Brooklyn had OT today. Brooklyn is a big flirt with John, he gets her to do lots of hard work! You can see that when we hold her left arm she has greater use our of her right hand (which is her dominant hand)
Harley (our dog) seems to really like John too...
We will not have John coming to the house anymore because Brooklyn starts preschool on Thursday. Where has the summer gone????Brooklyn ADORES her cousin Jackson. He loves it when she laughs at him and is always trying to make her smile. I love it when he gets her giggling like this!
Today Brooklyn worked hard at her kneeling position. Most of what we do for physical therapy involves strengthening her muscles. I am sure to most of you this seems like a fairly easy task. For our girls, it is hard work! She does it though, my little trooper.
You can see she is not as relaxed in this picture. She will often "tense up" and when she does, her hands come back in close to her body and she "clenches" her hands.
Tummy time is probably the most hated two words around our house. Lucky for Brooklyn she does not spend too much time on the floor like this but it is important to put her on her arms (sort of in the army crawl positions) from time to time again, to work on strengthening different muscles.
After bath time Brooklyn is usually all giggles, it is one of my favorite times of the day. In this picture she is looking up at Charlie. He has been feeling bad because of his sinus surgery and has not given her a bath in awhile, I think you can tell by this look that she is GLAD to have her daddy's attention again!
Brooklyn does really great with letting us brush her teeth (most of the time)
A little cuddle time with daddy before bed, watching preseason football!
She was fighting sleep so bad last night, eventually nodding off right in his lap!
These pictures are actually from her last haircut but I just got the pictures recently and had to share them with you. Brooklyn was so tired that she actually slept through her entire haircut! Normally she is actually really good and likes to get her hair cut but this time we went during nap time. My mom strolled her in asleep, she got her hair cut, then strolled her out asleep!
I just want to say a quick (BUT HUGE) thank you to Terri W for bringing dinner over this week. Most of you know Charlie had sinus surgery (ouch!) and has been home recovering. I appreciated the night off from cooking so much, thanks Terri!
Brooklyn had her first taste of a Strawberry Slush at Sonic today and loved it. Her reaction was so cute, we had to get it on film. She had the same reaction with every sip! It was so cold she would grimace but LOVED it and gave us a huge smile and wanted more (you can see her staring at the cup!) You can't really blame the girl for loving Sonic!
Here is a short video of her going around the rink with Grammy. It was actually a little chilly for our evening stroll last night. Brooklyn was snug as a bug though!
Brooklyn's rash due to an allergic reaction from her antibiotic seems to be getting a little better but it is still not gone. It is hard to see in these pictures really but I thought I would try (of you click on the picture and make it bigger the rash is easier to see)
It turns out that Brooklyn is having an allergic reaction to the antibiotic she is on for her tonsillitis. She is covered from head to toe with a red rash. So.....we are on our third different antibiotic in 2 1/2 weeks. She is doing ok right now (watching the Imagination Movers in the other room.) If there was good news today it was that she weighed in at 22 lbs 4 oz YEAH! NO more weight loss!
Poor Girl....
This is a girl focused on her Wiggles!
Aunt Kristin, Jackson, Mommy and Brooklyn
Ben (Brooklyn's favorite dancer) and Captain Feathersword
One of my college roommates, Kati was there too! 
After the concert, we were all smiles as Jackson pushed Brooklyn to the car
Here is video of Grammy working with Brooklyn, she works hard to build strength in those tiny legs of hers! (and yes...you are hearing the Wiggles in the background, we are getting pumped for the concert tomorrow!)
Just a quick update....
It turns out that Brooklyn has tonsillitis and had dropped another pound which puts us at 21lbs. Ugh. She seems to be doing better as the day goes along and currently is smiling, watching the Wiggles. Which by the way; we have tickets for this Wednesday to see them LIVE in Fort Wayne so I really hope she gets to feeling better!
