Just thinking............

Just thinking a lot about this wonderful treat and that I will have a rough time find them after Easter........Nothing is better than mini eggs washed down by a red bull!! Anyone agree?

Fire Code!!!

Fire code is awful! Been taking a class for the last month or so on fire code and it does not get any more boring..........I would rather sit in insurance seminars for days or hang out with a bunch of midget clowns than sit through one more fire code class!! One class left luckily.

However, the BRIGHT side is when I come home I have the most beautiful wife and daughter waiting for me!! I am one lucky guy!

Aiden is nearly 5 weeks now and is growing out of all of her newborn clothes, she has grown into those large feet fairly well (they still seem big to me). She is becoming more and more aware and loves to watch the ceiling fans in our house. She falls asleep easily in the car and braves her moms trips to the deep south for bread. She also puts up with her dads strange smells!? We are excited for the changing weather and look forward to letting her swim in our neighborhood pool. Mom and Dad are adjusting well and LOVE being parents to this awesome little girl!

The Fam

Aiden is nearly three weeks old now and Diane is the best mom! I am so blessed to have them both....Diane and Aiden.

Aiden- She is the most patient baby that I have ever been around (granted I have not been around many!). We love watching her and the crazy baby faces she makes.......she is also VERY active with her hands! She has super long feet and hands and I am convinced she is going to be a great athlete.......We have begun walking her on the trails near our house and are excited for the weather to improve so we can have her outside more........She is sooooo spoiled by both sets of Grandparents, especially Grandma and Grandpa Beck, because it is their first grandchild........Jackie is not to sure about Aiden, she keeps her distance, but is still VERY protective of both Diane and Aiden.

Diane- Diane is constantly on the go and rarely sits down. She takes constant care of Aiden and is receptive to both mine and Aidens needs. I feel bad that with my full time job (Lehi FD) and my part time job (Saratoga FD) that I am gone for long periods of time and am unable to help Diane like I would like. She does not seem to mind to much, but I know that it wears her out. She is awesome!.......She looks forward to the Winderfarms delivery on Sunday night! For those of you that know Diane know that she COMPLETELY lives on dairy, so every Sunday night Winder delivers fresh milk, tons of yogurt, a block of cheese, cottage cheese, various fruits and eggs. Diane, alone, consumes this over the course of the week and anxiously awaits Winders next Sunday delivery! Besides her dad homemade wheat sourdough bread, that is all she eats! No sweets whatsoever.........she is funny!

Jake- As stated above I am working two fire department jobs and it wears me out! Lehi REALLY wears me out! We are running 8 or 9 calls a shift and get up at least twice a night. I am also becoming impatient with all of the problems of a relatively new full time fire department. Overall I LOVE my job though, funny if you look back to when I was younger I ALWAYS wanted to be a firefighter, now that I am one I sometimes take it for granted. We are in the process of building a new station and will be hiring an additional 15 or so full time jobs,, so exciting things to come in the future.........I have came up with a thing I call the "four F's" and it is aimed to keep me focused on what is important, The "F's" are in order, Family, Friends, Faith, and Fire Department, Diane would question my order sometimes, but I am striving to be able to always put my family first.

Aiden Amanda Beck

February 17th........two years to the day (and almost hour) of Jakes late wife Mandi Beck's passing, our precious little angel Aiden was born. Fitting, on the same day you can mourn a death you can also celebrate a birth. Mandi wanted it that way.

Now for the pregnancy story..........From Jakes point of view.

I awoke to the sound of our fire station tones/lights going off simultaneous with my cell phone ringing. As I was putting my pants on and pulling on my boots to respond on a reported "overdose", I answered the phone. Diane on the other line informing me that her water had broke, but "it is no big deal, get home when you can". Still dazed I informed Ernie (my station Captain) that I was leaving and going home. I franticaly drove the mile and a half home and found my German Shepherd Jackie waiting for me, nervous by the door. A nervous dog and a nervous guy find a smiling Diane doing her make up in our master bedroom!

She had just got out of the shower (after her water breaking) to get primped and ready for her upcoming baby delivery. With her contractions less than a minute a part she had no sense of urgency. Having delivered a few baby's I knew this was something that we needed to leave right then! Diane could not understand why I would not pack her a bag or retrieve other frivulous items for her (remember Diane is an RN!).

We began our trip to American Fork Hospital Labor and Delivery, I was determined to deliver at L & D and not in the Subaru! On arrival the RN told us that Diane was dilated to a 10 and would be delivering shortly...........Aiden Amanda was born at 450 a.m. (a little over 1 hour after Dianes call to me) weighing in at 7 lbs 15 oz, and 21 inches long, hate to see how big she would have been if she was not three weeks early!

Overall our care was exceptional at AF Hospital, we loved all of our nurses and staff that took care of Diane and Aiden. Unfortunately, Aiden was not able to be in our room due to having to stay in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). It was ok though, her nurses were more than we could have asked for and gave her the best care.

We brought Aiden home yesterday.

We love her, except Jackie who is jealous!

Diane is already the BEST mother.........Aiden is lucky, she also has another mother, Mandi, watching out for her.