Living Real Life and Enjoying Every Minute of It
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Boy or Girl??
Photo taken by the wonderful Amanda Laing Photography
On Wednesday we went to the hospital to get what I call "my BIG ultrasound" and found out what we are having and we couldn't be more excited! He was very active while they were doing the ultrasound so it was especially fun to watch him. We got lucky and were able to see him in 3D, which we normally don't get to do but they had a student observing and they wanted to show her..lucky us!
The doctor said everything looks good and that I should plan on him coming a few weeks early like his sister did, which is ok cause we love suprises! We just hope he is as healthy as she was.
Whenever we would ask Brooklyn if she wanted a brother or a sister she would always say "brover", I guess she knew :)
Now we can start getting ready for our little man to arrive!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Today was a Great Day!
Brett and I have been wanting to take Brooklyn to the zoo for a while, but there never seemed to be a good day for both of us. So, I decided while he went out of town on a golf trip I would take her.
We were supposed to go with a friend who has a little boy who is about the same age as Brooklyn, but she unfortunately got sick last night and wasn't feeling up to going. The two of us went anyway and I am sooo glad we did! The weather was perfect and Brooklyn loved it!
I have to admit I was as excited as a little kid when we pulled up, I'm not sure if it was because I was excited for Brooklyn to see all the animals or if I was just plain excited to see the new Rocky Shores exhibit and baby giraffe... probably both :)
She LOVED every animal we saw, but I think her favorites were the seals and the polar bear...and the baby elephant.
This big guy was sooo awesome and even put on a show for the kids. He would do this routine over and over. I tried the best I could to get him on camera with all the kids hovering around the window.
WARNING: I forgot to stop the video towards the end so feel free to stop it when I start filming legs :)
Another one of her favorites was the merry-go-round. We rode it twice and she was very picky about which animal she wasnted to ride. The first time around we started off on the zebra and ended up on the polar bear and the second time she road the seal.
When we got back to the car I put her in her carseat and when I came back from putting the stroller in the trunk this is what I found, my little veterinarian.
Then...this is when my day got even better!
We were both so exhausted from our morning of fun, so when we got home I thought I would ask Brooklyn if she wanted to go to sleep in her bed or mommy's bed and she said mommy's bed. I then proceeded to tell her that if she was going to sleep in mommy's bed she had to go to sleep and not just jump.
For this next part it is important for you to understand that this may not be a big deal to some, but for us (me) it is HUGE! In her whole 2 year life she has NEVER slept in mommy and daddy's bed. When she was little it was because we never let her, but since she's been older she has never been able to sleep anywhere except for in her crib. Hmm, maybe we are the ones responsible for that:)
That being said, she let me tickle her back for a bit then she not only fell asleep, but she was cuddled up with me! Ahh, my heart melted and suddenly I wasn't tired anymore and just wanted to live in this moment forever!
I eventually fell asleep and when we woke up we watched "Ratatouille" then made pumpkin pancakes for dinner. And when Brett called, Brooklyn loved telling him about the merry-go-round, the polar bear, and the baby elephant.
Today was a GREAT day!!
We were supposed to go with a friend who has a little boy who is about the same age as Brooklyn, but she unfortunately got sick last night and wasn't feeling up to going. The two of us went anyway and I am sooo glad we did! The weather was perfect and Brooklyn loved it!
I have to admit I was as excited as a little kid when we pulled up, I'm not sure if it was because I was excited for Brooklyn to see all the animals or if I was just plain excited to see the new Rocky Shores exhibit and baby giraffe... probably both :)
She LOVED every animal we saw, but I think her favorites were the seals and the polar bear...and the baby elephant.
This big guy was sooo awesome and even put on a show for the kids. He would do this routine over and over. I tried the best I could to get him on camera with all the kids hovering around the window.
WARNING: I forgot to stop the video towards the end so feel free to stop it when I start filming legs :)
Another one of her favorites was the merry-go-round. We rode it twice and she was very picky about which animal she wasnted to ride. The first time around we started off on the zebra and ended up on the polar bear and the second time she road the seal.
When we got back to the car I put her in her carseat and when I came back from putting the stroller in the trunk this is what I found, my little veterinarian.
Then...this is when my day got even better!
We were both so exhausted from our morning of fun, so when we got home I thought I would ask Brooklyn if she wanted to go to sleep in her bed or mommy's bed and she said mommy's bed. I then proceeded to tell her that if she was going to sleep in mommy's bed she had to go to sleep and not just jump.
For this next part it is important for you to understand that this may not be a big deal to some, but for us (me) it is HUGE! In her whole 2 year life she has NEVER slept in mommy and daddy's bed. When she was little it was because we never let her, but since she's been older she has never been able to sleep anywhere except for in her crib. Hmm, maybe we are the ones responsible for that:)
That being said, she let me tickle her back for a bit then she not only fell asleep, but she was cuddled up with me! Ahh, my heart melted and suddenly I wasn't tired anymore and just wanted to live in this moment forever!
I eventually fell asleep and when we woke up we watched "Ratatouille" then made pumpkin pancakes for dinner. And when Brett called, Brooklyn loved telling him about the merry-go-round, the polar bear, and the baby elephant.
Today was a GREAT day!!
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Brooklyn's 2nd Birthday
We kicked off Brooklyn's birthday week by having a Pumpkin themed birthday party with our immediate family (and Brett's Grandma and Grandpa Jones who stopped by for a bit on there way to a funeral).
She opened presents and got lots of fun new toys including: a Mr. & Mrs Potato Head set, a Carhart jacket, a tape player for her books on tape, & a set of cute colorful belts from Brett and I; a Barbie stuffed animal dog that comes with all kinds of veterinary things inside a cute bag from uncle Chase and soon-to-be aunt Taylor; a Minnie dress up doll from uncle Wes; a cute little "Adorable Abby" doll and a vacuum from my parents; and a talking baby with an extra pair of clothes from Brett's parents. She was in heaven with all these new toys. We got lots of video of her opening her presents, which she was so cute at doing! For instance, she would take one piece of tissue paper out of the bag or tear off one piece of wrapping peper and hand it to grandma then go back and get another.
For dinner we had Dinner in a Pumpkin/Pumpkin shaped pizza, breadsticks, salad, Caramel Toffee fruit dip with apples and grapes, and punch.
After we ate we let her play with her toys for a bit then brought out another gift that Brett and I were supper excited to give her...her very own Brooklyn size trampoline. She is always jumping and will hold on to her crib rails and jump up and down so we thought this would be the perfect gift, I would say it was a success...
The video I tried to upload of her jumping on it wouldn't work at the momemt. It is pretty funny so I will try and upload it again when I get another minute.
This is her giving her daddy a kiss for setting it up for her.
Then we sang Happy Birthday to her, which she has been waiting and waiting for. She would always walk around saying, "Brookin's Birdday...Happy, Happy"
Brett's parents had to leave early to attend the funeral as well, but we are gratful for such a wonderful family who came to celebrate this special time with us!
On TUESDAY night we dressed up and headed to Brett's parents ward Halloween Party/Trunk-r-Treat, which was way fun! We watched a glow-in-the-dark black light skeleton dance to the Thriller song, had a yummy dinner, Brooklyn got her nose and whiskers touched up and a flower painted on one hand and a spider painted on the other by a face painter, she did the "pumpkin walk" with Papa Mark and won a cookie then enjoyed a cupcake and a doughnut that Papa Mark so graciously let her have :) Her and I showed off our costumes on stage with all the other kids and some of their partents. Then we did a little bit of trunk-r-treating, which was her first time EVER. If we would have let her she would have been done after the very first piece of candy she got because all she wanted to do was open it and eat it. LOL
On WEDNESDAY, Brett had to work so I decided to take her to the library and to see the ducks at Lee's. She loved watching them waddle down the hill and jump into the water. Later that night we went to our ward's Trunk-r-treat where she was a little more used to the idea of opening her bag and letting them throw the candy in instead of wanting to eat it right away. She enjoyed seeing all the other kids in there costumes and we even found her soul mate...Mickey Mouse, who is her friend in nursery.
After the trunk-r-treat we went to my parents and had Tacos and handed out candy to the kids that came by.
On THURSDAY we went to the doctor for her 2 yr check up. He said she looked very healthy and that her percentages looked great. Brett and I couldn't be more happy to know that our child is healthy and happy and growing and developing properly!
Here are her percentages just for the record:
Wt: 24.6 lbs - 22%
Ht: 34.5 - 77%
HC: 47.5 - 59%
At this point Brooklyn is a great eater, there are only a handful of things she doesn't like. She's a great sleeper, going to bed between 8:30 and 9 and usually waking up between 8:30 and 9 with a 2 to 3 hour nap during the day, usually around 1. Anyone who knows her will say that she is busy busy and that she is timid around things that are unknown to her. She loves garbage day when she can watch the garbage truck out the window and loves seeing the kids get on and off the school bus. She is a great talker and repeats everything even if you say it under your breath :) She is so cute with little babies, I'm excited to see her with her new brother or sister!
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