Bleh...

We started food with Beckett right at 4 months, just like we'd done with Emmy, and he only had one thing to say about it... BLEH! Not only does he not want to keep it in his mouth, he flat out clenches his lips so you can't get anything in. We keep trying every week to introduce something that he might like but nothing is cutting it. So far bananas are the only thing that he let in his mouth, but we did get a LOT of really funny pics!

Sweet Potatos

Bananas
Cereal (by far his least favorite, but it would be mine too)


Carrots

Pears

Peas

4 month pics

I have a crazy tradition where I go to take the kids pic every month. I am KIND of obsessed with pictures and it's a really fun way to watch them grow. With Emmy I got spoiled and had all of them digitally because all of the places would let you have the CD. Now they charge you $150 bucks for that thing, so what is below is janky screen shots ripped off the JCPenney's website, but they'll do. He took such cute ones this time I'm glad to have them! He really was a ham this time!

A Rockin RSV New Years

Before I forget, I'd like to commerate our AWESOME New Year's Eve this year. It consisted of Albuterol, Asti, and Justin Beiber on TV. If that's not a combo to make anyone jealous I don't know what is!

Thanksfully the little guys was back to himself in about a week, no hopsital needed.

Cupcakes: 4 Months

The big 4! These are actually handmade cupcakes for Christmas Numero Tres: East Christmas on New Years Day. Beckett managed to knock one over and onto the floor about six times. I won't divulge if we snuck that one back into the general pile for the party =) At four months Beckett is:

Weight: 15lbs 12 oz (62%)

Height:25.5 in (69%)

Head: 94% (of course!)

* A drool monster!!! His shirt is just covered in drool all the time. He's gnawing on everything. His favorite is his squeaky giraffe or any type of blanket. The boy LOVES a blanket. He's also started to spit and blow bubbles with his tounge.
*Happy! He is quick to smile and typically a happy, easy go lucky little guy. His mouth is always WIDE open.

* Rolling! (as of Dec 28th)

*Found his toes. He is grabbing on to them whenever he can with both hands, but he hasn't managed to get them in his mouth just yet.

* A squeal machine. We are afraid he's going to wake up his sister sometimes.

*Loves to hold hands. While he's eating, while he's playing, when he's trying to eat your hand he's holding....

*Still not sleeping a ton. He ypically goes to bed around midnight and sleeps with one wake-up for a pacifier until about 6:30 or whenever Emmy wakes him up (and mommy gets very mad)He's still taking naps in the swing, when he'll take them, but that's about to change. Sleep training here we come!

*Eating about 6 ounces every three hours.He is a super messy eater, and usually has food all over his chin, face, and down in the folds of his double chin. He's also a picky thing. We've gone through three different types of bottles and he won't eat cold formula.

Here's some overall cuteness from the month :

*His favorite toy by far is Sophie the Giraffe. One night he was up with us after Emmy had gone to bed and he just had his giraffe under his arm and then he'd gnaw on the head for a while and make sad sad sounds. It was pretty cute.

It's finally Christmas!

Because it has been so absolutely nuts, we asked to have Christmas at our house. I think everyone has grand visions of what Christmas at their house for the first time will look like. This didn't look like that. I'd love to have the house all decorated, cookies baking, a gorgeous table with fine china and creative place settings. Yeah, we had nothing. I pretty much had a breakdown the night before because my gifts didn't even have bows on them. That and Emmy and I had a massive cold. Emmy told Caroline when we were at her house" oooo- I have one of those (stockings) at GiGi's house." Yes, my poor daughter didn't even have a stocking for Santa to fill. It's always been difficult with her birthday being at the first of December, so I decided that next year, it's all going up the weekend before Thanksgiving. It WILL happen!

We had take out lasagna on paper plates and spent our time cooking appetizers and deserts, which is what we really like anyway, and you know what, it was ok. We are a pretty blessed (and cute when we try to be!) Mom and Dad spent the night and watched Emmy with Santa. She was a tad overwhelmed. I think she was confused why we were all sitting there waiting for her to do something and videoing her and why GiGi and Pops were there too. There was no jumping up and down, but she was impressed that he ate the cookies she left out for him and Rudolph. Poor Beckett pretty much slept through Christmas and woke up late to check out his haul.

The next day we had an out-of-control Vacek Christmas (or Christmas as normal) at Megan and Keiths. The kids went nuts and opened all their gifts and the adults lagged a little. (Megan still has two unopened ones at her house two weeks later!) Emmy might have had more fun passing out gifts than actually opening them. She loves to organize and that was right up her alley.

One of the best things about Christmas this year was Emmy learning all the Christmas songs. She had the BEST time learning them all and couldn't get enough of them on the radio. She still wants to listen to them now. We're having to do a slow phase out. These are two of her favorites.

I am pooped, and I'm hoping that after all the holidays and coming out of the "first 3 month tunnel " that a new baby brings, I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. Get ready new Year, I'm coming!