Happy Turkey Day!!

We celebrated Brooklyn's first Thanksgiving today at Uncle/Cousin Steven's house. She was able to spend time with family, friends and watch us all stuff our faces!! The funniest part of the whole day was when she got a good grip on her hair and couldn't let go. She was having fun lying on a blanket while we ate and all of a sudden started screaming! I looked down and she had a whole handful of hair in her right hand. I picked her up and she was still quite upset and wouldn't open her hand...we all got a good chuckle. She was back to being happy once we helped her to stop pulling her hair. She also got all dressed up today...(not really)...she was "dressed to the nines" in her black onesie that said "This is my little black dress"...I thought it was too cute.

A quick re-cap on our lives. She had her weight check a week ago and unfortunately only gained 7 ounces, weighing in at 9lbs 12.5oz. She was also still having quite a bit of spit-up...so the doctor sent her for an Upper GI with barium. I was quite apprehensive, but it didn't even faze her! She drank the stuff they gave her (I actually think she was a big fan) and then the doctor watched her stomach and esophagus...and sure enough it confirmed that she has reflux. As soon as she finished swallowing...it came back up...poor thing. So, it also verified that everything is anatomically correct inside of her and connected in the right spots...she just has reflux (apparently without the "normal" signs). The doctor has now started her on Prevacid...so we are giving this antacid a try. Since she was such a big girl, she was given a little stuffed fishy from the hospital. My mom and I took her for a second weigh in yesterday at the doctor’s office and she did much better!! She gained 6 ounces in 7 days!! (much better than the previous 7 ounces in 14 days)....so as of yesterday she weighed 10lbs 2.5oz...we are in double digits!! :)

Aunt Jamie and I took her to see Santa Claus on Monday...he was at JC Penny's...so we had her Christmas pictures taken...some with Santa and some without. Brooklyn really had fun grabbing his beard. They sat on a couch by the fireplace and Christmas tree...got to share secrets...and read a book together!

Today Daddy hung up all of our Christmas lights...he wanted to make sure and decorate for Brooklyn's first Christmas! The house looks great!! (on the outside and inside!!) We did some major cleaning this week, which was much over due. We had a little dinner party Tuesday with Melissa, Aaron & Tillie (yes, Brooklyn finally got to meet Miss Tillie...I think they will be buddies)...and Catherine & Greg! It was a fun night...we may just start up a little dinner club! :) Anyways, we have Christmas lights on the house, our little magnolia tree, candy canes in our flower bed...and hope to get the tree up this weekend!! Auntie/Cousin Jennifer is here visiting and staying with us...so maybe we will have time to decorate!

...and if you look below I finally posted more pictures!! :)