Beckett is Twelve Months Old!

That's right, friends! He's ONE! And mama's feeling all the feels, you guys, as I suppose one does when it's the last baby. Beck has grown so much in the last couple of months. And, although he shows little interest in actual toddling (beyond cruising the sofa), he's more a toddler than a baby these days. 

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Twelve Month Stats

27lbs 15oz (95%) | 30.6 in (77%)

Major Milestones

blowing kisses and waving

I can say "buh" (bye) and "whoooa" (whoa), but "uh-oh" is my favorite word, for sure

feeding myself a bottle

Favorite Pastimes

putting toys in and out of baskets/boxes

swinging in the backyard

climbing on Zoey and yanking her hair
dance, dance, dance

I Love
Woofie, my little dog lovie

trying to do whatever Zoey is doing
chasing balls around the house
watching Sesame Street with my sister

Favorite Eats

smoothies, yogurt, sweet potatoes, black beans, grapes, strawberries, waffles

I Could Do Without
sleeping in my carseat, even when it's 30 minutes past nap time

I won't stand for my lunch or dinner being served late and will sit on mommy's feet and fuss until I get my food.

When Zoey turned one, I gave her a birthday waffle and smoothie breakfast, so we had to continue the tradition with Beck. Here's Zoey on her big day. Oh my gosh...those cheeks!

We'll be officially celebrating this weekend with some family (another post on that soon), but we had to celebrate a little bit on Beck's actual birthday...in keeping with tradition. Beck was a little uncertain about the whole situation, this pic captures something between a laugh (I'm tickling his leg to get him to smile) and a cry (cuz I won't let him grab the candle). Zoey and I sang "Happy Birthday" while he danced in his chair, she blew out the candle, and Beck slammed his smoothie before chowing down on his cinnamon waffle. Not a bad start to year number two.

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Here's a few more pics from this last month...

Sophie the Giraffe | clutching balls

blocks

swing | cap | tee

This last shot shows Beck for exactly who he is. Super chill. So far in his little life, he's a pretty agreeable kiddo, unless he's tired or hungry, which is a major switch from his big sis. Her drama is unparalleled. 

We brought Beck home from the hospital on Father's Day last year, which made the day extra special. This year, remembering that day, it seemed like it was just a few months ago. It's always so surprising to me how quickly the time flies! 

Happy birthday, Little Man! 

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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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Beckett is Nine Months Old

In three months, we will have a one year old. About a week ago, Beck hit the nine month mark, and I feel like things have really started poppin' for him. He's army crawling like a pro...and so fast, too. He's got all these teeth, and, in spite of all the drooling gnawing teething, Beck is still one of the chillest and happiest babies on the planet. Or at least in our family. Big switch from his sister, who is straight drama 24 hours a day.

Damon has been traveling a lot lately, which makes things tough for a momma on her own all week (give me alllll the chocolate!), but it gave me the chance to get everybody on a pretty good routine (daylight saving time be damned!). I know I'm jinxing this, especially since we are headed to FLA soon, but things around here are running pretty smoothly. For now. You know, until it all turns to chaos.

Nine Month Stats

25lbs 3oz (91%) | 29.5 in (99%)
The nurse never writes down Beck's actual head measurement, but it's over the 100th % - which means he's essentially a bobblehead.

Major Milestones

I'm crawling - mostly a fast and aggressive army crawl, but I get up on all fours now and then.

I can stand at the sofa, and I'm just starting to pull up on my own.

I've got more teeth: two on the bottom, two on the top, & two more top teeth getting ready to cut any time now.
I'm finally chugging my water from a sippy cup, you know, before I toss it on the floor.

Favorite Pastime

I'm always crawling & making sure mommy never gets to sit down - I'm all over the place.

I Love

Eating - bananas with peanut butter, cheese, sweet potatoes, peas, chicken, cheerios, cinnamon toast

And sleeping with the top of my head smooshed into the side of the crib.

I Could Live Without

Getting changed - one of these days, I'm gonna roll right off the dresser

Happy Friday! 

Beckett is Eight Months Old

You guys! I can't with this kid. He insits on growing like a weed and I'm so overly emotional about every little milestone he makes. I guess that's what happens with the last baby. Every stupid little thing is that much more special. "Oh my god! It's the last first french fry! Gah!" Ok. Maybe I'm not quite that bad. Beck hit 8 months right after Valentine's Day, and a few days before Zoey's 4th birthday, and you guys, I've been feeling all the feels.
I seriously need to get a grip already! 

Eight Month Stats

24.5 lbs (99%) | 29 inches (89%)

He's still in size 4 diapers but has made the jump to 12-18 month clothes. It really depends on the brand, but they're in there and it freaks me out. The kid is a giant!

A few weeks ago, we were in a little local shop we love, and there was a sweet little girl toddling around with grandma chasing after her. She came right up to Beck in the stroller and I asked how old she was. Grandma answered, "She turned one a few weeks ago and just started walking. Has yours started walking yet?" Haha! Lady, little man is only 7 months old!!

Major Milestones

I had my first real food - cinnamon toast. Daddy calls me an eating machine

I cut my first tooth (now have bottom two with more on the way soon!)

Finally rolled from front to back & now I like to roll all over the place

I'm army crawling & trying to get on all fours...soooo close

I finally ditched the infant car seat & now I have a big one just like my sister's

Favorite Pastime

clapping

playing with toys that make shaker sounds (like these and this)

velcro-ing to mommy

I Love

anything Zoey does

bath time

kicking with gusto during diaper changes...even at 4am

I Could Do Without

mommy being out of my eye line

drinking water from a sippy cup

This boy has the most delicious cheeks!

Beckett is Seven Months Old

This kid. Why must he insist on growing so quickly?!
We made handprint ornaments for the grandparents a week or so before Christmas, as one does for baby's first Christmas. They all cracked and looked horrible, so we made a new batch to send off, maybe a week ago. You guys. The difference in the size of the original and the redo...insane. It was a month and Beck's little handprint was practically double in size!!

Beck's seven month birthday was last week, and it seems like just before that day he started doing so much more. He actually plays now... he loves these shaker blocks and will sit and shake them for hours ten minutes. That's like forever!

Seven Month Stats

23.7 lbs (99%) | 28.5 inches (91%)

Major Milestones
First Christmas & New Year's

I can creep on my belly, in circles, sideways, and backwards until I'm wedged under the sofa.

I'm riding in grocery carts and sitting in high chairs.
I love taking baths in the big tub now.

Favorite Pastime

waving
saying "buh buh buh buh" and "ma ma ma ma" over and over

enthusiastically kicking legs, especially during diaper changes

I Love

Bath time
chomping on puffs and grapes
chewing on EVERYTHING
music with a beat I can dance to

I Could Do Without

sleeping past 5:30am
napping, unless someone is holding me
Honestly, sleep is overrated!

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doggie lovie | dragonfly

buffalo plaid shirt | her jeans | similar hooded top | his jeans

These two are so obsessed with each other! Z is always looking after Beck, making sure he has what he needs, wiping drool off his chin, picking up whatever he drops from the high chair. She even washes his back in the tub. And, sometimes, she is the only one who can get him to stop fussing. I can't wait to see how their relationship grows as they get older! 

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