Going Wireless

And I'm not talking about computers or phones. Me and the little fella are now totally wireless. He is breathing on his own, and totally unattached to any oxygen tanks and I am now a pump-free momma. After a little work on transitioning, he has given up bottles, making feeding time a lot less work for me. Being off the oxygen means we can walk anywhere without hooking into another tank. Beckett already seems to love being around everybody all the time and not just hanging out upstairs. It felt strange at first to wander outside of that 3 foot radius that the tubing allowed! Needless to say, I am THRILLED on both counts. He is doing great, healthy and gaining weight just fine...currently at 8 1/2 lbs. Today was his due date, which seems crazy to me, since he's already been with us for almost 7 weeks. It seems ages ago already that we were in the hospital. He's been a real trooper through all of this and we are so grateful to have him as a part of our family. We still have some restrictions...no kiddo visitors, and no going anywhere indoors where there are lots of people. Going outside is okay though, thank goodness.
Sometimes I look at him and think, I can't believe he's here...! There are some amusing things about babies that I'd forgotten about that Beckett has reminded me of...

• I love sweet sleepy baby grins.
• I love sweet sleepy baby chuckles:)
• I love the cute little grunty noises lil' Beck makes. (When you stroke his head, he sighs and grunts on cue, he's very vocal!)
  
• I love soft baby feet.
• I love the way he smells.
  
• I love the downy feather soft baby hair.
• It cracks me up when he tries to eat. When he's searching around, he looks like an angry, one-eyed pirate. Then he finds the food, and he's like a scary, starving pirhana. The urgency is hilarious.
• Projectile poop. I swear I don't remember this one with Asher. If you're timing is off, watch out!
• The incalculable fountain of pee. It could happen any time and go anywhere. Ah, little boys. Again, timing is everything.
• The absolute peace on a sleeping baby's face.
• I love snuggling with my sweet Beckett. He nuzzles as close as he can then falls asleep, happy as can be. Love it!
  

Bath time (still with the O2). We're still trying to convince him that bath time is fun!

Since my blogging is lagging a little, I'll just post some pics to do a quick update!

Pics with G-ma and pa Reitz while still in the hospital.

Pics with G-ma and pa Pettit when they were visiting a week or so ago.

My boys...

(This one was at the zoo...one of the few things we can go and do until May-ish. All the flowers are blooming!)

P.S. This is a picture of a beautiful and delicious cake that my friend Melissa made for us...so cute!