My Chompers

You can REALLY see my 4 top teeth in this bath time picture from last night! Mom and Dad are pretty sure my molars are coming in, too, as I'm really biting down hard in the back of my mouth and seem to be in pain - boo. I'm also not sleeping as well - no fun for anyone! I am 10 months old now, as of yesterday! Mom and Dad say i'm going to be walking soon as I'm showing ALL of the signs for walking - pulling up on furniture, cruising alongside it, walking behind toys and picking up dropped toys from standing.

Week 43: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 295 (11/30); Checking out Poppa Paul's iPad - she was a big fan of his apps!

Day 296 (12/1); Riding reindeer in Birmingham in her new holiday PJs before heading back to Atlanta

Day 297 (12/2); Meeting new bestie Peyton who is only 5 days old in this pic!

Day 298 (12/3); Bath time with dad - such a sweet, special time for them both!

Day 299 (12/4); Becks hanging in her diaper after making a HUGE mess with her solids haha

Day 300 (12/5); my super crawler; I had to put her on one side of the room and run away to get in place before she caught up to me - such a fast one and she loves to come to you when you call her - so sweet!

Day 301 (12/6); smiley Beckett enjoying her playdate with Harper and her mom Meghan -so fun to have them over - Harper is only 4 weeks older than Beckett and such a sweetie and so advanced, already walking!

Likes:

• Her tunnel
• Her new walker
• Playing with Poppa Paul - they spent so much time together over Thanksgiving and she seemed to really enjoy him and her Mimi
• Her glowworm (especially having it in her room at bedtime!)
• Walking alongside the couch while squealing at her poodles
• Santa
• Having visitors - she seemed to really enjoy having the Wednesday Santa Photo Shoot Playdate and time with Harper Friday at our house!
• Babies - she was pretty fascinated by Peyton - not sure if she knew exactly what Peyton was but it made noises and moved a little so she was in
• Her window - I pull the blinds up in this window in our living room and she loves to stand up by it and look outside and bang on the window sill
• crawling over to mom when she has a dirty diaper - good to see she knows how to fix that problem now!

Dislikes:

• slugs - she tried to eat one and I had to call poison control - she was fine! But she was definitely disgusted by its taste... not nearly as disgusted as I was.
• being away from Mom - she is definitely continuing to show a bit of separation anxiety
• people playing with her toys and not letting her play too - she gets so excited when she has a friend play with her stuff, but when she goes over and tries to play with them and they block her out she pouts!
• the usual - having her diaper changed, having her clothes changed (especially overhead) and being overtired

Her Week in a Nutshell:

• Saturday: Spent another great day in Birmingham with her family and watched Auburn win the Iron Bowl!
• Sunday: Spent the morning in Birmingham, then drove back to Atlanta for family day in ATL!
• Monday: Infant Room with Miss Andrea; errands with Mom to Goodwill & Michael's; visit to the Rollers to meet baby Peyton 
• Tuesday: Infant Room with Miss Andrea
• Wednesday: Visit from Uncle Zach and Jim for Santa Photo Shoot Playdate at Beckett's House - Beckett saw SO many people and kiddos; walk to Sharon's and Shana's with Mom
• Thursday: Errands with mom to visit new gym and Michael's; visit to Infant Room with Mr. Darnell; Dad left for Birmingham
• Friday: Visit from Miss Meghan and Harper for a playdate at Beckett's House; Afternoon with Dad while Mom ran the rest of her errands solo; Family night with lots of Christmas Music and Movies

Playdate with Miss Harper

Beckett's friend Harper and her mom Meghan came overt to visit today! The girls had so much fun playing! Harper is 4 weeks older than Beckett and always shows us her new skills. Today she was walking - OMG! Such a doll. The girls played the most with the walker, but they got into everything else, too, especially the ball monster and they even had some tunnel time. They also ate lunch together - adorable! Two babies at the table eating their solids - cuties! I loved catching up with Meghan, too - it's so fun having babies so close in age and being able to get ideas and advice from her is invaluable. Can't believe our girls are going to be 1 in just a couple months!

Beckett squealed when they arrived - so cute!

Beckett enjoyed showing Harper all of her toys and books!

The girls seemed to both want to play with the same toy at the same time - definitely made for a few tears!

I love that we accidentally color coordinated! The girls both wore long tunic/dresses and leggings - fabulous!

Sorry Guys, I have to Take This

haha You should see this - good stuff...

Wanna check it out? It's hilarious!

Oh no, sorry, a little fire to put out - duty calls! I am SO busy and important.

Week 42: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 288 (11/23); Beckett and her Dad! AKA my caretakers as I was crazy sick with a stomach bug - ugh!

Day 289 (11/24); Beckett and her Gigi - my mom came up and spent hours helping me take care of Beckett and taking care of me- making me lunch and tea - I appreciate her so much!

Day 290 (11/25); Back to me and Becks 1:1 - we stayed home and I continued to recover as I felt so weak still!

Day 291 (11/26); Day 2 of 'mommy and me stuck at home in our PJs recovering' day - the cabin fever didn't set in until later that evening!

Day 292 (11/27); Becks and Dad test driving riding toys at Buy Buy Baby; I think she liked this one! We left with a walker though - gotta walk before you can appreciate riding! LOL

Day 293 (11/28); The family on Thanksgiving - long, wonderful day and Beckett got to see so much of her family - lucky lady!

Day 294 (11/29); Beckett was just one of the boys over Thanksgiving, having so much fun playing with her Poppa Paul and Uncles and watching football!

This was another special week. While I hated to be sick, I really appreciated my family helping out so much, and Beckett getting so much more time than normal with Austin (who had to take the day off work on Friday) and my mom (who spent her Sunday with me since Austin needed to go in the office to play catch up). I also enjoyed being still with Beckett Monday and Tuesday. We're usually running around, going to the gym, going on playdates - but we wiped the calendar and did nothing but take it easy, play, read books, stay in our jams - it was fun and a good reminder to slow down a little more, especially when I'm not 100%. I am still feeling so grateful that neither Beckett or Austin got sick - I don't wish that bug on anyone! So glad I was feeling better by Wednesday to prep for Thanksgiving, and then have a wonderful break with time with my mom and the Porters and in Birmingham with the Martins. Great week and wonderful first Thanksgiving for our little Beckett!

Likes:

• her new tunnel (and Dane's tunnel!)
• her learning walker - especially the phone and shapes on cords
• paper - she tries very hard to rip up magazines and eat them... sigh
• sitting in her chair reading books, especially activity books with textures and/or flaps
• playing with Poppa Paul - he played monster in her tunnel which she really seemed to enjoy!
• turkey & green beans
• sitting at the table like a big girl!
• sophie is a major favorite, as is her puzzle, links and activity table is still a top 10 toy!
• making noises and 'talking' A LOT

Dislikes

• having things taken away from her, especially things being forcibly removed from her mouth (sigh - we play dentist like once a day - she is not a good patient)
• being separated from mommy - she definitely is starting to show some anxiety
• teething - new teeth are still giving her some pain - poor thing!

Her Week in a Nutshell:

• Saturday: Day with Daddy while Mom continued to be quarantined...
• Sunday: Austin went into the office and Beckett's Gigi came to visit and take care of us!
• Monday: Beckett and Mommy day at home relaxing and playing! (we did make it to Walgreen's for gingerale and to pick up some photos!)
• Tuesday: Another Beckett and Mommy day!
• Wednesday: Morning visit from Mom & Devon who decorated a beautiful tree for Zach's upcoming Santa shoot at our house and got lots of 1:1 time with Beckett; Austin got off work and we ran family errands, including taking Remy to the vet to have a cut looked at, Total Wine & More, Michael's and Buy Buy Baby; baked cupcakes; made chicken salad and cauliflower mash for Thanksgiving; delivered cupcakes to friends; packed the family for a 4-day visit to Alabama - BUSY day!
• Thursday: Thanksgiving Day! Morning with the Porters and evening with the Martins - day of fun for Beckett including playing with Dane and his tunnel and toys and eating turkey, sweet potatoes & green beans at the dinner table
• Friday: Full day in Birmingham with family relaxing at the Martins and having Mimi's friends Vicki, Julie and Jewel visit 

Thanksgiving with Gigi & the Porters

Zach took these beautiful photos on Thanksgiving morning when we visited the Porters! We arrived around 8:30 a.m. and got a good 4+ hour visit in before hitting the road. Beckett napped while we had a yummy, paleo-friendly breakfast, and we got a chance for some 1:1 time with Dane bug! He is such a big boy! So smart and funny. When Beckett got up the kiddos had lots of playtime. Dane was so generous with his toys - Beckett especially enjoyed his tunnel, cars, noise makers and dog Sadie! Really, she just loved his room and checking out everything (by putting it in her mouth of course - major teething going on!). Dane was very patient with her even though she couldn't play as much as he wanted her to! Great visit and wonderful time celebrating this holiday with Beckett's Gigi, Aunt Devon, Uncle Zach and Cousin  Dane. (P.s. I added in the last 2 photos from my phone - Devon's chalkboard and some Thanksgiving turkey cupcakes I made!)

Beckett Meets Peyton

Sharon and Jamie's little Miss Peyton wasn't due until December 5, but she had other plans and arrived 2 days before Thanksgiving! We were so excited to meet her, and visited today. She is a precious little girl with the prettiest pink color, blue eyes, and adorable little face. Beckett squealed when she saw her - adorable! But, she was super hyper and has been in a mommy-give-me-and-only-me-attention phase, so I wasn't able to hold Peyton until Austin stopped by! She was SO light and fragile - a teeny not even weekold baby - love it! Can't wait to spend more time with her and for her and Beckett to become besties!