August already??!?!?!?

Summer is flying by! It is hard to believe that it is August tomorrow already. I am NOT ready for school to start in a month :( Life here has been busy. I have been babysitting quite a bit lately and just keeping up with yard work, housework, cooking, etc. I feel like I don't have any free time. Oh well....I'm loving it! :) Brooklyn is at such a fun age now. It is crazy how much she can grow up and change in 1 week! Her personality is showing through and she is a lot of fun. She still doesn't sleep very well. This past week she had numerous nights where she was awake for 2+ hours straight during the night fussing because of a tummy ache. You can hear her gut gurgling. Poor girl! I keep track of what baby food I feed her to see if a certain food is causing it but it is completely random. She has been spitting up a lot more than usual too so I am wondering if she should go back on the Zantac for acid reflux. Who knows! She will have some nights where she sleeps for 6 hours straight (we cherish those nights!) and then other nights where she is up every hour to hour and a half. When school ended last May I kept telling myself how next year would be easier because I would have more sleep because Brooklyn would be sleeping through the night then. HAHAHAHA!!! Unless things majorly change in a month, I think I will still be starting off the school year tired. Maybe by Christmas she will be sleeping through the night?!?! :)

Here are a few random pictures. I have pictures from the fair to post but will do so when I have more time. Enjoy!

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I love that smile!

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Her new fascination is with balls. She has even made

a basket on several occasions!

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This is her new smile--she raises her eyebrows and wrinkles

up her nose. What a nut!

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She loves making a huge mess with her sippy cup!

There have been times when her shirt is wet all the way

down to her belly button.

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Everything goes in her mouth--so when no toys are around,

her fingers have to do!

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I decided to take a bunch of pictures of Brooklyn in our backyard.

After 3 different outfits and 40+ pictures, this is the ONLY one that turned out!

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Brooklyn likes to sit with her feet slightly elevated and then

uses her arms for balance. Not sure if she is trying to work

on her ab muscles or if she's just weird! :)

Vacation

It's been awhile since my last post. Life has been crazy here the past few weeks. On July 1 Eric's brother got married. The next morning we left for our Buys family reunion which was Thursday through Sunday noon at Broom Tree Resort near Irene, SD. Then Sunday we left from the reunion and went to Yankton with my family for 4 days. We had a great time but I was glad to be back home and not living out of suitcases anymore! Vacation (and packing) is sure a lot more work now that we have a kid!!!! It's amazing how much stuff a 6 month old requires--especially one that spits up nonstop so half a suitcase was bibs and spit rags! We had a great time though as you can see in our pictures.

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Lounging in my tube in the Missouri River

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My first boat ride...well almost. I got pretty ticked off shortly

after this picture due to the fact that the life jacket was not

cheek-friendly!

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Me and my girl cousins ~ Jazilyn,

Emma, and Addison

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Hanging out with Dad at the campground

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Playing on the tube with my best friend Addie

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On the front of our cabin deck watching an evening storm

roll in.

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Swimming with Daddy at Uncle David and Aunt Paige's pool.

I LOVE SWIMMING!!!