Beckett - 5 months and more firsts!!

Beckett turned 5 months on December 19th, TODAY...he's getting SO big so fast!! but I love it!

5 Month stats:

Not sure...no updates here

• sleeping stil 4-7 hours at a time. usually goes down around 8 and is up anywhere between 12 and 4, but usually between 2-3. SO ready for him to sleep 8-12 hours!!!
• starting feeding him rice cereal and oatmeal. He didn't like it much at first, but now he would rather eat than drink a lot of the time. He's a growin' big boy!!
• have tried bananas and sweet potatoes. liked the sweet potatoes better.
• wearing #3 diapers
• wearing 6-9 month clothes (and even some 12 months, but those have GOT to be wrong!)
• STILL has serious cradle cap...going on 2+ months now!! I SO wish it would go away already...it's really pretty gross :-(
• working on sitting up unassisted. not quite there yet.
• likes his tummy time and usually rolls over to his tummy shortly after placing him on his back. I can't even keep him on his back to sleep all of a sudden. almost every time we put him down he rolls over right away.
• Got his first tooth and then another one right after!!! 2 teeth!!! oooh...and he's not a terrible teether...but NOT a good one either!!
• Such a happy, smiley baby!! He LOVES his sister and loves to watch her. He just lights up and she can make him giggle like no one else!!

WARNING! Picture overload...I just could not decide which ones I liked best!!

4 months - Beckett

Another post that's a little late!!! Beckett was 4 months on November 19th and here are the updates

4 month stats:

Wt: 15lbs 9oz (50th percentile)

Ht: 25.5in (75th percentile)

• just starting baby foods (rice cereal, applesauce, sweet potatoes
• wears size 2 diapers, but about to out grow them
• wears size 6 month clothes
• sleeping ok. just 4-6 hours a night mostly. goes down around 8 and is up usually between 2-3...give or take!! ;-)
• smiling and laughing a lot!
• loves his sister the most ;-)
• rolling over both directions!!
• still on reflux meds
• been a little sick lately, but just a cold
• learning to sit up...slowly
• a bundle of fun!!
• BOY oh BOY are 2 sweet babies harder than 1!!! but SO much fun!!!

Halloween 2011

This is SO SO SO late!!! so, here's Halloween!!! We went over to our friends, The Taylor's house to help pass out candy, take Ruby Belle trick-or-treating on one of the busiest and friendliest streets in town and just to hang out with friends! Ruby Belle had a great time trick-or-treating (she and daddy dressed up! I just took pics!) and Beckett stayed at the Taylor's house with Uncle Ty, Aunt Stephanie and all the friends to pass out candy. Here are a few shots!!

She was a little weary at first, but daddy helped her along!

Then we ran into her bestie, Evie, and she took control and led the way!!!
SO much fun!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Pics from our pumpkin pickin' outing a few weeks ago...

Beckett - 3 months & a FIRST!!!

Beckett turned 3 months on October 19, 2011 and he's a growing boy!

Stats:

Wt: 14lbs 3oz

Ht: 24.5in

• He's "sleeping through the night" meaning he's sleeping about 5-7 hours. We usually put him down around 8 and end up getting up to feed him around 2-3am. SO, WE'RE not "sleeping through the night," but he is based on what I called "sleeping through the night" with Ruby Belle...and what most liturature calls "sleeping through the night," I think.
• He rolled over just a few days before his 3 month "birthday." AND it happened the same time Ruby Belle hit the same milestone!!! How crazy is that!! http://mandysmakins.blogspot.com/2009/12/first.html
• he is eating about 30oz a day of breast milk/day (sometimes more, sometimes less...but usually leaning toward more!)
• I'm exclusively pumping (6 times a day...ugh!)
• He's wearing #2 diapers, and cloth ones on the weekends (usually)
• likes his tummy time and doesn't love his Bumbo time, but we're still practicing
• He's smiling a lot and laughing a little!!! I LOVE IT!

Someone is 2!!! Guess who?!?

Ruby Belle turned 2 on September 16th, 2011. and yes, this is LATE! Like I said...still trying to adjust to work /life and family balance with 2 kiddos :-)

We had a fun little get together with just our family. Justin's parents were in town so we had them, my parents, and my brother and sister-in-law over for dinner and cake and ice cream at our house. Poor Ruby Belle got sick and threw up during her party, but quickly quickly recovered enough to open presents and eat cake!!

Overall, it was a great day! I cannot believe my little girl is 2!!! I didn't know it was possible, but I love her more and more each day. She's talking up a storm now (although, it's still tough to understand a lot of what she says)! Sentences are just mumble jumble sometimes, but she usually gets her point across! She also has gotten into the habit of putting her hands on her hips and walks with a little sass sometimes!! Cute now...in a few years...maybe not so much! ha! She really is a sweet, sweet girl, who LOVES to laugh! She is a typical 2 yr old and has her moments at least a few times a day with a temper tantrum, but she's still so easy to love!!

Beckett's 2 month check up

We had Beckett's 2 month check up appointment September 19th...and yes, I'm just now blogging about it. I went back to work on Sept 5th and life's been a little busy since then. I keep telling myself that one day I'll figure out how to balance 2 kids, work and life, but until then...I'll just keep trying!

So, here's where we are:

2 month Stats:

Wt - 12lbs 11oz (50th percentile)

Ht - 24 in (75th percentile)

Head Circumfrence: - 15.5in (50th percentile)

• Beckett is much more laid back than Ruby Belle (maybe because I'm more laid back this time around!)
• He's eating 6-8 times/day
• He's sleeping 5-8 hours a night, but we put him down around 8, so we're still getting up once to feed him
• He's wearing size 1 diapers (but really needs a 2...we're just trying to get rid of the 1's)
• We are going to start doing the cloth diapers while at home (day care won't do them) this month
• He's in day care...has been since he was 7 weeks old (RB didn't go until she was 4 months - work didn't allow me that long off this time)
• He's smiling and is SO much fun!