Lovey Dovey

Brooke has formed some strong attachments lately, the big one being to me. She has not been doing so hot in the nursery lately without Mommy. Our poor friend Jordan watched her while we were doing house stuff, and he very nicely said she "wasn't too happy about three seconds after you left." She finally wore herself out after about an hour and a half. 

Brooke is also quite attached to her bottle. She enjoys having it in her hands at all times. 

Wanting to avoid a big issue (since the doc recommended nixing the bottle at a year), and heeding advice from my friend Emily, we are trying to soothe her during fussy moments with a "lovey". So for the past two days, we have been rotating three washable stuffed animals into her daily routines in hopes that one will capture her heart. I think we have a winner...her princess bear. This is sweet because it is really the first stuffed animal she was given. My mom gave it to me shortly after we shared the news that our family would be growing. We are keeping the runners up on stand-by, of course. Here she is loving Miss Bear...and a piece of cardboard.