Our growing family

First (if anyone still reads this blog), I better warn you that this update will be mostly pictures.

The first thing I better get to is introducing the newest member of our fam, Mr. Calvin Douglas. He is absolutely adorable and has been such a good baby. Calvin and Beckett have already been polar opposites so far; Calvin is so laid back and has been from birth, and Beckett, well.. is not, and never has been. Haha. It has been so fun to see the two of them together. Beckett has lots of concern for his baby brother, and is very protective of him. Sometimes he gets a little excited and rough houses too close to Calvin which freaks me out, but he means well and loves to be near him. He loves to hold him whenever he can, and tries to calm him down when he cries. It’s cute. Plus, Calvin has been fascinated with Beckett from the get go. When Beckett was born, it was so fun to see him respond to both Matt’s voice and mine right away, since he recognized us right away, but with Calvin, he recognized our voices as well as Beckett’s from the beginning, and it has been fun to watch Calvin just try to follow Beckett with his eyes as he is pingponging off the walls. We have loved watching the two of them bond already, and we’re really looking forward to watch the two of them as they continue to grow and bond. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of August, Beckett started attending preschool. I was really freaking out about shipping my little 3 year old baby off on a bus by himself, but he has done so amazing from the beginning, and he LOVES it. Starting school hasn't phased him at all, he has just thrived with it from the start. I am so, so proud of him. Plus, I don't have enough nice things to say about his teachers and the speech therapists that work with him. He has only been in school for less than 3 months and he's a completely different kid. About 3-4 weeks in we started noticing such a huge difference in his speech. His speech has now improved so much, it's like they just cracked him right open. Now he's a chatterbox because he can actually express what he is trying to say, and it is obvious that he is much less frustrated than he was a few months ago since he can now communicate with us. I am so glad he can finally express himself to us and tell us what has been in his head all this time.  Beckett is my best buddy. He cracks me up every single day. There are still some times that he is a little challenging, and sometimes he just plain drives me crazy, but those times are getting fewer and farther in between as we are both learning what he needs and how to achieve that every day. Most of the time he is just a happy, animated, funny, sassypants daredevil little boy. I sure love having him around. 

 

 

 

 

What can I say about this guy?

 

He's such a studmuffin. He is the best teammate I could ask for. He takes care of our family in so many ways and I am so thankful he is mine. He helps me with whatever I need; no questions asked and no judgments. He is a hard worker and I’m so glad he is finally in a field that he loves because he is so much happier. I have seen many of my friends from high school who have deadbeat dads for hubbies and it makes me so sad for them, but I know I’ll never have that problem in my marriage. I knew before we got married that he would be the best dad. I love that he gets down and plays with Beckett and Calvin too, whenever he can. He loves our family and shows us every day by giving us his time, even when I know he is so tired. I don’t know how I lucked out so much, but I really did, and I am so thankful for that. 

Matt has recently interviewed to be a patrol officer, and I'm really hoping he gets a spot soon so he can get out of corrections and be doing what he really wants to be doing. We are crossing our fingers that at the start of the year he can go out.  

It is so funny that when a new baby joins your family it feels like that little person has been there all along. It is hard to remember being a family of 3, and I mean that in the best way possible. I love that my boys have each other and I hope they are close buddies throughout their lives. I really worried that I was going to have my hands too full caring for a baby on top of my sometimes demanding little man, but I told myself everything would work out, and it has. Beckett has been an awesome helper for me, and Calvin is such a chill baby most of the time. Plus, it is good for Beckett to learn patience when he’s not getting all the attention, which he is definitely not used to. The change around our house has been good for all of us, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for us.