Busy weekend!

This weekend we packed our Saturday full of fun things to do! It turned out to be a beautiful day, so we were able to do all of our outdoor activities. We started the day bright and early by walking a 5K at the Race for the Cure. Before the race started we took a picture of her in the pumpkins at North Park mall.

Decked out head-to-toe in pink

Brooklyn was the hit of the entire event! She had cheerleaders screaming for her, other participants cooing over her and a random man take her picture! Greg carried her in the Baby Bjorn and she loved it!

She fell asleep for a little while and then was able to wake up in time to dive head first into the finish line! Look at that determination!

She was getting ready for the Longhorn game before the race.

We came home and she changed into her Texas outfit to cheer on the Longhorns against OU in the Red River Rivalry. We both took a nap during part of that game. But in our defense, we were up earlier than usual that morning and we knew Texas would pull it off anyway! After the game we went to Mass and then headed up to the FC Dallas game. It was Brooklyn's first game and first time eating at Rudy's! It was a little cold, but she was bundled up and had a good time watching FC Dallas beat the Colorado Rapids.

She's too busy watching the game to look at the camera.

She even got her picture taken with the FC Dallas dance team after the game!

We also tried out the Bumbo with Brooklyn and she's loving it! She holds her head up very well! Soon she'll be walking and hopefully helping me with the cleaning around the house. OK, maybe not!

Today Greg joined us for lunch so we could go back to North Park to take more pictures among the pumpkins. They have the craziest looking pumpkins there!

She's able to stand and support her weight. She just needs a little help with the whole balance thing!

This is my favorite picture of the afternoon. What is she doing with her mouth?

This is Greg's. She's getting ready to water the pumpkins.

Another wedding!

We made the trip down to Houston this weekend for Andrea and Jason's wedding. Andrea played soccer with Greg and I at Hendrix. It was another mini-Hendrix soccer reunion! We had lots of fun! It was Brooklyn and my first time to Houston. The weather was nicer than I expected given that that is all anyone seems to talk about when you mention Houston. Well, that or the traffic. And the traffic wasn't too bad either, but it was the weekend. Anyway, we had a great time and Brooklyn got to meet more of her honorary aunts, uncles and grandparents! She did great during the full Catholic Mass...it's what we've been working up towards with the previous weddings she's been to. That's crazy that she's been to 3 weddings already! What a go getter!

The fam with Leah who took our awesome maternity pictures! Brooklyn is fake sleeping in this picture!

Snuggling with Dad after the wedding. She was cold and tired and ready to go back to the hotel to sleep!

Brooklyn getting some good lovin' from the bride! She's counting down the days until it's her turn!

Greg and I went to the reception by ourselves so that Brooklyn could get some sleep and not lose her hearing from the loud music. I think with as many weddings as she's been to we need to invest in some baby Bose noise cancelling headphones!

Me and all the Hendrix soccer girls at the reception!

This picture is from today. I'm trying to have her wear all of the little baby outfits that she hasn't worn yet before she outgrows them. And she is about to outgrow the cute little shoes too, so I had to get a picture! Look at that sweet face! You can just imagine what she's thinking!

"You realize that I can't walk yet, right? OK, as long as we're on the same page here."

This weekend we've got lots planned! Race for the Cure, Texas/OU weekend and an FC Dallas game. And that's just Saturday! Yikes! It's a good thing I put in my two week notice at work the other day!

Brooklyn at 2 months

We had Brooklyn's 2 month well check up on Tuesday. Apparently turning 2 months old means you get 2 shots! I hate to see what happens when she's 12 months! Actually, the pediatrician said that they used to get 4 shots, but now they are combined. That is definitely a good thing! Brooklyn did great again with her shots. She stopped screaming as soon as we picked her up off the table. She was still hurting later that day, so I gave her Tylenol and she slept most of the day.

This is how she likes to sleep during the day. I think she likes to be close enough to my pillow to smell me!

This was the day before looking too cute with her little duck outfit on.

More smiles after our shots. See they weren't so bad! Or maybe that's the Tylenol speaking! I like how my feet in the background make her have bunny ears!

She loves going on walks in the Baby Bjorn and she holds her head up so well unless she falls asleep. We were out walking today and I kept wondering why my hand felt wet. Then I realized she was drooling on me! Awesome! So I took a picture when we got home.

So funny!

Turning two months is tough work when your mom is a PT. Look at her holding her head up so well!

8 weeks = 8 hours!

Last night Brooklyn slept for 8 hours...in a row! It was the first time in a long time that I've been able to sleep about 5 hours straight! She woke up at 4 a.m. and I felt so rested I thought I should stay up and do something! But I went back to sleep! Today we had a great day going to the dentist and a little shopping. We went on a couple walks and took some good naps. Let's hope this sleeping through the night thing keeps getting better and better! I'm beginning to remember what it was like to get a good nights sleep! It was rainy and sunny today (a good combination) so Brooklyn wore a sun hat to cover her head. And she chose pink for breast cancer awareness month! This picture isn't very good, but her chubby chin cracks me up!

Chattanooga Trip

We made a trip to Chattanooga this past weekend to attend a wedding of a fellow Hendrix soccer alum. Greg was in the wedding and Brooklyn and I went to partake in the festivities. Brooklyn had many firsts this weekend: flying, her first National Park tour, eating at Bojangles and having fun with Grandma while mom and dad were out partying! She did great on both flights. She was just a little fussy on the decent, but calmed down when I fed her. Everyone on the plane appreciated it, I'm sure! And Greg and I did great keeping the line moving through security! The wedding was beautiful and Brooklyn did great being passed from one person to another! All around it was a success! These are the pictures from our camera, but we'll have more of the wedding from my mom's camera. I'll post those when I get them off of Greg's computer. These are what you get for now!

She's not too excited here. Greg and I are wondering what we've gotten ourselves into! But she was just hungry!

Not sure about this whole flying thing! Doesn't she look scared!

But her mom is here, so it's all good!

Brooklyn looking out over Chattanooga from Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain

A Junior Ranger in training

Hanging out with the cannons

At Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park

I finally caught a smile on camera!

We were hoping to meet up with Bryan, Ashley and Emma while we were in town; but Emma was running a fever and not feeling very good. I'm sure we'll get to see them soon and hopefully Emma is feeling better and everyone is getting more sleep around their house!

Professional photographers!

This past weekend we took Brooklyn to the Picture People to get some real photos taken. Click here to see them. As you can see in some of the pictures, she wasn't too happy that we woke her up and stripped her down. But we definitely got some cute ones. I like the 4th picture. I don't know where she learned to flick people off...we'll have to teach her more appropriate ways to deal with her aggression!

This weekend we're heading to Chattanooga for a wedding. It'll be our first time on a plane with Miss Brooklyn. Here's hoping we're not "those" people who take 45 minutes to go through the security line and then have a screaming baby the entire flight! We'll take lots of pictures to commemorate the occasion! Have a great weekend!

Sir Mix-a-Lot, UT and too much time!

So I had grand intentions of using cloth diapers as soon as Brooklyn was born. Unfortunately you apparently have to have a huge kid to start them out in the diapers we bought! Well. that or plan on cleaning up LOTS of messes! So I've tried several times to see if she would fit in them. This was our latest attempt.

Making Sir Mix-a-Lot jealous with that booty!

Our version of The Lion King attempting to show how ridiculous the diaper looks.

So hopefully she'll continue packing on the pounds and we can get her into the cloth diapers soon. Although that's going to mean a lot of laundry for me!

This past weekend we watched the UT game. Brooklyn got all dressed up and sat on the couch to watch the game.

She was not happy that we were interrupting her view to take pictures! She actually stayed awake for most of the game!

When I take Brooklyn on walks around the neighborhood I start thinking about what she might possibly be thinking.

In this picture I think that she's saying, "Mom, is that seriously how fast you can push this thing? Look, I'm only holding on with one finger! I can't wait til Dad gets home so we can put some G-Forces on this thing! Oh, and I popped my collar because it's awesome! Get your head in the game!" (I like that NFL commercial and have clearly too much time!)

Now we'll end on a cute picture from today!