Duck tubs and more!

For Brooke's bathes, we have been using an old fisher price bath tub found at a garage sale. It has been loyal and served us well, bringing fun to each and every bath time. Now that Brooke can sit up by herself if something is there for support, we decided to bring out the duck tub. Who doesn't love a tub that quacks? What is the duck tub you may ask?

The HOT at the bottom tells you if the water is too warm. I decided it was wrong.

You can run to your local Target and get your own today!

And here are some more pictures for your viewing pleasure....

What's that?

What is that sharp little white thing sticking out of my baby's gum!? Oh....

Brooke got her first tooth Wednesday! Tuesday night we were at the grocery store and she was chomping on everything she could grab. When I checked her gums they looks gray and swollen so I knew it was a matter of time! Sure enough, the next morning she woke up with a tooth and it is pushing out further and further each day. I have a feeling the one next to it is coming soon as well, so I will post pictures whenever I am able to get one.

Working on sitting...

Brooke has been working on sitting for awhile now. It started with sit-ups and now she can sit up if the boppy is behind her. If she leans too far forward she is done for! She probably will not be able to sit on her own for another month or so, but it is nice to have her play on her own supervised by the boppy!

Sleep update: Last night she slept for 6 hours, then two 3 hour stretches. This is the first time she has done that in a long time. I have a pretty bad cold and getting over it with little sleep has been hard, so hopefully she sleeps well tonight! She went down at 9:30pm -- our little night owl -- and has woken up twice but Dustin has been able to shush her to sleep. I hope this doesn't set the tone for the night.

Bows!

Look what I made! A month or so after Brooke was born I connected with a mom with a daughter 2 and 1/2 months older than B. We have been getting together twice a week to craft and have started making no-slip bows for little girls. We are working on setting up an Etsy site so look for that in the near future!

How sweet is she?

First Solids!

Slap me on the wrist! Our Pedi told me at our last appointment that I could wait til 6 months to start solids since everything is on track with Brooke's growth. Well, after a week straight of extra hunger at night, I decided to start cereal last night. Also, I could tell she was ready for something more so I made a personal decision... now all I have to do is face my Pedi in 11 days! Back on topic, Brooke LOVED rice cereal. I was expecting her to spit it all over the place and give me some "that stuff is gross" facial expressions, but instead she kicked her feet and opened her mouth for more! If anything, she was really confused. I gave her a little less than the recommended serving because I was so nervous she would throw is up with her reflux, but she kept it down all night! Tonight we had round two and it went just as well, except she has a bit of a cold and kept sneezing the cereal all over the place!