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Monday, July 30, 2007

Beau is getting so OLD on me! He doesn't want me to feed him anymore, he wants to do it himself. He fights me and purses his lips and turns away from me until I give him the spoon or let him do it with his fingers. He's been "helping" me dress him already. He bends and straightens his arms and legs when he needs to and fights me off when he doesn't want clothes.

He's just learned how to drink from a straw too! I'm so proud of him despite his testing me and assurting his independence. He's almost walking too. He stands by himself for longer and longer periods of time. He's taking some very big steps to get from furniture to furniture/toy/wall/sister etc.

They both have had their wellness checkups last month and their pediatrician thinks they are both doing amazing. Becca is growing so fast. Or pedi was shocked by Beau. He kept saying how good he looks and how happy he is with his growth and development. He kept ruffling his hair and saying how great he looked. He said, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it." That makes me feel SO good.

Beau has come very far from his 9 month to his 12 month checkup. Everyone always asks us what we're doing.. but it's all Beau. He's so determined and driven, although sometimes I wish our goals were more similar... like drinking his milk or getting dressed!

Becca is absolutely mesmerized by her big brother! She's stopped crying when he gets near and is now trying to catch his eye and smiling at him. They are so cute interacting together. Beau still doesn't really know what to make of her. He's still trying to crawl over her instead of around her. His jealousy is getting worse though. He climbs up my legs and into my lap whenever I'm holding her. He's also taken to shouting, "HEY" whenever someone he loves is holding her. And God forbid you don't listen to him, he growls and flexes his arm muscles at you. Am I raising the next school bully??? For now, he's very cute!

1 Comments:

Blogger Mommy Who Does Not Stoppy said...

Ok I miss my two munchkins very much so.....When am I going to see them. Ok your blogs crack me up. You should be a writer...Becca is getting so big and Big brothers are suppose to bully their sisters lol at least mine always did. It will make Becca strnger lol....Well I miss all you guys and it wont be long before my little guy can have play dates with his friends Becca and Beau.

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