One thing that we've learned lately that really bothers Brooke are her toes hanging out of her support stockings. Her baby toe peeked out earlier tonight and she said "HUH-HO." She wasn't about to do anything else until Mama or Yaddy stuck her toe back in. She's quirky ...there's a set place and time for things in her world and if any of it is done out of sequence, it really upsets her balance. "Her karma is thrown off." Ha. She also has a very keen sense of time and direction. She knows when it's time for us to get home and she starts worrying if we're late. And she can tell you how to get just about anywhere she's ever been. She's always had incredible senses!!
I probably shouldn't admit this because I certainly don't want anyone thinking I'm a crazy mom or anything, but there's just times that her constant "mama, mama, mama," and "the clinginess" get to me. So I do what I believe any other mom would do and I turn all of the lights on in the house. This drives her nuts! She usually likes things dark, so it keeps her occupied for a while. Recently, she's done a 360 and now all lights have to be on, so I guess the new game will be to turn them off? Hmmmm...
A real pet peeve of Brooke's are for socks to be hanging out of the drawers, chords tucked in a drawer, my curling irons not plugged in by a certain time each morning, the blinds not opened each morning, the lamp not turned on at night, etc. etc. She's very routine. As a little girl, routine used to mean everything to her, but she's learned to be more understanding and accepting of change as she's gotten older. Thank goodness. No longer does a simple rearrage of the living room furniture throw her into a tailspin like it used to.
She does help keep us in line with her constant checking of the lights, reminding us when we leave something plugged in, reminding yaddy to put on his wedding ring and watch, telling mamma not to forget her purse, unplugging our phones for us or especially when we forget to put on our seat belts. She's a regular little safety cop! What would we do without her?
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