A New Year full of Confessions: 5 Months Old

1/25/2013

Dear Brookelynn,

Holy cow...another new year has begun, a new year means a lot of different things, new beginnings, new adventures, new goals, it's a fresh start, to start over or continue working on the things that mean the most to you. On New Years Day we read Squirrel's New Years Resolution, a very cute book about the meaning behind this yearly tradition. 

This year I made a simple New Years resolution, to read more. I'm devoting a little time each day to myself to read a book or a magazine and have a cup of tea. So far, I've managed to do this most days but with a little spunky baby girl like you, sometimes Mommy doesn't get a little escape to a far off land or erotic day dream (like the book that started it all...Fifty Shades of Grey...just kidding). But, everyday we do read together (But, not shades of course). Reading is the foundation to learning and having an imagination which is why it's so important to me that we take the time to do this everyday, Neverland, floating palaces, and runways are only a few pages away. And at only five months old I can already see your imagination blooming. 

This year we celebrated the New Year at home and you wore a fabulous tuxedo dress, you love tutus so this dress met your fashion standards for your glamorous night in drinking bottles and watching Disney movies with Daddy and Mommy. 

Miss Fancy Pants:

You love showing off and you think you are so fancy. You love playing with your toys on your tummy and trying to crawl which you first attempted just before New Years on 12/29/2013 and to my amazement you began army crawling in your Pack n Play on 1/23/2014 just a short month later to get your toy monkey. 

You still do your fake cough but have added to your skills with kissing noises and raspberries, which you think is historical.  Mommy has learned to accept the slobber that comes with them. It compliments my makeup nicely. 

On 1/2/2014 you completely mastered rolling over in both directions, you were a little backwards and started the hard way first, front to back which you have had mastered for months but you struggled with front to back for a short time. Now we can't stop you from rolling around. 

You love looking at the baby in the mirror now, the first time you smiled at yourself was on 1/3/2014, before then you were mad Mommy was holding another baby. 

You've also mastered the tripod pose. You first started doing this version of sitting up on 1/5/2014 and mastered it by 1/9. You went from laying flat to sitting up on 1/21 while laying next to Mommy on the couch. You really thought you were fancy then, until you toppled over. 

On 1/10/2014 you stood up on your own while sitting on Daddy's lap. Your growing so fast and learning so much it's been an incredible month watching you discover what you can do. Your such a little peanut though weighing in at only 15 pounds with a diaper and PJ's on, your still only in the 40 percentile but that's ok, your a very cute and spunky little peanut. 

And I think you are going to be so excited to eat real food after you turn 6 months because you love to stare at Mommy and Daddy and mimic us as we eat. You are trying to figure out how we do it. It's pretty funny to watch. 

Baby Love:

You love Glammy and squeal, giggle, and light up when you see her.  Her and Lambie (from Doc McStuffins) are your BFFs. And Glammy loves Lambie because it rhymes with Glammy. You also love when Glammy gives you manicures. You sit there so perfectly and intensely watch what she is doing. I can't wait till you can join us for our monthly pedicures. 

You love, love, love your toys! And you have tons of them, but right now here are a few of your favorites besides Lambie:

You love puppies and have several of them, you love puppy brother (your stuffed taggie dog) which reminds me how much you love your fur sister Miss Paisley Bella, you get so excited when we go out to see her.  She loves her Brookie too. And you love to see pictures of puppies on Pinterest. 

Your obsessed with Mommy's cell phone (which we don't let you play with) so we had to buy you one you could play with. It really looks and works like Mommy's, so of course your very proud of it. Now you enjoy calling Mommy (it dials my number for you), checking your schedule and listening to your music on it. 

Every month gets more exciting and fun as you grow. Your little personality develops more and more every day and it truly is amazing how many changes occur over a months time. And just a short five months into this life with Brookelynn, I have managed to be almost back to normal though my mind is never going to be the same, I'm convinced. Just ask Glammy about how I wore my pants backwards all day and didn't know it...but that's a story that needs it's own post-Mommy Problems! 

Happy 5 Months little peanut! Here is to a year full of love and firsts! I can't believe this time next month I'll be writing about your half birthday party! Time flys when your having the time of your life with your best friend! -XOX! 

Four Months Old Already?

December 25th, 2013 

Dear Brookelynn, 

I can't believe today you are four months old. Where has the time gone? I'm sure I'll say this every month...but seriously, time seems to go faster the older I get so make sure you cherish every moment in your life big or small, significant or not. Every minute of life is special. You'll learn that as you grow. 

Not to brag, ok I'm bragging...you are the best baby, EVER.  Thank you for making it easy on Mommy after everything we've been through. Although we have some bad days I can only count them on one hand. You are the happiest baby and are easily pleased. And your an amazing sleeper. You will sleep anywhere and you choose to sleep when you need to. I don't believe in schedules and I'm more of a go with the flow type mom and you caught on quickly. You've been sleeping through the night since about 6 weeks old and before that you slept through the night you just got up early in the morning (around 5:30/6:00). I love waking you up in the morning and getting that beautiful smile when I say, Princess Briokelynn. We have to wake you up to give you your acid reflux meds at 8:30. (These meds work so much better for you than the first ones we tried). 

This month has marked a lot of firsts...

Thanksgiving:

Your First Thanksgiving, you wore a fluffy gold dress with diamonds and spent the day with Daddy, Mommy, Grand-O, Glammy, Unkie, and your Great Uncle Rick and Aunt Nina. 

You went wine tasting for the first time and you were a perfect angel (your bottle was full of milk-not wine). 

Christmas:

There were many first when it comes to your first Christmas: the first time you met Santa (Mommy held you not because you were crying but because I didn't want any germs from all those sick kiddos Santa held before you), your first trip to Candy Cane Lane (we get Starbucks and listen to Christmas music on our way), Jingle Bella, the elf came to stay with us, Glammy said she's a pain! Mommy had fun with her while she visited and can't wait for her return next year. We went to the Christmas Tree Farm, we made Ginger Bread houses (castles, not Mommy's best one) and Christmas cookies with Glammy and Unkie. We talked to our friends at the North Pole via The North Pole Communicator, and Jingle Bella brought you a Santa Key to make sure Santa could get in since our chimney is small and a Santa Signal Light. We read a Christmas story each night, you loved Santa comes to California And Sofia The First: Christmas in Enchansia (of course!). You spent your first Christmas with daddy, Mommy, Grand-O, Glammy, and Unkie and boy did you get spoiled. You wore a cute black sweater dress with diamonds and black & white sweater tights. And of course a white fur jacket. 

Here are the accomplishments you made during the last month: 

On December 5th you decided to hold your own bottle. You've done it before but this time you mastered it like a pro. Now you choose to do it when you want to. Your very independent. 

On December 11th you started grabbing feet and now we can't get you to stop (not that we've tried its great entertainment to you).  You even put them in your mouth sometimes. That's kind of gross. 

On December 16th you did a High-five. We haven't mastered this one just yet. It's still a hit or miss. 

We are working on sign language. You haven't mastered any signs yet but you do have your own signs for certain things. It helps to understand you a little bit better. 

Things you love:

You love to Face Time with Grand-O and we FaceTime Glammy when you are acting up and she tells you that you need to be nice to Mommy. 

You lit up when we watched the Victoria Secret Fashion Show, your a girl after my own heart, lots of sparkles and beautiful costumes. You love sparkles. 

You still love Sofia and when she came on the TV you said, "Oh, yea, oooooohhhh!" Both Mommy and Daddy stopped what they were doing and asked each other if that really had just happened- It did. And now you love Tinker Bell too (a fairy door appeared in your room so maybe she will come to visit from Pixie Hallow). You will get to meet her when we take you to Disneyland for your first birthday! Mommy and Daddy can't wait (Grand-O, Glammy, and Unkie too)!

And the problems: 

You talk non-stop! It's cute though so it's not really a problem except for when you talk for an hour when we put you to bed and we are trying to sleep. Daddy and Mommy lay in bed and laugh. Glammy has been able to hear this as well and she stayed awake in the guest room cracking up. Your a little bit gabby! 

The doctor says your going to be a long term teether, meaning you show all the signs but it may be a month or two before a tooth actually pops up. Your defiantly teething you chew everything in sight. 

And you have a little hoha problem which we won't get into but let's just say your defiantly my daughter! I'll explain when your older. 

Overall your right on track if not advanced. Your a little smarty pants. We love you so much and each month gets more and more exciting. So far three months has been my favorite! I'm sure they all will be from here on out. We love you Brookie! -XOX!