It's so hard to believe that our little baby Beckett has turned 3 years old. He is such a joy to have around the house. Nana Janie made an interesting observation while watching him last. She said if you look at him with some fun mischief in your eyes, he'll look right back at you with a look that lets you know he wants in on the joke. Beckett seems to enjoy being silly more than Hudson did at his age. He's always up for some fun and goofing around. Oftentimes instigating it himself.
Milestones:
Beckett has really evolved in terms of his vocabulary and dialogue. He is much more conversational with everyone including his toys and alone in his room when he thinks nobody's listening. He is able to count to 10 on command and is very proud to say he's 3 years old. He still has difficulty saying his "R's". If the word starts with R he'll substitute a W and when in the middle of the word he'll skirt it. (example: If the word is "word" he'd say something more like "woyd"). But I'm sure in time it will work itself out. He let go of yellow blanket "GG" and doesn't seem to be attached to any particular animal (like his big brother still is to his beaver). Beckett is no longer using sippy cups or bibs and uses a big boy cup instead. We continue to work with him on potty training and recently put a prize chart on the fridge to help encourage and motivate. Things can't move fast enough for daddy.
Beckett still seems to be particular about food. He has always loved protein and still does. His favorite thing for breakfast is fried eggs and he'll eat any kind of meat including shrimp, crab, and tuna. Ironically, he's not a big fan of fruit (unlike his brother). This Summer he started liking blueberries (fresh from our garden) but aside from that he's not interested.
Beckett continues to take a nap during the day. Or rather, we still continue to put him down. He oftentimes stays in there just talking and goofing around (sometimes for 2+ hours) w/o sleeping. Needless to say, the time is more for mommy & daddy to get a break.
Beckett has his 3 year well child doc appointment on Monday. His pediatrician left the clinic so he'll be seeing someone new. Mommy will be taking him and hoping that his shots aren't traumatizing. Beckett also has his first dentist appointment on Monday. Daddy gets to take him to that one.
Beckett started soccer this Fall and plays in the 2/3 division. His team is called the Hot Shots and they're sponsored by Papa Murphy's. Now mommy/daddy get to split their time btw Hudson & Beckett's games which is sometimes challenging (especially when daddy's working). Beckett was a little leery to go out on the field at first but nothing like Hudson. Beckett seems to have a better aptitude when it comes to sports and his own physicality.
We've talked about enrolling Beckett in a 2 day/week preschool but with Hudson just starting school, soccer in full swing and fresh out of daycare we're holding off and will revisit later this year or wait until next Fall.
Beckett & Hudson continue to have a love/hate relationship. Oftentimes they are best buds and within seconds it can blow up and they're hitting, kicking and biting each other. Mommy/daddy oftentimes feel like referees. Beckett loves to play trains with his big brother and use books from the bookshelf to make train tracks. They stack them end to end all around the house. Yeah! (insert sarcasm). Beckett is really enjoying doing puzzles and loves to swing. He's definitely my more physical boy and is in constant motion.
Beckett has leaned out and is getting taller. He's still a toe head and we recently shaved his head in order to treat his cradle cap. It really gives him a different look. I'm ready to grow it out again as he seems to have this strange little bald spot where his hair grows in a strange direction.
We celebrate Beckett's birthday tomorrow and he's requested a Goofy cake which daddy will make.
We love you so much Beckett-boo. You are so much fun to have around the house and give every day an excitement that we wouldn't know without you. We love you so much!
2 1/2 years (30 lbs)
28.5 lbs XX" tall
It's hard to believe our little Beck-a-boo is already two and a half years old. Crazy.
As we could tell from early in the womb, Beckett continues to be a very physical boy. We have several terms of endearment for him including "Beckett the Bulldozer" and "Wreck it like Beckett". He is starting to hold his own more and more with Hudson and oftentimes initiates physical aggression if he's upset with his brother. We do still have incidents where he comes crying to mommy/daddy but it's kind of nice to see him stand up to Hudson.
Beckett's vocabulary is booming but we're noticing he has trouble with particular letters like "L" and "R" so he modifies his language to accommodate. Fire truck is "Fire Fuck". He can say "T" but if it is immediately followed by an "R" sound he can't make that transition. Oftentimes "T" gets replaced with "F" and "L" gets replaced with "W". At this point, instead of saying, "I lost it" he'd say "I wost it". So we're working on his pronunciation and I'm sure before long he'll get it.
He can sing the first few words to "Who put the Bop", "Twinkle Twinkle", and "Rudolph".
He's starting to learn his ABC's and will sing "ABCD....now I know my ABCs next time won't you sing w/ me".
He's identifying all 4 primary colors and can count to 10 (although he skips over 4 and 5).
One of his favorite past times is making a "train track" using all the books off his shelf and lining them up in a row. He also loves to do this with trucks and cars. There seems to be an obsession with trains more so than cars at this point. Probably because that is what big brother is into.
Beckett still loves his yellow blanket and refers to it less and less as "GG".
We're trying to be more consistent with potty training opportunities but so far we've had very little success. We had 1 poo and 1 pee but those were probably freak accidents.
He often pops out of his bed during naptime and bedtime so mommy & daddy have introduced him to the snake that lives under his bed and that when hungry mr. snake may nibble on his toes. This is pretty successful although we have days he seems to forget about mr. snake.
Beckett is getting more selective with his food. He still seems to like proteins, specifically meat but we're having to coax him to finish his plate more and more. Ironically his brother is the opposite.
Goals:
1) Moving away from sippy cups and into regular cups
2) Potty training so we can finally be done with diapers
It's hard to believe our little Beck-a-boo is already two and a half years old. Crazy.
As we could tell from early in the womb, Beckett continues to be a very physical boy. We have several terms of endearment for him including "Beckett the Bulldozer" and "Wreck it like Beckett". He is starting to hold his own more and more with Hudson and oftentimes initiates physical aggression if he's upset with his brother. We do still have incidents where he comes crying to mommy/daddy but it's kind of nice to see him stand up to Hudson.
Beckett's vocabulary is booming but we're noticing he has trouble with particular letters like "L" and "R" so he modifies his language to accommodate. Fire truck is "Fire Fuck". He can say "T" but if it is immediately followed by an "R" sound he can't make that transition. Oftentimes "T" gets replaced with "F" and "L" gets replaced with "W". At this point, instead of saying, "I lost it" he'd say "I wost it". So we're working on his pronunciation and I'm sure before long he'll get it.
He can sing the first few words to "Who put the Bop", "Twinkle Twinkle", and "Rudolph".
He's starting to learn his ABC's and will sing "ABCD....now I know my ABCs next time won't you sing w/ me".
He's identifying all 4 primary colors and can count to 10 (although he skips over 4 and 5).
One of his favorite past times is making a "train track" using all the books off his shelf and lining them up in a row. He also loves to do this with trucks and cars. There seems to be an obsession with trains more so than cars at this point. Probably because that is what big brother is into.
Beckett still loves his yellow blanket and refers to it less and less as "GG".
We're trying to be more consistent with potty training opportunities but so far we've had very little success. We had 1 poo and 1 pee but those were probably freak accidents.
He often pops out of his bed during naptime and bedtime so mommy & daddy have introduced him to the snake that lives under his bed and that when hungry mr. snake may nibble on his toes. This is pretty successful although we have days he seems to forget about mr. snake.
Beckett is getting more selective with his food. He still seems to like proteins, specifically meat but we're having to coax him to finish his plate more and more. Ironically his brother is the opposite.
Goals:
1) Moving away from sippy cups and into regular cups
2) Potty training so we can finally be done with diapers
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