Week 24: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 162 (7/20); Becks chilling at the pool at Vestavia Country Club in Birmingham during her visit to see her Mimi and Poppa

Day 163 (7/21); Beckett having cuddle time with her Mimi

Day 164 (7/22); In her favorite position - tummy time!

Day 165 (7/23); pretty in pink after her visit to the infant room at the gym - sweet girl!

Day 166 (7/24); Happy sweet Becks giving Dad big smiles during bath time

Day 167 (7/25); Beckett in her 'well adjusted' onsie from my chiropractor - so cute!

Day 168 (7/26); Slightly sleepy just-up-from-nap smiley baby girl, hanging out on the bed with her puppers - she loves trying to pet them (trying because they carefully zip away from her death grasp)

Likes:

• Her sunglasses - I kinda worried she'd hate them but she didn't. In retrospect, she hates the sun so I guess it makes sense she would find these to be allies.
• Her pups - she is REALLY getting interested in what they're doing and laughing a lot at their antics.
• Rattles - she is shaking everything up and loves making things make noise.
• Being upright - she loves this walker in the infant room at the gym - she likes to sit in it, suck on her fist/knuckle, smile, drool and watch the big kiddos
• Teethers, especially her frozen wash cloths - they've been besties this week.
• Peek-a-boo has been a big smile-maker this week, along with making noises (especially 'eating noises' like slurping) and mirror time (and of course the usuals: standing, flying, etc.)
• Meeting new people - she seems very enthusiastic about new faces - they don't seem to scare her but instead interest her (perhaps this will change with age, although we hope not!)
• Singing - her latest favorites are  'Hi, I'm Beckett' sung to the tune of 'Are You Sleeping', The Bumble Bee Song, Wheels on the Bus, This Little Light of Mine, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and You Are My Sunshine.
• Having her dad pretend to eat her toes and feet - she laughs and laughs when he pretends to be a monster!

Dislikes:

• Cold water (cried her little heart out when the cold pool water hit her toes - we'll need to work up to that)
• Cuddling when tired (before her naps I tried several times to bundle up in a blanket in a chair and rock her and she was like, "leave me alone, lady - put me in my crib, turn on my sound machine and let me sleep!" This was said through uncomfortable squirming, whimpering and eye rubbing).
• Carrots - she didn't seem very interested in them at all

Her Week in a Nutshell:

• Saturday: went to the pool at VCC in Birmingham, AL, and visited with Vicki; spent most of the day at her grandparent's house; visited with Jeff and later with the Grahams
• Sunday: spent the day with her Mimi; had a long, rainy car ride back to Atlanta
• Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: visited the infant room at the gym and got to see Miss Shannon, her favorite, two days!
• Monday: went to the grocery store - tried something new, putting the whole car seat into the buggy - it worked!
• Friday: went to Petsmart twice to drop off and later pick up her fur siblings from their annual shots and exams.