10 Months Old

Our little Bekah Baby is 10 months old . . . gosh, just typing that really makes it sink in, I haven't been too sad up until this moment, but really, her babyhood is mostly behind us and her toddlerhood awaits! So many mixed emotions! Toddler or not, she will always be Bekah Baby to us, well, until she gets a sibling . . . : )

So, here she is with her friend, Bekah's Bunny. I realized that as cute as Bunny is, it was covering up her even cuter poodle vest, so I kindly took Bunny away . .

Look at the dissapointment in that sweet face!

"I'll fight for you friend!" she declares!

So then, Bunny had to do some dancing behind the scenes to get that girl happy again.

And it worked! Oh the joy!

I realized after all that, her collar had been turned up like a college frat boy or something! That will not do, so I had to take another pic of it properly turned down, to show off those cute little poodles.Bekah always seems to see a friend or two on her birthday and this time it was our friends Taylor and Zoe : ).

And the update on "Bumble" as Zack likes to call her:

First and formost, let's talk about her weight and her eating, pretty much the focus of this super fun month. I am happy to say that we went to the doctor today and Operation Bulk Up Bekah is COMPLETE!

Yipee! She gained a whole 2 lbs 1 oz this month folks! She is up to

17.1 lbs and is back on the line on the chart that she seemed to set out in the beginning, about the 15-25%!

I had a feeling that she would be where she needed to be because although she has still been a picky eater, she is a completely different eater than she was a month ago, thank goodness for finger foods and dairy! She now likes chicken, muffins, my minestrone stew, enchillades, fries, grilled cheese, spaghetti, cupcakes : ), and mixed veggies! Hip, hip, horray for you little one!

Speaking of food, she loves to share things now, like her toys, and even her food! We practice our please and thank you's here and she just thinks its the funniest thing to extend her hand of crumbled up cheerios up to me and attempt to feed me! So cute! It's so amazing to be able to communicate with her!

She is as fun as ever to dress up:

I call this her "Brinley Outfit" because it just seems like something her pal Brinley would wear, fun and and bright with a great big bow! We love the way Brinley coordinates her colors and we were insprired by her to do the same : ).

And wouldn't you know that the day that she wears her Brinley outfit, a complete random stranger asks me if she can take a picture of Bekah to send to her friend because "she was so cute??" I have never had anyone ask me that before, so I didn't know how to say no. Yes, it was a compliment and yes, the lady did look very nice and normal, but it is sort of weird. Funny thing is, I told Amy ( Brinley's mom) about it and guess what?? That has happened to Brinley before! Of course it has! It just goes to show that she most certainly was wearing a Brinley Outfit if that is what happens to Brinley herself!

Bekah was kind enough to bend over so I could get a better shot of her awesome bow!

She continues to show interest in music like her daddy. She loves her Wee Sing Bible Music and every time I turn it on, we say that she "stops, drops and dances!" It's funny, she will stop whatever she is doing,look at the CD player, look at me, and then twist!

And if you notice in this post, there are so many more pictures of her smiling, which really does symbolize how this month has been, she smiles so much more on her own now, and really has her own sense of humor. Like, whenver I say "Charlie, NO!" she always laughs! As if she is the little sister mocking her older brother for getting in trouble!

This month has been the month of new baby products too:

Like her scooter horse from her cousins Mackenzie and Teagan, thanks guys!

She has been biting her crib that I love so much, so I went out and got a crib guard, but when I realized how ugly it was and how I could save money and just wrap pink blankets around the edge, I promptly took it back!


And the biggie, a BIG GIRL CARSEAT! Yup! The infant carrier is a thing of the past! Even though she is not 20 lbs or 1 year old yet, the doctor said her legnth suggested that it was time. Although it does not recline as much as her other one, I think she appreciates the extra room!

And once she started crawling last month, we decided it might be a good idea to get a "baby corral" as Zack calls it, so that Bekah can stay happy and safe while I cook. Sitting in one spot like the good ol days was not going to happen anymore:

So here is her new tot spot! It works great, and I hardly use it but when I am cooking or when I have to run upstairs to get something. It's so cool, that even Charlie wants to get in there sometimes!

See, a happy, safe baby! ( And then a happy daddy who gets his meals on time!)

Playing with Bekah just gets funner and funner, here she is trying to find the ball under the cup with Grandmommy:

We would put it under the cup,move the cups around real fast and based on the sound and how the top has a little whole on top, she almost always chose the right one with the rattley ball under it!! It was the most exciting thing, to watch her "choose wisely" as they say in Indiana Jones : ).

Bathtime has a whole new meaning now that she discovered splashing and gets to be in the regular tub:

And now that our little girl can crawl, it really tells you what they like and what they don't like because, shoot, if they like it, they are going after it! I love the way her personality has opened up here! What does crawling say that she loves?
The coffee table and all the magazines, the remote controls, my shoes in my closet, her books on her bookshelf (every day she successfully pulls off EVERY book on her bottom two levels), Charlie's food bowls (yuck!), cords, picture frames and trashcans , just to name a few.

But out of all of those fabulous items to covet, nothing takes the cake like Charlie's Crate! Oh my golly, Bekah is like a moth to a flame with that thing!

If anything, it has helped with her standing skills!Almost there:

Look mom, I did it!

Just recently, she learned how to open up the door too! Charlie may have been jealous at first of this new family member, but the way things are looking, he might start appreciating her more these days! The first time it happened, CHarlie just looked up at me, like, "Are you cool with this mom?? Because if you are, I'm out of here!"

Oh and of course, she could chase Charlie around the island all day if he would let her, THAT is really her favorite thing to do!

And y'all, it was so exciting, at the very beginning of the month, she opened her first drawer! And it was the tupperware drawer at that! When we first moved in, I actually thought, "I'll put the tupperware here, so Bekah can reach it and play when she gets older as I am cooking!" It's like she knew! I was so excited, I had to take a pic!

Here she is, in the act ( I had already taken some out earlier, so I guess she wanted more!):

When she opened it, I think she was more surprised than I was! Teehee, I love the expressions she makes!

Don't worry, since then, we have baby proofed the house with all the appropriate cabinet locks and latches, minus the tupperware drawer of course!

And I realized, I never posted a pic of how Bekah saw her friends Kristin and Hayley earier this month! As you can see, Bekah is not interested in the camera, and it's really quite appropriate because it captures her new thing, which is, when we go to a restaraunt, if there is a baby in a 5 mile radius, she is all over it, making noises to them, cranning her neck to see them, trying to get their attention! Grown up talk is boring!

So that was our month, a fabulous month full of lots of big girl things and so many special moments that I am so grateful for having with my baby girl! I thank God every day that I get to spend my days with her, I am absolutely facinated by this little blessing of ours!

So. . .the countdown to her 1 year birthday has begun . . . . : )