The Voelkers

Sunday was halloween – the first that Beck’s really participated in – just too young last year. The weather was unseasonably warm and he, Claire, and I walked in the Del Ray Halloween Parade. Here’s a few pics…

And then there were eight. Two more teeth are just about to poke through Beck’s top gum!

He’s walking now – and not just the timid wobbly few steps to get from coffee table to couch. We’re talking full on living room to kitchen sprints – laughing all the way. It was about two weeks ago that he made the leap. So i would say his very first real unassisted steps were taken on January 20th, the night of our return from Bermuda.  

Beck is now waving good-bye with pretty consistent regularity. He’s also becoming a bit obstinent (is that how you spell that) about going to sleep.  His schedule is getting a bit outta whack lately – not going to bed until 9:30 or 10. And fighting sleep like a champ when its clear he’s real tired.

Ugh. Beck’s sick. Pukies. The Runs. Soo much snot. He has projectile-vomitted on me twice. However, I have to admit, it certainly makes you feel needed and loved when all he wants is to cuddle up and make him feel better. Cheesy. I know. But true.

After weeks of wishfullythinking that Beck was giving us kisses, I think it is now fair to say that he actually ‘gets it’. You say “Beck, gimme a kiss”, and he leans in and kinda puckers – then gets very excited afterwords.

Beck’s mobility is on the rise! He’s now pulling himself and scooting around coffee tables, sofas, and just about anything knee high to a
six footer with ease. You can put a toy on one end of the couch, and Beck at the other, and he’s there – and pretty quick. Between the couch and coffee table he’ll take the single ‘free step’ needed to go from one to the other.

Today Beck had several sessions of “stair-climbing”. The final climb had an obstacle – Boris – who way lying on the sixth step.  Beck climbed up to Boris, and, of course, Boris went down the stairs. Beck sat down, turned, looked at Boris. Thought a minute about a downward route; he then lay on his stomach and put his hands on the stair below to slide down the steps to Boris!!!!!!!!!!