Thanksgiving

Brooks met many new people over the Thanksgiving holiday. He seemed to enjoy being around all the new faces.

Brooks with Maw-Maw (his great grandmother)

Getting ready for Turkey at Grandma and Grandpa's

Brooks is already such a ladies man.

Brooks with Aunt Corrina and his cousin Giselle.

Uncle Matt

Here is Brooks with his infamous Uncle Matt.

2 Month Well Check

Brooks had his first round of shots today. He cried for about a minute, then fell back asleep. I think the trip was rougher on his mom and dad than it was for him!

Here are his updated measurements:
13.0 lbs (85% percentile)
24 inches long (85% percentile)
40.8 cm head circumference (75% percentile)

Resemblance?

Here are some baby pictures of Brooks' dad. I think we can see where Brooks got his chin!

And if Brooks ends up with red hair, here are the two people he can thank. Baby Jeff with his wonderful Maw-Maw.

Photo Shoot

We finally got around to taking family photos!

The Bumbo

This is the Cadillac of baby seats, the Bumbo. There were several warnings telling us to keep it on the floor, and to think, I was planning on trying it for the first time with Brooks sitting on the top of the refrigerator...?

While enjoying his new upright position, Brooks gets a visit from a giant shaggy dog named Griswald.

Trick or Treat!

Brooks had a spooktacular time on his first Halloween. Here he is with the baby size pumpkin we carved.

Madisen, Sophie and Brooks

Here are the proud moms with their babies. Marcie with Madisen, Alice with Sophie and Emily with Brooks. Brooks seemed to really enjoy meeting new people and will hopefully enjoy many more play dates with Madisen.

Mr. 4 Weeks

The first 4 weeks are in the books. Everyone tells us this whole sleeping thing gets easier at 6-8 weeks, fingers crossed! Brooks has started to lose his hair, but before we sign him up for Hair Club For Newborns, we figured we would try out a hat or two. Here he is at 4 weeks + 1 day. He will probably look back on this picture and ask why we put him in that silly hat!?

Brooks at the Park

We took Brooks to the park today to enjoy the beautiful weather. He seems to really enjoy being outside and is wide-eyed the whole time taking in all the scenery.

Brooks will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. He has put on over a pound in that time and seems to be developing daily.

The Little Thinker

Brooks contemplating the upcoming election in the swing his Aunt Julie gave him. After a few seconds of deep thought, he proceeded to dirty his diaper. We agree about our November 4th choice Brooks!

Like Father, Like Son

We assumed it was within the genetic possibilities for Brooks to get Jeff's hair, however we thought color, not cowlick...? Sorry Brooks, you will probably have crazy hair in many school pictures.

Strong Like Bull...

Brooks had his two week check up on Monday and he not only met but he has exceeded his birth weight. He was 8 lbs 8 oz at birth and was 8 lbs 13 oz at his two week check up. Go Brooks!
He is getting bigger and cuter by the day!

First Photo Shoot - 12 Days Old

We rigged up a mini portrait studio at home today with a sheet and dad's garage flood light. Above are a couple of our favorite shots and below is a clip from the blooper reel.

Baby Fresh

We gave Brooks a sponge bath today. We know it will be no time before he's making waves in the tub. His cord fell off two nights ago and he seems to have a cute innie belly button.

Hanging with Brooks

Brooks' Paw-Paw says "hiccups are a sign he's growing." We weigh Brooks on our makeshift postal scale every day, and Paw-Paw is right.

Buuuurrrp.

Here is a picture of Brooks after a satisfying feed. Look at those chubby cheeks, awwwe!

Fashionable Baby

Here is Brooks showing off a couple of outfits his aunt Corrina and cousine Giselle bought for him.

Brooks' first set of wheels.

We started putting the finishing touches on Brooks' room today. Since we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl, gender specific touches had to wait. Dad made Brooks this car decoration as the first step to making the room suitable for a boy.

Brooks has been busy.

A couple of nights work for little Brooks. He's a machine!

Brooks meets the family.

Brooks has met a lot of new people in his first week.

Aunt Corrina and Cousin Giselle


Aunt Julie


Grandma Akers


Gi-Gi and Paw-Paw Bergeron

How do you spell relief?

A few bags of frozen vegetables were just what the doctor ordered for mom's engorged milk factories.

He's a cutie!

Brooks after his first bath in the hospital. He's adorable!

Going Home

After three days in the hospital, we took Brooks home on 9/24. Despite extreme sleep deprivation, we made the journey without incident.

It's a boy!

Brooks arrived on September 22 @ 4:15 PM. He was 8 lbs 8 ozs and 21.5 inches long.

The Last Supper

Since Brooks had set up camp with no plans to come out and greet the world my doctor scheduled an induction at over 41 weeks. Jeff and I took the opportunity to go out for a romantic dinner at the Hula Hut. No sitter required.
I was trying to eat spicy food and was walking at least 3 miles a day trying to bring on labor by itself but no such luck. We had fun trying though.