10 and 11 Months!

OOO....I am that mom that starts to forget to do posts for 2 months! Oops! I do take tons of picture though so that makes me feel better about dropping the ball on this for Brooke. Let's update about this sweet, exuberant, awesome little girl!

• Brooke is wearing 9 month and 12 month clothing. I see no reason to have 9 month clothes...both my kids only wore them for a couple weeks.
• Brooke is eating mostly finger foods...she is too independent to be fed! :) She loves EVERYthing. Major eater on our hands. She really likes sweets...that would make sense since I ate ALOT of chocolate chip cookies while pregnant with her.
• Brooke is still drinking formula...she can chug a bottle with the best of them. :)
• Brooke is walking/running. She thinks she can run which is really awesome. She started walking at 10 months and is now a confident walker. She can bend down and stand up on her own. She sometimes will try to be naughty and look back at me to see where I am and then when I come up on her...she runs away! Or fast walks...funny...and naughty!
• She is a good sleeper. She naps twice a day and then goes to bed around 7:30-8:00 and wakes up around 6:30.
• Cole and Brooke are really beginning to play together. Love it! Cole can take advantage of her but is really starting to learn how to be a good friend and sibling. I hope they will always be close.



• Brooke is starting to use her words. She says "Hiiii" all the time...and I mean ALL THE TIME! She has dabbled in "dada, mama, nala, baby, baba" That is about it.
• Sign language isn't going as well as with Cole. She can do "all done" She claps for "more" and please just isn't happening yet. Pretty sure she did the motion over her ears today...not really sure! LOL So, we are working on that but if I know what she is saying, we are good right?!?!
• She has started to sit for one or two books. Love this!
• She LOVES to be outside. We are all going to be outside lots this summer.
• Brooke also loves water. We set up the kiddie pool and she was in the water and splashing like a crazy girl.
• Speaking of crazy...she is kind of crazy. She falls off the bed head first on purpose and cracks up laughing, she wants us to chase her all over the house, she runs after Buddy and Nala, wants to climb up steps, etc. She doesn't stop.
• Three Words to describe Brooke: Unbelievable, Exuberant, Intense

We love Brooke. She is such an important part of our family. She just completes us! :) Now I will remember to do 12 months-1 year FOR SURE! :)

8...and 9 months!

Our little princess Brooke is now 9 months! And my being the overcommitted mom that I am...missed the 8 month post! Oops!!! Sorry Brooke...if you are reading this someday. :) From looking at the 2 pictures, I think she just looks so much older from 8 to 9 months! And she has really "grown up" in the past 2 months. 

• She is tall and skinny! 30th percentile for weight and 71st percentile for height! Guess what the head was....90%!!! HAHA 
• She is a major mover and shaker. She likes to crawl fast to try to catch up to us.
• She knows where certain things are in each room that she is not supposed to touch....and she goes to those immediately when we enter that room...in her fast crawl! HA! In Cole's room it is his night light. In the bathrooms it is the little white capes that cover the screws on the toilets. Aren't babies NOT supposed to remember these things?!?
• She loves Nala and follows her around.
• She loves Cole. In month 9 I have really seen them start to play together. I love watching it. She takes his wrestling and laughs right along with it.
• She is eating everything. Loves many finger foods...prefers to eat herself than be fed. She has not developed a food aversion to green beans and peas BUT loves broccoli! Interesting! She really enjoys tastes of sweets...like ALOT!
• Brooke loves her bottles. 
• She says lots of DADADADADA. She also says "Uh Oh" That is cute and in the right context sometimes. 
• She screams/sqwuaks ALL THE TIME! This is a new discovery in the last week or two. It is ridiculous and cute at the same time. Poor Cole always says, "BE QUIET BROOKE!" haha She has spooked him many times....really funny!
• I think she is going to be an outside girl...we have been opening up windows to give us some fresh air and she often screams...I think she wants to be outside! The lake walks will be happening soon I hope!
• She is taking 2 naps a day and sleeps 11-12 hours per night. She goes to sleep around 7:30 and wakes around 6:30. She is happy in the morning. When I lay her down she instantly calms when the blanket goes on her. 
• Brooke has taught Cole compassion, sharing, and friendship. 
• Words to describe Brooke; smiley, loud, sweet, and content. 

Brooke is awesome! I adore her. Thank you God for such a gift! :)  

7 Months

Our little Brookie Cookie is 7 months old! This was a big month for her! Here we go...

• We had her 6 month appt last weekend when she was almost 7 months. She weighs 16 lbs and in the 34th % and her length was in the 64%...WHAT?!?!
• She is in all 6 month clothing now.
• She is eating 3 meals a day as of this week.
• She loves crackers.
• She loves avocado!
• She prefers to be standing.
• She is finally content with playing on her belly.
• She is almost crawling...like within a week I expect it to happen. Before she would get to her belly than flop down and give up. She can now get back to her knees and is rocking. So fun!
• Brooke now sleeps on her belly or her side. I love peeking in at this.
• I think she is finally over her forever long cold.
• I LOVE how she ends her days. We do bath time around 6:30 and she loves bathtime. LIKE her feet start wiggling and she loves to stand on the side of the tub while it fills. Then we get her jammies on and make her bottle. Every night she drinks 2-4 oz. and then whips her head to the side and closes her eyes and we are done for the day. So funny!
• She is already the annoying younger sister to cole...so funny! She always is grabbing at him...he enjoys it most of the time.
• One of my favorite moments was when I was meeting my mom so the kids could go to her house so she could babysit them and Cole looked at Brooke and yelled," Brookie we are going to Bumpa's house...are you excited?!?!"
• She prefers to play with Cole's toys.
• Brooke adores Nala. ADORES NALA! She could look at Nala for days.
• She is a very smiley happy girl.
• She loves to be "scared"
• Words to describe Brooke - sweet, exuberant, joyful

Brooke is an amazing blessing. I have had MANY moments with Brooke's life where I am like shocked that the next stage is happening. Like she should start with her finger foods and using a sippy cup. I am amazed at how fast she is growing up. I now know why people keep having kids....we won't be for awhile! :)

WE LOVE BROOKE!

First Ponytail!