Cousin Benji

We are excited to report that Meg and Alex welcomed Benjamin Cooper Law on April 28!  Milo is excited to have another cousin that is younger than him (out of 9 cousins on Tod's side, there is only one that is younger than Milo), and it is so great that Brooks and Benji are so close in age and will be able to grow up together!  Congratulations Meg and Al, and welcome to the family Benji!

Simply Irresistible

Just realized I haven't sent an update for a while - busy, busy, busy! Here are a few recent pictures. I just can't resist these two sweet faces!

Spring decided to come a little early this year (although I'm still not convinced we've seen the end of winter), so we've been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. Tod and I have both already played golf! And Milo has been out riding bikes, playing soccer, and digging for "treasure" in the sandbox.

Brooks will be 7 months a week from today. He has been teething pretty much since mid-February, but just this past week finally cut his first tooth! He also had a bout of bronchiolitis last week and he ended up needing nebulizer treatments for a couple days, but he is doing much better now. He isn't crawling yet, but moves around like a little inchworm. It is pretty funny to watch - especially when he decides to "inch" while on his back. He basically does a back bend, with his head and feet on the ground and his tummy in the air, until he topples over to the side!

I Saw It With My Own Eyes!

When we got home yesterday, Cheryl informed us that Brooks had rolled over for the first time! We tried to get him to do it for us last night, but he was more interested in playing with the ribbons from the Valentine's presents (see picture below). Then this morning as I was getting my coat on for work, Cheryl yelled to me to come quickly. Sure enough, I caught the tail end of the little guy rolling over from his back to his tummy. A few minutes later...back to his back again! Way to go Brooks!

Brooks is also very clearly teething right now. Nothing has broken the surface yet, but he is just clearly uncomfortable. Lots of drooling, sucking on his hands, fever (check out those rosy cheeks in the picture below!), and just plain fussiness. Poor thing!

Happy Valentine's Day

From our little Heartbreaker

Brothers!

Auntie Meghan took this picture last weekend when she was watching the boys - so precious!

Milo has really impressed us with how well he has handled the transition to being a big brother. There is rarely ever any jealousy, and he has really stepped it up in terms of becoming more self-sufficient, especially when he knows Tod and I are busy with Brooks. He is such a great kid!

Brooks is doing wonderfully! He loves to smile, giggle, and "talk," and his latest trick is talking while stuffing an entire fist in his mouth! He also enjoys grabbing at the toys hanging above him while laying on his play mat. He rocks from side to side when laying down, but hasn't quite rolled all the way over yet - he's so close! He is also finally sleeping through the night. Tod and I couldn't be more thrilled about that!

Because Brooks was a preemie, he is more susceptible to getting RSV, so the doctors advised us that it would be best for him to stay away from the germs of the daycare setting at least through cold and flu season. He stays home during the day with our nanny, Cheryl, while Milo goes to preschool full-time. Brooks and Cheryl get along wonderfully!

Skating Lessons

Saturday was Milo's first day of skating lessons. They started off using the cheater bars, but by the end of class they were taking steps without the cheaters and had learned to stand up from a falling position. There was a LOT of falling - it made my bones hurt just watching! But Milo bounced back from each fall very well. At the end of class he told me that he had "some" fun but not a lot. But he did say that he wants to go back. In fact, when he woke up on Sunday, he asked if it was a skating lesson day!

Early Morning Visitor

This morning, Tod went to wake up Milo so we could start getting him ready for school. Milo wasn't in his room. Tod walked out of Milo's room and past Brooks' room, from which a mysterious light was shining. He went into Brooks' room and found Milo IN THE CRIB with his little brother! Milo told us that he wanted to snuggle with Rocket. He loves snuggling in the morning, but usually it is with me, so I'm feeling a little jealous, but it was just so darn cute that I think I can handle it!