Like a Sponge

Brooks seems to be soaking everything up these days!  He is now 15 months and busy as ever.  I am really enjoying his little personality.  He loves to make me laugh. He is very proud when he can show you his head and new this week, his ears!


He has also added a few words to his repertoire, although he never says words on demand.  His new words include: choo choo (as in train), duck, go, and bye. He also tries to repeat our words in conversation.

One of our favorite things Brooks is doing is giving his mommy and daddy kisses.  Once again, he won't ever do it on demand.  But he picks the sweetest moments to stop and give kisses.

Brooks went to the doctor last week for his 15 month check-up.  The doctor was very pleased with his learning and complimented daddy on doing so great with him!  His stat were:
Weight: 23 lbs. 10 oz. (63%)
Height: 31 in. (42%)
Head: 18.5 in. (55%)

Brooks has been quite the handful at church lately.  We obviously can't sit in church because he can't sit still or stay quiet (which is understandable for a 15 month old).  Therefore, we stay in the "cry room" which seems to be more like a playground.  Last week, Brooks watched about 6 toddlers having social hour and on our way out he tried "running" like one of the older boys.  It was so funny!  Tim and I laughed at his speed walk, he'll get there one day but for now we will enjoy the laugh :) 

One of Brooks favorite games these days is "Where's Brooks?" while he covers his eyes.  Every time he gets so excited when we say "There he is!"  Here is a picture of him playing this game with the cabinets:

 Our handsome man at Laura's Wedding!

 

 Brooks' 2nd St. Patrick's Day!

Brooks' First Haircut

Mommy and Daddy finally decided that is was time for Brooks to get his hair trimmed up.  I think the decision happened for me when I was standing in church and the saw the cutest little girl with a mullet.  I wondered, "why don't her parents cut her hair?"  And then I realized, yikes- that may be what people think about Brooks' messy locks!

Brooks doesn't have a whole lot of hair to begin with, but it was definitely too long around his ears and in the back.  Knowing a few small snips would clean it up, I decided to do it myself.  At the time, the decision to cut it myself was obvious.  But once I started cutting, I got a little nervous.  

Here is the little man with his "long, unruly" locks:

After the first snip, I began to question my decision for the hair cut because it was as though he turned into a little boy immediately.  But I was too far in to turn back.  So I continued to trim each side and the back.  For a 14 month old, I'd say he cooperated quite nicely.  

By the time I was finished, he looked like he lost his "baby face," but certainly looked better groomed.  Here are some post hair-cut pics:

  
Additionally, Brooks picked up pink eye this week :(  He's not in daycare anymore so we are not totally sure where he got it.  My best guess is that I brought it home from work on my clothes.  Which leads me to think I should be changing clothes right when I get home now! He looks like a little boxer with his eye all swollen: