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...and continuing the latest Jonas fashion fad... A plaid blue tie.

Spaghetti Night at the Jacksons

There's never a dull moment in the Jackson house, that goes for spaghetti night too. If you've followed for a while, you know that Jonas is a pretty severe "problem eater." Beckett, on the other hand, is not; he easily eats twice as much as Jonas does. I typically remove B's upper clothing on spaghetti night (which is always immediately followed up with a bath). On this particular night, Jonas asked if he could also eat without his shirt on. I do whatever I can to encourage him to eat more than his select 10 foods, so I said sure.

Beckett loved his meal for sure, as evident from the video and photos below. But if you listen closely during the video, you'll hear Jonas giggling... as he's painting himself with spaghetti as well.

A Jonas Drum Solo

The boy is serious about drumming. This is a common sound in our house... apologies to our neighbors. He told me recently that he needs "adult drums" for his birthday. Oi.

Here Jonas (age 4.5ish) is playing his current favorite song, "You Are My Joy."

Dinner: Always a Challenge

Blast Past Post: I found this post that I wrote a couple of months ago and forgot to publish... surprise, surprise. Anyway, the "laying down to eat" has subsided recently. I'm hoping it was a phase that has passed for good.

I posted previously about some of the issues we have with our little "problem eater." Over the past several months we've had trouble not only with the lack of variety of foods that Jonas will eat, but his dinner time behavior. 

Of course he's a typical kid (boy) when it's dinner time and he's not ready to eat. We occasionally have problems with keeping him in his seat and he gets the choice of either sitting in his seat or in his room (by himself with no toys).

There are other behaviors that aren't quite so typical. Like laying down in the chair to eat.

Rock on, little man!

Play Ball!

Watching Uncle Ben play softball. The boys are really into baseball/softball right now.

Walking Beckett

Behold, he CAN walk! Finally, it seems as though his confidence is on the rise. Our little B is walking!

Notice though, how he clings to my pants for dear life in the beginning. I know this is a milestone long overdue, but this video is bittersweet. I'm glad he's finally gaining some independence, it's part of this whole "growing up" thing, but I know that watching him walk away from me here is just the beginning of him walking/running away from me. After all, those are most of the photos I got of Jonas from the time he could walk until only recently, where his back is now replaced with, more often than not, a cheesy, fake smile. Nevertheless, we are super proud of our baby boy! Way to go, Beckett!!

Notice also the cute, squeaky shoes. Yep, those are about to get real annoying. Good thing the squeaker comes out!

Beckett at 18 Months

Our little "B-bear" is 18 months old. He's no longer a baby, but a little boy!!

Beckett is still very timid with walking, usually only taking independent steps when either no one is looking or he's not thinking about it (in other words, he's distracted by Jonas or the tv). I've been hoping to capture a video, but that hasn't happened yet. He can walk though, we've seen him do it, but don't even think about forcing him; he'll have none of that!

Walking is the only thing he doesn't want to do just like Jonas. Jonas is his best friend. Beckett wants to do nearly everything Jonas does. No more cookie at the drive thru for just Jonas. Beckett wants in on the action too. Same goes for playing; nothing in Beckett's room is as cool as the toys in Jonas'. (See the drum lesson video below.)

B has been on a roll getting new teeth lately. They just keep coming, one after another. Yay for one year molars! He also insists on using a utensil at dinner (see the apple sauce video below). He also LOVES eating bananas (also below).

To make up for my lack of posting lately, below are some photos and video I've captured of Beckett (and Jonas) over the past month or so.

Climbed up on the stool and began
brushing his teeth, just like his bubba (Jonas).

Drinking from Bubba's (Jonas') cup.

Strawberry face!

Happy mothers day to me! :)