Brinleigh is learning so many new things and with every new talent she acquires, we realize just how big she is getting and how fast she is growing. She has recently learned how to climb the stairs by herself, which is also funny to watch. She has figured out how to step over things where before she would drop to her knees and crawl over things. She can now blow kisses at us and she holds her hands out, palms up, to say "all done". She is still wearing her 12 month clothes but will probably be moving into her 18 month clothes in the next month or two. Kolt had to take her into the doctors office for something last week and she weighed 23lbs and is 29in tall. She is getting a little more hair and it is blonde! AND curly!
She is still infatuated with Gunner, and any other dog she sees. She even knows how to give him treats now. He is still so good about laying still while she crawls all over him. She especially likes to lay on him while watching tv.
She watches more tv these days and actually pays attention to the cartoons. I prefer to only keep it on the Disney chanel though, which of course means that I now know who Henry Huglemonster is and I can sing all the lyrics to Doc McStuffins. Yes, I am now one of those Moms.
Our Fall was short lived and lasted about two months, maybe less. The snow capped mountains have informed us that Winter has officially started here in Alaska. Today we woke up to a sheet of frost covering everything and the temps are in the low 40's during the day and high 30's at night. We are also losing daylight at a more rapid pace and it's now dark by about 4:45ish. So needless to say, our outdoor time is going to be limited for the next few months.
