Hypnotized.
She loved dancing with her Daddy.
Another cute shot in the middle of dancing.
She was pooped by the end of the night.
Oh yes, Tantrums are on the rise. Hard to believe with all the cute pictures lately? She has got it down. Start with the screaming, head tilted back and mouth wide open ear piercing screaming, throw down whatever you have in your hands, stomp your feet back in forth in rhythm with the screaming, and if all else fails throw yourself down on the ground.
After the big snowstorm on Saturday Brooke headed outside to help Tim shovel the driveway. Don't worry, these are the boots Tim wore outside. We a re in trouble because the girl has a fascination with shoes. She wants to put them all on, big or small. These boots went clear up to her diaper.
One of the drawbacks of this weekend incentive job is always working Easter. I was asleep after working so all these pictures are thanks to Tim. Sorry I don't have any cute stories to share. Tim said she had a great time at dinner and was an angel. Apparently she has an expensive appetite and chowed down on prime rib and chocolate mousse.
I found this post and had to share.
The IRS has a timeline when the Economic Stimulus Package checks will be delivered. If you have your tax refund directly deposited into you bank account you'll get it sooner. We'll have our in our account by May 2nd!! It's always nice when the gov't GIVES YOU money!
When you'll get it?
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html
How much you'll get (you need your 2007 tax filing)
http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/
and all pharmaceutical companies for that matter, please come up with a concentrated version of your products. Trying to get 5ml down a toddler is not pretty and a very STICKY situation. No matter what I do Brooke and I smell like grapes all day. They gave Tim a medicine cup with it. Yeah, OK, right.
Brooke and Daddy had yet another fun Daddy weekend. Sunday, they went to the gym and she played in the Kid's Club while Tim ran. They took all the kids over to the basketball court and threw out tons of balls for them to play with and apparently she was just laughing and throwing balls all around. Tim called her the future dodge ball champion. After the fun with all the balls it was time to put on bathing suits and go swimming. The girl loves the pool! Brooke was wiped out from all the fun and took a nice long nap. The fun continued at home.
All this fun and she still is having problems with the darn MMR shot. She hasn't been eating all that great, and the hives continue. I took her home from Grandma's today with her screaming. She goes from fun loving dancing Brooke to I don't feel good Brooke in 2.2 seconds. She was out cold before I even got out of the neighborhood. Once home she woke up and fussed so I changed her pants and noticed that her knee seemed to look swollen and red. When I pushed on the left knee she really let out a cry. It very well could have been her saying, "Mom I am tired, just put me down for my nap". I gave her some Motrin in case that is what was causing her discomfort and now she sleeps.....I will have to update you once she wakes up from her nap on the status of her knees. I just hope it was my imagination and she gets over all this soon!
Tim's parents bought us tickets for Christmas to see The Lion King. The babysitter was included, now those are some good tickets. Doug and Amanda also received tickets the same night as us so we went out to eat and off to see the show. It was great, just like I remember when I watched it the first time. The singing, costumes, and props were amazing. Definitely a show to see. 
Background....My parents have been in Florida since January and my mom was beginning to feel a little home sick. We had planned this vacation for a while and everyone seemed to know except her. I still can't believe no one leaked the info. My dad had planned to tell my mom he was going to go out fishing with her brother and drive to the airport to pick us up. The weather wasn't exactly "fishing" weather so he had to think of another excuse. My mom woke up extremely homesick that morning and my dad made up an excuse and left. She was NOT happy. Little did she know that he was on his way to pick us up. The initial reaction wasn't caught that great on camera but you get the gist. What was the initial reaction? Well, lets just say the f bomb was dropped. I have never in my life heard my mom utter such a word. I guess we got her good!
P.S. Don't expect all my videos to look like this. Tim created this from the video camera. I only know how to get video off the digital camera. Maybe someday he will teach me.
Brooke playing in the kiddie pool at Disney. She loves the pool and they had one that was just her size so she really had a ball. I love her 2 handed wave.
WHAT IS A GIRL?
She's a bundle of sweetness
and brightness and fun
The beauty of springtime,
the warmth of the sun.
She's innocence covered with
mud, sand and soot
She's Motherhood dragging
a doll by the foot.
She's a composite picture
of giggles and tears
Of tantrums, excitement,
amusement and fears.
A bundle of mischief
and often a tease
A creature of moods
not too easy to please.
She can capture your heart
with her pixie-like grin
Or chatter and beg till
your patience wears thin.
But obedient, naughty,
mischievous or coy
She's Mom's little darling
and Dad's pride and joy.
-Unknown Author
Hope everyone has their clocks right. This may be the first time that I was excited about the time change. While you all lost an hour of sleep, I lost an hour of work. Now that makes the night go fast! I can't wait for spring and the longer days of sunshine.
Beware they are addicting! They are larger pastel egg shaped Reese's pieces and are they yummy. They’re just like big versions of the original candy—crunchy, peanut buttery, addictive. When I spotted the big orange bag at Target my only thought was whether I should put one or two bags in my cart. I bought 2 bags, we hid one bag for Easter and opened the other. I have to keep them out of sight or I could find myself at the bottom of the bag.
Brooke had her 15 month well visit today. She weighed a whopping 20lbs 11 oz and is 30 1/4 inches long. That puts her in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. "Don't worry about the weight gain, toddlers will not starve, or overfeed themselves; they will eat what they need for normal growth", she added. She asked how Brooke is doing and how we are dealing with her tantrums, if any. Apparently she is not too young for time out. I was surprised to hear that I could be putting her in a time out. She is 15 months old! Where am I supposed to put a 15 month old for a time out? In the corner for one minute for each year in age which would be 1 minute in a corner for Brooke. I don't see that working at this point but who knows. As always she said Brooke looks great, and is quite a smart one, and then sent 2 nurses in with shots. I always hate when I see 2 because that means there are going to be 2 band aids and double the tears. This time around it was the MMR and the Hib vaccines. Brooke is healthy, growing, right on track, and sporting 2 Elmo bandaids!
Geez, gone for a week and miss 3 birthday posts....
Tyler-February 27
Grandma T-February 28
Daddy-March 4
Love,
Brooke
Hope you all enjoyed your birthday celebrations.
We all made it back from Florida in one piece! Brooke experienced her first flight. I envisioned the worst that could happen on a plane with a toddler: kicking, screaming, wiggly, sitting next to what I like to call a "Mr. Scowl", or vomiting. You name what bad things could happen and I thought it was going to be me. Nothing like walking down the aisle to find your seat and everyone looking at us hoping that the vacant seats next to them aren't for us. I was pleasantly surprised how many people were traveling with toddlers or infants. I had her diaper bag packed with things to keep her busy for a week and fed for 2 weeks! Brooke slept part of the ride both there and back. Once she woke up it was time to break out everything I had prepared to keep her occupied.
When we first arrived in Fort Meyers there were palm trees and sunshine. It was only in the 60-70's the first 2 days but it beat the snow and cold back in Toledo. We pulled off the BIG surprise for Grandma. She was sitting on the couch stewing, mad at my Dad for being gone all morning when we walked in. I think we may have actually heard some words come out of my mom's mouth that I have never heard before. For those of you that don't know, my mom had no idea we were flying down to visit and she was really starting to get homesick so the timing couldn't have been better. Once Tim figures out how to get video off the video camera on here I will post it.
On Friday we were off to Disney! Everyone stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside Resort in Disney. We had a great time at the pool and at Disney. Brooke was able to visit with Jamie and her Great Aunt Janet. She is getting a little too busy to sit in her stroller or wait in line for a ride but we managed to sneak a few in.
Now the weather was really starting to warm up once we were back at Grandma & Grandpa's. It was time to hit the beach and the pool. My parents are in a community that only allows residents over 55. Now you can imagine what I was thinking watching some of these people get in and out of the pool, "please don't fall, don't break a hip, don't have a heart attack, DON'T DIE". There is a positive to all this, you don't have to feel self conscious about walking around in your bathing suit.
There are of course a ton more pictures to share, 163 to be exact, not including what my mom took. I am going to make an album and post it later on. I just wanted to share a few favorites.
