Brooklyn at 20 months

Little Brooklyn is still small, but acting like a big girl now. Here is a glimpse of Brooklyn at 20 months.


*Brooklyn likes to cuddle before bed now, but only with mommy. I just sing to her and rock her and when she is ready to go to her crib she points to it. I love cuddle time; its so peaceful. She does cuddle with daddy during the day though.

* I thought that maybe I was going to get away without things like tantrums and messes with Brooklyn, but she is just started getting  into things a little later than Laneah did. It still is only a fraction of Laneah's escapades, but a fraction is enough:) She is hitting me a lot too, which is no fun.


*She is still not talking much, hardly at all. Momma and yes are the only two words that she says consistently, although she has said probably a dozen words, she just doesn't use them. She prefers to point or grunt. Communication was as difficult before, but now I think it is the cause of most of her tantrums. She is frustrated because we don't understand what she wants all the time. We have been watching lots of Baby Signing Time and working on signs too. It is starting to help.


* She is blossoming socially. She smiles at everyone and loves to be noticed.


*Brooklyn makes some animal sounds; but they are more animal like than the normal sound; for example for dog you would teach a baby to say "woof, woof". Brooklyn makes that sound with the correct inflection, but does not say woof; it almost sounds more like a dog whimper. Her pig sound is a snort rather than "oink" and it is so cute.

*She loves trying on shoes and playing dress up with accessories. Laneah has a cowgirl hat that Brooklyn puts on all the time and she carries a purse practically everywhere.

*Brooklyn and Laneah like to copy each other and like to do the same thing. When Brooklyn got into the laundry basket, Laneah had to get one too. They like to eat the same food as well.

*She loves tv. She wakes up and runs to the tv and wants me to turn it on, the little stinker. I don't let her watch too much. Her favorite shows are Sesame Street and Baby Signing Time.


*Brooklyn likes making silly faces

 ...and she likes to look at pictures on the camera so she gets mad when I try to take her picture instead of letting her look at the pictures. I get a lot of these pictures lately:

*She loves to pretend to talk on cell phones, but if someone is actually on the other line, she freaks out a little bit and won't talk, she just throws the phone.

*She discovered stickers and is obsessed. She wants her whole body covered in stickers if possible.

*Brooklyn hums along with me when I sing to her. It is so sweet.


*Her latest food craze includes eggos multi grain blueberry waffles, animal crackers, and peanut butter. She also has become a more messy eater. She has graduated from the high chair to the booster seat as well. She is growing up!