Brooklyn is a "spirited" child (term coined by mary sheedy kurcinka for kids who are "the exception to the rule 'ignore them and they will stop'. Spirited kids can cry for hours, and if they do happen to fall asleep, they will wake up again and start right in on the same issue. They are the kids who are triggered by seemingly insignificant things, like a change in the weather, lint in the sock...").
Brooklyn is more.. more intense, more perceptive, more sensitive, more persistent, more energetic, more irregular, more slow to adapt, more analytical, more serious. She's the kid at the grocery store absolutely refusing to sit. She's the kid at the playground who is upside down on top of everything. She's the kid who screams at the top of her lungs when something is wrong, leaving me clueless as to just what set her off... she's the kid that makes people wonder, "Is she autistic? Is she ADHD?" until she blows them away with her language and development. She's the one who people feel the need to give unsolicited advice... she's the one that people think they could raise better, until they try to babysit.
She rolled, sat up and crawled by 6 months. She walked at 11, ran at 12, climbed out of her crib at 13, and spoke in sentences at 14 months.
She eats at one meal, then goes days without anything more then a cracker. She is in absolute constant motion. she knows exactly what she wants, and will fight to the death to get it -- every, single time. She has no concept of picking her battles -- she is determined to win everything. She does not handle changes in schedule well... she does not handle changes from what she wants to happen well... she does not handle changes from one activity to another well.
And, yes, it is difficult to raise her.
But those traits that make her so frustrating as a toddler... her determination, her perceptiveness, her sensitivity, her need for structure, her ability to go for what seems like days without food or sleep, her ability to remain in motion until she literally drops from exhaustion... those are the traits of very "type A" people... those traits are admired in adults, in successful people... yes, they are hard now, but they will serve her well. And, yes, it is difficult to raise her and yes I love every little bit of her too pieces!
I thought I should some special details about Brooklyn that would be important to her when she is older. Brooklyn loves to sing and she sings lots of songs but some of her favories include, This little light of mine, ABC's, On top of spagetti and the Barney theme song!
She loves to dance and she has great rhythm.
She is very creative and a great drawer for only being 2. She loves to paint too!
Brooklyn loves to run and play in the dirt, as girlie as she can be she has no fear of getting dirty, in fact for Brooklyn, the dirtier the better!
Brooklyn plays shy with strangers but warms up quikly and then talks none stop, she is exceptionally advanced in her speech and can converse in perfect sentences.
She is funny and already witty beyond her years, she is bright and passionate and she is a big ball of energy!
Brooklyn is growing into such a special little girl with diverse interests and a fiery personality!
We love you Bella Boo Bear!
