Brooks

Look at this peanut! She is such a mess and today I decided she needed her very own photo shoot. Plus, I am about to wrap up my second blog book so I thought I would have my last 2 posts as updates on each of my little rascals. Obviously, this posting will be on Brooks.

Brooks is exactly 8 months and she has more energy than I could ever imagine. I guess this is how she intends to keep up with her big brother. She is also adapting to her surroundings (by surroundings I mean Harrison) by becoming one tough little cookie. I've never really been one to over coddle my kids so it is probably no surprise that when they fall down, they realize they need to quickly get up and keep moving. Brooks is no exception and I am very impressed with her ability to just "go with it" sometimes, even when Harrison is snatching every toy out of her hand and calling it "mine!". But she still adores her big brother and follows him all over the house or she will get right in the middle of things when Harrison is playing with friends. Harrison and Brooks still have a very sweet relationship and one of my favorite things in the world is to watch them play together. Of course, she also has a bit of temper and flaps her arms like a hummingbird when she gets mad.

Miss Brooks appears to be a huge animal lover because she is fascinated by Jojo and Charlie and will chase them all over the house. Lucy, not so much. But that is because Lucy is not much of a baby lover so she tends to run away. Brooks also enjoys eating out of Jojo's dog bowl but I don't think that really think that contributes to her animal obsession, I just think it's nuts. One of the things I love most about this little girl is her smile and her charming little personality. She acknowledges anyone who looks at her and if you smile at her, she ALWAYS smiles back with that big gummy grin. That's right, no teeth yet but I'm sure they will be popping in any day now. She is also, very clearly, a people person. I can plop her down in almost any setting with other adults, kids, pets and she will have no problem what so ever . The only time she has a problem is when she is left to play on her own. I'm still trying to figure out if she is looking for a companion or an audience. We shall see...

Brooks is such a wonderful addition to our family and she still has us completely wrapped around her little finger. Even Harrison, who has certainly shown a little jealousy in the past few weeks, is in love with his baby sister and is always on the lookout for her. I know he will be an amazing and sometimes protective big brother and I look forward to writing more on their adventures together.