Hot Hot Codi

Here is a picture of us three weeks after Codi gave birth. She can already fit into her pre-pregnancy clothes. As you can see from the picture I am still trying to fit into the clothes that I wore before Codi got pregnant.

Meet the Family

Xander took his first trip this past weekend. We crossed our fingers that he would sleep the whole 3 hours it takes to get to Dallas and he listened to mommy and daddy. My family got to see him for the first time, we hope to take him to Utah on my Spring Break to let him meet the Kendells. My family loved him but there was only one problem with him meeting my family. There was a lot of fighting about who was going to hold him next and who was going to hold him the longest. Then there was the discussion of what the grand kids are going to call grandma and grandpa, (grams, grammy, mima, big mamma, granny, g-ma, or just plain ole grandma) Here are some pictures of my family with him.

Seeing Eye to Eye

I just wanted to show everyone this picture of Xander with his head up, I dont look that good but I thought this was the greatest picture ever. He is doing good holding his head up. I make him work out all the time. Just so everyone knows, this is Xander at a little under three weeks.

Throw Your Hands in the Air

From the first day in the hospital we have noticed that Xander loves his arms and his hands. We cannot swaddle him with his hands trapped. His hands have to be free and they have to be around his face. He has some really funny poses that he does with his hands and here is just a little collection of pictures of Xander with his hands up in the air. We have also come to realize that he has inherited his dads, CRICKET disease, which runs in the Beck family. The cricket syndrome is where the legs constantly move at night, rubbing back and forth. So basically he will be all warm and cozy in his blankets when we set him down to sleep and when we go and pick him up the blankets are not where they were. Dang that Beck curse!!!

Scrubba Dub Dub Angry Baby in the Tub

Changing a little boys diaper keeps you on your toes. He is ready to shoot at any minute. The first time he peed on someone was a nurse in the hospital, the second time it was on himself. His grandma was changing his diaper and he peed all over himself, so we gave him his first bath. He did not like being bathed, but he did reasonable well for his first bath.

Alexander the Great

Alexander Blair Beck, a.k.a. Xander was 9 lbs. 2 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. He was very healthy and had a big bulge on his head because Codi was at an 8 for so long. Right before he came out Codi and I were preparing ourselves for an ugly baby to pop out. So when he came out we were so surprised that he was so good looking, just like his dad. We could not grasp the fact that we were parents, and bringing him home was just so weird. For the first few days he was so good, I never knew he was being bad because Codi’s mom would help take care of him all through the night, thanks mom Kendell. He has a head full of dark hair and is constantly making some kind of noise. We feel really blessed to have such a healthy baby boy who is already brimming with personality.

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes the Sleepless Nights

We had a regular doctor’s appointment on Wednesday the 20th and our doctor examined Codi and told us that she had already dilated to a 2. He was sure that she was going to have a baby that night. We were really upset because we wanted to go to my sisters wedding on the 22nd and go to my parents for Christmas. We went back to the doctors the next day and still no baby and she had not dilated any more, so we decided to go to my sisters wedding anyways, as well as Christmas, and still no baby. We had another appointment on the 28th of December and he examined her again. He asked if she was hurting any and she said no. He told her that she was already dilated to a four. He told us to go home, get something to eat, since that will be last time it will be just the two of us, and go to the hospital because we are having a baby that day. When we made it to the hospital and checked it she was already dilated to a 5, then an hour later to a 6. The doctor broke her water and labor kept on progressing. She was dilated to an 8 for a while and our OB/GYN called and said that she was going to have a c-section is she did not dilate anymore within an hour. We said probably 15 prayers in that hour and when she was checked again she was ready to push. She pushed for a total of one hour and 15 minutes and our little boy was born on December 29th, 2006 at 2:11 in the morning.

Pregnant, Barefoot and in the Kitchen

I don’t think anything could prepare us for being pregnant. (and by saying “we” I am trying to show as much sympathy as a husband can show) The swelling, the stretching and the constant discomfort was definitely a new experience. I prayed and prayed that we would have a boy first and my wish was granted when our OB/GYN in Lubbock told us the gender and explained that he sure was a “big boy.” I think all doctors say the same thing to all fathers expecting a son. It is just nice to know he is taking after his father. His due date is January 6th, 2007. And for us those 40 weeks could not go by faster.

From the Beginning

For all of those who don’t really know Codilyn and I we will give a little background on our lives. Codilyn Kendell was born and raised up in Provo, Utah. She comes from a loving family of 8 and was a big ballroom dancer. She went on a mission to Novosibirsk, Russia and heard about another Elder who was extremely attractive and incredibly funny, (Enter Zach). Zach grew up in North Dallas in a somewhat normal family. He went on his mission to Novosibirsk, Russia and remembers hearing of a Sister who punched out a drunk Russian, (Enter Codilyn). These two kids were introduced to each other by another missionary and bada bing bada boom, a couple of months later they got married. Once we got married we decided we wanted to live very far away from both sides of the family, so we ended up in the armpit of Texas, Lubbock. We were there for a year while Zach was in school at Texas Tech. Codilyn was his sugar mama making the big bucks working for Estee Lauder and Zach worked his last job waiting tables at the luxurious Olive Garden. Zach graduated from Texas Tech in August and we moved to Oklahoma City, where Zach could get his masters in Business Administration with specializations in International Business and Marketing.
Before we left Lubbock we found out that we were having a baby and that unfortunately he was going to be born in Oklahoma City.