"Oh" and Other Exclamations!

Today, Brennan is 1 year, 2 months, and 2 weeks old. Since my last post, I have been very busy with some freelance work and caring for a sick Brennan. I have thought numerous times about posting, but there just hasn't been enough time (if I actually want to sleep) to get everything done.

Let's see... last Friday, February 3, (after suffering for days of cabin fever due to extremely cold weather) we went out to our favorite local Korean restaurant. We are quite popular there (OK, it's really Brennan who is the celebrity) and we always get awesome service. The past few times we have been, they have even served Brennan some food for free. They love her and are always talking to her (in Korean, of course) and fawning over every little sound she makes and thing she does. Brennan is always trying to make everyone pay attention to her and this day was no exception. There were two young women sitting at the table next to us going absolutely gaga over Brennan. Brennan was more interested in their food (LOL) than them, but she charmed them anyway. Brennan would look at them and say, "OH!" really loudly. She also did this to the people who work there. It was very funny. My child is an attention hog. She may as well have said, "Hey, everybody! Take a look at me!". Later on that day, Brennan added a new facial expression to go along with her "Oh!". She dropped her jaw and opened her mouth in a full circle and said, "Oh!". The expression reminds me a lot of the baby in 'Meet the Fockers' when he starts saying !@#hole. If you haven't seen it, you should! 

Since last weekend, Brennan has become more and more verbal and generally more communicative. She makes sounds that really sound like words (some of which actually are) and now points to things that she wants. It is awesome. Being able to ask Brennan a question and get a yes/no answer is fantastic! A lot less guessing what she wants!

This past week she also learned 'what does doggy do?'. The answer is "uff"! So funny because she thinks that's what kitty does too... We are working on 'meow', but so far we've only gotten "muff" a few times. Brennan is super interested in reading now and must be read to numerous times daily. It's exhausting for us, but it is helping her verbal skills tremendously! 

Yesterday, February 8, Brennan used three words in the correct context: "belt", "baby", and "cat". It is truly mind-blowing. She also started playing around more with her body position and now likes trying to bend backwards to lay on the couch or push against the TV. She also plays around with leaning her head to each side and likes to dance by shaking her little rear end side to side!

Brennan also loves to "help" me with the laundry. Whenever I put something on the line within her reach, she will immediately take it off and walk around the house waving the item to "help" it dry. ;-)


Today, Brennan is finally starting to feel better. She still has a runny nose and a terrible cough intermittently, but much, much better than just a few days ago. She is finally getting her full voice back as well. Munchkin has been hoarse since last weekend! I took her to the local clinic on Monday and she even charmed the pants of the doctor and the nursing staff. She even tried to open the door to the X-ray room!  Brennan has not let her sickness get her down or get in the way of her playtime!

New foods Brennan likes: black beans!

Here are some photos from the first week of February:

Styling with Mom's scarf. February 1, 2012.

Wild Thing. February 3, 2012.

Reading Dr. Seuss with Daddy. February 4, 2012.

Enjoying her black beans! February 8, 2012.