There were lots of tears, screaming and cheers of happiness as we found out after 9 long months that this sweet little baby was our family's first son, grandson, brother, and nephew. His mama and daddy were in complete shock and it has taken a few days to get used to using the terms "he", "his", "buddy" (not princess - which was one of the first things I accidentally called him when trying to calm him down - hard to change that habit!), "brother" and "son". The joy we are feeling is so hard to even express - our family is complete with two little girls and one sweet new baby boy and we are so in love!
After baby Beck arrived and we had some time to keep checking on him to make sure it was really a boy...we had a few minutes to try to decide what we were going to call our new son and how we were going to tell our parents at 2 a.m. in the morning. We were debating between a few names - but since we really were convinced it was going to be a girl, we had not completely come to a conclusion on a boys name....deciding between two. We came up with the name Beck two days before after looking at Grandmommy's family tree on ancestry.com (so thankful for her good records to help us decide!) - it is Ryan's great-grandmother's maiden name. (Not after any kind of musician -which we have actually had people ask! ha!) His middle name is a family name of mine - I have always wanted to name a child after my dad and was thrilled that it worked out! We had our parents come in two at a time (grandmothers first - had to follow hospital rules!) and announced their new grandson. Beck immediately had a few more admirers....
After about an hour and a half of sleep (got to love that all of my babies come late in the night - and we don't get to our actual room until about 4 in the morning!)...two of his biggest fans came to the hospital in the morning (thanks to Aunt Ashley!) to find out if they had a new baby brother or sister and were instantly in love!
They both loved holding his hand and think they are his favorite since he always holds their hand when they are near him...
Especially this one.... She is smitten!
In his first few days of life, he has already brought us so much joy and we are looking forward to a world of cars and trucks, baseball and golf, longalls and shortalls and all little boy things! Diaper changes have already taken on a whole new level - but we wouldn't change it for a thing! I am cherishing these first days with my baby boy and so excited about the days, months and years ahead discovering this new world!
Especially this one.... She is smitten!
This one adores her baby brother too....
But, still likes to be our spunky baby girl and spent most of her time in the hospital hiding in the closet and cracking jokes....no more worries that she may feel like she has lost her place in the middle!
Uncle Sig and Frances, Aunt Ashley and Uncle Ty and Uncle Evan have all been by to meet their new nephew and love on him a little!
In his first few days of life, he has already brought us so much joy and we are looking forward to a world of cars and trucks, baseball and golf, longalls and shortalls and all little boy things! Diaper changes have already taken on a whole new level - but we wouldn't change it for a thing! I am cherishing these first days with my baby boy and so excited about the days, months and years ahead discovering this new world! 
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this post tugged at my heart! your family is precious and beck is blessed beyond words! we are 2 for 2 on middle of night night babies and i can totally relate - both times we got to our room at sunrise. :)
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