Lori, Brooke's mama

mrspresley

i love your new siggy pic Brooke looks like such a happy baby   of course miss A is all smiles and giggles too until you put a prof photographer in front of her LOL

anyway i wanted to say that i sooo wish that miss A had more chub on her like Brooke does!! hehehe...every time i see Brooke's picture i want to squeeze her little arms and legs!!! what little fat rolls A does have on her i am constantly squeezing and telling her how much i love them   check out this video

vanceandlori

Jamie, I don't think your little one can take a bad picture. She is simply too adorable. I LOVE her big, round eyes.

 Brooke IS chubby, but she is also tall.  Everyone keeps telling me that she will thin out, like I should be worried about it, but I I love it! I am going to miss her rolls when they disappear ... which they will, now that she's walking. She has definitely slimmed down from when she was 4-7 months.

Is Brent still thinking of TTC soon? (I know you mentioned that he wanted to TTC when your LO was still young) And is Miss A. an easy baby?

mrspresley

oh you should have seen the huge frown she kept making!! it was so pathetic. but thanks i love her big round eyes too...she obviously gets those from her papa and not me

brent hasn't mentioned anything recently about TTC#2 but you're right, he initially said he wanted to try again when A was 6 months old!! way too soon IMO! i am sure that if i told him i was ready right now he'd be on board but i am no where near ready right now.  i feel like i am enjoying her so much now that i would hate to throw a newborn into the mix! and honestly like i said in a previous post, i am not sure that i want a 2nd one.  i love her to death but i no longer feel the need to have more than one child.  i wish i didn't feel that way b/c part of me feels bad that she might not have siblings, but i'm just not sure it's in me.  but time will tell and we'll see...everyone says that the first year of residency is the hardest and it gets easier so maybe when he becomes a more active parent i'll feel differently...i'm not sure.  luckily she is a fairly easy baby.  she has a good temperament (except when taking prof photos LOL) and usually only cries when there is truly something wrong. it's rare for her to cry for no good reason.  it took her a while to sleep longer than 4-5 hr stretches at night but not longer than the "average" baby i don't think.  she started sleeping better around 4 months when she started rolling over and i finally unswaddled her and she would roll onto her belly to sleep.  i don't know how i would have handled being a "single parent" if she wasn't an easy baby.

vanceandlori

I give you a LOT of credit for being a 'single' parent. Brooke is a fairly easy baby too (although now she knows how to throw temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way!) and I still can't imagine doing it alone. I know I would be able to since I SAH with her, but just the little breaks like showering and whatnot are crucial.

I would imagine having kids really close in age (like 1.5 years apart) would be fun later in life-- maybe when they're like 3 & 4.5 years old. Then you'd be able to go through everything together and wouldn't have to wait for one kid to grow older before doing family activities like Disneyland or what have you. HOWEVER, getting them to those ages is what kills me!

Also, I wouldn't feel bad if you only have miss A. I know loads of people who were only children and they are happy, healthy and well-adjusted. You shouldn't feel that you 'have to' have another one just because.

One more thing: wanted to mention that all of you ladies and your professional pictures inspired me to FINALLY take professional family photos for Brooke's 1 year. I reeeeeally wanted to do newborn pictures, and Vance claims he asked me when Brooke was born if I wanted to, but I apparently said "no need." Of course, I have no recollection of this conversation, but I was probably delirious and sleep deprived. I can't wait to see how they come out.

mrspresley

oh yay! i'm glad you are getting to do a photo shoot with Brooke they grow up sooo fast that i think it's nice to do pics at least once a year.  when we were in hawaii for my brother's wedding my wedding photog took a few maternity pics for us...she said she wished we lived there so she could take baby pics for us too   you'll have to post brooke's pics after you get them! (btw - brooke was on my list of girls' names that i liked, before i even found out that's what you were naming your baby...but DH vetoed it! he vetoed almost every name i gave him!!)

vanceandlori

Oh, it is SO hard to decide on a name! Vance actually chose Brooke's name because I couldn't choose one. He just 'knew' it was her name-- ever since it was suggested he wouldn't let it go.

When I bring up any boys names, he vetoes EVERYTHING.

And I posted 2 teasers of our pictures in my blog Can't wait to see yours!

mrspresley

OMG so cute!! i love both outfits you'll have to post the rest when you get them.

have you seen the squeaker shoes? babies love em! i have seen them on mamabargains a few times. i've heard they can be a little annoying but at the same time helpful for you to know where you LO is at all times