Beckett is Eleven Months Old

Gah! In a couple of weeks (cuz I'm late posting this, as usual), our baby boy will be one! I'm not entirely prepared for that, but are you ever? This past month, Beck has seemed less and less like a baby, and not just because he's such a big fella. He's doing all kinds of stuff, even simple things like eating Ritz crackers instead of baby snacks, that make him seem more toddler-ish, even if he isn't exactly toddling yet.

Eleven Month Stats

28 lbs | not sure of length, impossible to get him to stay still long enough

Major Milestones

cruising the furniture

putting things in and out of containers

stacking things

I can say "mmmah" (more) and "uh-oh" and "mum mum" (yum yum)

I have 7 teeth and I'm working on one more

Favorite Pasttime

pointing at everything and "phoning home" with mommy (touching fingers, ET style)

if there's music playing, I'm dancing

watching the ducks and bunnies in the backyard

rolling and chasing balls

I Love

high-fives

"reading" my books

stroller rides and playing in the backyard

filling my mouth with water from my cup and letting it spill out and down my chest

growling like Cookie Monster

Favorite Eats

grapes, blueberries, apples, bananas (plain or mashed and mixed with peanut butter & cinnamon)

cinnamon toast, waffles

grilled cheese

chicken, cheese, and sweet potato tots

I Could Do Without

anything with tomato sauce...it'll just end up on the floor

diaper changes, even though I hate having a messy diaper

Hope you all are enjoying the holiday weekend! We're spending the weekend dodging rain showers and building a playset in the backyard. Not quite the same as spending the weekend lounging on the beach, but at least the only crowds we see are little duck families on the pond! 

Beckett is Ten Months Old

The day before Easter, Little Man hit ten months. It totally crept up on me and, honestly, I almost missed it! Oops...second baby problems!

I'm sitting here wondering where the last ten months went. Wasn't it just a minute ago we had a tiny newborn, and now we have this guy, outgrowing his clothes as fast as I can buy them, and feeding himself bits of pb&j!

Beck is such a sweetheart, and wants to be held all. the. time. I swear, my left bicep is gonna look like The Rock's pretty soon! He wakes up with a smile every morning, which makes getting up at 5:30am a little easier to tolerate, and is a pretty good sport about most things, although cutting teeth has been the worst. Beck is curious, clever, obsessed with his big sister, and is already showing signs of a great sense of humor...something we value greatly in this family! 

Ten Month Stats

26.5 lbs | 29 3/4-ish in

Beck is also wearing size 5 (!!) diapers and a mix of 12 & 18 month clothes, depending on brand. And actually, the Volcom shirt he wore the other day was a 2T!

Major Milestones

I can say "mama" (which means both mommy and daddy) and "baba" (bye-bye), and I like to try to repeat sounds.

I've got six teeth - two on the bottom and four on top. (He actually just cut #7, but that falls under the eleven month milestones :0)

Favorite Pasttime

Rolling a ball and crawling after it...all over the house...over and over and over...

Making music of one kind or another: "playing" the piano, making the floor, table, highchair into a drum with my hands, blocks, spatulas

I Love
Books, balls, blocks, and toys that shake

Rhythm. Music with a good beat will get you an enthusiastic shoulder shimmy, but I will turn anything into a drum and prefer to be burped to a beat rather than just a basic back smacking.

I Could Do Without

Mommy leaving my sight, so I follow her around everywhere and sit on her feet.
Pulling up and trying to cruise. I've given up on all that, cuz I'm pretty much the fastest army crawler out there

Happy Monday! XO

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