18 Months

Two days ago this little pumpkin turned 1!!!!! We can't believe Avie-boo is already a whole year old! We had a blast celebrating her first year of life last weekend...she'll have her own b'day par-tay post after this one so stay tuned! Happy Birthday Avery!!! We couldn't love you more!

On the same day, this little pumpkin turned 18 months old...I can't believe she is half way to two...that just doesn't seem right. She is so much fun...most of the time! :) We have definitely learned the words "tantrum" and "temper" in the past week. People say, "just ignore it"...but that is NOT easy! We are working on it...probably will be for a LONG time! Brooklyn has definitely entered into an independent phase (if she's like her dad it won't ever come to an end). She LOVES attention and LOVES to be in a crowd. She takes about 30-45 seconds to take it all in, then she's in the mix - playing, laughing, fighting, etc...she is very social.

She is talking really well and learning new words every day. We really worked on "Mister" while we were in Nashville last week because dad was the only grandparent whose name hadn't been mastered. For some reason "Mister" is really hard for Brooklyn. She finally tried one morning and it was really slow and clear...after that one time it became "minnow" - I guess that is easier for her to get off her tongue than "Mister" so for now its Bebe and Minnow! Love it!

Here are some things you do at 18 months...

- you eat pretty well, sometimes you'd rather play but for the most part you are still a great eater. Only thing you hate is peaches (Bebe's ashamed).

- you weigh 29 pounds and are 35 1/2 inches tall

- you wear 24 month clothes, some 2T but mostly 24 months

- you sleep about 11 hours at night and 2-3 hour nap mid-day

- you LOVE milk and juice - you are a sippy cup-aholic

- your favorite fruit is blueberries and your favorite veggie is green beans

- your favorite food overall is pizza and you ask for it almost every day

- you counted to 10 (almost) last week! I almost wrecked the car - I guess you have been paying attention to all of your toys that count to 10...we work on it every day and you are learning it pretty quickly!

- you love to play on our bed or the guest bed

- you love Elle - especially chasing her tail

- you have a northern accent when you say a word with the letter "r" in it...it is stinkin' hilarious! Examples include: door "do-ah"; chair "cha-aaah"; bear "be-ah"

- you like dancing and try to turn on the ipod every day, somedays you get it on and then find the volume button!

- you know that baby "sista" is in mommy's tummy but sometimes you think she's in your tummy

- you LOVE Jesse; Levi; and Avie - we hear thier names all day long

- your favorite toys are the Leap-Frog choo choo train; any book; your Elmo kitchen, and your princess sing-along book

We love you Brooklyn and can't wait to see what the next month holds!!!

Baby Spann #2

Well, I have been motivated to blog more b/c I finally broke down and ordered a blog book of Brooklyn's first year of life. I think this is going to be my motivation to blog on a regular basis, I LOVE the book we got! We ordered it from blog to print and it really turned out well. It was kinda pricey but it will be worth it to do this once a year and keep up with what we did each year.

I also am convicted b/c I haven't blogged about baby GIRL #2!!!! We found out a few weeks ago that Brooklyn is going to GET a sister!!! I personally was shocked, I was thinking boy totally but Matt was thinking girl...so I guess he's a better guesser.

We had family and small group friends come and eat some cake with us to find out what the baby is going to be. It was really a fun way to find out, we'll probably do it if we have more kids after this one. Here are some pictures of our little "party"!

Edgar's of course didn't disappoint with taste or decor!

Brooklyn woke up from her nap ready to eat cake and party!

B and mommy about to find out what baby is!

What's inside????

BABY GIRL! The cake was white and the icing was pink!!!

Sweet Corrie playing around and waiting for her cake.

Nanny and Pa-Pa giving Brooklyn too much cake I'm sure! :)

Kerry's #2 boy - Samuel meeting Bebe.

Kate and Parker (a.k.a. Parker-man)

Lots of kids running around and playing...we need to get use to a house full of kids!

Catching up...

Back in June we headed to Nashville to celebrate Mister's b'day, me and Matt's 6 year anniversary, and Avie's dedication! It was a big weekend! We had a lot of fun with cousins and it was really nice to spend our 6th anniversary at Maggiano's...our favorite restaurant! Below are pics from dad's b'day...enjoy! I'm trying to catch up with what we've been up to!!!!

Brooklyn had her first home-made ice cream, strawberry and peach - so yum!

Brooklyn also got her first pig tails thanks to Aunty Em!

Hot Wheels!

Time to celebrate with a yummy BBQ dinner!

dads and babes

Brookie getting some love from her daddy.

Mister and his grandkids!

We ended the night with sparklers!

We have also been doing some serious playing outside. If you have seen Brooklyn, you have probably noticed her tan, I promise she wears 50 SPF!!!!

Cousin Visit

Last week Rochelle brought Jesse and Levi down to Alabama for a cousin visit! I have to say, Brookie bonded w/ her cousins...they had so much fun! I think she likes that they are a little older than her and she can try to do things they can do that she's not able to yet. I think she likes to chase them around and laugh as they do things she hasn't thought of yet. They were so much fun! We went to the zoo one morning and played in the splash pad and did a lot of playing at home. I'm so thankful they could come down for a visit, it was a really nice change of pace while Matt's on night float!

They loved Brooklyn's train! A few fights broke out over the ole' train.

Brookie and Jesse were taking a seat on her chair and loved the tunnels! Hopefully they can come back soon for another visit!!

Just Sayin'

I've been doing a lot of playing...with a lot of people...mom will update her blog soon...oh, and I'm 17 months, but mom forgot that too. I love summer!!!!

16 Months

Well, I just realized B is over 16 monts! I was in Orlando on a girls reunion when she "turned" 16 months old so I guess I forgot! Oops! We have had a lot of fun this June. We had a baby shower for Michelle in Nashville the first weekend, then the second weekend I got to go to Orlando for a girls weekend while Bebe kept Brookie for me. And next weekend is me and Matt's 6th anniversary! I can't beleive how fast time goes by, I think having a kid makes it even faster. Anyway, Brookie has had a really fun June, she is loving the water toys outside because that is the only way we can stand this heat!

Here are a few things about her at 16 months....

- She is a little more pickly or particular on food than she was. She loves fruit and veggies but notices pizza more when we have it! She is doing great drinking milk, she loves her "mi mi" as she calls it. She also loves apple juice watered down in her sippy cup. She loves veggie sticks, dried fruit, and goldfish for snacks and she loves yogurt.

- She is saying a bunch of words but not when we want her too (on camera or in front of other people). She says "mi mi" (milk); "nana" (nanny); go-go; goo-goo; shs (shoes); jsh (juice); bebe (my mom); JJ (her new fav, my aunt's grandma name); apple; baby; mama; dada; outside; she knows what a dog says (woo woo); and a monkey (o,o,e,e)...we are adding words as quickly as she'll pick them up!

- She knows where her nose, mouth, chin, eyes, hair, ears, belly button, feet, and hands are and she loves to point out mommy's!

- She loves to suck her thumb, this has increased a lot since she turned 1. She sucks it when she goes to sleep and sometimes in the car when she's bored. She sucks it anytime she is angry, sad, or mad (after crying).

-Her hair is finally getting long, she doesn't like me to put a bow in it but we are slowly reconciling that battle :)

- She loves Elle and she tries to sit on her all the time, she tried to give Elle a kiss this week and Elle willingly met her with a HUGE dog kiss right on the face, it was hilarious.

- She will kiss mama and dada and sometimes bebe over the phone (facetime), she mostly loves to kiss her books.

-She is obsessed with books still, it is so cute, she will just pick one up and sit by herself and look at the pages. This helps on long car rides (so does the DVD).

- She loves to be tickled and chased through the house which is our usual after dinner routine before her bath.

- She loves her bath, she could stay in there for hours!

- She is really loving soft things like blankets and towels, and she loves pillows. We can spend almost an hour playing on our bed and throwing her on the pillows, she loves them.

- She weighs about 27 - 28 pounds and she is 33 inches tall and wears 18-24 month clothes.

She is a joy most of the time, laughing and loving to play. She plays best when other kids are around, so we try to stay around other kids most of the week if we can. She laughs a lot and LOVES attention. Every day of her life is more and more fun!

Here are a few pics of us playing outside in the pool and sprinkler yesterday!

I guess it's time to admit it..

Well...most people who ever look at this blog already know that I'm pregnant...so I guess I should go ahead and just make it known on the blog...meet "Micro-Spann" as Matt has so hilariously named our second child... This ultrasound was at 12 weeks and it looks to me like its already sucking its thumb!! We have no clue what this baby is. Pregnancy wise, I've felt pretty much the same with maybe a little worse sinuses, so maybe a girl?? I'm secretly (or not so secretly) hoping for either one...haha...a girl b/c I love my sister and I really want Brookie to have a sister...but a boy b/c I love my brother and would equally love for Brookie to have a brother too...so either way we are just thankful. I mean, if its a boy, we do already have a name...so that is super easy...if its a girl we are going to need some major help with a name. I have some names that I am trying to convince myself that I "like"...but I really don't even like those. Either way the child will get a name and we are just thrilled!

I can't believe that Brooklyn is going to be a...

She's excited, although she doesn't really know it yet :) hehe - I think she'll have a lot of fun with a sibling! We are so thankful and realize this is a true gift from God!