We've had another week to adjust to having Brooke as part of the family! The big girls no longer wake up at night when Brooke cries (that only happened a few times), and Brooke is slowly learning the difference between night and day. At her 2 week appointment, she weighed 8 lbs, 3 oz. -- and she just drank her first 4 oz. bottle this morning (October 1).
Brooke loves her baths, and spending time curled up on Daddy's chest :-)
All 3 girls stayed home with Mom last Thursday - we colored, played with Play Do, and watched Big Sister Dora before our nap. Here are some pictures of Brooke & her big sisters!
Here are the "Big Sister" cookies we got from Aunt Renee & Uncle David:
What else have the big sisters been up to? The big girls are also into Goldilocks and the 3 bears -- so everyone is "Papa Bear", "Daddy Bear", "Mommy Bear", "Baby Brookie Bear", "Neela Bear", "Kylie Bear"... do you see a theme here?? We also read about the troll under the bridge at daycare, and like to ask "Who's walking on my bridge?" September was apple month at Tracy's, so we learned about apples - and made apples into stamps with paint. October is pumpkin month - and we brought Papa's pumpkins for everyone! We'll be singing our favorite "5 little pumpkins" song this month, too! Another new activity is playing Hide & Seek... we haven't figured out how to hide real well yet. We cover our eyes, count to 5, then say "Here I come" -- or "Here I am" -- depending on who's doing what!!
Last weekend, Aunt Angie took us to Jesse & Marissa's wedding (Mom's cousin). Mom & Dad stayed home so Baby Brooke didn't get sick (although Baby Brooke already got a cold from Neela -- we're just trying to avoid influenza & H1N1). Papa said if we were good in church, he'd buy us ice cream - so we were ANGELS!! Daddy taught us some dance moves for the party (the sprinkler, the lawn mower, churn the butter, the flamingo, the airplane...) - but we preferred to polka with Papa! We also danced with Grandma, Aunt Heidi, Uncle Tony, Uncle Cory, Aunt Angie, Tony's friend Chelsea (she took the pictures below), and cousins Mallory, Lauren, Drew, McKenna & Megan. They also had a table full of stickers, markers, crayons, etc. - so we made some great pictures for Grandma & Papa before we went to the hotel. We stayed with Grandma & Papa, and got to go swimming in THREE pools before Aunt Angie brought us home.
Dancing with cousins Lauren & Mallory
Neela's Cupcake
Kylie's Cupcake (How long was Angie's dress black??)
The table favors were pumpkins painted gold - Neela counted them all, and made Grandma pack up all of them from her table to show Mommy & Daddy!
Our silly Aunts & UncleMonay, Mommy took Brooke on a major shopping adventure. She had a lot of errands to run - Kohl's, Target, Post Office, Babies R Us, Jo-Ann, and Mary Kay... and Brooke enjoyed the entire trip in her fuzzy carseat cover. It started to get cold Monday - and very windy - so Brooke was nice and bundled most of the day :-) Last week, they went to the Rosedale mall, the Toyota dealership, and Buffalo Wild Wings. They also went to get Mommy's flu shot!
Last week, Brooke visited Daddy's office and met Daddy's co-workers. She also went to the Little Gym to watch her big sisters... Her Great Aunt Margaret stopped by for lunch and to drop off a new quilt on Friday.
The kids in the neighborhood were THRILLED to check out our pumpkins! We loved sharing!
With big sister Kylie
Katie F - she brought the pacifiers and wipes Mommy forgot!
Aunt Angie - she's doing a great job taking care of my big sisters so Mommy & Daddy can stay with me! They got "back stage passes" to Sparky the Sea Lion today!