Brooklyn-6 Months

I can't believe how big you have gotten in the last six months!  You amaze us everyday with how much you've grown and all the new things you can do!

At 6 months you weigh 15lbs are 27" long!

Your firsts in the last months include:

Your first St. Patricks day!

Your first night in your crib! That was a bit hard for mommy and daddy, but you did just fine!


You rolled from your back to your front finally!!!  


You started drinking 5oz bottles!

Your first time on a slide! With a little help from daddy!

Your first Easter!  Grandma and Grandpa Volker came down the weekend before Easter to celebrate with us!

 

I love this picture!  You are trying so hard to get a good grip on a plastic egg that you got at your first Easter egg hunt at church!

Opening your Easter basket from Grandma and GrandpaVolker!

Dying Easter Eggs!  You were so interested in what was in the cup!

You even tried to eat your first egg that you dyed!

Your first time at Sibley Park! We all went to the park and had a picnic!

You started wearing 6-9 mos clothes!  Only because you are too tall for your 3-6 mos clothes! And you moved up to size 3 diapers!

Your Auntie Mandy, Uncle Brad, and Cousins Sammy and Tyler came to visit you Easter weekend!

 

With Sammy!

 

And Tyler!

Swinging with Sammy!

Going down the big slide with daddy!

Hanging with the girls!

 

 Wearing the Easter jammies and bunny ears from Great Auntie Vel!

(Basket too!)

Your Easter basket!

  

Being goofy in your Easter dress!  Ready to go to church!

 

 Your first taste of solid foods!  You did great!  You still like veggies better than fruit!  Bananas are too sour and so are the apples!

 

Last but not least, on the day you turned 6 mos, you sat for the very first time by yourself!

What a big girl you are!

More favorite pictures from this month!

I love your sad face!!!

 

Happy Girl!

Hanging with Auntie!

 

You love your daddy!

And your mommy!

Reading with Evie!

 

I love how you are so interested in everything you can get your hands on!

 

My most favorite picture of you this month!

 

Brooklyn- 5 months

What an amazing 5 months these have been!  You make your mommy and daddy so completely happy!  Our lives are forever better because of you!!!

At 5 months you weigh 13lbs. 15oz.

Your firsts this month include:

Rolling from your front to back 3 times in a row!! Even though you haven't done it since, I still count it as a first!


Getting hand foot and mouth virus.... Thank goodness it was only
 in your mouth and not on your hands and feet! We only had one night with a fever and a day with tylenol, and you were good to go!

Wearing shorts for the first time!  What a crazy month of weather!  Eighty degrees in March? Unbelievable!!!

 Your first taste of rice cereal! You did really
 good for the first time eating food!

 Your first time in the exersaucer!  You love to play with and eat all the toys!

You loved your first time in the swings!  I can't wait to take you back!

 You got your ears pierced!  Even though some people gave mommy

and daddy a little grief, we felt it was a good time to do it, so you wouldn't play with them, and there was less chance of an infection!  We think you look adorable, and even though you cried, you eventually forgave!

More fun pictures from this month:

Trying to eat Daddy's face!

 

 Snuggling with Mommy!

 Getting love from Cousin Grant!

 

 Eating your Lolly's face!

I love this crazy face!

Your other loves right now....

Daddy (Can't give him enough smiles!)

Mommy (Having some sort of separation anxiety already!)

Your Blankey (You are always hugging and trying to eat it!)

Naps (Sometime it's 3-4 a day!)

Being outside (Can't get enough!)

Cousin Evie (She's funny!)

Bouncey Chair (Boy you can get that bouncing!)

Dakota (You love that dog of yours!)

Brooklyn- 4 Months

Look at that big smile!  What a joy and blessing you are!  We thank God every day for you!

In the last month you have...

Sat in your highchair for the first time to be at the table with mommy and daddy!

Started hugging your Lolly and your blanket.


Started wearing size 2 diapers, and 3-6 month clothes.

Had an appointment with the Opthamologist for an eye exam and an eye infection (which you received a prescription for!). Turns out you have 1mm ptosis (which just means your left eye opens a little less than your right eye) not a big deal, according tot he doctor!
 
Experienced your first superbowl party!

Had another play date with Evie, Henry, Ella, Grant, Abi, Ethan, and Malachi! (Thank you Miss Rachel for the invite!)


Went to your first basketball game... Cousin Rochelle's, (you were scared of all the noise at first, then you got bored and fell asleep!)

 Figured out how to get that toy in your mouth!

 Found your feet!

Had your first Valentine's Day!

 

Here are more of our favorite pictures of you this month!

 Loves to chew on her arm!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

For Valentine's Day, we made cupcakes for some friends and family, had a fun heart filled dinner, and dressed up! 

 All Dressed Up!

 Our Valentine Cupcakes!

 Fun Heart Salad!

 Hope you had a great day filled with love!