OKC & 7 Months

We took a little road trip to OKC the weekend before last.  The husband was going on a concert spree with his besty Scott.  I am pretty sure that is the exact language they would use to describe their friendship :)

I was very nervous about whether Brooke would sleep all night in a pack and play and nap, etc. However she was a rockstar and stayed completely on schedule. This allowed for mommy and Aunt Emmy to have lots of fun catching up over vino after 7pm!

Here are some cute pics from the trip:

Ready for the Sprinkler

Clara Lee, Brooke Olivia, Izzy 

Drying Off!

Laughing at Clara

She was completely entranced by Izzy! Adorable

Hanging out in the morning

This is her "My mommy is SO hilarious" face

Happy @ the OKC Zoo

Daddy's back!!!

First trip to Hideaway

Taking a 20 minute snooze on the drive back 

Happy girl talking to Momma the rest of the way home!

I got to eat breakfast with Grandma Gloria before going back to Texas.

The day we got home from OKC we got to meet up with some friends from California that we don't get to see too often anymore.  Brooke was so happy to meet sweet Owen Durr.  I hadn't seen him since he was 9 weeks old!  Such a sweet boy :)

Very Interested in mr. Owen

Handsome boy

7 Months!

*Has 2 bottom teeth

*Loves to roll over constantly, esp after her bath.

*Got HandFootMouth the day she turned 7 months :(

*Sleeps 12-13 hours at night and still takes 2-3 naps during the day, tends to drop the middle nap

*Loves watching other babies! Just takes it all in.

*Doesn't hold still for very long at a time.

*Will likely be a busy body...

Twins with mommy!

Tired girl after the Farmer's Market

6 Months!

Here is what our little cupcake has been up to this month:

*Rolls over from back to stomach during sleep, wakes up annoyed, but too exhausted to roll back over to her back.

*Eats 1.5 containers of baby food plus a large helping of cereal.

*Down to 4 bottles a day, most days.

*Laughs hysterically every day when she sees daddy walk in the door from work.

*Is working on cutting her bottom teeth, I think we are close--feels pretty sharp now!

*Enjoys our 45min-1hr family walk most nights, but keeps falling asleep on us.

*Does not like car seat, which can be tricky.

*Goes wild in the exersaucer for long periods of time.  It is hysterical.

*Had her first full fledged melt down on mother's day for no reason that we could figure out. 

*Has lucky parents that so few melt downs have taken place!!!!

*Goes to bed around 6:45 and sleeps 12hrs.

Weight:16 lbs 3 oz (52%)

Height: 26.5 inches (76%)

Head: 17.3 inches (90%)

A few of her professional 6 month pics:

Before Mother's Day brunch.

About to head to the farmer's market. Our favorite Saturday morning activity!

                                     

My 6 month pics, I seem to startle her...

5 months, 3 weeks late...

So, I actually took these pictures on time when she turned 5 months.  I was just slow at getting them posted.  Since we took professional 6 month pictures today, I decided I should get it together and post these!  A LOT has changed in 3 weeks.  When I took these she was not sitting on her own, now she is, she was not eating baby food, now she is.  She is a BIG fan of the baby food.  She was waking up 2x a night, now she is finally sleeping through again.   She was 14 lbs, now she is 16! How on earth is she growing so fast???

She is definitely making up for lost time.  

Clearly, Jarrod and I are not professional photographers. I can't wait to see her 6 month pictures! 

"Father Abraham has many sons...

...many sons has Father Abraham"

“If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise” (Gal. 3:29)

Brooke Olivia Hicks had a very special first Easter Sunday.  She was baptized. We plan to do our very best to bring up this sweet baby girl to love the Lord.  It is so encouraging to know that so many others will be helping guide her as well.  We had a wonderful visit with all of our family that came for our special day and feel incredibly blessed.

Family Pic :)

Grandma & Grandpa Miles and Uncle Michael, Aunt Carrie, and cousins Madeline, Owen, & Andrew

Granddad and Grandma Stump

Pastor Wichlan

The Stone girlies with Brooke Olivia

Uncle Cory, Woody, and Jarrod

                                   
                                   

A Day of First's

Today was a VERY big day for us.

(I am very glad she saved it for after work)

Brooke: 

1) Held her bottle for an entire feeding.

2) Rolled over, no proof b/c she was over it by the 5th time when we decided to get the recorder out.

3) Ate cereal from a spoon, pretty well.

She is pretty much ready for college....

I am somewhere in between happy and sad.  Happy because she is growing and getting smarter, but sad b/c I cannot stand her getting bigger and not being my little tiny baby.  I guess she can't be a newborn forever.  It goes so fast. Way too fast.

Here are some cute pics from the last couple weeks.

 Nugget enjoying bath time, out growing her bathtub, "sigh"

She tries REALLY hard to get her feet in her mouth.

Beautiful St. Patrick's Day girly

Propped up in Mommy's bed

Hanging with Mateo at Benihana

Being SO good at Benihana

Hurky! 

Giggles in her crib

180 maneuvers every night

Today chugging her bottle

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