February has been a month of Change!

Brooke sneaking into Andrew's room to get his prized Backugans! First day at the park!

Brooke and Andrew watching Barney!!

Brooke's News:

Brooke will be 8 months old tomorrow. This month she has learned to pull up and wants to stand all the time. She has started to climb the stairs. She likes to play with anything that is not a toy!She is still sleeping through the nights. Her day time naps have increased from about 15 mins to 1-2 hours (two times per day). She is very happy in the morning. The is just the opposite in the evening. She hates to go to sleep and gets so tired that she has a huge melt down. We really try not to be out in the evening with her! She is babbling and will say DaDa. She is getting very vocal. She is getting all over the place.


Michelle News:
I am changing jobs and this has been very stressful. I really am looking forward to my new job. It's just stressful with a new baby and learning a new job. I don't suggest starting a new job so soon after adopting a new baby!!!

Andrews News:
Andrew has done great at basketball. Tomorrow is his last game! He is really looking forward to baseball. We have made so many friends through baseball and look forward to seeing everyone. On our 1st warm day in February, Andrew enjoyed taking Brooke to our local park. We saw many friends there!

Family News!
We have had several warm days in February and look forward to spring, camping and baseball. Today it was 65, tomorrow night the news is saying SNOW! The high will be 35-40 on Sunday. By Thurs it will be in the 60's again! This is one of the great things about AL is the weather. We have a few cold days then warm days! It is so boring in the winter!! Great timing to bring home a new baby!! We have a camping trip planned in March and really hope Brooke does great. If anyone knows of a good baby hiking backpack let me know!!

Brooke is 7 Months old

Brooke is crawling!
Andrew helping Brooke to the next level...standing!

LOOK AT ME!

Andrew educating Brooke!

I love this toy! I play with it all day. Rush to Wal-mart and buy one for your baby!

Brooke is now seven months old. I had a difficult time documenting Andrew's mile stones. Really I was just lazy!! So I guess he will be jealous over the detail Brooke will have.

Brooke is now crawling very fast, trying to pull up and can sit up really good now. This has also made her reflux decrease! She is getting all over our house. She loves to go to Andrew's room and sit in front of the door (he has a glass door) and watch him. She also likes going in the kitchen and play with the 2 liter coke bottles in the floor. She has two favorite toys. One is a singing bear and the other is a fish that plays music.

ANDREW IS GOING TO LOVE BROOKE MORE EACH DAY!
When people ask Andrew how he likes having a baby sister he used to say "I don't" , now he says "it's OK or Kinda of"! So I guess we are making progress. Andrew really wanted a brother! At home he is really interacting well with her. He is very protective.

Today we decided to leave her in our church nursery for the 1st time. Andrew did not like this idea. He said "are you going with her?" I told him no. Then he said "well then I will, they don't know her!" I let him walk back with her and then he went to Children's Church. Our church meets in a movie theater, so we have to take everything down. It was our week to help with "break-down". Andrew decided to "watch guard" over Brooke instead. On the way home he said "everyone was touching her head, I don't think everyone needs to do that!" So I guess from this story, we really can see how attached he has become to her!