Bek

Yesterday, out of nowhere, she started talking for long stretches as loud as she can. Scott got about 5 minutes of it on video, but I edited it down to a minute.

Last Wednesday Bek got another round of shots so I stayed home with her expecting that she’d be feeling under the weather. Lexey had the day off too so she came over for a visit. Thankfully, Bek didn’t have much of a reaction so the three of us had a great time enjoying each other’s company. And, of course, Lexey took a bunch of fabulous photos.

We started out the day with a little shopping. Bek is about 15 lbs now so her 3 months outfits are getting tight. She still swims a bit in the 6 months, but since she’s started protesting getting dressed baggier is easier than snug to put on. 

We ate awesome tacos, she played with plastic fork wrapper.

But even the cool bag can’t keep a hungry baby happy forever.

Back at the house Bek wanted to show off her totally awesome new skills - sitting all by herself.  

 Falling…. 

and grabbing her cute little toes.

Oops..a little spit-up.

Bek loves to play with Lexey and even though she only gets to see her once a month it’s like they’ve never been apart. She tends to have stranger anxiety, even with people she has met before. She must see the things that I love about Lexey too. Or the freckles make her think we are related. ;)  This last picture is from October when Bek was 3 months old.

This year we spent Thanksgiving with fellow Florida orphans Nathan and Mande White and their dog Penelope. They were great hosts and stuffed us with fabulous food. Next year I’m hoping they’ll teach me the secrets of cooking a Thanksgiving meal since I’ve yet to do it myself.

While there, Rebekah experienced a couple “firsts” on her first Thanksgiving. 

First time sitting on grass. (Only her feet have touched it once before.)

 Cold and prickly on her chubby legs, it didn’t make a good impression. 

First doggie kiss. She loved it. 

First time she started a game of peek-a-boo.

She was quite proud of herself, as were we.  

Well, this wasn’t the first time she’s gagged herself with her fingers but it is pretty darn cute anyway.

After all that adventure it was time to crash in the warm arms of a good friend.

Rebekah is almost 5 months now and she has been so much fun lately. Giggling is one of the coolest things she does. :) This is from this morning, which is the best part of our day.

When she discovered her hands…

Playing with mommy.

At the end of September Rebekah got to meet some of her Dad’s side of the family. Grandma Lori, Grandpa John, Grandma Kathy and Aunt Teresa. She was 3 months old then. We took them to Miami, Naples and Everglades City. It was a big week for little Bek. Before that she only went on errands to the grocery story, lunch dates and walks around the block. It was a good time. Having family around is always a treat and reminds us how much we miss home. Hopefully they’ll be back soon!

For you photo nerds out there I built this slideshow on Vuvox.com. I haven’t played with it too much, but I believe you can combine stills and video with it.

p.s. More recent photos coming soon. She’s already looking older than these pics. Sorry for the slow updates, been busy since I’ve been back to work.

Bek got her first cold after her first week in day care. It’s a bad one. Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It can last 2 weeks in babies. According to her doctor it’s hitting hard this season. So we’ve been home sick all week, she gave it to me too. So far Scott doesn’t have it. One complication of the RSV is that it gave her a bronchial infection so she has to go on a cocktail of meds. One of which is a nebulizer treatment every 4 hours. She tolerates the mask pretty well most of the time. She seems to be fighting it well but slow. 

Again, these are old pics…around 3 to 4 weeks. Scott has been taking some great pictures of us with my professional camera. Having Rebekah around gives him an excuse to practice. 

This is one of my favorites, there are even better ones to come. Keep posted!

These pictures are from when she was about 4 weeks old. Better late than never! She looks a lot different now since she’s gained so much weight.

This was a rare successful bottle feeding. We’ve been struggling with it lately. She is stubborn like her parents.

Turns out she is an acid reflux baby so there has been a lot of crying.

Crying is quickly forgotten. Big smiles for daddy. :) 

At 2 months old Rebekah is now 12 lbs 10 oz. She started at 6 lbs 15 oz so she has almost doubled her birth weight. Quite the little porker.  :)

So far her eyes are still blue. They are starting to get lighter and long lashes are coming in. Those are definitely from daddy!