know how Cassi and I in particular became the closest (we still had two other good roommates).

I remember one time before I knew Cassi really well I had gone to the bathroom in our apartment. When I came out she asked me if it all came out ok. I was a little embarrassed and disgusted that she would ask me that. I said yes, then she said, "Cause you know, it all comes out in the end". It took me a minute and then I realized how funny that really was! It didn't take long before I was asking her the same question when she'd come out.

It didn't take me long to realize that just because Cassi had a (what I would call) slight physical disability didn't mean that she couldn't do anything she put her mind to. (You don't want to get her as your opponent in an arm wrestling competition. You'd lose for sure.)

We both became inseparable (sometimes literally). I remember laughing so hard that we'd both end up falling down, unfortunatly in snow sometimes.

Cassi is such a caring, loving, wonderful person. One semester I was so stressed I got an ulcer (but didn't know that's what it was) and Cassi was the one who talked me into going to the hospital and then stayed with me the whole time. Another time I had gotten, what I think was, food poisoning. Cassi has a MAJOR thing against throwing up but she would bring me soda, crackers, gatorade, etc. Whatever I was in need of. That little act meant the world to me cause it wasn't like I could do it myself.

One year I was celebrating my birthday at college and Cassi was going to make me a birthday cake. Unfortunatly the store (actually storeS) were all out of my favorite rainbow chip cake. Cassi was determined to make one instead so sprinkles were added to a normal mix. Well in case you ever wanted to try this, don't! The cake turned green!! It still tasted yummy but it was oddly colored. I don't tell this story to embarrass Cassi but to let you know how wonderful she is to try so much just to make me happy! And it sure did, thanks Cass!

As loving and wonderful as Cassi is it was not always reciprocated by others. Although they may not have meant any harm, one evening some high school boys stole Cassi's golf cart that she used to get to class. They took it for a little joy ride before the police had to come get involved. Another semester we all got ready in the morning, it was the first day of the semester, and Cassi went outside and found her golf cart placed on the stairs. It had to be removed before she was able to get to class. It would make me extremely mad that people would do that to her. Those were some of her bad days, but you know what?? Cassi's bad days are even better then some peoples good days cause she is so positive!

She always has an uplifting word for you. Even if you make her crazy. There were probably more times than I even knew when Cassi wanted to move out and leave me behind. Especially when it came to guys I was dating. If I could go back and change things I would but I think we are the people we are today because of it. Sorry Cass!

I remember:
• Going tubing when Loni's dad came up to visit.
• Going to Wendy's.
• Meeting Walmart Boy.
• Going to Yellowstone when Cassi's dad took us.
• Going up to the Teton's where Cassi's family was and eating Scott's dutch oven cooking.
• Going on a double date to Jackson Hole just so I could get some points for one of my classes.
• Going to devotional every week together.
• Celebrating New Years at Heidi's house.
• Going to Body World.
• Hanging out around Thanksgiving time and seeing the lights at Temple Square. Almost having my flight canceled due to snow.
• Getting engaged and wanting to tell Cassi soooo badly. Then once I did... the excitment she had!!
• Staying up late yapping Cassi's ear off, and she always listening.
• Cooking together. Crystal light and biscuits.
• Stadium singing.
• Watching the BYU/Utah game!
• CRAZY roommates and almost moving out.
• Stadium of Fire, camping on the street to wait for the parade, and many other trips to Utah!
• A laughing till you pee your pants party. Literally! :)

Cassi you are so beautiful inside and out! I have never met anyone so wonderful. It's no coincidence that you came into my apartment over 6 and a half years ago (has it really been that long?). I would not have been able to make it through all that I did without you. You are my best friend and always will be, even when we are 90. I hope we are still taking snappies and making funny faces without our dentures! There is no one else in the world like you and for that reason I am so glad that I've gotten the amazing opportunity to know you. You are a divine and choice daughter of Heavenly Father and I know he is as proud as I am of what you have done with your life. I love you and always will, you are the sister I never had.

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4 years ago!

2011-07-28T23:44:00.001-06:00

Brian and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary yesterday. It was nice, we went to

and I ordered

It was good but not the best Mexican food I've ever eaten. Brian's was very similar except he had a taco too. We were blessed that Oma was able to come over and watch both squirts for us. I love going on dates with Brian!

I can't believe it's already been four years and yet it seems like it was a lifetime ago! Love you honey, I wouldn't want to spend eternity with anyone else! You are my one and only. I'm looking forward to the next 65 years with you! ;)

Brian also brought these home for me! Last time that happened was our first Valentine's being married. How sweet, they are so beautiful too!

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Terrific Tuesday: Maurine Baucom

2011-07-26T13:40:00.001-06:00

This is my very first Terrific Tuesday. I am going to recognize a person very special in my life today!

Todays lucky winner is Maurine Baucom aka Mom! This is the first person who has touched my life, literally and figuratively! ;)

I don't even know where to begin. My mom is THE MOST patient person I know. She can put up with anyone or anything forever. She is also so caring, loving, shy, funny, sympathetic. Such a good listener (I talk a lot), hard worker, so nice to talk to, willing to always help you out. She's my BFF and has been for a long time.

When I was growing up I wouldn't tell her a ton of stuff but once I graduated and started dating that changed a little. I remember coming home from dates and kneeling down with my parents for prayer and my mom would lean over and whisper, "did you kiss?", "MOM!" I'd get all embarrassed but I'd end up talking to her about everything after the prayer.

I remember the little love notes that would be written on my napkins in my lunch box.

Although she doesn't have a lot of time she enjoys crafting, sewing and cooking. She cooks a lot of things without recipes too. Sometimes Brian wants to know how I make things and just like what my mom told me. It's a little bit of this and a little bit of that, how much?, well that depends on how much you like it! I love her potato soup and salad, cabbage salad, zucchini relish, frog eye salad, ham, and many more.

She used to take care of my Grandma Baucom. It was super hard on her mentally and physically but she did it and did it well. One morning she went into my grandma's room and found her white faced. She thought she was dead and I'm sure got her heart racing. Well she wasn't, she had just gotten up in the night and put lotion on her face followed by a layer of baby powder. Funny now but I'm sure not at the time.

I remember working at the same place and we'd drive together. We'd listen to "my" radio station. After time went on instead of making me change the station she would be singing with me! "I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly... then break away!"

She has a love for her grandkids that I'm sure only another grandmother could understand. She's been able to attend both Molly and Tanner's births. I'm a kind of person that I like to deal with pain by myself. My mom was such a great support to me during both times. Although she didn't try and help me with breathing or any of that jazz she just talked to me and kept my mind occupied, which is even better than trying to help me labor!! What a wonderful gift to be able to have her there with me!

I want to be like my mom "when I grow up". Although I don't think I'll ever have the patience that she does. My mom is so wonderful and amazing, not a lot of people get to know that about her cause she'd rather listen then talk. But if you get a chance to know my mom you'll meet one of the best people on this planet.

I love you mom and if my kids love me as much as I love you I will be blessed beyond measure, I hope I can fill shoes just like yours!

My support!

With Molly.

With Tanner. How lucky am I?!?!

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A good man in our community!

2011-07-23T23:39:00.001-06:00

Randy Froerer, only 55, passed away last Saturday unexpectedly in a tragic accident. I was blessed with the privilege of being able to attend his funeral this week. The services were wonderful. His family spoke of him as a youth and as the man that he had recently worked to become.

The thing that touched me the most about the whole service was the tremendous amount of people that loved and cared about him. As I approached the church I knew there were a lot because I had to park way down the road and walk. As I was waiting for the services to start I whispered to the lady next to me that, "When I die I hope there are this many people at my funeral." I'm sure that's not what anyone ever plans but how wonderful it was to see. If I touch that many peoples lives, I'll be doing great.

The one thing that I wish would be that Randy could have known how many people cared for him before it was too late. In his memory I want to start recognizing those people who are still with us, whether I personally know them or not, who have touched my life. Who knows maybe it will be some one who read this!?! (please don't be offended if it's not though, cause all my friends and family have touched my life or we wouldn't still be friends)

I will forever remember Randy standing next to Shay in church joking with me about how many kids we have cause I pop them out so fast! "What is that, 4 or 5 now?" "Actually it's 11 or 12!"

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Like Father, Like Son!

2011-07-19T23:02:00.001-06:00

What do you think, can you tell which one is Tanner? Or is it Brian? They look so similar!

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3 Months

2011-07-17T19:06:00.001-06:00

Tanner turned 3 months old yesterday! He is getting so big. He is the happiest baby. He smiles all the time and loves interacting with people. He sleeps a lot so he's probably growing and he loves to eat (typical boy right?!?!) He will only sleep in his swing during the day but at night he does great in his bed. He got moved into the crib from his cradle just over a week ago. We were waiting for him to start sleeping through the night first. Lucky for us he's been sleeping pretty soundly from about 10 ish to around 5am for a month now. We have been blessed with babies that sleep through the night at 2 months of age! Heavenly Father must know that Brian and I would probably kill someone or something if we didn't get our sleep! ;) (jk)

Molly still loves Tanner and so far we haven't had many problems between them! (except when Tanner is using one of "her" blankets)

We love our little family and are so glad Tanner is in it!!

Well he was happy for a second.

While Brian was at scout camp for a week this month I would send him a picture of the day so he could be even more home sick. These were a couple.

Tanner was screaming so I told Molly to go check on him. Then out got quiet so I went to go check and see what was going on and this is what I found! She sure loves him!

I tried to get a picture of them together. Maybe I'll have better luck next time!

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Cool!

2011-07-16T22:41:00.001-06:00

I noticed that the lamp on the night stand made a cool pattern on the roof!

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Biggest Loser?? Maybe not...

2011-07-09T21:18:00.001-06:00

So I don't even know what week I'm in. Is that bad? I'm having a super hard time staying motivated this year. I'm blaming it on nursing Tanner, maybe it's not but it's the only excuse I've got. It's hard because I get so hungry and I'm not suppose to eat after a specific time (which makes me want to even more). I lack motivation to exercise because my chest is so incredibly heavy from milk that it hurts me to work out. It's so discouraging.

After I last posted I weighed in the next week and I was up 0.2 lbs to 169.4 then week 4 I was down to 168.4, so a lose of a pound. This week (week 5) I unfortunatly was up to 170.0. That's a gain of 1.6 lbs. That's over a pound and a half in one week, I know your weight can fluctuate about 2 pounds in a day but... I'm so discouraged and upset.

We also got a new list for July (as if I was succeeding on the last one). We'll see how I do?! I'm hoping for some type of lose. Any type of lose, no gain PLEASE!!! Any words of motivation would be greatly appreciated. What gets you excited and motivated to work out?

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Camping

2011-07-07T00:12:00.001-06:00

We just got a new tent (actually a couple of weeks ago now). We were so excited to set it up and make sure it worked that we went a little crazy and decided to sleep in it too. We got out our camping things and made tin foil dinners in the fire pit. Then we had s'mores to top it all off with.

We all had our own little sleeping bags, except for Tanner. Molly slept right by Brian and I and Tanner slept through the night!! Yeah!

That was a good dry run cause now we are planning on a "real"camping trip. Wish us luck!

The new tent.

In the morning.

Brian talking to Tanner.

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Is it normal?

2011-06-30T11:32:00.001-06:00

Is it normal for your child to just sit by you and do nothing? No tv on, no toys, no books, no nothing. She just curls up and sits by me while I hold Tanner. She doesn't do it all the time but quite often.

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Ice Cream anyone?!?!

2011-06-28T12:24:00.001-06:00

Go on over to Lauren's Latest and win an ice cream make for the summer!

http://www.laurenslatest.com/cuisinart-ice-cream-maker-giveaway/#comment-19541

She also has a recipe for brownie batter ice cream. I'm drooling just thinking about it! Yummmm!!

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Father's Day

2011-06-25T16:11:00.001-06:00

We didn't do a ton this Father's Day but it was enjoyable. My brother Michael came up from California to visit so we were excited to have him join us. I made them a super yummy dinner of meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy. Brian got a little tool and card and hopefully the tool will be used some day! To top the day off, Brian got to nap with his little ones for a bit. Happy Father's Day honey, you are the bestest! Molly, Tanner and I all love you very much!

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2 months

2011-06-21T17:10:00.001-06:00

Tanner is now 2 months old. I never get over how fast time goes. I say it all the time but it amazes me everyday.

Tanner has started sleeping through the night!! Yeah! I'm still exhausted but at least I get from midnight til 5. Molly has been coming in at around 2 or 3 in the morning though. We take her back to her bed and she's fine so we don't know if she's been having bad dreams or something.

He smiles quite a bit now! He LOVES the swing, it's the only place he'll sleep during the day.

Molly loves to kiss him still! He's our sweet little baby boy!

Milk drunk!

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Bountiful basket

2011-06-18T11:45:00.001-06:00

Today I picked up our bountiful basket. It looks so yummy, I can't wait to eat it!

It included: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, 2 bundles of celery, 5 tomatoes, 13 hot peppers, 2 cucumbers, 6 bananas, a HUGE cantaloupe, 11 plums, 2 packages of blackberries, 3 apples and a pineapple.

All for $16.50! Crazy good deal and oh so yummy! Molly has already eaten a plum, banana and some blackberries. She loves it!

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Hospital Pictures

2011-06-14T09:30:00.001-06:00

These pictures may be PG rated for some, just so you have fair warning!

Here are more pictures of Tanner's birth. I finally got them off of my camera. Enjoy!

Coming home!

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Biggest Loser 2, week 1 and 2

2011-06-13T11:38:00.001-06:00

The first week of the competition I didn't go weigh in cause I kind of fell off the healthy bandwagon, actually I never got on it! So last week was like my first week. I weighed in this morning to kick off week 3.

This week(s) I was down to 169.2 lbs which is a lose of 1.8 lbs! Yeah, hopefully I can keep it up.

Here is the list of things we are suppose to be doing everyday during June. For each thing we do we get a point (total of 10 per day). Best part is, Sunday is a free day so you at least get 10 points in a week! ;) Good luck to anyone doing it with me!

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Beauty Pageant anyone?

2011-06-11T13:06:00.001-06:00

Molly is either training to become a beauty queen or she takes after her great grandma Alberding who used to LOVE lipstick!!

(she found some eyeshadow)

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2011-06-10T17:49:00.001-06:00

Today I'm so grateful that I was able to go see Brian on his campout with the scouts.

I'm also so thankful I was able to buy some food finally, the fridge was starting to look a little bare.

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Gratitude

2011-06-09T23:53:00.001-06:00

Today I am so grateful for family and friends that are willing to come help our little family! Hot water well be wonderful again!

I'm also grateful for Brian watching both squirts so I could workout, it was much needed!

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Tanner's newborn pictures

2011-06-06T19:45:00.001-06:00

When Tanner was about a week and a little bit we were given the opportunity to get his pictures taken by Kevin and Maria Draper. They were so wonderful to work with and did such a great job dispite working with an uncooperative baby! Here are his pictures, they turned out so good.

Check out Kevin and Maria's page on facebook, KandMPhotography. They should have a link to their website on there!

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Want a movie with that candy?

2011-06-05T13:27:00.001-06:00

Last night Brian and I went out on our second date in almost 2 years. Movie and dinner, typical thoughtless date, I know but... when your working with going from nothing anything is wonderful! Plus I mean we're married right no need to get all fancy smancy anymore (not like we ever did).

Anyways, I got a killer deal on livingsocial for some movie tickets back in like Feb. We decided that since they were going to expire tomorrow we had better use them. I printed them out and everything then was bragging to my mom about it when I realized I got them for the wrong day. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I almost cried. I was so excited to go on a date finally but the movie time was for right the exact minute I realized it. Fandango has a no exchange our refund policy so I called the actual theater and they said they would exchange them!! Yeah us!

So, last night we headed out on our date (no kids in tow thanks to Brian's family)! We had heard good things about Thor so that was our movie of choice. Amazing!! (watch til after the credits also ;) )

I brought along, well more like snuck in, LOTS of candy and water. Amazing also! These are just the left overs too.

After the movie we went to Olive Garden (which we were lovingly given a gift certificate to). Even though we were stuffed from candy.

Yum, and we had a really good waiter to top it off with.

We are going to have to make sure we go on more couple dates from now on. I didn't realize how much I liked it and missed it until we finally had one again. Even just an hour or two would be great!

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Biggest Loser Year 2

2011-06-03T08:57:00.001-06:00

Nyssa is doing the biggest loser again this year. It's set up a little different and I don't know if I'm a big fan of it yet but as long as it helps in my weight loss goals, I don't care!

This year they are doing healthy living points. You get a chart to fill out with your points each week. The more things you do each day from the list the more points you earn. This week was just the first weigh in and the point keeping doesn't start until next week.

I was 170 lbs on the nose. I think that's funny because if I remember correctly I started at 171 last year. That was 8 months after I had Molly and this is only 6 weeks after Tanner. I'm in a little better shape this go around.

Wish me luck (I'll nted ever little bit I can get). I'll post the points challenge next week when I start that. For now enjoy the "before" pictures! ;)

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6 weeks

2011-06-01T17:52:00.001-06:00

Mr. Itty Bitty, that's what I call Tanner but I don't know how much longer I'll be able to. He's getting really big. I weighed him on the wii fit the other day, mind you he was fully clothed and wrapped in a blanket, but he was 9.4 lbs. That's probably a good 9 lbs though. I'm guessing he's probably around 10 now. Funny because looking back I saw that Molly was 10 lbs at 4 months. He's a chunk compared to her. Maybe it's because he keeps his food down and doesn't vomit all over the place. Yeah me, I love that he doesn't spit up!!

We've been getting a few smiles out of Tanner this week. Not a lot but each one has been wonderful! We are looking forward to more of them!

He's really just been getting stronger and bigger this week and we are having fun watching him grow. What a joy a newborn is (except the lack of sleep at nights)!!!

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5 weeks

2011-05-24T10:22:00.001-06:00

Tanner is beginning to be a lot more alert and had been focusing more. He'll follow things with his eyes now. Still no smile but we are patiently waiting.

He's really starting to bulk up, he's getting a little pot belly. It's so cute!

He also has baby acne right now so that's kind of sad but we know it will get better, it always does.

More fun to come!

Sleeping like Molly!

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Desperate Housewife??

2011-05-20T13:22:00.001-06:00

I think not!! Today as I was carrying Molly into her room for her nap I looked out the open window and saw my neighbor. Not really anything new since he's outside all the time but... he wasn't wearing his shirt this time. That was new. My first thought was, "I hope he's not cold with this wind blowing." Then I got thinking, "I feel like I'm one of the Desperate Housewives." I mean the last time I saw a guy without his shirt on, not including Brian or people swimming, was... well... hmmm... I have no clue, it's been that long. I felt so dirty, even though It was a quick glance! I felt like I should (according to tv) make him some lemonade and invite him over. But you'll be glad to know that I didn't! I closed the curtain, put Molly down and haven't looked back!

Why is it that on almost all shows now days they have the women making the lemonade? That's not reality for me or for anyone that I know. I wish it wouldn't be that way. It influences those who don't really know what real reality is.

P.S. I didn't really know if that's what happens on The Desperate Housewives, since I don't watch, but then I found this picture. I was so right!

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Sweet baby girl!

2011-05-18T13:27:00.001-06:00

Molly had been such a good big sister. I was very concerned that she was really going to have a hard time. She has surprised me again! We have so much fun with her and she is learning so much.

Her newest thing is wanting to pee in her little potty. The other day she was just in her cloth diaper (those are the ones she can get off). She took it off and went over to her potty and peed in it. What a surprise! She has been doing it multiple times a day now. She still has been having accidents but she's really been trying. We had decided to wait until this summer to potty train, that way Brian would be home and it would be warmer on a naked bum... but she has changed things again! We'll see how it goes.

She loves helping with the dishes. If I even rinse a plate off she starts pulling over a kitchen chair so she can "help".

She also loves helping with laundry. Sometimes she gets the idea that she can do it herself, that ends up being a huge mess with lots of wasted soap.

The high chair is no longer her friend. She wants to be in a big chair eating with big person utensils. It's messy but it makes her happy and she eats so we let her do it.

Her favorite foods are asparagus, green beans, chicken, cheese, broccoli and candy! She eats more but she always eats those first and wants seconds.

Molly still doesn't talk but there are a few words she says a lot. Eeww, ouw, poopoo, and booger. She tries saying, "Hi Tanner" but it's more, "Hi Tao". Otherwise she doesn't speak. She makes the noises of the animals when she sees them and she has learned a few signs. She knows: more, all done, please and thank you (which to her is the same as please for done reason). We ask her lots of yes and no questions because if she doesn't want something she'll say, "Num Num" while shaking her head no. When she sees food on tv or in books she says, "Mmm, num num num".

Despite not talking she understand a lot. We are in the spell it out if we don't want her to know stage. There's not a lot she doesn't understand and she's very obedient, most of the time, when we ask her to do things. Our sister-in-laws brother the other day said he thought Molly was super smart because she understand everything we tell her to do. Makes a mom feel good about her kid!! ;) Of course she's super smart, I raised her! Hehehe!! Just kidding, I don't know where she got it from but she knows a lot already.

We're so glad that we have Molly in our lives. It makes everyday a new adventure!!

Pushing the cart (or anything really) is one of her favorite things!

She's so silly and obsessed with wearing glasses.

She's been taking lots of naps here. While I nurse Tanner she snoozes by us.

Mommy Molly time at the park while dad watched Tanner at home.

Her first big ouchy after stepping off the side walk.

Giving George the Bear some loves!

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4 weeks/1 month

2011-05-16T16:46:00.001-06:00

My how times flies! Tanner has been in our family for a month. Crazy!!

He has really become a bottomless pit. He eats all the time!

He also really likes to be held. We have a hard time getting him to sleep by himself, especially at night. If he does get to sleep it's not very soundly. He grunts and groans, moans, squeaks... you name it. It's so loud that it wakes us in our room. Pretty sure he is the loudest baby in the world!

He hasn't smiled yet but I think it's getting closer. He tries to turn and look at us when he hears our voices.
Molly is still really good with Tanner. It's hard to keep her attention when he makes any noise though because she wants to run and check on him. The other night we were going to have family prayer in her room and Tanner was in the living room. She would not kneel down with us because she wanted Tanner there also, we had to move to the living room before she was happy.

I love our little family!

His cloth xs sized diaper still looks a little big to me!

One of my all time favorite things about babies is their cute wrinkly foreheads!

For some reason he was just sticking up both pinkies.

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Easter

2011-05-13T14:29:00.001-06:00

This year was a pretty laid back Easter. We went to church and then over to the Beck house for lunch.

After naps we had an Easter egg hunt with Nathan and Natalie. It was a lot of fun because Molly finally understood what she was suppose to do this year. Tanner enjoyed Easter also! He napped the whole day! Happy Easter, I hope yours was as good as ours!

And this was Tanner's Easter!

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First time mom?

2011-05-11T08:23:00.001-06:00

Today I read where someone said, even though they were pregnant with their second child they would always be a first time mom. I totally agree. I mean when do we become "experienced mom's" or second or third time moms? After your first are you then just considered a mom?

When I only had Molly so many people would say to me about different things, "Oh you're a first time mom" or "It's because you're a first time mom". Well to those people I just want to say, "No it's not!". I still treat Tanner the same way as Molly and I still have the same worries for him. And it's not because I'm a "first timer" anymore.

I think I may always be a first time mom! I don't feel like I'm not just because I have Tanner now. There are so many things that I'm learning with Molly (and Tanner). I'm still having to deal with terrible twos for the first time, temper tantrums, throwing food on the ground, naps, switching to a big girl bed, potty training and the list goes on... Aren't I suppose to be considered an experienced mom now???

I think I will just be a first time mom forever! There will be so many first that I will have to deal with, I don't know how I could ever be anything else?!? So here's to all of you "first time mom's" out there!!

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3 weeks

2011-05-10T10:30:00.001-06:00

This week was about the same as week 2. I think Tanner is starting to be able to focus a little more with his eyes. It seems like his hair is kind of getting curly too, we'll have to see if it falls out and comes back in different though.

He had his first bath this week. He wasn't a big fan in the very beginning but then decided that he really liked it. Especially when the water gets on his head!

He has been sleeping pretty good at night (except for about 3 nights). He had a little cold that made it hard for him to breath when we laid him down. He's better now though!

Molly still has some adjusting but is getting better. She's learning not to push on his body when she goes to give him kisses. She also likes to snuggle with both Tanner and I. It's so fun!

The sun was shining through our red curtain, that's why it's that color.

Both of my babies napping on me. I love it!!

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Motherhood

2011-05-09T12:54:00.001-06:00

Yesterday we celebrated Mother's Day. It was my first year as a mother of two. It wasn't anything terribly extraordinary but we did go and spend time with my mom. That was nice! (love you Mom)

I did a lot of thinking about Mother's Day. It took Brian and I a while before we were able to get pregnant. And even then we used fertility to get Molly here. With that said, Mother's Day was not my favorite day. I remember sitting in church waiting while the young women handed out the Mother's Day gifts. They were giving them out and I just tried to avoid eye contact because in a weird way I didn't think I deserved one because I wasn't able to be a mom. When someone noticed I hadn't gotten one yet they gave me one, but by that point I was trying not to cry and hold in what tears were coming. Even now I still get very emotional thinking about that. I wonder why I had those thoughts of not feeling good enough to be a mom. I now know that it was Satan trying to make me feel bad about myself. Sheri Dew in a talk entitled "Are we not all mothers?" said, "For Satan has declared war on motherhood. He knows that those who rock the cradle can rock his earthly empire. And he knows that without righteous mothers living and leading the next generation the kingdom of God will fall." He wanted me to feel depressed and bad about myself in hopes that I would not continue my path.

I truly feel for those who have not had the opportunity to have children yet, especially those who have been wanting them.

The hard thing to remember when we are going though these times (I sure didn't) is that we are all still divine daughters of our Heavenly Father. We are His royal heirs. With or without children, we are special to Him! Sheri Dew also said, "Of all the words they could have chosen to define her role and her essence, both God the Father and Adam called Eve "the mother of all living" - and they did so before she ever bore a child." "Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence if who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us." We have been blessed with so many wonderful gifts and bearing a child is only one of them. We must not forget how many other gifts we have. I know I did. I was so focused on having a kid that I almost forgot to live my life. Of course I was living but I wasn't enjoying it and making the most out of what I already had. I wish I would have!

I'm glad I have been blessed with my two wonderful munchkins and now my trial is teaching them and watching them stray sometimes. It's the price of being a mother. Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers, those who have bore children and those of you who are bearing with others. You are doing a wonderful job!

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Pregnancy Size Difference???

2011-05-04T14:46:00.012-06:00

Molly's pregnancy pictures are on the top and Tanner's are on the bottom. Any difference??

19 weeks

20 weeks

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22 weeks

24 weeks

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32 weeks

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36 weeks

2 weeks

2011-05-03T12:19:00.001-06:00

This past week has been about the same as week 1 except for one major change. Brian went back to work. I wasn't looking forward to it and still don't like it but... nothing we can do about it, so I've been adapting. I've been trying to make sure I spend some alone time with Molly even if it's just 10 minutes.

She is still learning to adapt to the change. Nursery at church has been a challenge because she has been really clingy. Hopefully the coming weeks will be better!

Tanner got a lot stronger this past week. He isn't as floppy and seems a little meatier. We had his 2 week appointment yesterday and he was up to 6 lbs 3 ozs (11th percentile). Past his birth weight so he must be eating well! He was also still 19 inches so no change there but that puts him in the 25th percentile for his height. He is as healthy as can be with no worries at all.

He's still been such a blessing to have and is wonderful. My lack of sleep is finally starting to catch up to me though, oh well, I guess that's all in a days work. Being a stay-at-home-mom is a full time job but it "pays" well!!! ;)

He purses his lips all the time, it's soooo cute!!
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I don't tell her to give him kisses she just does it by herself ALL THE TIME!!
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Week 1

2011-05-02T11:10:00.001-06:00

Super floppy!

Here's Tanner after the first week of having him home. What a joy he has been in our home. We've had a hard time getting him to sleep in his bed and stay awake long enough to eat a good hardy meal at night. Since we had his tongue clipped his rating had slowly been improving but he still pinches pretty good.

Molly is in love with him and it's been a learning adventure for her. She loves to give him kisses but it's hard for her to not smoosh him in the process. She has become very overly sensitive when we tell her anything and she hasn't been wanting to go to sleep at naps or at bedtime but hopefully that will pass soon. What a wonderful week it has been!

She really does love him, I think she was tired of me taking pictures!

In 0-3 month jammies. A little big on him! ;)

Getting some sun! He loves it.

Getting a washcloth bath!

Kind of a floppy head!

Ready to workout!

Ready for Uncle Mark's reception!

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Richard Tanner Beck

2011-04-25T14:26:00.001-06:00

On Friday early evening I started to notice that I was a little more wet "down there" than normal. Never having my water break like that with Molly I wasn't sure if that's what was thing on. I decided to wait until Saturday morning and see if it went away. Saturday morning came and it was the same so I called the hospital and they said to come in and they would check to see if it was amniotic fluid. We packed our hospital bag "just in case", dropped Molly off at Brian's parents house and headed over to the hospital. We got there around 10 am (Brian skipped his scout merit badge fair) they hooked me up to the monitors and then came in to test the fluid. We waited to hear the results and they came back as a positive for being amniotic fluid.

After talking with my doctor they decided to start pitocin since I had been leaking since the night before. (I was a little disappointed because Sister Barbara Thompson from the General Relief Society was coming to talk with our stake at 2 and I really didn't want to miss it)

They started the pit at 11:25 with me being dialated to a 1. I had really mild contractions for a while (I sent Brian out to get something to eat since I wasn't going to let him leave later). I was doing great and in a span of about 20 minutes the contains got horrible. She had the pit on the slowest drop and said my body was just taking over. I was able to get my epidural, I was only at like a 3.5 so I felt like a weiny, but... Holy Contractions (every 2 minutes from the beginning)!!! It worked for half of my body which was a really strange feeling. My mom got there just after the epidural.

The nurse came in and checked me after a while and I was at a 6. She left to call Dr. Mairs and let him know my progress. About 10 minutes later I felt a contraction that would not stop and there was a lot of pressure all of a sudden. I called for the nurse she came in to check me again to see what was going on. She said he was right there and I was ready to push. She didn't have time to call the dr earlier she would do it right away. It was going to take him about 15 minutes to get there. I just had to not push for that long. It was hard and even though I was not pushing he was coming out on his own. The nurse called in another nurse to help her in case she had to deliver him. Luckily Dr Mairs got there. Quickly suited up and then told me to push. It took one push to get his head out and another partial push to get his shoulders.

He was 6 lbs 1 oz, 19 inches long. He was severely tongue tied so we had to get that clipped at this appointment on Monday. (he ripped me up in the mean time) He was down to 5 lbs 8 ozs. I never thought I would have a 5 pounder.

After (an hour our so) I had Tanner I tried to get up to go to the bathroom and my leg that was numbed by the epidural wouldn't work for me. Out took about 4 hours before I was able to get up. Luckily that was pretty much the worst of it because everything else went great!

Heavenly Father blessed me because this recovery was far better than when I had Molly. I have still been able to take care of her! We are so glad and blessed to have Tanner come to us safe and sound!! We love him so much!

Molly was able to come to the hospital for a little bit and visit. She instantly fell in love with her new brother. Jeff wanted to hold him and Molly got really mad, crying and pointing at him because she wanted him back. It was so cute but sad at the same time. They will be good friends, we can't wait for them to get to know each other better!

After the epidural but before I had him.

More hospital pictures will be posted later when I get them off of our camera.

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36 week appointment

2011-04-13T21:48:00.001-06:00

I had my 36 week appointment yesterday. Last week I was down half a pound, this week I was up half a pound. Sitting right at 180, I thought for sure it would have been more since I enjoyed so much good food for Brian's birthday.

I lost, if not the whole thing, part of my mucus plug on Monday morning. When my doctor checked me he said there was no major change. If that means there was a little bit of change but nothing "major", I don't know??

My next appointment is Thursday of next week. We'll see how it goes until then.

P.S. Brian's prediction is that he well come this Sunday (the 17th).

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This is at 36 weeks & 4 days.

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The big 3.0.

2011-04-08T22:27:00.001-06:00

Today Brian celebrated his 30th birthday. I personally can't believe he's that old!! The rest of the family was in Denver (they still are there) for Mark's wedding. Unfortunatly with my due date fast approaching I'm not able to fly anymore and the 18 hours (including stopping time) it would have taken us to drive wasn't happening for my aching body. Brian didn't think he should leave me so he stayed too. Soooo... With all that said, it was just me, Molly and Brian this evening.

I made cheese and caramelized onion stuffed hamburgers. They were delicious!! Then we had some "cake" I made. It was a brownie and peanut butter mousse cake. Talk about a piece of heaven on earth! Yummmm! (Molly kept telling us the candles were hot when she saw the flames, so cute and funny!)

Brian got some gifts and was able to get lots of relaxing in. Molly got him a balloon (one of her favorite things), then we hid it and he went on a scavenger hunt to find it with her.

It was so nice to have a reason to celebrate Brian! He's so wonderful and works so hard for our family. We love you!

You don't have to look at all the pictures, I mostly did them for our own memories.

Helping Dad eat his candy!

Homemade buns, never done it before but they were good!

Even had bacon!

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Molly's 18 months

2011-04-07T15:51:00.001-06:00

Oh how time flies. I have a little girl who is officially in Nursery at church. It doesn't seem like in only 6 more months I'll have a two year old. It might not be too much of a change though since she already acts like one. We are getting used to stepping over her as she throws super fits on the ground!! But other than being stubborn, throwing fits and getting into EVERYTHING she is wonderful.

She loves:
•giving hugs around the neck
•giving kisses
•kissing baby brother
•saying hi to baby brother by rubbing my tummy
•throwing things away (even some things that don't need to be!)
• sitting and reading with you
• playing with her cousins
• snuggling in bed with us (we love it to)
• singing and dancing
• taking care of her baby doll
• making nests with her blankets, stuffed animals and anything small
• fake laughing when other people laugh
• spotting bugs and pretending to smash them (even if it is just a picture of one!)
• going outside (especially when the animals are outside too)

She it's so sweet and loving, we just love having her around!!

Today she had her dr appointment and got checked out and had two shots. :( She is:

•21 lbs 12 oz- 13th percentile
•31.5 inches- 40th percentile

Excited that she kissed the baby!

Upset she couldn't have the camera.

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Drive up to the dam!

2011-04-05T22:47:00.001-06:00

This evening we took a drive up to the Owyhee dam. We heard it was really high and they were letting water out so we wanted to see it. CRAZY!!! I have never seen the water that high. It was flooding a lot of area. We got up to it and looked at the glory hole, which was absolutely amazing, and the water they were releasing.

We stopped and looked at Snively Hot Springs, which is one of our favorite local places to go. They were completely under water. You couldn't even recognize the place.

It was so cool and lots of fun for all of us.

The glory hole!

Sorry it was chilly and the sun was trying to go down plus the picture snapped before we were ready... But it's a little family picture!

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What I love...

2011-04-03T16:39:00.001-06:00

What do I love about the gospel of Jesus Christ? Good question, I've been thinking about it quite a bit recently.

• I love that we have temples. To go in we have to be worthy, they are great guidelines to live by. It enriches my life probably more than I even know.

Being in the temple helps me to forget the things of the world. It has such a wonderful and calming feeling! There is no other place I can think of that is so relaxing.

• I love that I'm able to be sealed to my family for all eternity. The knowledge that I can be with Brian beyond "til death do us part" is such a comforting thought. That if my children die, I can still be with them and live with them once I die. I can't imagine loosing a loved one without knowing that I could live with them again. What a sad and scary thought.

• I love that every week I can go to church and partake of the sacrament. I can be clean again, after repenting it's just like I never committed that sin. It's just like I am freshly baptized. What a wonderful feeling, it's like a weight gets lifted off of your back every week!

• I love that we have a prophet and apostles. He's not just my prophet but everyones. He (and all of the other men and women that lead the church) has such uplifting things to tell us. It's so nice to know that there is still someone on the earth who receives revelation for us all.

• I love that I have the knowledge of prayer and that I can receive my own personal inspiration.

• I love that someday I will be resurrected. My body will be perfect!! Who doesn't want that? (luckily we all will be)

• I love all of the scriptures that we have. I love that I can learn about the Savior. Who he taught, what he taught, how he lived, how he died, how he lived again and who he visited afterward. There are so many things to learn from the scriptures, and everytime you read you learn something new!

• I love being able to meet with others once a week who share my views and are striving to live well also.

• I love that we can have the knowledge of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. They are all seperate, they all love us and they all have our well being in mind.

There are many many more things that I love about the gospel of Jesus Christ! It's such a wonderful knowledge to have. Our world would have so much more comfort and peace if we all had this same knowledge, I love it!

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Baby #2 ultrasound

2011-04-01T13:25:00.001-06:00

Well yesterday we were blessed to be able to see our growing littlest squirt. We were a little concerned after our last appointment because I was measuring small. Good news is: he is measuring to the day the size he's suppose to. Right around 5.5 pounds right now. Hopefully he'll be a little early cause that would put him at 8 pounds if he continues to grow like he's suppose to. Yikes!! My tummy is still measuring small though, about 2 weeks smaller. (I gained 3 pounds in two weeks though. Now up to 180, yuck!)

We also made sure he was a boy (since Brian and I didn't actually see "it" last time). He for sure is a boy, we saw "it" in all it's glory this time. ;)

She thought for a minute that he may of had a club foot but after checking more doesn't think he does. It would be easily fixable with braces for a while if so, so we aren't worried at all about it either way.

He has some hair that she could see. His left foot was up on his head the whole time, so he's pretty flexable. She was in love with his beautiful lips (she also loved Molly's in her ultrasound).

He is just perfect and we are so excited to finally meet him in a few weeks!!! We love our little man already!

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Spring break time!

2011-03-28T13:29:00.001-06:00

Brian had his spring break this last week! It was so nice to have him home for a whole week. Despite the nasty rainy weather most days we got a lot of work done inside and outside! I now feel a lot more prepared for the baby to come too.

We didn't go anywhere or "do" a whole lot of exciting things but on Saturday I decided that we were going to have some fun so I told Brian we were going swimming. We went over to the pool in Ontario where they were having a family swim. I didn't get any pictures to prove it but we did have a lot of fun! Molly's favorite pat was the hot tub, she loved the warmth and bubbles that it made. (don't worry anyone, I didn't get in I only put my feet in.)

I think we are going to try and go more often!?! (we also went to jack-in-the-box, and we hardly ever go out to eat!)

On another note, Molly is obsessed with bugs. She always spots them and points them out to us. Today she spotted a spider and told me about it then smacked her hand down to tell to squish it (which by the way is the cutest thing ever when she pretends to squish bugs!). I grabbed something and smooshed after which she proceeded to clap for me. Yeah, I felt like the coolest mom ever!! Thank you, thank you, I am an amazing spider killer, what can I say!?!?

I love having a one (and almost half) year old around!

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32 week appointment

2011-03-22T22:15:00.001-06:00

On Thursday of last week I had my 32 week dr appointment. Dr Mairs was delivering a baby so I was seen by the midwife, Raquel. She was wonderful! I asked her about my weight gain, my size and the position of this little guy. She said I was measuring small but his heart sounded great so they'll just check to make sure everything is good when I have my 34 week ultrasound. She'll see me again then because Dr Mairs will be at a conference. I'm glad cause she knows whats going on from seeing me this time.

She said his head is down and is small, not like "some of the basketball heads" that she sees.

I also did gain some weight! Trust me, I've been trying! ;) I think I'm up 21 pounds if I did my math right. That makes me feel a lot better.

So... so far, so good! And we get to see our baby next week!! Yeah!!!!

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The day in the life of a one year old!!

2011-03-22T01:49:00.001-06:00

It's a hard life but someone's gotta do it!

Eat,
Play,
Look at baby brother,
Dress yourself (not too shabby),
Look out the window,
Color on things you're not suppose to,
Look out the window,
Play,
Eat,
Play,
Look out the window,
Play,
Be cute,
... You get the picture!!!!

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Changing Table Monkey!

2011-03-14T15:49:00.001-06:00

Molly has started climbing the changing table. She's up it in like 10 seconds. Luckily she has also learned to come back down. It took her a little longer to learn to come down but I'm so glad she did!!! I haven't gotten video of her going up because out happens too fast but I have a couple of her como ng down. She's our little monkey for sure!

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Randomness

2011-03-14T15:32:00.001-06:00

Just thought I would add a few of the random things that we've been up to. Three of the pictures are older but I just got them and they are really cute.

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32 weeks

2011-03-13T21:39:00.001-06:00

Here is 32 weeks pregnant with baby #2.

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Devastation in Japan

2011-03-11T11:34:00.001-07:00

Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to those who are in areas of the world that have been affected by the earthquake in Japan. It was an 8.9 magnitude that hit followed by a tsunami, flooding, fire and a whirlpool.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598

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Bountiful Basket

2011-03-05T18:43:00.003-07:00

Today I picked up my bountiful basket. For those who don't know what it is it is an organization that provides fresh fruit and veggies at a low cost. You order online the Monday (or Tuesday) before the Saturday pickup. It's $15 for a big "basket" of produce. The catch is: you don't get to pick out what you want. Everyone gets exactly the same stuff.

Today I did it for the first time. (after hearing about it a lot) I got: VEGGIES: a bundle of spinach, turnips, an acorn squash, baby potatoes, green beans, tomatoes and zucchini. FRUIT: 9 oranges, 10 apples, 10 bananas, a pineapple and 3 mangos.

I'm so excited! Now I just need to figure out what to do with turnips???

If you want to are if there is a drop of location in your area go to bountifulbaskets.org (you may have to go in after noon (12) on Monday and before 10pm on Tuesday?)

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A new favorite!

2011-03-02T16:30:00.001-07:00

Molly has the book Bambi and loves it! Yesterday it came out on dvd and we had a $10 off coupon so we bought it. Molly got to watch it before bed and fell in love. She was pointing and squealing. She'd also dance to any of the music.

It was so cute to watch her watch it! Bambi may be a new permanent resident in our house!

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Big news from our little family!

2011-02-28T14:13:00.001-07:00

A big change has started in our family. Brian is in grad school!! His masters will be in teacher leadership. It was a really quick and almost last minute enrollment process but now he is signed up for and taking his first 2 classes. It will take a lot of time, money and hard work but it will be good in the end. Good luck Brian, Molly and I's prayers are with you.

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30 weeks

2011-02-27T21:01:00.001-07:00

Here is me and Baby Beck #2 at 30 weeks. He's growing slowly but surely!

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Valentine's Forever!?! I think so!

2011-02-23T16:41:00.001-07:00

On Friday February 9th, 2007 Brian came to Rexburg where I was living while I went to BYU-Idaho. He made the trip over from Nyssa to take me to the Sweetheart's Ball. I got a dress we both got flowers for each other. We went to the dance with our friends Connel and Laura Petterson. After getting our pictures taken we danced for about an hour.

Brian then left me on the floor with Connel and Laura to go to the bathroom. Lucky it was a fast song so it wasn't that awkward but then a slow song came on and I was pretty much the only "single" on the floor. Connel was nice and tried dancing with Laura and I at the same time. As the song came to an end Brian came back and started pulling me to the middle of the floor saying he wanted to finish the song with me. As the song ended I started looking for Connel and Laura, when out of the corner of my eye I noticed Brian pulling a little mic out of his suit pocket. I didn't understand why he had it, I tried to rationalize other reasons he would have it. Then he called for everyones attention. I still didn't believe what was going on. He told everyone that we had been dating for a while now and that he loved me very much. Then he got on his knee with the ring (that was also in his suit pocket) and asked me if I would be his Valentine forever. He held the mic up to me and I tried to squeak out a yes, nothing came so he told me to say it again so everyone could hear. I finally got the yes out. We hugged and danced to the song, Broken Road, that Brian had requested. I was still so in shock that he had to ask me if I wanted to put the ring on because I was just hugging him while holding it in the box.

The whole time he was talking and on his knee I was just trying to breath and not pass out. I kept thinking that everyone would see my underwear if I fell so I couldn't pass out. Luckily I didn't!!! Brian was pretty nervous too but he didn't show it.

Unfortunatly Brian was the only one who knew what was going on so we didn't get any pictures of it happening but we do have the dance picture!

This February 9th we were able to attend a Sweethearts dinner that was a fundraiser for Girls Camp. It was so nice and pictures were included so, 4 years to the day we decided it would be fun if we wore the same outfits (yes we do still have them) for the picture. I'm a little pregnant now and I wasn't then but the print and angle seem to hide it pretty well. Enjoy cause we did!! (sorry the first picture is a picture of the picture)

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Sick again

2011-02-22T11:42:00.001-07:00

This season has not been a good one for us in the health department. For some reason Molly and I especially can't seem to stay healthy for very long. It really stinks. Molly and I both woke up about a week ago with a runny nose, it is still lingering around. Molly's has been getting worse. Yesterday her cough got really bad and her eyes started looking yucky so I took her to the doctor. She has a virus so now we just wait it out. Two good things though: we didn't have to get an antibiotic and Molly has been sleeping in! Yeah, other than that... I hope this all goes away quick and doesn't come back!!

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28 weeks

2011-02-16T16:41:00.001-07:00

Here is Baby Beck #2 at 28 weeks. I'm not as big as I thought I would be at this point. So far I'm only up 14 pounds. Crazy!

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What a good day!

2011-02-10T13:58:00.001-07:00

I can't believe what a good day it's been so far! Molly went without a diaper until about 1 (nap time), she only had one pee accident! When nap time came she very willingly let me put her diaper on (which never happens). Then to top it off, she only came out one time before she fell asleep IN HER BED for her nap!!

What is going on today? Why am I being so spoiled? I'm going to try and not get used to it though! ;)

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Just some pics

2011-02-07T16:50:00.001-07:00

• My "hairy" baby!
• Sick and falling asleep in the tub.
• Sick and sleeping again.
• Stuffed animal-aholic. (just like Mommy)
• Watching tv from on top of the chair.
• Waving from her chair.
• Cheeser!
• Cheesers!

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Poor thing

2011-02-02T09:57:00.001-07:00

Brian found Molly sleeping on the couch this morning with her bear. I got up to a horrible smell (her diaper) and now she is sleeping on my floor at 10 am after coming in and sleeping an hour in our bed. I don't think she is feeling good. We'll see how the rest of the day goes?!

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Update...

2011-01-30T19:49:00.001-07:00

Last night I put Molly down in her bed and she came out once. I put her back and then knelt by her bed and sang primary songs to her. She was out cold really fast!!

Then I was awakened to her sporadic crying at 5 am. I went in to check on her and she wasn't in her bed. After saying her name a little bit (since it was dark) she made a noise and I was able to find her. To my surprise (and probably hers) she had her head stuck under her changing table. She was on her knees with her bum in the air and her head sideways under the table. I got her out and layed in bed with her til she went back to sleep.

All I can think is that she either fell or climbed out of bed and fell asleep on the floor. Since she is a wiggly sleeper, like her mother, she lyrically wiggled over to it and woke up to find herself stuck. I think that would be scary to wake up to!

That's our first adventure in bed training, I'm sure it won't be the last either!

On another note, for my own records mostly, I got weighed again on Thursday. I was down 5 lbs from my appointment weight. So now I have gained a total of 11 pounds. I like that number more because that means I can gain more later if needs be. We'll see.

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Big girl bed, here we come!

2011-01-29T16:43:00.001-07:00

Since we will be having the new baby pretty soon we decided to go ahead and switch Molly over to her new bunk beds. We put them up yesterday afternoon and let her check it out. SHE LOVES IT!!! She goes crazy climbing in and out, snuggling into her pillows and blankets and trying to jump on it (while bonking her head).

When it comes to staying in it to go to sleep though it's a different story. We finally got her to sleep last night when she came walking out 3 hours later ready to play. After Brian had "bed duty" she went back down at 1:30 am.

Nap time today was an adventure again. We'll see how this continues to play out. Hopefully she'll get used to it sooner rather than later.

Most of the pictures are of her playing on the top bed, but she sleeps on the bottom.

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Who needs clothes?

2011-01-25T09:16:00.001-07:00

This past week Molly has decided that shoes and socks are not for her. (especially the socks) She goes crazy if she can't get them off herself.

Then it progressed to mad fits if she realized she had footie jammies on. She squeals and tries ripping them off.

This morning she decided that her shirt had to go. She kept lifting her arms up so I could pull it off for her. I told her she would get cold so I wouldn't do it. Soooo... She did it herself! It seemed to fix the problem!

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Weight Gain

2011-01-21T11:28:00.001-07:00

I had a check up yesterday for the baby. Everything was fine but holy cow I gained some weight! At my last check up (21 weeks) I had only gained 5 pounds. I was feeling pretty good about not gaining a lot. Then there was yesterday... I gained 11 pounds. In one month, that's double what I had gained for 5 months. Crazy!! I asked my dr about it and he said I was just fine. That made me feel better! So until my last week in my second trimester I have only gained 16 pounds. Not too bad still!! With Molly I gained 35 pounds and I exercised and worked all the time. This time not so much so I need to start walking or swimming.

One thing I have been struggling with during this pregnancy is my weight. I know I need to gain weight for the health of the baby, I know... but it's really hard for me to mentally want to gain it. I was doing so well with the biggest loser, losing weight and really starting to feel good about the way I was looking. Going immediatly from weight lose mode to weight gain mode has been hard. I'm trying to get over it but I'm sure going to be excited when I can start going back out and loosing it again!

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Adventures in potty training!

2011-01-19T11:20:00.001-07:00

I don't actually consider myself potty training yet but since Molly is showing an interest I'm not stopping her.

One way I've been trying to get Molly to understand pee and poo is by telling her when she has pood in her diaper. I fan my nose and say things like: stinky, poo poo, gross, peu (sp?). On Monday Molly came up to me and started fanning her bum. I asked her if she went poo. She had but it was just a bit, so I changed her, while her diaper was off I put her on the potty. She pood in the toilet!!! Yeah!!

This morning Molly came up to me and started tugging on her diaper. I asked if she needed to go potty. She started running into the bathroom. I put her on the potty and after a minute she pood!! Yeah!! I took her off and she ran naked. I got a diaper and put it down, when I went to get her she had a turd sitting in front of her. GROSS!! I grabbed her and put her back on the potty. On the way there I noticed another turd on the kitchen floor. SUPER GROSS!! While she was on the potty the second time she pood more. Crazy! I got her down to give her a treat and she stepped right in the turd on the kitchen floor then started walking. OH MY GOODNESS!! I got smart and put her in the tub this time then cleaned and sanitized the poo.

All that nastiness aside I think she may be getting it a little bit! We'll see where this takes us.

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