Week 57: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 393 (3/8); On her first date with 22-month-old Michael Velotas - neither of them are too sure about this but their mamas sure are pushing and planning a huge wedding LOL

Day 394 (3/9); Enjoying family day at Newtown Park by doing her favorite thing ever - swinging!

Day 395 (3/10); playing with mom in the backyard (started out hanging out on blanket until she went offroad)

Day 396 (3/11); enjoying the front room as much as mom - hanging out by the chairs with her puzzle pieces - she loves those butterflies and of course the curtains 

Day 397 (3/12); Beckett's usual these days - walking with two objects making us very nervous!

Day 398 (3/13); Sleepy Becks

Day 399 (3/14); St. Patrick's Day Playdate at Chanel & Henry's

Likes:

• rearranging furniture
• reading books - I love that she'll go pick one out and then bring it over and situate herself in your lap to read it - she turns the pages and gets annoyed when you do it
• waving to people - she really gets it now - like I'm greeting someone or someone is going away! She prefers to wave hi as she seems sad when it's time to wave bye and she is very proud of herself when she does it!
• being outside - been getting good weather and putting a blanket outside with books and she LOVES it - we'll read and she'll walk around the yard (with me!) exploring - she likes to be where the dogs are
• nothing significantly different this week -her love of sunglasses, iPhone, being held, and walking and getting into everything continues!

Dislikes:

• Having the things she likes being taken away and being put down to play independently
• Having the snot sucker used (girlfriend has a cold - again)

Her Week in a Nutshell: 

• Saturday: Special day waking up with the Velotas family (playtime with Emma & Mike!); Cardens coming to visit; Andy coming to visit while Mom celebrated at Baby John's shower; Day with Dad while mom & ladies got pedicures; dinner out with family turned 13 months old!
• Sunday: Newtown Park with puppies - bumped into the Mittelbronns and got to play with Madison's ball!; neighborhood park with the Rollers
• Monday: Toddler Room at gym; grocery store trip with Mom!
• Tuesday: Had a go-see at Carter's; Visited Dad's Office; walked with Traci & baby Finley; went to Traci's house to play; played outside with family & puppers
• Wednesday: Toddler Room at gym; Visit to grocery store & drycleaners with Mom; Visit to Chiropractor
• Thursday: Toddler Room at gym; Frosting cookies for party; Mom got a haircut!
• Friday: St. Paddy's Playdate at Chanel's; afternoon walk at the gym with Josie; park fun with Julie, Traci and their kiddos (including a little happy hour!) :)

Love This Shot

Snagged with my phone this afternoon while she was playing with her puzzle pieces - love this little 13-month-old sweetie!

Week 56: 7 Days of Beckett

Day 386 (3/1); loving her weekend with dad at home!

Day 387 (3/2); we've been trying to take more video now that she's mobile and walking all over the place (like walking, walking - can't count steps anymore) - anyway, the only downside for us is that she wants to hold the video camera

Day 388 (3/3); Beckett in her spring jams playing with school bus and picnic - girl can't get get enough of toys with handles that she can carry around!

Day 389 (3/4); Still loving her cabinet - she plays 'open and close' and is excited to pull everything out and try to get in!

Day 390 (3/5); Reading bedtime books with Daddy

Day 391 (3/6); Clapping hands with mama and the poodles

Day 392 (3/7); Sweet bedtime simile while reading books with Daddy

Likes:

• clapping
• walking
• doggies 
• books
• itsy bitsy spider
• her new school bus 
• picnic basket
• wiping surfaces with her picnic basket "blanket"
• climbing up the playground and sliding down
• hanging with big kids
• sunglasses
• being held
• climbing stairs

Dislikes:

• having her face wiped 
• having her diaper changed
• being put down/not being held

Week in a Nutshell: 

• Saturday: Family Day at home playing with new toys & new padded play table
• Sunday: Family Day; visit to dog park & playground 
• Monday: Day with Mom while Dad had work dinner! Toddler Room at gym and grocery store visit
• Tuesday: Toddler Room at gym with Mom and night with Dad
• Wednesday: Rainy Day in with Mom; afternoon at playground with Miss Julie, Miss Traci and their kiddos; family walk with Dad & the pups
• Thursday: Toddler Room at gym with Mom; lunch with Dad while Mom met Monica & Sharon and went to the doctor
• Friday: Grocery store and drycleaners with mom; playground with mom; family night in waiting for Velotas family to arrive!

Beckett's Butterflies & Polka Dots First Birthday Party

Beckett has always been drawn to her Lamaze butterfly hanging toy. It was the first one she reached for, and ever since it has hung on her infant car seat and helped us through many a car ride, meal time and general fussy periods. The back of the butterfly is black and white polka dots, and with her room being orange, gray and black I just knew we had to do butterflies and polka dots for little Beckett!

We got incredibly lucky with the weather - a day in the low 60's in between two snow storms that literally shut down Atlanta.

Her birthday fell on a Saturday so we had the party on the date exactly, from 3 -5 p.m.

We were so grateful for all who could come over to celebrate with us, including:

• Beckett's Gigi, Aunt Devon, Uncle Zach & Cousin Dane
• Beckett's Mimi, Poppa, & Uncle Elliot
• Beckett's Great-Grandfather Audi, Miss Mary, Great Uncle Terry, Great Aunt Sharon & Cousin Laura
• Uncle Jim Frost
• Velotas Family - Jimmy, Mary, Emma & Michael
• Prance Family - Crystal, Jason & Grady
• Carroll Family - John, Jennifer & Brady
• Young Family - Stevens, Karly, Charlotte, & Caroline
• Blanco Family - Andy & Monica
• Feneck Family - Josie, Nick & Roman
• Walter Family - Meghan, Jay & Harper
• Pete Family - Joleen, Ben & Ben
• Piccinni Family - Tracie, Guido & Jake
• Johnson Family - Sarah, Jared & Gavin
• van Reenen Family - Chanel, Jan & Henry
• Mittelbronn Family - Melissa, Jon, Madison & McKenna
• Roller Family - Sharon, Jamie & Peyton
• Seaman Family - Ruje & Mark
• Porter Family - Pat & Vivian (Cousin Dane's Grandparents!)
• Turman Family - Andrew, Laura Anne & Lee

Such a fun group! Made us even more grateful that we were able to use the backyard! The kids mostly played outside in Beckett's tunnel & in friend Henry's ball pit and tent that he loaned us! We also played inside some as the weather would be warm one minute, then chilly the next!

Adults were in and out, and the Olympics started that day so we had that on. Beckett seemed to have an absolute ball. She really seems to like having guests over and was loving the ball pit and seeing all of her friends and just playing with family - it was so fun and hilarious to see her try cake for the first time (at first she was unsure - then she was in!) 

I was really happy with how all the crafts, food, sweets, decorations, photo booth and everything turned out! 

Such a perfect day! I only regret not getting pics of more of our friends and families who attended. Here are some of the beautiful photos Zach took of Beckett on her special day. 

I am 1!

Beautiful Photo taken by my talented Uncle Zach - me in my favorite place - my room!

• I am 29.5 inches tall.
• I weigh 19 pounds and 3 ounces
• I have 12 teeth (7 that are very in and 5 that are in various stages of in)
• I love being chased by my daddy, my mom singing to me, high fives, waving, swinging, clapping hands, peek-a-boo, and everything about my doggies (chasing them, petting them, trying to feed them, seeing them walk into a room, etc.).
• My favorite food is beans, black beans or green beans! I love food though, all food. Favorite meats: chicken & turkey; favorite fruits: avocado, strawberries, melon, bananas, blueberries, grapes, oranges, pineapple, apples, mango; favorite vegetables: peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. I also like my new snack food: mini goldfish that I feed myself in the car out of my snack trap!
• My favorite book is Pat the Zoo (especially the red feathers and the lion's mane). I also love all Karen Katz flip books, my bath book by Sandra Boynton (it squeaks!) and It's Time for Bed - my parents read this to me every night!
• My favorite toy is my naptime Glowworm. I also love books, my kitchen, walkers, balls, and blocks (anything I can bang together).
• My favorite time of day is bath time. I love to splash around, play with my toys, read my bath book and suck on my wash cloths. 
• I wear a size 2/3 shoe, and 6 - 12 month clothes. My birthday dress fit perfect and it was size 9-month.
• My nicknames include Beckarito, BG, Scooter, Beckers, B, Becks and Beck Beck.
• I've traveled to Birmingham, the lake, Auburn and Colorado. 
• I can say dada, mama, doggy, baba, hi, and shoe. My first word was dada.
• I can pull myself up and stand, take steps, drink from a straw, put myself to sleep (with the help of my thumb!) and climb stairs!
• My favorite song is The Wheels on the Bus. I also love The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, This Little Light of Mine, You are My Sunshine, Jesus Loved the Little Children, Picking up a Baby Bumblebee, and Hi I'm Beckett (sung to the tune of Brother John!)
• Dad and Mom say everyone loves my big happy toothy smile, my curls and my bright eyes!

Family Post-Park

We went back over to Newtown Park on Sunday to let the dogs play, then let Beckett play! Her playground was super crowded due to a birthday party in progress, so she wasn't able to swing. We decided to head out and just swing across the street in our neighborhood playground. She wasn't pleased... the dogs were though!

Reuben was SO happy to be there! LOL

Beckett Walks - Video!