our wedding, february 18, 2012. tamarindo, costa rica

year in the life.

19 months

Beckett,

the thing that i have absolutely loved about this last month is how you love to give kisses. you make a the "muah" sound when you kiss it so adorable and you will just kiss us and your elmo doll and other stuffed animals, over and over. we love it. on the other hand, when you get mad, you get mad. you head bang, scratch yourself/us and hit. i guess they say this is normal. we don't like seeing you hurt yourself. we will put you in your bed for a break and then your mood seems to reset. you have really had a hard time sleeping this last month. we aren't sure what it is but you were waking in the middle of the night and waking real early around 4:45 or so. we referenced our book "healthy sleep habits, happy child" and decided to make your bedtime super early. sometimes even 5pm and not go to you until 6am even if you were crying. it seems to be helping. you no longer wake in the middle of the night and are starting to wake a little later. sometimes 5:45a.m. but for the most part around 6 or 6:30am.

foods you've been eating:

you fluctuate. sometimes you eat a ton and sometimes i think you are surviving off air.

19 month stats.

phasing out the size 3 diapers
size 12-18 month, size 4 shoe
height-31.25"
weight-17 lbs 9oz
12 teeth

likes.

you love movies, singing along with songs, love music, love to play hide n seek, love to climb on anything, your new love is elmo. you say "momo" and you love to watch him and play games with him on the computer. you take the mouse and shake it back and forth. you move your fingers over the track pad.

favorite song.

twinkle twinkle little star, ABC song, you sing to the elmo song, really anything (you swing your arms and dance), songs on happy feet the movie.

things i don't want to forget.

• how when we went to pick out a christmas tree you just ran around touching all the trees
• how when we put it up you would touch it and lean over and *sniff sniff it (blowing in and out of your nose)
• how much you love the christmas tree (you just stare at all the lights and the top star and say "sa sa")
• how when we wash your hands, you will dry them with a dish towel
• how you will open the drawer in the refrigerator and help yourself to whatever you want for a snack (usually grapes or strawberries)
• you have this sound machine that is also a projector. you love to play with it and point to all the things on the wall. if it's too light in the room and you can't see it, you just look and look for it
• how you love to be on the computer
• how you can drink perfectly out of a cup, by yourself. although, supervised.
• how when you get out of the tub sometimes you just like to run around naked
• how you like watching yourself go #1 in the bath tub or bathroom floor (geez)
• how you can climb anything. including the kitchen chairs and you get on the table.
• how you like to sit on my lap while i sew and try to help
• how you want to help with everything
• how you point to your bowl and say "nemo"
• you put the balls into your toy
• you can point to the color orange
• you love legos
• you repeat things over and  over
• love to shower
• you type on the keyboard
• you laugh any time you burp or fart
• you can pull your pants down
• you lay down to put on your diaper and clothes
• you don't want to be watched when going #2
• you climb out of the tub
• how you like the electric toothbrush
• how you lean on you rocking sheep and watches tv
• how you will just randomly crawl
• how you can almost do a somersault alone
• how you sit on your feet and bounce
• how you can balance on one leg
• how you say:

"momo"=elmo

"emo"=nemo

"uce"=bruce, the shark on nemo

"ok"=okay instead of saying yes

"ookie"=cookie

"owf owf"=woof

"gawg"=dog

"uck"=duck

"ahh ahh"=baa

"ilk"=milk, you'll go to the refrigerator and point and say "ilk"
        "car, moo, woof, quack, oink, dad, mama, ball, cold, go, ok"

we love you beckett, to the moon and back. you are so fun. i just love watching you grow!

18 months.

Beckett,

Wow, what a difference a month can make. a week for that matter. you are now 18 months and oh my goodness, you are coming into your own. you make us laugh everyday. you understand everything we ask of you. now it's just going to be you learning to communicate it and that you are starting to do. you walk to to the refrigerator and say "ilk" for milk.

foods you've been eating:

you love chips, greek yogurt, peas, graham crackers, cheese eggs with pepper, you chug veggie/fruit smoothies, coconut water, tortellini, raisin bran, quesadillas, you love blueberries, fig newtons, pb&j, turkey, spaghetti, string cheese, sharp cheddar, tomatoes, clementines, grapes, corn, pretty much anything, if you are in the mood for it.

18 month stats.

phasing out the size 3 diapers
size 12-18 month, size 4 shoe
height-approx. 30"
weight-approx 17.5 lbs
head circumference-
12 teeth- g came in therefore, you now have a, d, e, f, g, j, k, d, n, o, p, q, t

dislikes.

when we take you away from something you aren't finished playing with etc. when we talk to you when you are mad.

likes.

you love movies, singing along with songs, love music, love to play hide n seek, love to climb on anything.

favorite song.

twinkle twinkle little star, ABC song, really anything (you swing your arms and dance), songs on happy feet the movie.

things i don't want to forget.

• how you have an electric toothbrush and you like it
• how you stand at the window and wave when one of us leave
• how you will give us a surprise face and then squench up your face and eyes and show your teeth. over and over and over
• how when we are reading "where's my mummy" you say "ahh" when we turn the page to the when the mummy screams "ahh, a mouse"
• how you are pushing all your cars (hot wheels) and trucks
• how you know all your body parts and you love saying "eyez" while pointing to your eyes and any eyes
• how you finally transitioned to one nap (for the most part)
• how well you traveled to WI and TX (and you finally didn't seem to mind going to anyone in the family, and enjoyed everyone)
• how hard and fast you rock on the sheep
• how you don't mind water in your face at all. you will just stand and let it drip all over your face
• how you love to type on the computer keyboard
• how when you weren't sure if you wanted to sleep or not (overtired) you would just bang your head on your bead. you got a bruise. i felt so bad
• how you will take floss out of the dispenser and wrap it around your bottom tooth (only once) and turn your head
• you love to sing
• how i spent six hours on your 2nd halloween costume (superman entire outfit: cape, pants, undies, shirt) and you got sick and didn't get to wear it. except for the 5 minutes you were lying on the floor with daddy and then you fell asleep on the couch. first time ever.
• how when we were driving home in a snow storm from our WI trip, 1 o'clock in the morning, you vomited everywhere. and screamed until 4 o'clock in the morning.
• how i showed you once how to blow kisses and you picked it right up
• how you pick up the chapstick on the nightstand and pretend to put it on
• how you will take a kleenex and pretend to blow your nose
• how you will take a cloth and pretend to be cleaning the floor or furniture
• how you dance around real fast and stomp your feet. your dad calls it "happy feet." we only say "happy feet" and you will start dancing around
• how you raise one leg and swing it around and try to balance, sometimes holding on to something.

we love you beckett, to the moon and back. you are so fun. i just love watching you grow!

17 months.

Beckett,

you are now 17 months old.

17 month stats.

size 3 diapers
size 12 month clothes, some 18 month, size 4 shoe
height-
weight-
head circumference-
11 teeth- so as we were waiting on #d and #g to erupt, your molars decided to come in. ha. one day you were laughing and i was like what the heck, that looks like a tooth. it was #t first, then #a, then #k, then #j. following the molars #d is barely erupted and we are still waiting on #g but it won't be long.

dislikes.

when i won't let you sit on the counter if i'm cooking. but i'm scared you will fall.

when i won't let him watch tv.

likes.

you love movies, singing along with songs, love music, love to play hide n seek, love to climb all over his rocking sheep. (my papa made you this sheep but it was a solid state and you wanted to rock, so we paid bruce, the neighbor to turn it into a rocking sheep), love to wrestle (and aggressive),

books we are reading.

where's my mummy?, chicka chicka boom boom, he loves dr seuss's hand, hand fingers, thumb, old macdonald had a farm pop up book

favorite song.

twinkle twinkle little star, ABC song, really anything (you swing your arms and dance)

words you've been saying.

you were saying a lot of words and then you just kinda quit saying them. i think it was because you were teething or something. i think it won't be long and you will be saying everything. i've been trying to make you use them but you like grunting. ha. you definitely have "dah," dad, down though.

things i don't want to forget over the past month.

• how you will be playing and then just run over and throw your hands around me and hug and kiss me
• how you know how to give a nice tight hug
• how before you go to bed you give rounds of kisses to everyone in the room
• how you throw everything in the trash can
• hide your milk and pacies in the cabinets
• how i was looking for some tissue paper and found your pacie in the closet in a bag
• how you blow bubbles in the bath tub
• how you went down the slide all by yourself
• how you like to have the faucet dripping the tub so you can go over on your tummy and get a drink (in which always makes you cough)
• how you like playing in your car seat
• how you can climb on anything
• how you chew on your molars

we love you to the moon and back.

a year in the life.

16 months.

(i'm going to start writing these entries as letters to beckett. i feel like he is getting so much older and i started thinking about him possibly reading these. i like the idea of it being focused towards him instead of about him!) so, here goes.

Beckett,

today you are 16 months old. my oh my, how time is flying by. i look back at last month and remember thinking how much more of a little boy you were becoming. this month you are even more of a little boy. all boy for that matter. you absolutely love being outdoors. when i say it's time to go inside, you shake your head and say "no." it's so funny. any time we go outside to walk to the car, you grab a hold of my hand, walk down the front steps and run for the yard and not the car. i have to beg you to come to the car and then eventually, come and pick you up and you say, "no" and arch your back and stiffen your legs. you hate your car seat when i initially put you in it. thankfully, you don't have to be in it for too long. considering, it only takes five minutes to get anywhere in our lovely town. (i love that) you don't even know how lucky you are to not have to be in it for 45 minutes to an hour like you would if we lived somewhere else in the country.

foods you've been eating:

blueberry pancakes, gelato, craisins, whole strawberries, blueberries, english muffins, bagels, cream cheese, bowtie pasta with peas, carrots, watermelon, nectarines, french toast, vanilla bean ice cream, pinwheel pasta with cheese and chicken, cheese eggs, greek pineapple yogurt, turkey sandwiches, pbj, loves honey nut cheerios (constantly pointing and asking for them and looking for them in the lazy susan), bran cereal (weird, i know), spaghetti with meat sauce, bananas, he will eat anything. amazing what he can chew with only 4 teeth.

16 month stats.

size 3 diapers
size 12 month clothes, some 18 month, size 4 shoe
height-
weight-
head circumference-
6 teeth- #q (august 22nd), #n (august 29), #d and #g are on their way (we can see them)

dislikes.

you absolutely hate getting your diaper changed, getting dressed, getting out of the tub, having to come inside from playing

likes.

singing along with songs, loves music, loves to play hide n seek, loves being scared, loves dragging towels, clothes, blankets, etc. like linus, sitting on the counter while i'm in the kitchen, twirling around, shooting hoops, getting into the refrigerator, singing in the microphone

books we are reading.

where's my mummy?, chicka chicka boom boom, he loves dr seuss's hand, hand fingers, thumb, old macdonald had a farm pop up book

favorite song.

twinkle twinkle little star, ABC song, really anything (you swing your arms and dance)

words you've been saying.

• "fis"-fish
• "quack"-i say, "what's a duck say?"
• "moooo"-i say, "what's a cow say?"
• "this"-this
• "chees"-cheese
• "mama"-mama
• "oooo"-oooo
• "awe"-awe
• "soos"-shoes

new words you are saying.

• started as "awt," now it is "hot"-hot (you know exactly what that means. if you touch anything warm, you say it)
• "kikds"-kids (one day i asked you if he heard the kids outside playing and you repeated the word)
• "col"-cold
• "kweek"-squeak
• "swee"-i interpreted it as sweet. ha. you said it after i handed you your pacifier one day.
• "cooka"-cookie
• "dah"-dan or dad. not quite sure on this. dan says it's dad, i say what if it's dan? since i refer to him as dan. dan gets mad and says, "don't teach him that." never the less, dan will leave any room and you will walk around and say "dah" looking for dan to respond.
• "too"-2 (you love to count)
• "sis"-6

things i don't want to forget over the past month.

• how you grabbed a nectarine out of the grocery cart when i wasn't looking and started chowing down on it
• how you crawl around in your play tent and roll around grunting
• after dad set up your basketball net, you needed no instruction on how to slam dunk it. you just did it.
• how you took a #2 right during shooting hoops and then right after, you slam dunked it and grunted
• how you brought me the "robots" dvd case, handed it to me, and walked over to the dvd player and pointed
• how you mimic counting and always say two and six in the correct order
• how you will stomp one foot real high sometimes when you are walking
• how you like to walk backwards
• how you walk on your toes
• how you now have to duck your head to go under the kitchen table. you learned that real quick
• how when we read dr seuss thumb book, you always holds your thumb up
• how you says "shh" and puts his one finger to your mouth
• how you have became a little climber (you hang off the dishwasher and the stove)
• how you blink real long sometimes and i can see you raise your eyebrows and roll your eyes around
• how you mimic blowing your nose
• how you blow out your mouth when you are smelling anything. especially flowers
• how you opened my swimsuit drawer and pulled all of them out and was trying to put them on over your head. (ive decided to make you a cape soon)
• how you have this hilarious fake forced laugh
• how you will go into the kitchen, open the cabinet door to the lazy susan and grab the cereal box and help yourself
• how after bath time, you love to lay your head on my shoulder and cuddle while you are wrapped in a towel (i wish it never had to end)
• how your soft spot is almost completely closed
• how when you get overly tired you will head butt your head on anything
• how you still sleep with one pacie in your mouth and one in the other hand
• how you squint your eyes and smile while showing all your teeth
• how your soft spot is gone :( you're getting so big

everyday is so much fun. you laugh all the time and are doing so many things to make your dad and i laugh. you are just an angel from heaven here on earth and we are so blessed to have you as our son. we love you to the moon and back.