Happy Half Birthday

Brooks turns six months old on Wednesday. Everybody says it goes by so fast, but honestly I think it's been perfect. Half birthdays are nearly just as special to me as the big day. I remember quite often my mother singing half of the birthday song to us on our half birthdays. It felt like a milestone and October 20th certainly feels like a day to celebrate.

We went to the doctor's office on Thursday (14th) for his 3rd set of immunizations. Brooks is such a trooper. He didn't even wince during the first two shots and he only cried for a few seconds after the second two shots. (Yes, he got four... one was the flu shot)

27 inches (75%)
17.5 lbs (50%)
44.5 cm (75%)

Bottom line: tall, skinny kid with a big head.

Brooks has picked up a few new tricks in the past few weeks. One that is fun to watch, but he doesn't do on demand... is the zerbert sound. This is something I would do with him when he was first born b/c it would make him smile... so, Justin blames me for his ability to make this new sound.




Brooks learned to roll over from his back to his stomach a few weeks ago. (Video in a previous post) For weeks I was excited for this to happen so that he would be able to sleep on his stomach. The first few nights were a little rough b/c every time he made it to his stomach he would wake up crying. Now, the stomach is the only way to go (with the butt in the air).

A couple weekends ago we went to a wedding. Brooks is usually pretty quiet in public, but when we returned to the hotel room after the reception he became a bit hyper. Justin used his silliness and hate for Miami to get Brooks laughing.

Finally, Brooks found his feet a few months ago, but now he can suck on his toes.

Model Face

Brooks is a natural at posing for pictures. Maybe we will see him in a Baby Gap ad some day. Our super duper friend, Tara, purchased a new camera recently and asked if should could practice using it by taking photos of Brooks. I didn't really need to think about it b/c of course!

Tara tooks the first batch of pictures when Brooks turned 2 months old. He actually went to the doctor's that day for his first set of immunizations.

The second set of pictures came off the cuff a few days before Brooks turned 3 months old. Tara came to the house for about an hour to watch Brooks while I went to the grocery store.

The last few pictures happened a few weeks ago the day before Brooks turned 5 months old. Tara came to the house to take a few "naked baby" photos. She did a phenominal job using the natural light to bring out the best in Brooks.