March seems like an eternity ago, so I am so thankful for these phone pictures. Colby is the sweetest little guy, and we get smiles out of him all the time :) Brooke really loves to have a little playmate, and for now, he is a good sport! He has got to the be the healthiest baby on the block because he is constantly having check-ups from Dr Brooke.
Brooke continued to sleep like a champ, and even when she would wake up in the morning, she would entertain herself with books and toys for 30-40 minutes before calling for me. On several occasions, I went into her room before she called for me because I could see on the monitor that she was awake. Her response to seeing me: "I didn't call for you." Haha. She really likes to have some quiet time to herself in the morning. This normally means that I can sleep in, so I am all for it! I was always interested to see what she had "set-up" though. Sometimes it was a tea party, other times a random collection of toys stacked up.
Colby had some CRAZY blow-outs, and I had to take a picture of this one. SO MUCH POOOP!
Maybe he secretly just wanted a bath (he's a big fan), because the only way to really clean off after a blow-out like that is to soak in the tub.
On one of our outings to Target, I bought Brooke this little CareBear, which she was totally in love with. I find it funny how kids can be attached to the silliest things. It was all about "Secret Bear" for a week.
Nothing is sweeter than a sleeping baby. I generally spend the second hour of church in the mother's lounge nursing Colby and allowing him to take a nap before I have to go off to Young Women's.
Since my people don't love Sunday pictures, I take what I can get...
This was one of the last nights I think Colby slept in the bassinet. It seems like he outgrew it so darn quickly! His expression cracks me up, like he's skeptical of whatever it is Brooke is saying to him, haha. She loved to be the first person to "check on him" when he would cry.
We transitioned him to the pack-n-play (still in our room), which Brooke loved because she could climb in there with him.
I don't think her love of princesses is dying out any time soon. It's a good thing her dress-up clothes are all machine washable, because they have all been washed MANY times.
This picture was taken after mutual one night. Kevin normally was working late, so the kids had to tag along with me. With her new pattern of skipping naps, this meant she was extremely tired by 9 pm.
Brooke has been patient as I have honed my braiding skills :) Lucky for me, Princess Anna and Rapunzel both rock braids...so she is more willing to let me style her hair in similar fashion.
I get the best smiles from my little man in front of the mirror, so I was doing my best to capture one!
This may be a favorite memory from March. Every morning, we read books while Brooke drinks her milk. She always wants Colby to lay next to her, and as I was reading, I saw that she had linked arms with him. Moments like this make me so grateful to be a mother.
Colby's deer in the headlights expression, haha.
This sweet girl loves her Daddy, and she was so excited to wear her special necklace from Eva's birthday tea party.
The weather this Spring was so amazingly perfect, so we spent a lot of time at the park. And I know this sounds silly, but I really wish I had a matching outfit with Brooke. Comfortable, yet chic :)
Sometimes you just can't play a moment longer...
I introduced Brooke to the joy of chores/helping Mama. I want her to be a good helper, so I have tried to give her little tasks that she can be successful at. One such duty: helping me load the dryer...
and setting the table for dinner...
I finally started exercising again, and mid-workout, Brooke brought me a necklace "so that I could be glamorous while I was exercising". She cracks me up! I took a pic and sent it to Kevin :)
She wanted to join in on the workouts.
This no-nap business was rough on all of us! I stopped putting her down for naps at the end of February because it was taking her forever to fall asleep at night. Most nights she wasn't out until close to 11. That wasn't working well for us, so we had to cut the nap. She was pretty moody by early evening though, and several times she went upstairs and put herself to sleep before we even ate dinner.
Sometimes even before we put on her pajamas...
Kevin worked some really long hours in March, but he tried his best to be home in time to kiss the kids goodnight. Brooke would snuggle up to him and promptly fall asleep. One night, when we came downstairs, I saw Kevin walk over to a sleeping Colby and just stare at him. He then said, "I feel like I don't even know I have a son". He was working so much, he hardly got to see him during the week. That comment really broke my heart and made me grateful for every moment I had with our babies during the day.
We did matching manicures one afternoon, which was a lot of fun. I did gel nails on Brooke, hoping that it would last longer, which it did!
Poor Colby, haha. He has lots of dressing up in his future, I think. Brooke thought my necklace made the "perfect crown for King Colby."
Like I said, no naps equals a tired girl! I feel somewhat guilty when I see these pictures of her with her pacifier...but it really was such a comfort thing for her, and I hated taking that away from her. She only was allowed to have it when she slept, so I felt justified in allowing it to continue.
Love my blue-eyed boy! And he loved that camp chair...
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