No High Fives

Shonn sent me this video at work on Monday. It made me laugh out loud.  I just can't believe how ornery Beckett is being to him!

Pomegranate Fan

I don't remember ever eating a pomegranate.  Janis and Beckett went to the grocery store yesterday and did some exploring. They found one there and she brought it home.  Beckett kept calling it an apple, so Shonn looked up how to eat a pomegranate online and found out how to cut it open.  It's a beautiful fruit!  When he was cutting it, Beckett and I watched and B kept saying, "Daddy. Cut. Apple," but when we got inside, the seeds were like mini, transparent, purple pieces of corn.  Beckett was confused.  Then he tasted one and it was like, "Candy! Apple! Yum!"  He loved it.  It was fun to see what it looked like inside and to taste the fruit, which was delicious.  Shonn found some ideas on how to eat/use pomegranate, but we just ate it straight from the fruit.  As you can see, Beckett enjoyed it.  Thanks, Grandma Hild! :)

MMM, MMM, Good.

Beckett loves corn on the cob.  Grandma Hild brought some today and it was a treat.  He ate almost every kernel off the corn, while taking plenty of time to pause and tell us, "mm, mm, good," and "corn good!" 

 

 

 

Great-Grandpa K

We visited Grandpa Kracht over Columbus Day weekend.  Beckett loved Katie, their German Shorthair, and kept saying, "doggie, hug," and hugging her.  Plus, when she wagged her tail, which is bobbed, he would laugh hysterically and say, "Ding dong, ding dong!"  Grandpa really got a kick out of it.

From Baby to Boy

 

It's amazing what a haircut can do.

 

I have been dragging my feet on cutting Beckett's hair.  1) Because it's so pretty and simultaneously cool; and 2) Because I still think of him as a baby.  But. I had Monday off school, and I was noticing how it had started itching the back of his neck (communicated as "ow-ee"), and it also was getting long.  Really long.

 

So, we did it!  Before we went to the salon, I cut a little at home and tried propping up my phone to get a video of it. 

 

 

Then we went to Exsalonce and he did GREAT! He sat so still and loved the water bottle. 

Now, he's a grown boy and just as cute as ever.

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Baby Pictures!

Now that we are sharing our good news, I can properly introduce you to the peanut!

We are considered "high risk," and although that sounds scary, it actually means we get to see the baby a LOT!   In the most amazing gift EVER, we actually saw the little one's heartbeat at 6 weeks. 

We got to say hello again around 8 weeks,

The peanut at 8 weeks - September 10th. Heart rate = 168

and then on Friday, the little one was waving to us!

12 weeks, 2 days; measuring 12 weeks 6 days.  Heart rate = 161

Baby Hild was really moving at the doctor’s office at our appointment on Friday!  The sonographer (who we love!) took tons of pictures and said she could tell if baby was a boy or girl but since the stubborn little one had crossed legs, she wouldn’t say. (Plus she said it was too early for them to technically be able to tell, so she couldn’t.)  So, our next ultrasound isn’t for eight weeks, and that’s when they will (hopefully) be able to determine gender! 

In the meantime, we took a gender prediction test, and it said BOY! 

Taken on Wednesday, October 3rd: 12 weeks!

 I think it would be wonderful for Beckett to have a little brother.  They would have such fun when they were little and I can imagine them being such great friends when they grow up!  If baby is a boy, we might have them share a room while they are young.  My sister and I shared a room for years, and although there were lots of fights over clothes, there were also lots of late nights laughing, talking, and becoming very close.  I think it would be good for them.

Of course, we will be very happy with a boy or a girl, we just pray the little one is healthy and happy! In the meantime, we are really enjoying this special gift...and all the pictures!

A BABY!

We took some pictures today to announce our exciting news: We are having a baby in April!  

This one is my favorite because it's exactly how we are.

I like this one because Beckett is pointing at the photographer. (Grammy!)