I LOVE DECEMBER!

All month I have been dressing up Brooklyn in her many Christmas inspired outfits. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of these outfits because I simply have no batteries in my camera. It's a very sad thing for a first time mommy to not be able to show off her pride and joy in a month that I work so hard to make every outfit every day Christmassy. I think tomorrow is going to be a good day because we are going on a Christmas light tour. We are going to go to the Legends and take Brooklyn to a Santa setup they have there where she can sit with Santa and make a toy and reindeer food too. They also have a really awesome lightshow that lasts fifteen minutes and repeats itself for five hours every night. It's going to be awesome. We are also going to Paulie's Penguin Palace and Christmas Card Lane. There are a couple more places that I'm wanting to go but I'm not sure I know where they are. I'm going to get batteries and take pictures of Brooklyn in many of her Christmas outfits. By the way, does anyone have any Christmas DVD's or VHS's that they don't want any more? Our pickings of videos are slim right now and I'm looking to expand for next year.

Brooklyn is back to sleeping in our bed. She got sick a few weeks ago and slept with us for a night, and that was it. Ever since we have the hardest time putting her to sleep in her crib. She cries for two hours non stop. Nothing is wrong with her, she's just stubborn. So I guess we will be trying from scratch sometime soon. That's all for now. I'm tired and have to keep my baby out of things covered in sugar. Not an easy task so close to Christmas. Oh the joys of motherhood.

More Pictures!

Ugh. Everyone around here has been miserable for the past few days. Unfortunately, it was somewhat of my own doing. I contracted a stomach flu bug somewhere last week and woke up Sunday feeling just awful. I ended up going to the ER just to put an end to my misery. That night I was better at 2:30am, but alas, the bug had only begun its evil. Monday morning both my husband and my daughter were sick with the same thing. My mother in law contracted it somewhere between me and them. Heather got it Tuesday, Kurt got it yesterday, and Roy has been complaining that he has it since I got home from the ER. We are hoping that everyone that is going to contract it, has already contracted it. In the mean time, I promised pictures!

 Our Little Fix-It Girl

 4:30pm and already tuckered out! LOL

 My Mother In Law's Setup this Year, A Wedding To Die For!

 The Yearly Cemetary

 Brooklyn's Making a Break for It!

 The Wedding Cake I made for the Haunt!

 I dressed as a Naughty Nun! LOL!

 Nick-O dressed as a Cardinal!

 Brooklyn playing with one of her many "treats"

 Brooklyn isn't scared of this mystery hand!

 This is Nick at his family's yearly Thanksgiving.

 These two are Nick and Brooklyn bonding on Thanksgiving day! Too Cute!

So that's it for now. I'm tired and have a husband falling asleep watching Christmas movies with our Booger Bear. Talk to you soon!

It's Been Awhile...

I can't believe I haven't posted since before Halloween! That seems like so long ago! Anyways, Brooklyn had a great Halloween. It was very cold so we only spent a little time actually outside with the Halloween activities, but she loved what she experienced!

Thanksgiving has come and gone and Brooklyn has discovered a new joy in life other than her daily dose of chaos and destruction. She adores all things Christmas! Lights, garland, just plain ornaments, ribbon, you name it she goes nuts for it. She loves going to the store and looking at their Christmas displays! We have recently been blessed by family with a whole bunch, and I mean a BUNCH, of clothes for our little angel. She has been having the greatest time showing off her new clothes. The greatest thing for me is that there were several things in the bags that were very Christmassy, and I'm quite excited to dress her in every single one of them. I'm going to post some pictures taken since I last posted and then rush off because our little trouble maker is really trying to "help" daddy work on something.

I'm So Excited!

Brooklyn has been doing very well for the past few days with sleeping in her crib. Yesterday at naptime she just layed down and went to sleep. Last night she was tired and ready for bed but didn't want to stop playing with her new baby doll. All I had to say was "Brooklyn, lay down." And poof, she layed down and was out in less than a minute. Same thing happened today at naptime. This is very exciting for me! I have my bed back! I know that she is a baby, but she is such a bed hogger.

Well, I'm also excited because Halloween is this weekend and Brooklyn is going to have so much fun! She has a lamb costume and we are going to buy little things that she can keep to remember this halloween. We have been trying very hard to get her to say BAAAA but she absolutely won't do it.

Today has been a very busy day for me. I had four loads of laundry to wash, dry, fold, and put away. On top of that, I decided that I needed to wash my complete bed set because lately I've been bitten by bedbugs. It's not pleasant at all. So I've washed almost all the pillows(we have eight on our bed) and the sheets, but I still have three more pillows to wash, five pillows to dry, the sheets and pillowcases need to dry, and the blanket needs to be washed and dried.

So I guess I should get off of here and finish what I started so I can sleep in my bed tonight. Oh how I hate having OCD sometimes. Everyone have a happy and safe halloween!(That's just in case I don't post before then.)

The past few days have been... unpredictable, to put it lightly. That is the reason for my lack of new posts. Brooklyn is learning new things everyday. She has learned that she is tall enough to get things off of tables and things of that nature. She is finally getting better about eating her meals at meal times.

Nick has accepted a normal job instead of dealing with the hectic hours that are required when you start a business. He is guaranteed forty hours a week and a regular amount of income for us to be able to budget with. I'm so excited that he is going to be able to know when he is going to have to leave in the morning and when he will get back! It means more time for Brooklyn to play with her daddy and more time for us to spend together and just talk or figure stuff out.

I too have been trying to get a job at AMC 30, and the manager that I've been talking with has been trying really hard to get me a job there. If I get the job, I'm going to be able to get a new car before my current one croaks. Once we both get our job situations figured out we will be able to get a place of our own where Brooklyn can have her own room for all of her toys and furniture. Lol her things have been just taking over our room since she was born. So we are very much looking forward to having our own place where she can have her own place.

Well I guess that's it for now. My little trouble maker needs a nap before she causes any more destruction to the living room. Talk to you all later!

Ode To Motherhood

They say the child chooses
the parent before
they are conceived.

God gave me lists
of mother's names
and pictures of them too.

I looked and looked
they all looked the same
and then I saw you.

Who is this woman?
I asked the Lord
She looks quite nice to me.
You have chosen well my child.
And he spoke these words to me.

She is Kind and Gentle
and very Wise
and she will hold you
close to her
when you cry.

Her eyes will shine
when you take your first step
and smile at your delight.

She will show her pride
when you succeed
and pick you up
when you fall.

She will work hard
to give you the best she can
and rock you to sleep with weary time worn hands.

She will shelter you
on stormy days
and dry your tears away.
She will bask with you
in sunshine on
sunny summer days.

And when you are grown
like you soon will be
She will still be there
To comfort thee.

I choose her.
I told the Lord
For none like her
I've seen before.

And the day came
when I was born.
I had chosen well
of this I'm sure.

I picked you
above the rest
and because I did
My life is blessed

Pictures of my Cutie Pie!

All of these pictures are recent, within the past month, actually, it's closer to all of them being taken within the past two weeks.

 These two pictures were in the waiting area of a mechanic's shop. She was so good the whole time!

 So these next three with Brooklyn in the pink pants is a daily occurance for her. She loves to climb on her toy chest which is placed behind the loveseat. She climbs up there every day and just looks so darn proud of herself.

 These three are of Brooklyn, her Aunt Heather, and her Uncle Jake all in their sleepers! Too funny!

 These four pictures are of Brooklyn's bedhead, also a daily occurance. Lol.

 These four were taken yesterday after Brooklyn woke up from her nap. She didn't nap for long enough so she was super grumpy. :(

These last pictures were all taken today, Brooklyn has been in a very ornery mood all day today, climbing on the table, breaking a lamp, etc. She takes the cutest pictures when she causes trouble.

 Brooklyn is absolutely in love with her blog! She loves looking at all the pictures of babies and she dances to the music like crazy. She's too cute. I think I'm going to try to teach her the word blog.

Anyways, an update on the sleeping situation with the littlest Foley. Last night she was not cooperating at all with sleeping in her crib, so I figured since she's been doing so great, that I'd let her try to fall asleep with her daddy and then transfer Brooklyn to the crib. The plan was a success in completing. But an hour after I put her in the crib she woke up screaming. So daddy took her up to the kitchen and got her a drink. Once she had been hydrated, Daddy brought her down to me and I attempted to put her back to sleep. But as soon as she left Daddy's arms and into mine, she once again began to scream. Basically she spent the whole night in our bed cuddled up with her daddy. I feel like I'm back to the drawing board. But I haven't completely given up yet, I'm going to keep trying for at least a couple days. Wish me luck.

CHAOS!!!!

As I type this, the house is a total wreck thanks to my daughter. But, that's life with a one year old. Last night, Brooklyn continued in her amazingness with bedtime. I was prepared for a struggle, but she just layed down after I gave her her pacifier, and I gave her her baby doll, and she just curled up in a ball and went to sleep. It took all of a minute and a half! I was in total shock. But I guess it was a good thing, because it means that she's getting used to sleeping in her crib. I'm trying to put interesting things on this blog so that it is not only fun for Brooklyn in the future, but also special to all that read this blog. Brooklyn is officially a walker now. A child development specialist told me that babies are not considered fully walking until they can get into a standing position from a sitting position without the aid of anything or anyone. And Miss Brooklyn does that now.

The month of September was difficult for our family. Brooklyn turned a year old so we took away her bottles and stopped giving her formula. Instead, she got sippy cups and whole milk. She also transitioned from baby food to table food. And then she started sleeping in her crib during nap time. Anyways, all in all Brooklyn did very well adapting to all the changes that were occuring.

Well, it's time for me to get Brooklyn down for a nap, so for now this is goodbye. :( Talk to you all again soon!

Oh my gosh!!! So exciting!!!

Brooklyn put up quite a fight last night going to sleep in her crib,we are trying to get her to sleep in it all night long. Well, lately she falls asleep pretty quickly, two songs that I sing to her, and she only sleeps in her crib for two hours. Then she comes to bed with us. But last night, she struggled to go to sleep, and finally after nine different five minute songs, she fell asleep. I had decided that since I had managed to survive that that I would just stick to my guns and not let her into bed with us all night. But it turned out that Brooklyn ended up sleeping for a whopping 9 hours in her crib, she still isn't up to the 11 that she sleeps every night, but we might get there sooner than 2011. I was soooo excited!!!

Brooklyn is practically unstoppable lately. She is constantly going from room to room messing everything up and just having a blast. It makes for a very tired mommy who spends her day trying to run after her and clean up the mess as it happens, as it turns out, that doesn't work when you have a one year old. I miss the days that I could just spend one of her naps cleaning bottles or whatever and not have to worry about cleaning up her messes because she was too little to make them. But these days are much more interesting. Filled with conversations with puppies and dolls and chairs, pretty much anything that she has at eye level. And she just loves to dance.

She loves all kind of music, and has different dances for different types. She has a 'rocknroll' dance, a 'kiddie' dance, and the 'funny' dance that she does to make people laugh. I'm dreading winter with such a crazy go go go baby. She loves playing outside! I try to take her to the park on a regular basis. I'm pretty sure she would be elated if I took her everyday three or four times a day. LOL.

I think that's it for now... I managed to sneak some time in during naptime(SHHH don't tell her I put her down to talk to you all). I'll try to get some more pictures on here.

God Bless!

Pictures!

These are various pictures of Brooklyn throughout the past year. The last two were taken today.