yes *FIVE* months

Dear Beckett,

Will you please stop growing? Over the last FIVE MONTHS, you have changed SO much, and I can only imagine you will keep changing everyday. You are such an AMAZING five-month-old. You rarely cry, give grins freely, eat whatever we put in front of you, do great on as much or as little sleep we give you, are so easy-going, cuddle up to us, let us squeeze your guts, and just about every other PERFECT quality. We know too well that you won't always be this way. (We've done this experiment twice with your older brothers). We know you will grow up TOO fast. Although we will always love you, and you will undoubtedly always be an amazing little guy, for now we love you just the way you are. 

With love, 

Mommy & Daddy

Highlights over the past month:

• Discovered your THUMB. And you love that you have a best friend that is permanently attached to your body, and who is there any time you need it. :)
• Started EATING BABY FOOD. I (Mom) rushed out the door to the General Relief Society dinner/broadcast... totally forgetting to bring you with me. It came time for you to eat, and Dad gave you rice cereal for the first time. AND, he even took pictures for Mom! You did great, and have since tried green beans, sweet potatoes and peaches. Yum, Yum!
  
• You love to SWING at the park and in our backyard. 
• Started using your BUMBO, and even got so comfy (and neglected) once, that you fell asleep! Thanks again thumb! :)
• Started using your new blankie... a SwaddleMe blankie to keep you snug. You LOVE it, but always get your thumb out somehow! 
• Moved to your CRIB and have been SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT ever since! You go down between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. and sleep until 6:30 a.m. or so. I feed you, and you go back to sleep until about 8:00 a.m. You have also settled in to more of a nap routine... and prefer a short nap in the morning and a longer afternoon nap. You don't always get them though, as you are subject to your older brothers' schedules.
• You are getting around better and better... not quite crawling, but you seem to roll or SCOOT BACKWARDS to anything you want. You even get yourself stuck under the edges of the furniture... and you're still smiling!
• If I start talking to you close to your mouth, you will start talking back and try to MIMIC what I am doing. 
• Got neglected during October General Conference while we potty-trained Gunner.
• You love being in on the action... WRESTLING with your brothers and Dad. You are always smiling... even when you are getting "smeared". 
• You will just CHILL on us, and let us cuddle you.... we hope you are always like this.
• Go to the gym 3x a week with mom, and just hang out in your car seat watching the older kids play.
• Still love your BATHS, and especially chewing and sucking on everything now.

Some of your OUTINGS this month:

• FIRST MLB BASEBALL GAME! Royals v. White Sox 9/20/08. You did SO great... like always.
  

• SWIMMING at the community center (no pics... got to get some from friends).
• KIDS DAY at the park on base.
• SNAKES ALIVE demonstration at the Community Center.
• Day trip to St. Louis to the TEMPLE.
• Dinner at the BELLS' house.
• BYU FOOTBALL GAMES at the Cochran's house with the Heaths.
• Picnics at the PARK after preschool on Wednesdays. (or STORYTIME at the library if bad weather)
• PARK with Seelingers.
• National Fire Safety Week brought the FIRE PARADE of about 20 different trucks, right in front of our house! Thought you might be scared, but you did great.