The Prettiest Rose

Our little Stinkerbell is now 8 months old! I can't believe the time has gone so fast. Why does my belly still look like she was born yesterday?! We got her pictures taken at JCPenney's the other day. We had to wake her up for the appointment and she was NOT happy about that. She pretty much cried the whole time. These pictures are the only ones we got of her where she was not crying or recovering from tears. I think they are cute, but not as good as I had hoped for. The top one is the one that I thought was SO adorable and ordered for everyone. Now that I look at it, she totally looks like she is just faking a little smile and is really not happy. I guess that expression didn't show up as well on the monitor they showed me. Oops. Anyway, I think I like the closeup of her in pink the best because you can see her little teethers. What a cutie!

I have really loved getting to know this little one. She has such a personality and is sure to let you know whether she likes or dislikes something you do. For example, she HATES having her teeth brushed/cleaned. Daddy has to hold her arms down while I do it. She has resorted to sticking her tongue out as far as she can so I can't get to them. Let me tell you, this kid has a LONG tongue. It's also surprisingly strong.
Brooklyn is the least picky eater I have ever met. She will eat anything that gets put into her mouth, including leaves, wrappers, or anything else she finds on the floor. This trait also extends to edible substances. Although I can tell that there are certain foods she likes better than others, she will eat anything without complaint, even medicines and vitamins. It's nice for now, but I hope she won't grow up to be a young lady who eats anything in sight.

Another quirk of hers is her obsession with cords. She LOVES cords of any type. We try to keep them out of her reach, but our cable cord attaches really low on the wall and there is no way to keep her away from it. She is fully aware of the fact that she is not supposed to touch it. In fact, if she starts going towards it and you simply say her name, she will start crying out of sheer guilt. The other day I was making dinner and she was in the living room playing around. All of a sudden, I heard something come crashing down. Brooklyn started crying and I rushed in to see what happened. She had pulled the cord so hard that the VCR fell off the shelf above onto the ground. I don't think it hit her because she stopped crying after I picked her up, but that was pretty scary. I subsequently taped the cord to the wall as far up as I could. At least now if she pulls too hard, it will just pull some tape off and won't pull the VCR down. Hopefully she has learned her lesson. Also, we have found that an acceptable replacement for electrical cords is Daddy's belt. She plays with that thing forever and acts simply ecstatic that Mommy and Daddy allow her her very own play "cord."

Brooklyn's hair is getting to be somewhat unruly. It is too long to simply smooth down with your hand like before, but two short to do anything else with it. It ends up sticking every which way or looking really scrappy 5 minutes after I fix it, even when I use mousse. =) I am unhappy to report that it is also as straight as a pin.

There are a lot of other good things about our little one that I'd like to share, but it's late and I'm tired. Suffice it to say that we love our Brooklyn Rose!!