Fall Activities

One Saturday, we decided to take Brooke to the pumpkin patch by our house.  We were pretty excited to take her and I made sure we had coordinating outfits so we could take pictures in the pumpkins.  Little did I know, but the admission was $12 per person!  Are you kidding me?? I was shocked, and Kevin just played it off like "Can we take a flyer?", haha.  We only had probably $20 in cash anyway, but we were not about to spend that kind of money to take a picture with pumpkins.  Maybe next year when Brooke can appreciate the activities and the petting zoo :)  So, we snapped a few pictures in the park outside the pumpkin patch since Brooke was looking adorable in her little dress. 

 She kept trying to eat her dress all day, haha.  I am just happy that the weather was so nice and warm so that she could wear that cute dress my mom bought for her.

 A few weeks later, we met up with Kevin's family at the Flower Mound pumpkin patch (which only cost $5 per car, thankyouverymuch!!). It was super cute, and there were lots of great photo ops :)

This was our first Halloween in our house, so we wanted to stay home and experience the trick-or-treaters :)  Jerry and Bev came over to see Brooke in her costume, and we enjoyed the evening together on the porch passing out candy.  Brooke was taking a late nap, but was woken-up by trick-or-treaters a little before 7.  Not sure if she was thrilled about her costume, but she was a good sport :)  We actually had quite a few kids come by, so that was fun.  When things died down, we went inside and had minestrone soup and bread, then we tucked Brooke in for the night.  I already told Kevin that next year,  we will have to think of fun themed costumes for our little family!

Four Month Snapshot

I figured it was time to post about the four month stats since she is almost 5 months old!  I took Brooke to get her 4 month shots on October 17th and she weighed in at 14.25 pounds (43rd%) and was 25.5 inches long (84th%).  I was dreading the shots again, but she did awesome.  She cried while she was getting the shots, but the medical assistant is wonderful and was so quick and efficient.  As soon as I picked Brooke up, she stopped crying :)  That definitely made me feel better.  She was a bit sleepy all afternoon, but she (and I) survived.  Dr. Joki was pleased with her growth and said that she looked great.  I brought up a few concerns I had with her head shape since she prefers to sleep with her head to the right side, and upon examination, he said that she did have mild plagiocephaly, so we are working on that. I had received a flyer for something called a Tortle at the hospital, but I threw it away because I thought it was a gimmic, haha.  Jokes on me I guess, because I ordered it a few ago and have been using it ever since.  It is basically a beanie that has a foam piece sewn-in that allows you to position the head from left to right.  She doesn't seem to mind it, so hopefully we can avoid a helmet!  

 I know that I say this every month, but I can't believe how big she is getting!  It hit be towards the beginning of the month when I was holding her one night.  She had woken up after about an hour of being down for the night, so I just picked her up and was holding her against my chest and rubbing the back of her head.  I looked over and saw our reflection in the mirror and couldn't believe how big she was.  I don't feel like she is a little baby anymore, and it made me kind of sad.  Obviously I want her to grow and develop as she should, but time is flying by faster than I am ready!

 We bought Brooke an exersaucer, and she really seems to like it.  Within a few days of having that thing, I noticed that she was putting a lot more weight on her legs when I was holding her or when I would put her on my shoulder to burp her.  This has become a great resource while I am cooking dinner as well.  As long as she can see me she is generally content!

We transitioned her from her Puj Tub (which I loved for when she was smaller), to this bath sling. This girl loves the water, and she loves to kick those legs and splash in the water.  When I pour water on her belly, she constantly tries to grab at it, which is adorable.

Other noteworthy things this month: Brooke has longer "conversations" with me, especially in the morning when she wakes up.  She laughed for the first time, had her first cold, slept 12 hours (a record), and went to her first football game.  She takes her pacifier out of her mouth and tries to put it back in, sucks on her lower lip, found her feet and loves sucking on her toes, and holds her head up high during tummy time.  She is still sweet as ever and we feel so thankful for our little one!