6 months

6 month stats:

Weight- 14.105 (25%)

Length- 26 1/2 (75%)

Little Brooklyn wants to grow up so bad, and I want to keep her my little baby!  She has grown so much over this last month.  Here is what she was up to at 6 months-

- CRAWLING!  This little girl is EVERYWHERE!  Seriously EVERYWHERE!  Nothing stops her- tile, my leg, even stairs!  She will crawl over any obstacle to get where she wants.  She crawled up my mom's stairs for the first time on Christmas day; she looked at them for a minute and then made the attempt.  It only took her a few minutes to figure it out and crawl up the 2 stairs!

- STANDING up while holding on to things-  She has been pulling herself up on boxes, toys, and Maylee's trundle bed.  She pulls up and just stands there thinking she is pretty hot stuff!

-JIBBERING is another thing that she loves to do now.  She makes a ton more noises than just the coos of a little baby.  I love when she talks, except when we are in church and it seems as if she is the only one making noise!

- BANGING BLOCKS and toys together

-CHASING MAYLEE around the house... they seriously will chase each other around the house a bit.  Of course, Brooklyn is always the one trailing behind, but it is so cute to see her go after Maylee.  And Maylee is a good sport- she plays along!

- Being awake: Brooklyn is not such a fan of naps :(  I will not give up, however!

- EATING BABY FOOD, especially sweet potatoes and pears.  She is not such a fan of grean beans or plain rice cereal- no big surprise!

-BEING WITH MOM- Brooklyn is a mama's girl and I love it (except when I need some time alone or when we want to go out on a date).  It is the saddest thing when I set her down and leave the room to go do something and she will come crawling after me, crying- just trying to come and find me! 

-PLAYING WITH MAYLEE (and all of her toys!)

We sure love our little "baby Booklyn" (as Maylee says)!!  I can't believe she is 7 months now.  

Please don't grow up too fast!  

Santa Baby

 Brooklyn

2010 

Maylee

2008

Merry Christmas!

Busted!

There is so much excitement with the Christmas tree.  Shiny ornaments and beautifully wrapped presents!  What happens when mom is busy... ornaments come down and presents become unwrapped!  Actually, the girls have been really good about not touching the tree too much and Maylee hasn't tried to unwrap any presents, until today that is.  It was wrapped in a bag, so maybe she thought it wasn't the same!  The suspense was killing her, but I think she felt a little guilty afterward!

Little mommy

Now that our little Brooklyn is 6 months, she is eating baby food.  She loves her sweet potatoes, and I love that Maylee wants to help.  Hmmm... I think I like this.  Now if I could only teach her how to change diapers! :)

Zoolights

This last weekend, we were able to go and check out Zoolights with some friends.  We got free tickets for getting a zoo membership, which enabled us to get out of waiting in the longest line I have ever seen (besides, maybe, Disneyland!)  The girls enjoyed walking around, and hey- if they are happy, I'm happy (even if we picked one of the busiest days to go!)  They did an amazing job- I'd like to know how many lights they put just on one tree!

Gingerbread houses

Grammie gave us this cute gingerbread house kit.  Maylee, Cailin, and Halle had a good time putting it together for one of our playdates.  It was the way to go- everything was included... the houses, frosting, and candy!  I was impressed with the skill level of the girls.  They turned out pretty cute.  Maylee decorated hers pretty much 100 % by herself, well, I guess I should say 90%! :)  She loaded on the frosting and then added tons of little tiny candies to the roof! 

It is sitting on our coffee table now and every once in awhile, I'll see her go over and try to take a candy off!  She tries to be sneaky, but I'm pretty sure I see her every time!  Funny girl.