Brooklyn at 3 years, 2 months

Brooklyn had her 3 year old check up in February and is very healthy. She weighs 28 lbs (25%), and is 37" tall (50%).

*She loves to collect money and for some reason thinks everything costs eighteen dollars.

*My favorite thing she says is "ove ewe too mama" (love you too mama)

*Her hair is has gotten so long and is beautiful with perfect ringlets. 

*She picks at food or refuses to eat, but then gets really grumpy because her blood sugar is low. Her favorite thing to eat is cereal, and she asks for it every meal, but I only let her have it for breakfast to her despair. 

*Brooklyn still likes to cuddle and is very lovey with me. She is attached to my hip and can't be close enough to me most of the time. I love it! It's probably one of the reasons I haven't had baby fever yet. She even says to me "mama, I baby" or "I liddle (little)".

*Her favorite song is the second verse of a church song called "In the Leafy Tree Tops". I call it the "flower song" and Brooklyn and Laneah have me sing it to them every night while the sway and pretend to be flowers. 

*These are some of the outtakes from the photo shoot that I liked but wasn't able to get. She had so much fun.

*She likes to pretend to be a zombie and pretends to eat us. She learned this from Laneah and full disclosure, after watching The Walking Dead, it kinda freaks me out. lol.

*She likes to pretend to be a mermaid named Lisa.

*Her favorite word is "nussing" (nothing)

*She calls Chick Fil-A "chicken leg"

Since she turned 3, she has become more assertive. She does not put up with anyone mistreating her. She is very sweet and nice to other kids but won't put up with being bullied. This has cause problems at home because now she fights back with Laneah and they are at each others throats all day long. So annoying!

*Brooklyn is starting to repeat multiple words which is good. I was debating about getting her back in speech therapy. Hopefully she will continue to do well on her own and catch up. 

*She likes to play a game where she points to me and says "mama, you funny" and I say "no you're funny!" and we go back and forth and laugh. She gets fits of giggles and just laughs and laughs over practically nothing. It is so funny.

*"mama duck and baby ducks". She is getting better with taking baths. She doesn't like water in her face, but doesn't scream and cry as much about it. 

*She has to have a purse or a back pack on her at all times. I constantly find backpacks and purses around the house filled with little toys and knick knacks. 

*She has two best friends; Sidney and Avonlea. Brooklyn makes friends everywhere she goes though. Everyone is drawn to her. 

*One of her favorite activities is dress up. Thank goodness her phase of only wearing dresses and heels is over. She still likes them, but is willing to wear pants and tennis shoes now. 

*Brooklyn still likes to play with her toy food and kitchen. She has picnics daily and likes to "cook" us food. 

*She can still read book after book and is really into the Fancy Nancy books. 

*Brooklyn tests her limits sometimes, but it is usually pretty easy to get her back on track.

*When she gets really cold she will say "mama, I feezing, need hot chocolate". She loves chocolate milk and sporting a milk mustache. 

*One day she asked to watch Cinderella and went upstairs to get one, just one, glass slipper to wear while she watched it.  

*Brooklyn can get hyper focused on a task and tune the whole world out. 

*She likes when I "fly" her with my feet. I took these with my phone while I did it. 

Brooklyn loves to laugh and be happy. We love her!!!