Four Months

Our sweet girl is 4 months already. Since I've been back at work, time has really flown by. I've been thinking up this post in my head for a while now.. and its a hard one. I want to jot down all the things Brooklyn does now, but for the most part, she just naps when I get home from work, wakes up for a bedtime bottle, and is then down for the night. Everyone told me going back to work would get easier, but its actually gotten much harder for me. I miss her so much during the day... but I know the time will come that I will get to spend my days with her as she grows and learns new things. I am so fortunate to get pictures throughout the day and have family loving on her while I'm away! 

Yesterday was her 4 month appointment. She did great for the doctor, but completely lost it when it was time for shots. She weighed 13 lbs 8 oz (34%), 25 1/4" length (82%), and 16 1/2" head (87%). Her sleeping has regressed a little since we transitioned her into her crib. She wakes up hungry every morning between 4-5am. Luckily she sucks down a bottle super fast and goes right back to sleep. She rolls from stomach to back, although lately her tummy time consist of her trying to get up into crawling position! Everyday just gets better and better with her. We still look at her and can't believe she is OURS. We are so blessed!

St. Patty's baby!

 4 fingers for 4 months!

 "It's okay friend, only 8 more of these...."

Collin's parents came to town a couple weeks ago. Brooke had her first sleep over with Nana and Poppa!

Fell asleep while playing with her toy...

Brooke is a big cousin! She got to meet Kay last weekend.

This little girl sure is loved :)

Crazy Weather! (and other randoms)

This crazy weather has kept us snowed(iced) in quite a few days! It's nice for a little while, and then I think we all get a little stir crazy. This was a Tuesday morning.. these two slept in instead of waking up early for work!

 and B got to whip out her cute winter hat!

We got to catch one of Cameron's basketball games. She is so fun to watch!! She's very competitive and such a little athlete. Fits right in with this family!! :) This picture is blurry, but look at her go!

Brooke was cheering her on! She watched the girls run back and fourth the whole time.

We got a little antsy and set up Brooke's jumper toy.  Her little toes BARELY touch the ground, but she really loves it! Shes mesmorized by all the colors and sounds. I think she will spend a lot of time in this thing once she gets a little stronger. (Don't let her face fool you... She really did like it!)

A couple weeks ago, B broke out in an all over rash. She was at Kasey's, and Brennon & Paula went over there to check her out. They gave her an oatmeal bath, and then Kasey met me at the doctors office.. Turns out the rash was just the after math of a viral infection, but the poor girl had a double ear infection!!

And lately, Brooklyn has found her voice and it's the absolute cutest thing!! She will coo and babble non-stop! She has also become even more smiley and is loving her tongue. Most smiling pictures

lately includes her sticking her tongue out! If I stick my tongue out at her, she will stick hers out back or try to grab mine!

Video:
Babbling Brooke

She's just too cute :)

Mini-Me

For a while, we thought Brooklyn looked like her daddy from this picture:

She still does look like Collin, but Katie found these pictures of me and she looks a lot like me, too! Especially in the last one

So, I guess we will claim her as ours! ;)

Three Months

I loved this little girl when she was born, but I swear it just gets better and better. Something happened around month three and I am completely obsessed. I love feeling like she really recognizes Collin and I. She will stare at us for hours and perk up and smile when we smile at her or pick her up. I love her so much! She has been so good lately, and such a smiley baby. Her schedule is an adjustment right now since she was used to sleeping until 8am, and now she is up at 5:30am, so we get plenty of sleepy snuggles when I get home from work. She smiles the whole time in the mornings as I am changing her diaper and getting her dressed...makes it so hard to leave her!

At three months, Brooklyn:

• Eats 4 ounces every 3 hours. Like clockwork almost!
• Still loves her paci
• Sleeps all night :) This has been so nice!
• Loves sucking on her hands and recently, any toys go straight to the mouth
• Enjoys her activity mat and kick 'n play mat, but only in small doses
• Can easily hold her head up on her own
• Loves to be sitting up, whether propped up on the couch or I am holding her
• Spent most of the month with a terrible cough. She would have coughing fits throughout the night
• Startles so easily! 
• Celebrated her first Valentine's Day!

I took her up to visit the Aviation guys I work with. Little private jet baby!

Always has to get a good stretch in the mornings!

Dad was trying to make her smile... ha!

Mindee sent me this when they were babysitting Brooke. Collin and I were able to get away for a little bit and we had a great time!

Don't worry. Brooke's got it covered!

A glimpse into teenage years when she won't move from the couch ;)

For my birthday, Collin made such a fancy meal! He is so thoughtful. This was also our first dinner "as a family". Brooke has never sat up there with us! It was so fun!

I had a pretty good view :) And B was just staring down the cake. Maybe she will have a sweet tooth like me!

She is just growing and changing every day and we can't seem to get enough of her!

A Post for ME!

The quickest and easiest way for me to look at pictures of Brooklyn at work is on this little blog. I can pull it up quicker than I can look through my phone. So this post is purely new, cute pictures of my girl to make my days better! 

Going back to work hasn't been AS bad as I expected, but I still think about her all day long and rush out of here everyday to pick her up. It's that giddy feeling you get walking out of the office on a Friday, everyday now!

 

I think this guy needs a little sister ;)

...and just to melt your heart a little :)