Brooklyn the Chatter Box!

It is amazing how much Brooklyn changes every day. In just a week time she has changed in her looks and attitude. She is now a lot more aware of what is going on around her. She stares at bright, colorful, and shiny things. She will follow things with her eyes also. Plus she "talks" up a storm! When she is in a good mood she will just sit there and coo and make all kinds of noises at you. She just tells you all about it.

She started doing this maybe two, maybe three weeks ago, but it was just off and on. Now she talks all the time though. There is a book her Grandma Carrie had that had a bunch of really bright Sesame Street characters in it, which she LOVES. You don't even have to read the book to her. Just open up the cover and turn the pages for her and she will tell you what she thinks and will read it for you.

Brooklyn gets so excited sometimes at what she is looking at that she will start to blow bubbles and almost spit trying to get her words out. I have started putting a bib on her during the day just to keep her clothes dry. Otherwise the whole front of her shirt is soaked from her drooling all over the place!

Brooklyn also seems to love Elmo. That seemed to be her favorite character in the book. So Grandma Carrie broke out the old Tickle Me Elmo she had which laughs and vibrates. She wasn't too sure what to think about it, but she did have a few conversations with Elmo.

It's so amazing seeing her learn things now though. She will just sit there and stare at something like she is trying to process what it is and what that thing she is looking at does, or even who the person is. I have a feeling when she actually learns how to talk that she is going to be a little chatter box!!

Love,
Jennifer