Hello 2011

Not sure if everyone knows, but Brooklyn was hospitalized a month ago for developing RSV. It started off that Bobby had a bad cold for a few days which led to a bad cough, I immediately panicked because I thought it was whooping cough. The next morning Brooklyn had the same cough which landed us in Urgent Care on a Sunday Morning. We ended up seeing her pediatrician 3 days in a row before ending up in the emergency room because of how ill she became. She was hospitalized for 4 days due to severe vomiting/lack of fluid intake and respiratory distress. This is why I delayed her 2 month appointment & vaccines. Her doctor did warn me that she is more susceptible to getting RSV again and we need to be a little extra careful until flu season is officially done.

Today, she's healthy as can be, weighing in at 12.2 lbs, and 23 inches long.

Everyday Bobby seems to be getting smarter and trying to talk. He is turning into quite the little helper for me. I did catch him the other day trying to pick up Brooklyn when she was crying....yikes! Thanks for the help little man but you're not quite there yet! He is my little sweetie.

Moving right along...Brooklyn is my easier baby compared to Bobby. She's been sleeping like a champ and is becoming very predicable. Her bedtime is around 530-6pm and she sleeps all the way til midnight-ish without a peep. Now if I can only convince Brooklyn to sleep from midnight-ish to 6am...!

Playing with his Home Depot Safety Glasses from Christmas

Fresh out of the bath, the bath seems to calm her down right before she heads to bed

Happy after her second long nap of the day

Practicing how to sit up

Christmas 2010

Another overwhelming Christmas season has come and gone, this year was a lot of fun, but sadly, in a blink of an eye it was over with. I'm looking forward to next year when both kids are older and can tolerate no nap and open presents together. Right before Christmas, Brooklyn turned 2 months old. Her doctor appointment for this age is tomorrow, I wanted to give her a full 2 weeks of 100% health before getting her 1st round of vaccines.

Bobby and his cousin Elijah (Derek's brother - Tyler, his son) playing together...

Elijah and Bobby trying to sit still for 2 seconds to get this picture...

Bobby leaning in to give Brooklyn a kiss...

Two months old...

Big blue eyes... (are they Derek's eyes, or mine?)

Who's afraid of Santa??

Well, I dragged both kids out of the house this morning to get a visit in with Santa. Its hard to tell but Bobby was terrified of Ol' Saint Nick. This was the best photo out of 4 taken, the other 3 - either Brooklyn had her eyes closed (this was all happening in the middle of her nap) or Bobby was screaming. Looking back, I wish I would have got the picture that has Bobby screaming in it just for a laugh. Enjoy

The sweetest thing a Mom could have on video

Brooklyn's Arrival

Unfortunately I never update this blog because I'm usually goofing off on Facebook and add most of my pictures there. :) But I know there are a few friends who still take a peak to see how we are doing. Brooklyn was born 10-21-2010 at 1:12pm at Pomerado Hospital in Poway. Here are a few pictures of our little sweetie. When I compare baby pictures of Bobby to Brooklyn, they look exactly the same, I cant wait to see who she will look like! I hope to get out some announcements before she turns 12 years old but with all the chaos of the upcoming holidays I dont see it happening. Bobby has been great with her, for the most part he doesnt really give her much attention and when we ask him to give Brooklyn a kiss he does! (I will try to post the video soon) We hope everyone is having a great holiday season!!

Here's just a few random photos over the last few months. I've been taking pictures but have been so busy chasing Bobby these days that I don't have time for anything else! I've been feeling pretty good with this pregnancy and staying pretty active, I hope that this energy level continues even after our newest addition arrives this fall!

Merry Christmas

It's been awhile since I've posted - mainly because I've been busy chasing around an almost-10-month-old rambunctious little boy! Here's a few photos from Christmas/Thanksgiving. I sure do love Christmas-time.