Fun Times!

We've been having fun lately venturing out to Fun House Pizza with Gram and Pappy! There's horses that you can ride for FREE and a choo choo train, car and motorcycle that you have to put quarters in. I didn't know what quarters were until we started frequenting Fun House, but now I know and I hoard them whenever possible!
Poor baby Meekin's not big enough yet to ride the fun stuff so he just sits around and gives me the evil squinty eye while I'm having fun!

Good Buddies

Baby 'Bruddah' and I are getting to be pretty good friends these days. I ask to hold him on a pretty regular basis and have been a good helper for Mom.

Did We Laugh Before Children?

Story from Mom: It seems we're getting used to having a new addition in our house...Henry's still running around like a wild man and cracking us up. Today after church, I was on the couch feeding Meekin and Henry decided to use my breast pad as a hat for Meekin. He was very proud of himself and thought it was funny that his brother had a hat on. Shortly thereafter, Meekin's cord fell off...that's right - he's got an official belly button now. I set the cord on the table next to me with the intention of throwing it away after his feeding was complete. Henry came back into the room and upon seeing the dried up little black clump, proclaimed it a raisin and wanted to eat it. Through my hysterical laughter, I had to explain to him that it was brothers belly button and was not to be eaten. He wasn't pleased that I wasn't sharing the 'raisin' but we did manage to have a raisin snack and distract him.

A Family Adventure

Meekin seems to be a pretty mellow kid so far - he appears to be in deep thought most of the time.

We decided to get him out of this rut he seems to be in and have an adventure. Our family went to a festival in Daddy's home town to watch a parade. My favorite parts of the parade were the the horses and fire trucks...

the BIG tractors...
the very long race car...
and the MOTORCYCLES!!!We were wondering where Gram and Pappy were and all of the sudden, there was Pappy! Then we saw Gram and her friend Wanda. They kidnapped me and I got to be a part of the parade!!
After the parade, everyone, including Nanny, went to the carnival!

Gram spent a good portion of her retirement savings to buy me tickets to all the good rides. First, there was the boats - these were my favorites!

Next, I rode the motorcycles. Look at me zoom!!

Then I rode a flying monkey with Gram!
Daddy and I took a spin on the Berry Go Round too! It was a giant spinning strawberry and Daddy and I made it turn around and around.

After that, Daddy and I rode the bumper cars where I'm certain whiplash occurred. Daddy is not much of a driver anyway, but when he has permission to be crazy, watch out!!!

What a fun day!

The Name Game

We thought we'd give an explanation for Meekin's name since there are so many questions surrounding it. Chris' family has land and a cabin in Hickory County (near Lake Pomme de Terre) that has been in the family since the mid 1800's. Chris and his family have wonderful memories of times spent at the cabin and those memories continue to be made with several gatherings held there each year. The original family owner of the cabin was Meekin Pitts, thus, the name Meekin. Jen's paternal grandfathers name was Robert.
Here is a picture of the cabin as it stands today.

Hi, I'm New Here!

Greetings to all who know and love my family. I'm the newest member! My name is Meekin Robert Becker. I know my brother, Henry, has been keeping everyone informed of the happenings in our family, but now that I'm around, he'll have to share the duty sometimes. Here's a little information about me... I was born Friday, August 15, 2008 at 7:10pm and I weighed a whopping 8lbs, 12oz (a whole pound more than my brother) and 20 1/2" long. My head was 14 3/8", for which my mom thanks Daddy's side of the family. My eyes are blue and I have lots of dark hair.
Here's my first photos with Mom.


Proof of what a big guy I am!

This is my daddy...he's a pretty proud guy!
Here I am in my first clothes at the hospital. I had other pictures taken there too by a nice lady. You can see them at http://www.nkch.org/. Look at the web nursery for my name and birthday.
All the attention and camera flashes make me so tired. It's hard to run from the paparazzi when you're brand new! Mom told me I'll be able to give Henry a run for his money on who's the loudest mouth in the house!
Dad's been working on teaching me how to be a man...He said that anytime you're tired, a man is entitled to a nap. He even took one while Mom was in labor.

Then he took another with me while Mom was showering at the hospital.

Our plan was to head home on Saturday, but after the nurse poked my foot to steal some of my precious blood, she said I had to stay at the hospital a little longer because I didn't pass a test. I didn't know I was going to have to study so soon! Even though I didn't pass the test, I got to lay on a nice warm beach with cool shades. What sort of punishment is that? I finally passed my test on Sunday night and was allowed to come home with Mom and a little light machine. I sleep with it and it keeps me warm and cozy. I studied hard and passed my test today and hopefully will pass tomorrow. If I do, the light machine goes away and I suppose my real life at home will begin.

I've been working on making faces to entertain everyone, because I understand that's what my job is. This morning, I decided to share a half a smile. It made Mom and Nanny happy, so I guess I'm doing a good job!

Making Room for Baby

Mom's probably (hopefully, she says) going to have my baby brother any day now, so we've been working hard to get the house ready to welcome him. Today, I decided to help Mom sweep the atrium in preparation for his arrival. Everyone knows a good janitor needs a hat to wear, so I dug out Moms SF Giants hat and went to work!