no longer a baby

Brooklyn is definitely a toddler now.

Here is proof:

• sits facing forward in her big girl car seat now - she LOVES this.  Occasionally we still have to use the baby car seat (when John takes her to Jeannette's in the morning) and she does NOT like it.

She still looks so little in it to me though. 

• walking on her own/running with the walker.  I take her outside everyday and let her run around on our driveway with her walker...part of it is downhill and she cruises down it so fast.  She loves being chased and also loves to chase.  If you say "I'm going to get you" she takes off with a big grin on her face (my favorite).

• loves to look at books on her own - half the time they are upside down - but I often find her sitting in a corner with all the books around her.

• climbs up and down the stairs like a pro - I still don't trust her to go down them alone...but also don't have a panic attack if I find her at the top by herself.
• tries to repeat things we say....her newest word is doll....and when I tell her to say please if she wants something she says...."ppssss"
• and lately her favorite thing to do is relax in the baby swing that she is too big for (we put this up a couple weeks ago)