Loving Push Toys

She really can't get enough and is SO proud of herself when goes across a room! This toy is one of Dane's and she really likes it. We'll put her books on it and Austin will call her a little librarian with her book cart. haha

Bubbly Bathing Beckett

Love this girl so much!

Week 48: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 330 (1/4); After a short nap in the morning and a non-nap in the car and a downtown Denver lunch before converting from a tahoe to a van and then going to the airport and kinda sleeping before being woken up at security, then getting delayed 3 hours we were FINALLY on the plane home and surprise, no one wanted to sit with a baby so Beckett got her own seat! (Yes, I'm exhausted! LOL)

Day 331 (1/5); Beckett stayed on Mountain Time Sunday being that we didn't get in until 2 a.m. (OMG... about 6 hours later than expected); we all stayed in our pajamas and did laundry and got the house back in order, bathed pups and cooked after a quick trip to the grocery store!

Day 332 (1/6); Cutie girl Beckett playing without her pants on! She's wearing her new 'I'm Difficult' black diamond t-shirt from Breck playing with one of her favorite Christmas presents - stroller & dolly from her Gigi - believe it or not, an hour after this picture was taken she was sick with tummy trouble- it came QUICK; we followed the doctor's instructions and started her on G2 and water (they said it was a 12- to 24-hour bug)

Day 333 (1/7); Sick baby got LOTS of extra sleep; she stayed in PJs all day recovering and seemed so much better already! 

Day 334 (1/8); Beckett seemed 100% and hadn't been sick so we kept the playdate; she ate all of her food just great and we went to Chuck E Cheese where she rode her first little ride with Gavin! All was good, until 3:30 p.m. when she got sick again... off to the pediatrician as this is clearly not the 24-hour bug as if it were it would have been over like we thought!

Day 335 (1/9); They said she had a viral intestinal infection and we would likely get it; at midnight, I got it and Beckett and I spent the day sharing a sleeve of saltines and pedilyate. The only thing worse than being sick is having your baby sick; the only thing worse than having your baby sick is you being sick, too. It was a long day.

Day 336 (1/10); Both of us girls feel better! Not 100% but more rested and less weak - we're on the mend - she was even able to keep down apple sauce & bananas (what the doctor recommended)

Likes:

• greeting everyone on the plane - she was seriously so cute bouncing up and down waving and saying hi to people as they got on the plane
• being tickled - the little spot above her knee when squeeze is SO FUNNY to her
• clapping balls together or puzzle pieces or any two things really!
• G2 blue flavorand pedialyate from a syringe
• Saltines; she had her first one this week as a rec from the pediatrician and she seemed to really enjoy them
• Her glowworm - it has become a part of her pre-nap routine - we turn all the lights off and play a few tunes while glow worm (and Beckett!) light up. It's kind of adorable :)
• Walkers - she is very big on walking; we even got down the walker Aunt Devon and  Cousin Dane brought over (a few weeks ago she couldn't quite get it - now she can!)
• the icemaker - it fascinates her very much
• turning on the lights - she has gotten super quick with the light switches!

Dislikes:

• having her food withheld like the doctor suggested (said to do 1 oz. every 30 minutes to decrease the likelihood of vomiting) Beckett freaked OUT though so I gave her more at a time and thankfully she didn't throw up again
• the little tea cup ride at Chuck E Cheese; it's not entirely fair as I later found out she was sick but she did seem pretty miserable on the ride towards the end :(
• shoes; she continues to take them all off; Meghan and Harper brought her two pairs of shoes and they immediately were removed!
• her sippy cup - this week, with her being sick, we 100% reverted back to bottles and I held her and fed her each one - back to sippy cups on 1/11

I would like to go on the record and say that Beckett's 10th month was by far and away the hardest month! Poor girl had a runny nose 3/4 of the month, was still teething/drooling/etc., got sick for the first time (double ear infection) then got sick for the second time (viral intestinal infection aka stomach bug/vomiting/diarrhea). She has certainly been keeping us on our toes this month, not to mention it already being a bit of a crazy month with extra To-Dos like shopping and wrapping for gifts, decorating our home, attending multiple holiday parties, cooking more than normal, hosting and attending family Christmas Eve and Christmas get togethers, prepping for the weeklong ski trip and Beckett's first flight, and beginning prep work on Beckett's first birthday party! So, crazy month in general with or without a baby, but throw a baby in the mix, and a sick baby at that, it was a lot!

Now, I LOVE this sweet girl - I think that's clear, but I want to be honest and say that I just found this 10th month with Becks (even without the holidays, vacation, etc.) to just be more tough than the others. She's just so mobile and it's an adjustment to be prepared for her to leap out of your arms or faceplant off a toy. She's so adorably, but dangerously, clumsy and it breaks my heart when she falls and I feel like a horrible mom - eek! Anyway, great month seeing baby girl have so many firsts and being so proud of her for doing so great on the flights and ski trip, but tough 'growing' month, probably exasperated by her two sick bouts. Here's to month 11 - I can't believe we're about to have a one-year-old! WOW!

Week 47: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 323 (12/28); Just handing at the brewery in downtown Breckenridge! Beckett did great on her first day of travel from Atlanta to Denver! 

Day 324 (12/29); Post-bath in the big tub! She was quite the trooper during the trip and even had her own room - the laundry room! (sounds bad but it was huge and ventilated and perfect for her pack 'n play!)

Day 325 (12/30); Family shot from Mimi - Beckett was playing on her iPad - she still loves the stars game! I thought she would enjoy iPad a lot on this trip but she still prefers things like water bottles, socks, etc.

Day 326 (12/31); Beckett loved playing with ski gear - especially helmets, goggles, gloves, socks, etc. She LOVES her Uncle E as he leaves his things out - many, many times we found her playing with this tshirts, phone, peaks pass, etc.!

Day 327 (1/1); first day of the year! Me and Mimi attempted to take Beckett on a stroller ride in the snow. It lasted all of 4 minutes and took place in the driveway and about 30 feet in front of the condo... SO cold; this picture was actually taken on the balcony (yes, we strolled her stroller out the sliding door next to the hot tub and attempted to get a smile shot of Beckett outside - it was snowing!)

Day 328 (1/2); Beckett and her Mimi got a visit from Aunt Missy, Uncle George and their puppers, Coco and Abby!

Day 329 (1/3); Beckett went back to downtown Breck for the second time during the trip. It was bitter cold with icy wind and it was all we could do to stop on a corner and get pictures! Once this pic was taken, we got her and her friend Peyton onesies at a downtown t-shirt shop then headed home to pack for our voyage back to Atlanta!

Likes:

• spending the week with her Mimi - Michelle spent all day, every day with her and said Beckett did so good eating her bottles and solids and just playing! Every time we got home from skiing the two of them were at the high chair having dinner - so sweet! We can't thank her enough for giving us the opportunity to ski 5 whole days sans Beckett!
• meeting her Aunt Missy and Uncle George, and seeing their puppies - she loves dogs! I think she missed Reuben and Remy as much as us. :(
• playing with ski gear
• her new B. toys keys
• banging together anything, especially 2 mini dasani bottles in-flight
• eating paper (oy)
• watching the hot tub guy service the hot tub
• snow (so long as it doesn't hit her in the face)
• the wheels on the bus mother goose video (thanks, YouTube - you saved us from a screaming car ride on 1/3)
• the toys from Breck Tots (where we rented from) - she especially liked the paper books (which she tried to eat), a pop-up Fisher Price toy, a car with teething keys, etc.
• the fireplace - we covered it in blankets and pillows but she loved pulling up on it and cruising to the coffee table then to the couch to get iPhones (she couldn't get over that instead of the usual 3 iPhones in our house there were 8 AND Uncle Ty's blackberry which she ate... a lot)
• changing the channel on the remote (it was a sensitive remote and she turned it off many a football game)
• the airport/plane/etc. - she loved the people watching! On the way back she had her own chair and loved "standing" by the window seeing outside and bouncing up and down on our laps "talking" and greeting every. single. person. who boarded the plane.
• her amoxicillin - Beckett seriously had no issue at all taken this yummy sweet medicine!
• her plates - every morning we would make her an egg that she would have with black beans, avocado, and bananas; then we would leave lunch plates (turkey, cheese, green beans & apples) and dinner plates (chicken, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans & apples) - she gobbled everything up!
• taking her socks off and playing with them (i.e., eating them)
• standing - she stood a lot each day for several seconds at a time -not sure if she realized she was doing it but she was!
• closing pop up toys - she can't get enough and smiles big when it clicks shut

Dislikes:

• Sleeping on planes (took her about 10 minutes of crying it out before she would fall asleep in our arms - me on the way there and Austin on the way back)
• Not being able to crawl around on planes
• Being force to sleep in the car while everyone else is having fun/talking
• Not being allowed to roam free at the condo - we had an area created by two couches, a coffee table, a fireplace, her activity table and a big basket - it worked brilliantly but she got onto us pretty quick and realized her freedom wasn't so free!
• Bananas - for some reason she hated the bananas in Colorado - she has eaten them since being home but wouldn't eat them there

Her Week in a Nutshell:

• Saturday: Big day of travel from 7 a.m. when she woke up for her 9:30 a.m. flight to the first time on marta, to her first flight, arriving in Breck for lunch/dinner at the Breckenridge Brewery, then an evening with Dad & Uncle Elliot while her Mom, Mimi, Poppa and Uncle Tyler went to the grocery store
• Sunday: First day of fun with Mimi while the rest of the family skied!
• Monday: Second day of fun with Mimi; family stayed in all evening while Chef Cordell came (he seemed to like Beckett - he has a baby son!)
• Tuesday: Third day of fun with Mimi; New Year's Eve (no one made it to midnight mountain time!)
• Wednesday: New Year's Day photo shoot with Mimi & Mom; day of lounging around and playing with Mom, Mimi and her uncles; night with Dad while Mom went out to the pizzeria with the family
• Thursday: Fourth day of fun with Mimi; visit from Aunt Missy & Uncle George
• Friday: Fifth day of fun with Mimi; visit to downtown Breckenridge for a family picture and a onesie!
• Saturday: Second day of travel from 9:45 a.m. when we woke her up, to the drive to Denver, lunch in Downtown Denver, to being at the airport an extra 3 hours (big 1-hour walk with Dad all over airport), to her second flight - the one home!

Week 46: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 316 (12/21); Beckett loves her cabinet in the kitchen, especially in the morning when I'm making our breakfast (her: eggs, black beans, avocado & chicken; me: eggs, sausage, mushrooms)

Day 317 (12/22): We got a visit from Mike and Ann who brought Beckett these adorable PJs as well as a book and a cute piece of ride-on luggage! I was under the weather and didn't get pictures, but we sure enjoyed seeing them, as well as the Porters who came up to see them, too!

Day 318 (12/23); smiley girl over breakfast trying to get the iPhone from me! 

Day 319 (12/24); Beckett's first Christmas Eve - we have family day that morning, then at 2:30 Austin's parents and brothers arrived, and we headed over to Jane and Charles' at 3 p.m. - great to see all of the Martins for a few hours before we headed back and did the Martin Family Christmas at our house

Day 320 (12/25); Beckett on Christmas Day with the wonderful gifts she received throughout the holidays, including from her friends Hanna/Abby, her puppers, her parents, Mike & Ann and the Martins. Porter & Gigi Christmas took place later that day when they arrived around 11 a.m. and stayed until dinner - great day!

Day 321 (12/26); Beckett eating one of her new favorite foods/mixes: quinoa & garbanzo beans!

Day 322 (12/27); Beckett got her mobile down - time to take it away (she was very proud of herself - I went in and found her passed out next to it - hilarious).

Another great week with Beckett. So fun to have everyone around to see her new skills, hear her "talk", see her gobble up so many foods, etc. She is getting so big!

Likes:

• Eating - you can't stop this girl from gobbling up all of her finger foods!
• Getting into everything - she was ALL over the place at Jane and Charles - lunging at their Christmas Tree, eating Christmas cards from the mantle - you name it - she was everywhere!
• Squirming - she will try her hardest to get out of your arms and onto the floor to crawl so fast she huffs and puffs
• Christmas wrapping - all of it, ribbons, paper, bags - she loves it!
• quinoa & chickpeas
• Her new toys, especially her stroller & doll as well as the Fisher Price puzzle
• Being the center of attention - she really lit up opening presents and having everyone watch her!

Dislikes:

• bubble wrap (seems to scare her)
• loud noises (e.g., the mixer)
• the usuals: car seats, diaper changes, etc.
• having the remote control, laptop, iPad, iPhone, etc. taken from her

Her Week in a Nutshell: 

• Saturday: Family Day before Lincoln and Shana came over to visit
• Sunday: Visit from Mike, Ann, Zach, Devon and Dane - fun Christmas get together
• Monday: Visit to Infant Room at Gym with Miss Andrea
• Tuesday: Visit to Infant Room at Gym with Miss Neecy; Dad home early on Christmas Eve; Visit to Jane and Charles to see whole Martin Family; Christmas with her Mimi, Poppa and Uncles E and Ty that night
• Wednesday: Christmas Day; morning with parents opening gifts; visit from Uncle Zach, Aunt Devon, Gigi and Cousin Dane who spent the whole day with us until dinnertime
• Thursday: Infant Room at Gym with Miss Andrea
• Friday: Day at home with Mom preparing for a week long family vacation!

Beckett & Aunt Missy

Love this picture of Beckett and her Great Aunt Missy! Michelle's sister, Missy, and her husband, George, drove over from Monument, Colorado, to visit with us here in Breckenridge. They brought adorable Coco and Abby, their sweet puppies, and spent a long afternoon with Michelle, Paul and Beckett. Me and Austin came in for lunch to see them and enjoyed catching up and seeing Beckett get to spend time with her aunt who has gone out of her way to send something to Beckett for every single holiday. Seriously - St. Patrick's Day onesie, monogrammed Easter basket, monogrammed Halloween treat bucket, Christmas ornament - you name it! So thoughtful! Great to see her again and so glad Beckett got to meet her and George, and the pups of course!

Becks in Snow

It's been very cold. VERY. But we knew we wanted to at least get her outside! So while Austin and Paul were out skiing in the ice storm and Elliot and Tyler were in watching football, me and Michelle took her stroller out on the patio which was covered in about 10" of snow and it was snowing! She got to feel the snow and the cold temps - adorable! Then we got bold and wanted to see if we could stroll her down to the shops. Answer? No, but we did stroll around a bit in front of our driveway and when we were taking her out of the stroller to bring her in, Michelle snapped a few shots of me and Beckett that I think came out adorable despite my 'yesterday hair' and 'no make up.' Love my baby girl!