While I was pregnant I made a Brooke-sized Ergo carrier for her to carry her favorite toy- her baby doll. I assumed when I was carrying Alex in his, she would want to copy Mommy and carry her doll as well. I was right. Since Alex is getting older and therefore more fussy I put him in the carrier to calm him last night. Brooke got to wear her’s and we took our babies for a short walk. Brooke kept saying ‘Brooke Carry Baby!’ and giving her baby kisses on the top of its head and holding its back.
Today I was able to resume short amounts of driving and I wanted to take Brooke on a Mommy/Daughter date just the two of us. AJ watched Alex between nursings and I asked Brooke where she wanted to eat. She picked ‘soup and yoyo!(yogurt)’ and we had a lovely lunch with cookie dessert. After I took her to pick out any toy she wanted and she got this fun bouncy stretchy ball that lights up when you bounce it. Of course we had to head home to ‘show Dadda!’ her new toy and to feed Alex (here’s a picture of him smiling after nursing- 2 weeks old).
Today I thought it would be fun to do some finger-painting with Brooke. I had brought her paints a while ago but today we made a Target run and got some paper. Brooke was very timid to start and wanted her finger cleaned between each color. However, when Mommy started pouring paint on the page and making full hand-prints, fingerprints, and getting messy she played along too. Here is our masterpiece.
AJ’s new ‘baby’ is a week old now. Last Friday AJ became the proud owner of a new Kia Optima. It is a sleek and sexy looking car and very technologically advanced which is just perfect for AJ.
Today I took Brooke to the Botanical Gardens for a day of fun. We are really enjoying some Mommy/Daughter time together right now. We of course watched airplanes and then went to the butterfly garden and ended at the water fountains. I had a lot of fun with her and I think she enjoyed her day as well.
