Happenings with The Hills: 10 months old and counting.....

Beckett Allen you are ALL OVER the place now. You are fast and mischievous! We can't take our eyes off of you as you are constantly either trying to make a mess or trying to injure yourself. I truly thought you were going to be a laid back rule follower like your brother but boy was I wrong! My absolute favorite thing right now is watching you and Braxton develop a true friendship. You love to follow him around and try to "play" with him (destroy what he is doing).

I feel so lucky everyday because somehow I managed to get 2 happy, healthy, sweet little boys. We love you and your chuckle(you will not truly belly laugh) forever and always!!

The facts:

You are a chunky monkey but also super healthy so I don't have stats for your current height and weight (no doctor visits). You are now wearing 12-18 month clothes exclusively and size 4 diapers. We use overnight diapers size 4 at nighttime as they hold more. You have transitioned into convertible car seats in both vehicles since you outgrew your carrier but will continue to rear face until at least 2.

You now have 7 teeth and your super blond hair is finally starting to grow a little bit.

My milk supply has decreased slightly this month and so you have started receiving 1 bottle that is half breast milk and half formula at school. Here is your current schedule: Nurse 6AM, three 5oz bottles at school along with two 4oz purées, dinner with table food around 6:30pm, and bedtime nursing around 8PM. You are actually a bigger fan of table food versus store bought purees.

We took the plunge this month and decided it was time for sleep training. I didn't actually mean to do it but I was not overly tired one night after nursing you at midnight when you woke up crying. I rocked you to sleep and as soon as I laid you down you started crying, I picked you up and you stopped immediately, and I realized I was getting played. I decided to lay you down and pat your back and give you paci but NOT pick you up......you cried and I cried and after 2 hours I threw in the towel and got your daddy who then continued with my plan for 3 more hours before you finally gave it up and went to sleep! That is right, you cried for 5 hours straight but not hard and a pat on the back made you stop immediately. After night 1, we went with daddy's plan and actually left the room after laying you down and patting. You were asleep within 30 minutes and each and every night keeps getting better and better!! YAY! We all desperately needed sleep and we are finally getting it. Even on nights that you wake up and cry out, you put yourself back to sleep within 10-15 minutes.

Things you are doing:
You are such a busy body!! Crawling everywhere, especially racing to open toilet lids, refrigerator doors, the dishwasher, and the garage door. You are pulling to stand on everything. Climbing like crazy, onto the couch by your little recliner, onto the hearth, and onto the dishwasher door if we don't catch you fast enough!
You have just discovered emptying and I am afraid that it is going to be your favorite. Right now you limit the destruction to the bottom drawer in the bathroom, the koozie drawer in the kitchen, and the Tupperware cabinet. Your favorite activity right now is playing with Braxton which really means destroying and aggravating him. You love for Braxton or daddy to crawl and chase you just like your big brother when he was little.
You have discovered how to properly play with cars and balls which is very cute to watch. You love to dance to music by rocking back and forth on your bottom, you are laughing a lot but still no huge belly laughs, its more like a chuckle, and you give the best open mouth kisses!!!
When I get on to you or tell you NO you turn, smile, and wave at me. Its cute for now but I'm nervous for our future with disciplining you. HA