Conversations

Not only does she repeat what she's asked to, she also makes her own stories up now and I can't tell you how much I enjoy our conversations!  Here's a typical conversation on our way home from school:

"We're going home now!"  "Yes, we're going home."  "To eat breakfast!" "No, breakfast in the morning, dinner at night." "Breakfast in the morning, dinner at night." "Daddy at work?" "Yes, daddy's at work. He'll be home soon." "Daddy be at home?" Yes, daddy will be at home for dinner."

"Brooklyn, are you ready for big girl panties tomorrow?" "Audrey wear big girl panties." "Yes, Audrey wears big girl panties." "Audrey's puppies. Audrey has puppies at her house." "Yes, she does."  "Audrey's puppies go outside and play."

I know this seems elementary to many, but to a mother experiencing these milestones for the first time? They're remarkable, momentous times that I hope to never forget. Not a day goes by that I'm not amazed by your growing mannerisms and intelligence. She actually said "excuse me, mommy" when trying to pass me in the hallway tonight. Really? What a polite little princess!  What a smile you bring to my life, Brooklyn.  Love you.  "Mmm Hmm" she responds every night.

We've got a crawler!

At 8 months and 7 days old, Bryson crawled across his bedroom floor, beating his sister's record by one day!  She was 8 months and 8 days old when she crawled for the first time.  Crazy how similar their development has been!  But....he hasn't repeated the cheer-inspiring action since his first mobile moment.  He seriously crawled from his crib to his doorway that night. But hasn't gone more than 4 strides since then. It's like he fell asleep that night and forgot everything he learned!  C'mon, bubba! You can do it!