I can hardly believe it but my sweet boy is One! This has truly been the best year of my life. I look back at all the happy times I had as a child and teenager and those were some great years, but this year has truly been the best. All thanks to the amazing and most precious gift sent to me by my Lord, Beau.
So many exciting things are happening in Beau's world right now. On July 4th 2011, we had a birthday party for him. He was so happy at his party until it was time to eat his cupcake (that Mommy lovingly made from scratch for him). We put him in his high chair and sang "Happy Birthday". I helped him blow out the candle and his little hand managed to make it past my guard and touch the hot wick. He screamed and screamed. All of us just standing there waiting for him to discover his cupcake. He never did. We took him inside and calmed him down and tried 20 minutes later to no avail. He was not interested in that cupcake whatsoever. So Mommy didn't get any fun cake smashing pictures but we have some good ones of his meltdown. :) He received some fun presents for his birthday. Daddy gave him his first set of golf clubs, he got a wagon to carry around his blocks, and some race cars. So much fun!
Another exciting thing that happened was that on July 9th, 2011 Beau took his first steps! We were at Mimi's house for dinner and Beau walked from me to his Aunt Jolene and from his Aunt Jolene to me. It was so exciting! I know it will not be too long before he is running and I am chasing.
We recently installed cabinet and draw locks in our kitchen so little hands are unable to get into them which has helped Mommy's sanity a lot. Beau continues to love to be wherever Mommy is. He loves to be held while I am cooking dinner and I have become quite good at cooking and holding baby at a safe distance.
Beau does enjoy playing with his toys as well. He loves to stack up the rings on his ring stacker and play on his music table. He also loves to ruff house with Daddy and tumble all over the furniture and floor.
We have been able to make it to the pool a few times this summer and Beau loves the water already. He has no fear which puts much fear in Mommy. He will crawl right out into the deep water if I let him and dive bomb right off the side of the pool. He loves to splash and cool off.
Sadly, my little boy still has no teeth so he continues to eat puree surprises that his Mommy cooks up for him. He can gum some foods like crackers, cheese and fruit and we usually do that for lunch. Hopefully his teeth are going to be extra strong when they do come in.
I can't wait to see what this coming year has in store for this toddler and his Mommy. I love him more and more everyday.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Joy!
Oh my gosh, this little boy gives me such joy. I can hardly even stand it sometimes! I love staying home and taking care of him. It is a dream come true. Funny how I would so much rather change diapers and read baby books then do any job outside the home.
Beau is 10 and a half months and loves to laugh. He giggles and giggles just to see if he can get Mommy and Daddy to giggle too. If he can, he giggles even louder. He can't say any words yet but I know he understands plenty. He knows what "No" means and "good job" or "good boy". We moved at the end of April 2011 and Beau loves his new home. He is crawling everywhere and pulling himself up on everything. We ordered baby gates right away as there are a lot of stairs. Beau loves to walk in his walker around the kitchen and on the deck. He comes barreling around the corner to get Mommy and Daddy.
Beau doesn't like to go to the grocery store as much anymore. He doesn't like to sit in the cart where he cannot pull things off the shelves. Mommy must bring snacks to keep him occupied to make it through the store. Beau loves to take baths and we are looking forward to many pool days this summer. I think he will be a water baby!
Beau loves to bite toes. If your toes are within reach, he will grab and bite them, socks or no socks. He just lights up when he sees toes, especially if they have pretty polish on them. He then attacks and giggles. So funny!
Beau is such a cuddler. He loves kisses and hugs and smoochies. He opens up his mouth real big and sucks on the side of your face to give kisses. He loves Aunt Allison and Aunt Kelsey because they both give him lots of kisses. He does not play by himself very well. He just wants Mommy to hold him and play toys with him. If I'm the the kitchen and he is in the family room. I know I have about 2 minutes before he will always come find me.
Beau also loves to make lots and lots of dirty diapers. He is so good at it too! I change two before I go to the gym in the morning and another one in the middle of my workout. All before 10am. Beau loves Mommy and Daddy to read him books. He loves all the pictures and colors and he loves to turn the pages.
Sadly Beau is still toothless. Poor baby. So we are still eating lots of baby food. However, he can mush up cheese and little pieces of cooked carrots and he loves toast with butter!
Not too long before he will be walking. Then the chasing will really begin. He is so big already. Sometimes I get sad knowing my baby days with him are coming to an end but I am still so excited to watch him learn and grow.
Beau is 10 and a half months and loves to laugh. He giggles and giggles just to see if he can get Mommy and Daddy to giggle too. If he can, he giggles even louder. He can't say any words yet but I know he understands plenty. He knows what "No" means and "good job" or "good boy". We moved at the end of April 2011 and Beau loves his new home. He is crawling everywhere and pulling himself up on everything. We ordered baby gates right away as there are a lot of stairs. Beau loves to walk in his walker around the kitchen and on the deck. He comes barreling around the corner to get Mommy and Daddy.
Beau doesn't like to go to the grocery store as much anymore. He doesn't like to sit in the cart where he cannot pull things off the shelves. Mommy must bring snacks to keep him occupied to make it through the store. Beau loves to take baths and we are looking forward to many pool days this summer. I think he will be a water baby!
Beau loves to bite toes. If your toes are within reach, he will grab and bite them, socks or no socks. He just lights up when he sees toes, especially if they have pretty polish on them. He then attacks and giggles. So funny!
Beau is such a cuddler. He loves kisses and hugs and smoochies. He opens up his mouth real big and sucks on the side of your face to give kisses. He loves Aunt Allison and Aunt Kelsey because they both give him lots of kisses. He does not play by himself very well. He just wants Mommy to hold him and play toys with him. If I'm the the kitchen and he is in the family room. I know I have about 2 minutes before he will always come find me.
Beau also loves to make lots and lots of dirty diapers. He is so good at it too! I change two before I go to the gym in the morning and another one in the middle of my workout. All before 10am. Beau loves Mommy and Daddy to read him books. He loves all the pictures and colors and he loves to turn the pages.
Sadly Beau is still toothless. Poor baby. So we are still eating lots of baby food. However, he can mush up cheese and little pieces of cooked carrots and he loves toast with butter!
Not too long before he will be walking. Then the chasing will really begin. He is so big already. Sometimes I get sad knowing my baby days with him are coming to an end but I am still so excited to watch him learn and grow.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
And we're off!!!
Today, Sunday March, 20 2011 Beau decided he was tired of sitting around and decided to crawl for the first time! He also pushed himself up to a sitting position. What a big boy!
Beau is 8 months and 2 weeks old and he is very busy. He loves to play with his toys. His favorites are his bucket of shapes, his work bench with tools, and his "Dewey" (His green stuffed dog). He also still loves to jump in his jumperoo. Beau is drinking mostly formula now but is also eating lots of different food. He loves peas, sweet potatoes, avocado, and pears. He just recently started to eat yogurt and can't seem to get enough.
Beau loves to be held and cuddle with Mommy. He doesn't like it when Mommy is out of sight for even a moment. Beau is starting to make some consonant sounds like "buh", "duh", and "muh".
Most days when Daddy is at work we wake up and have some breakfast, then go to the gym to play with our friends. After the gym, we come home and Beau takes a long nap which helps him be happy for the rest of the day. In the afternoons we run errands together, go play with cousin Peyton-Ashley or other friends, play with our toys, or play outside. Occasionally Beau will take another nap in the afternoon but not always.
Beau enjoys going to the park and swinging. We have had some nice weather lately and have been able to spend some time outside. He also likes to go to the grocery store and sit up in the front of the cart. There is so much to see at the store!
Sadly, we are no longer able to enjoy a quiet dinner out. Beau is much to busy to sit or sleep during Mommy and Daddy's dinner. Thankfully, we have plenty of babysitters willing to play with Beau when we want to go out.
Since Beau is now crawling, a whole new world of parenting will begin. I anticipate using the word "No" often. We also will be making a trip to the hardware store soon to pick up supplies to baby-proof the house.
Mommy and Daddy love Beau so much. He is our joy and delight. Every single day is a gift with him in our lives.
Beau is 8 months and 2 weeks old and he is very busy. He loves to play with his toys. His favorites are his bucket of shapes, his work bench with tools, and his "Dewey" (His green stuffed dog). He also still loves to jump in his jumperoo. Beau is drinking mostly formula now but is also eating lots of different food. He loves peas, sweet potatoes, avocado, and pears. He just recently started to eat yogurt and can't seem to get enough.
Beau loves to be held and cuddle with Mommy. He doesn't like it when Mommy is out of sight for even a moment. Beau is starting to make some consonant sounds like "buh", "duh", and "muh".
Most days when Daddy is at work we wake up and have some breakfast, then go to the gym to play with our friends. After the gym, we come home and Beau takes a long nap which helps him be happy for the rest of the day. In the afternoons we run errands together, go play with cousin Peyton-Ashley or other friends, play with our toys, or play outside. Occasionally Beau will take another nap in the afternoon but not always.
Beau enjoys going to the park and swinging. We have had some nice weather lately and have been able to spend some time outside. He also likes to go to the grocery store and sit up in the front of the cart. There is so much to see at the store!
Sadly, we are no longer able to enjoy a quiet dinner out. Beau is much to busy to sit or sleep during Mommy and Daddy's dinner. Thankfully, we have plenty of babysitters willing to play with Beau when we want to go out.
Since Beau is now crawling, a whole new world of parenting will begin. I anticipate using the word "No" often. We also will be making a trip to the hardware store soon to pick up supplies to baby-proof the house.
Mommy and Daddy love Beau so much. He is our joy and delight. Every single day is a gift with him in our lives.
Friday, January 21, 2011
These are some sweet times...
Watching Daddy play with Beau and hearing those precious baby giggles, is there anything better? I love our evenings when Daddy gets home from work. He walks through the door and Beau just lights up. He starts to coo and smiles so big.
I also love our special quiet morning time together just mom and baby. When Beau wakes up for the day he is hungry! I feed him and then we just sit and cuddle for 15 minutes or so until he is ready to play. I just talk to him and tell him how much I love him. I tell him that Jesus loves him and he is my special, special baby. I cover him with kisses and hug him tight.
Beau is 6.5 months old now and he is changing so much. In the past 2 weeks he went from my little baby who only nurses and take 4 naps a day to my big baby who takes 2 naps and eats solid food. Our schedule is wake between 6 and 7am, nurse, play, eat breakfast, play, nurse and nap at 10:30 to 12:30pm. Then wake up nurse and play until 3pm. Nap at 3 to 4:30. Wake and nurse, play, eat dinner, play, nurse and bed at 7pm.
Beau loves to eat solid food. We started him eating baby oatmeal mixed with mashed bananas. He knew what to do with it right away. He was a little unsure about whether he like it I think but he knew that he was supposed to swallow. At each feeding since, he has eaten a little more and a little more. He also has eaten sweet potatoes and seems to like those as well. I think he thinks the spoon is the source of the food, like a bottle would be because each time I take the spoon out of his mouth to scoop up some more food, he gets really mad like I'm taking it away. I can't scoop up more food and get it to his mouth fast enough sometimes.
Beau continues to loves his jumperoo. As he gets bigger and stronger, he jumps and jumps and bounces and bounces! It is so fun to watch. He gets going and his arms start to flail and his head bobs around. It is hilarious. He is not crawling yet but wants to so bad. Right now he just falls on his tummy from a sitting position trying to get a toy and then he tries to crawl and after a minute of trying to crawl and not moving, he cries as if to say "Mommy, you get me that toy!"
I made some pureed pees today. Funny how making peas gives me such joy. Sometimes I just can't believe this is my life. I love to just watch him and be with him all day. I am so blessed to be living my dream of being a mom.
I also love our special quiet morning time together just mom and baby. When Beau wakes up for the day he is hungry! I feed him and then we just sit and cuddle for 15 minutes or so until he is ready to play. I just talk to him and tell him how much I love him. I tell him that Jesus loves him and he is my special, special baby. I cover him with kisses and hug him tight.
Beau is 6.5 months old now and he is changing so much. In the past 2 weeks he went from my little baby who only nurses and take 4 naps a day to my big baby who takes 2 naps and eats solid food. Our schedule is wake between 6 and 7am, nurse, play, eat breakfast, play, nurse and nap at 10:30 to 12:30pm. Then wake up nurse and play until 3pm. Nap at 3 to 4:30. Wake and nurse, play, eat dinner, play, nurse and bed at 7pm.
Beau loves to eat solid food. We started him eating baby oatmeal mixed with mashed bananas. He knew what to do with it right away. He was a little unsure about whether he like it I think but he knew that he was supposed to swallow. At each feeding since, he has eaten a little more and a little more. He also has eaten sweet potatoes and seems to like those as well. I think he thinks the spoon is the source of the food, like a bottle would be because each time I take the spoon out of his mouth to scoop up some more food, he gets really mad like I'm taking it away. I can't scoop up more food and get it to his mouth fast enough sometimes.
Beau continues to loves his jumperoo. As he gets bigger and stronger, he jumps and jumps and bounces and bounces! It is so fun to watch. He gets going and his arms start to flail and his head bobs around. It is hilarious. He is not crawling yet but wants to so bad. Right now he just falls on his tummy from a sitting position trying to get a toy and then he tries to crawl and after a minute of trying to crawl and not moving, he cries as if to say "Mommy, you get me that toy!"
I made some pureed pees today. Funny how making peas gives me such joy. Sometimes I just can't believe this is my life. I love to just watch him and be with him all day. I am so blessed to be living my dream of being a mom.
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