Hungry girl . . .

Loving carrots!!!
All done and so happy!
Not sure what to do with the fruit puffs!
Drinking some water with help from Aunt Sarah.

Brooklyn is eating solids now, and she loves them!!! We have tried carrots and applesauce so far, and green beans and bananas are next. She gets so excited when we put her bib on her too! Oh, and her latest trick: drinking from a straw. While we were at dinner at Texas Roadhouse, she got a hold of my straw and was "drinking" the water from my cup. She still needs some practice, because when she gets too much - she doesn't know what to do with it, and just spits it all over. Such a funny girl!!!

Brooklyn and Elmo

Brooklyn and Elmo
She's getting him.
Not sure what to think.
Me and Elmo last Christmas

Last year for Christmas, Ben bought me and Brooklyn (before she was born), and Tickle Me Elmo Extreme. We brought him out for Brooklyn to play with the other night, and she just wasn't sure what to do with it. She just kept touching it, and looking up at us. We love Elmo, at least we get a kick out of him now, Brooklyn will one day too.

First Tooth!!!

Loving Bathtime!!!
Can you see the little tooth?

Brooklyn has her first tooth! It first showed up about 3 weeks ago, and now it is finally through. She was not a happy camper with teething, so I am dreading more of them. Her favorite thing to chew on is the wash cloth in the tub, it must feel good on her gums. : )

6 Month Checkup . . .

I took Brooklyn to the doctor today for her 6 month checkup. She has started to thin out. : ) She weighs 17 lbs. and 6 oz. she has only gained 3 oz. since her 4 month checkup, but she is still in the 75 percentile. She is 27 1/2 inches long, and that is in the 92 percentile. The doc said we could start solids - so that means fun with fruits and veggies, and even a little juice! : ) She's a healthy little girl with an even healthier appetite! : )

Just for fun . . .

Messy eater . . .
Notice it is in the hair too!
She fell asleep while I was rubbing her feet. :)

Here are some cute pictures of Brooklyn eating, which she loves to do, and a funny sleeping position. We go to the doctor on Monday for Brooklyn's 6 month appointment, so hopefully that means we can start veggies and fruit and maybe even a little juice. : )

Keeping Brooklyn entertained - it's a full time job!!!

Lately, Brooklyn has become very impatient, she always wants to be entertained or to be held, which makes it really hard to get anything done during the day. This is what I came up with the other day to keep her busy while I finished getting ready. She is going to be a mess when she starts crawling! : )

Notice the spool of ribbon - she loved that!

Not a happy camper - tired of waiting for mommy!

Another day, I tried to entertain Brooklyn by building card houses for her - hey, we are trying anything these days. : ) She just wanted to eat the cards, but, I did get some cute pics of her "playing" a little Go Fish with me. : )

She's a natural!!!

Halloween 2007

Can you guess which one is Ben's and which one is mine?
Our little pumpkin.
Cute little piggy.
Brooklyn's first Halloween!

Yesterday, we carved pumpkins and decided we needed to dress Brooklyn up to be in the pictures with them. She is one cute little piggy!!!