Inspiration...

I've been inspired...by my "besty". I need to be a better blogger. It's such a fun way to keep a little journal of life! So here's to a new start. I'M GOING TO DO BETTER! Besty - hold me to it!

(my blog inspiration....throwback picture!) --->

Has it really been 2 years?!?!

(my favorite picture at the moment)

So I thought I'd be way better at staying on track with updating the blog but I must admit I have failed! So, along with losing weight, exercising more and cutting out diet soft drinks, I'll tack on updating the blog more frequently to my 2011 resolutions!

We so often say "oh how time flies" but over the past year I've grown to understand how true such a simple statement is. MY BABY IS 2!!! Where did the time go? He's a little man (aka Rob) now! And never did I think that a 2 year old could be so funny, engaging and just down right smart...but Mr. Carter Beck is! He keeps us on our toes and constantly smiling and laughing.

Although he's a very strong-willed and independent little booger, he's so full of love and never runs out of hugs & kisses (and I would let him hug & kiss me ALL DAY LONG). I dread the day that he's too big to hold and snuggle and cuddle in his big boy bed :( And speaking of too big...his growth has yet to cease. At 2 he's almost 35 lbs (99th percentile yet again) and 36 1/2 inches tall (also 99th percentile); so the dreams of a little football star are still alive! :) I'm just excited that he could potentially be taller than 6 foot as a young man...neither Rob's side nor mine have seen that in a while!

"Carter Beck Hudson Beck" (as Carter likes to refer to himself as) absolutely loves cars, MONSTER TRUCKS, tractors and pretty much anything that moves/rolls. Also still a huge fan of football, baseball, basketball....yeah, pretty much anything involving a ball!

I try so hard to really cherish and soak up every moment with him and Rob. We're so so blessed...and although I can't wait to see Carter grow (and at least add one more little one to our family ;)) at times I wish I could freeze these moments and days in time. My life truly is so amazing; full of love and amazing people and I couldn't be more happy right now!

Please enjoy the new pictures I've posted to the link above. Until next time....

15 Months!

So our 'chunky monkey' is no longer a "baby" but becoming a big boy. And he's still literally a big boy according to his 15 month checkup weighing in at 30.4 lbs. & 33 inches tall (both still in the 97th percentile)!!! He's such a funny little dude and we have so much fun together! I'm excited about summertime b/c he absolutely loves being outside (he would live out there!) and would play "ball" all the time (which Rob is super excited about)! I absolutely love when he comes up and just gives me a big ole hug and kiss and plays with my hair....those are some of the moments I wish I could freeze in time :) I've posted a few pictures from Easter, etc. Hope you enjoy!

Oh, and big family news (no we're not expecting again - ha!) but we've purchased a new home in Lexington with a much bigger lot for Carter to play and a much bigger house for all our STUFF! We're so excited and just keeping our fingers crossed for an anticipated offer this week on our current house!

HAPPY SPRING!!!

1 Year Pictures!

I have finally posted Carter's 1 year pictures in the link to the right. Yet another successful session at Portrait Innovations....we love that place!!! Still can't believe how quickly he's growing into a "big boy". We just love him to pieces!!! Hope you enjoy.

Happy Birthday Carter!!!!

Wow!!! Where does the time go? It's hard to believe that it has been a whole year since our little (yet big in our lives) blessing joined us! It truly does seem like yesterday that I found out I was pregnant....went to the hospital....and brought home our little man. I won't say that I've already forgotten the sleepless nights, the trials of adjusting to being a new mommy and the moments of continuous crying (ha!) but I will say that the joy and laughter that Carter has brought to our lives overshadows any struggles along the way! Being a mom and having a family has been the most amazing experience and I can't wait to see what's to come....

"Birth"day - January 17, 2009

First family "portrait" :)

It's amazing how quickly our little baby boy has grown into a little man. I'm blown away everyday at how he explores, learns, and does new things. Carter is such a smart little booger... he's practically running (not just walking) around the house now, totally can anticipate our reactions and emotions to everything he does, eats like a big boy, has "mama" and "dada" down pat, and really "knows" the special people in his life that he loves so very much!

On Saturday (Jan 16th) we had Carter's first birthday party at Tumble Tots of Lexington and it was a blast!!! We had a massive turn out and so so much fun! Carter and all his birthday buddies loved the trampoline and all the obstacles and wide open floor space to just run and play and have a ball! He got soooo many awesome toys and clothes and thankfully a nice and big toy chest for the mounds of toys he's accumulated over the holidays and his birthday (thanks everyone!).

Happy Birthday "Mr. Man" :)

Trampoline fun w/ daddy

Tumble Tots gym

To everyone's surprise I made Carter's "dig-in" birthday cake. I (and Rob too) was pretty impressed with myself. In a taste test I realized that maybe I used a little too much cooking spray - ha! However, as you'll see below, Carter thought I did an excellent job and had no problem digging in...poor thing has no idea of his mommy's true cooking abilities :)

What a year!!! Happy Birthday buddy....we love you so much and can't wait for the many fun and exciting years to come!

Happy New Year!

Hello 2010!!! What a great holiday season this year with Mr. Man (one of my favorite nicknames for Carter - thanks Aunt Jenny)!!! Right before Christmas we had a little less than a foot of snow, which was wild for that time of year, and had such a great time just stay snuggled up in the house together and playing in the snow.

We had an amazing Christmas with Carter....he got soooo many toys and loves them all! Santa brought Carter a tool bench that he loves to dump all the pretend nails and screws all over the floor just as soon as we clean them up...it's quite the game! It's was too funny how everyone knew exactly what Carter would love.....cellphones! I think he got 3 or 4 of them - haha! Oh, and Aunt Heather & Uncle Joshy got him the coolest Little Tikes firetruck (of course since Uncle Josh is a firefighter himself) and it is to neat! Carter (and ourselves) are so blessed to have such amazing family to surround ourselves with during the holidays and everyday!

The only downer over the holidays is right before New Year's Mr. Man became really pitiful and was running a really high fever. We took him to the doc and after a 1/2 day of precautionary tests (since his fever peaked at 105 - yikes!) we learned that he had a double ear infection and some other bacterial infection....poor guy :( But thanks to antibiotics and Motrin he was back to the wild & crazy Carter!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Check out all the pictures from over the holidays with the link to the right!

Go, Go, Go!!!

It's official....Carter is a walking machine! Carter has been walking around furniture for months now and taking a few steps here and there but this weekend he took off! Now that he's figured this whole walking thing out he's EVERYWHERE, and into EVERTHING, and completely wide-open and NON-STOP!!!! :) Although now I know that I will be even more tired in the evenings it's so cute and fun and just neat to watch him explore! He follows daddy everywhere and watches everything daddy does. Funny story - apparently he's taken note of daddy cleaning b/c as we were waiting in line for Santa this weekend he had a wet wipe in his hand, walked over to a decorative box thing and started wiping it off like he was cleaning it....too funny! Anyways, he loves wondering into the guest room (which is funny b/c there's nothing fun to do in there) and he's discovered the toilet paper roll in the bathroom! He never wonders into his room though...I guess b/c he thinks that's where you go night-night and that's not what he wants to do! He's such a smart little booger and so much fun....I could just eat him up :) I'll TRY to post pictures soon....I know i've been slack.