Jan
13
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Well. As you probably can see Brooke is getting big. She weighed in at 14 lbs and 25 inches. She loves to talk and show off her voice. Also, still loves her feet and fingers in her mouth along with anyone else’s fingers if they will let her. She is getting really good at rolling over and over. Starting to sit up on her own, needs a little assistance but is getting better everyday. She likes her solids - rice cereal and bananas so far. She started out at 2 tablespoons and is up to 5 tablespoons.
Jan
13
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Brooke has her second cousin. Rilee was born on 12-6-09 at 3.22pm. She weighed in at 7.15 lbs and 20 inches. They were only an inch apart when born and weighed the same when they were born. We are excited to see them grow up together. Before we know it they will be the same weight and size. Congrats to Andy and Jess on their little blessing. They are incredible. Enjoy her.
Jan
12
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Brooke’s first christmas. We enjoyed our time together. We had multiple christmas. We had a total of 8 between Aaron and Lizzie’s family. Brooke did incredible going to all the different places and see all the different people. She started to get a little attached after that weekend but is getting better now.
Jan
12
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Brooke is four months. Time goes by fast. A few things about her this month: She found her feet and loves to put them in her mouth. Starting to talk and make noises. She is getting a lot better holding onto toys. She continues to love to be held up either standing or sitting. We enjoyed our first chistmas as a family. She got to see her first snowfall. I am not sure that she understood what happened. Next year will be like seeing it for the first time all over again. She received many gifts including toys, clothes, bibs, shoes, and much more. Started to see people and know who people are. Loves to look around and see what is going on. She has always been very alert but now I think she is understanding who is going on and taking everything in. Towards the end of the month she figured out how to roll over from her back to her stomach.
Jan
12
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This was our first Thanksgiving as a family. We had a blast. We enjoyed many different ones. We spent sometime with Aaron’s grandparents on Thanksgiving. Then on Saturday we spent some time at Lizzie’s parents house.
Nov
21
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She is 3 months this month. She is really starting to talk, hold onto things, is very alert. She absolutely loves her hands. She is also drooling very, probably teething too.
Brooke - November 2009
Nov
21
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We got Brooke’s 3 month photos taken at a studio I work at in St. Paul, the St. Paul Photographers Guild. She did very well surprising we were there for quite a while. But she was a trooper and showed off her personality well with keeping her hands in her mouth and did a lot of smiling.
Brooke’s 3 month Album
Nov
13
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Brooke’s first holiday - Halloween. She was a pea pod. She celebrated with her cousin, Brynn who was a fairy princess.
Halloween Album
Nov
13
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Beki and I hosted a baby shower for Andy and Jess. Beki came home for the weekend. It was a good turn out. Jess got some great things for little Rilee.
Jess’s Baby Shower Album
Nov
12
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Well it is here again. The family photo for the year for the christmas photo. Dani and Jus came into town for a wedding and so we took a hour and took our family photos at Diedorff Apple Orchard in Waconia. The family has grown quite a bit in the last year, dogs and brooke.
Chinander Family 09
