Beckham Meets Santa... Again and Again!

I hate when I get behind like this. I end up forgetting important things I wanted to write about. When I last wrote, we had just set up our Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving and now tomorrow is already Christmas Eve! I hope I can remember everything!

Well over the last three weeks, Beckham has sat on Santa's lap three times! But wait, he has one more turn to go! So far, he has cried every time but he lets us get a decent shot of him before he begins. The first time, we took him to the mall to take a picture of him sitting on Santa's lap with us for our Christmas card. He sat there for a while staring at Santa. He didn't start to cry until the two workers tried getting his attention to smile at the camera. Then he started with the pouty lip before the cry came. He looked so cute. The photographer was able to get a picture of him right as he started to cry and it looks like he's smiling!

The second time he sat on Santa's lap was at my mom's Christmas party for her daycare. The kids were already taking turns sitting on his lap when we walked in and Beckham was the last to go so he pretty much went straight to Santa. Beckham sat there for a long time before crying and kept looking up at Santa. When he started to pout, Santa handed him a gift and it quieted him down for a little while longer. Eventually he started pouting and saying, "Muuuum". Oh he's just so cute!

For years I've been taking my youngest brother and sister to Celebration In The Oaks so it's a big tradition for us. This year was so exciting because I finally got to take my little baby. They had a lot of rides and Beckham ended up getting scared of the roller coaster and the carousel. But this was the third time he got to sit on Santa's lap. This time as soon as he was seated on Santa's lap, he started crying and reaching for me. The photographer was great and grabbed his attention for a second to get a pic of him looking at the camera. I can't believe I still don't have a picture of him crying on Santa's lap!

Our family Christmas Eve party tomorrow night will be the fourth and final time this year that Beckham will be sitting on Santa's lap. This time I will get a pic of him crying!

A couple weeks ago, we had our annual Christmas gathering with my maternal grandfather. We were able to get a pic of all the kids together on the couch although it wasn't a very good one. Anyway, below is the pic of all 6 of my Paw Paw's great grandchildren.

Last week, I took him to The Monkey Room with my friend Crystal and her daughter J'Lynn. The place is set up as an indoor playground with a small section for babies. Beckham did so great playing there just as I knew he would. Once he felt comfortable, he was climbing and crawling everywhere by himself. He loved going down the slides but his favorite part was a big mirror they have set up at the top of the jungle gym... of course!

On Monday, Beckham cut another tooth! It's been about 2 1/2 months since he got one so I've been patiently waiting as he's been teething like hell. He got his upper left tooth and it shows really well when he smiles big. You can't see it any of the photos below but I just love his big smile in these pics.

Last night our dog, Bunny Boo was chewing on a bone and Beckham wanted it so bad. Every time he would put his hand near it, Bunny Boo would start growling so Beckham would look at me and whine. I caught some of it on video but I think it may be too dark to see anything, especially since Bunny Boo is black. Here it is anyway!

Beckham is so stubborn! Haha! Today he kept putting his hand in Joshua's mouth so Joshua was biting down on it to teach him to stop when he feels pain, but Beckham just kept sticking it back in! When he would feel a bite, he would pull it out, look at me and fuss; but then he would stick it back in again! He did this like 10 times until he finally gave up. I was able to catch the last couple times on video.

We've been trying to teach Beckham not to touch or play with certain things like outlets or dvd players, and he really is incredibly stubborn. He reaches for it and when he hears us say, "Don't touch!" he pulls his hand back before he touches it and cries. Then he slowly starts to move his hand back and we tell him again, and he does the same thing. He puts his hand down and cries. It's so adorable. He does it several times until he crawls away crying, but there are times when he never wants to give up.

Beckham is so quick at eating with his fingers now. He eats so fast and will eat hand fulls if I let him. He's also at that stage where he wants to put everything in his mouth. The other day I found a little, round bead in his mouth; and he loves to take bites out of paper. He even picks up pieces of hair off the carpet and tries to eat them! Dirty boy!

Beckham is saying "Mama" a lot now, but he still mostly says "Muuuuuuuum" when he's crying. One day the three of us were riding in the car and Beckham was in the backseat talking to himself and laughing. He would say, "Dada" and laugh and then say "Mama" and laugh. He's also starting to say "Hi" when he waves!

Beckham is a little monster in the bath tub! He can never sit still in there. He is always trying to crawl and roll around, and he tries to pull himself up on the side of the tub and play with the faucet. Bath time was a serious problem for me, especially with my growing belly. I would pretty much break my back trying to keep the boy from drowning. Finally, I bought one of those blow up bath ducks that you put in the tub and boy does it make a difference! Because it creates such a small place for Beckham to bathe, he now just sits there the whole time. I advise all mommies of little monsters to buy one of these!

A couple weeks ago I took some pictures of Beckham in a santa suit that his Nonna bought him. He just wanted to grab the camera the whole time but I was still able to get some decent shots. When I was taking the santa suit off of him after the photoshoot, he puked all over it! And I don't just mean a little spit up... he really puked! I think I accidentally choked him with it when I was getting it over his head :(. You can view all the photos at www.StaceyBreaux.com/eightmonths.html.

Speaking of pictures, Joshua, Beckham and I went to a portrait studio to have some family pics taken along with some studio shots of Beckham for Christmas. I have a couple posted below but they're blurry because they were saved off the website. Once I get my copies in, I can scan and repost them.

I have a couple videos of Beckham being silly from a few weeks ago. In the first video, he had just gotten done eating and was make funny faces and sounds while saying "dada". In the second video, he waves and says "dad".

Some pics of my sleepy boys:

About Baby Breaux #2:

Everett must have recently gone through a big growth spurt because the movement is so strong! Before I was just feeling kicks and punches, but now it feels like he's rolling around in there. I'm also able to see the movement from the outside now. He should be over a foot long now and weighing over a pound! I feel like my belly (and everything else) has grown quite a bit too. We had our last appointment on December 15th and I went in weighing 134lbs which means I gained a total of 9lbs so far. Everett's heartbeat was still fast, beating at 160bpm. I can't believe I'm getting so close to meeting him.... less than 4 months to go!

As far as how I've been feeling... let's just say that I feel like I'm in the third trimester although I'm still not quite there yet. I'm feeling so much weight and pressure low in my stomach. It feels like Everett is sitting right on my bladder too and I'm going to the bathroom every 15 minutes with barely anything coming out. During the night, I wake up to pee about 5-10 times, varying from night to night. No exaggeration! I've also been having a lot of acid reflux which I didn't get until the third trimester for Beckham. I'm still having terrible cravings too, and I feel like I'm always tired even when I'm well rested. After being pregnant for almost a year and half straight, I'm finally getting tired of it. As much as I love pregnancy, I didn't think I'd ever say that.

Here are some pics of Everett! The first is his profile which we think looks a lot different than Beckham's did. The second is a pic of his booty and penis... definitely a boy!