MEASLE THE WEASEL

That is what I have been calling you the past week, or at least since Wednesday, when I FINALLY figured out what your relentless fever was from- THE MEASLES!  My poor baby girl!  Your MMR shot you received a week before your fever apparently gave you a bad reaction and you came down with a minor case of measles!

You had this fever and were so sad and wouldn't eat (except bagels and lots and lots of bottles of 'appa joo').  After four days your fever seemed to be subsiding (prior to that I was sure it was a UTI) and on day 5 I took off your clothes to get you in the bath and you were COVERED in red splotches.  I knew right away what it was ad wasn't too freaked out, I knew the virus was ending when the rash comes forth, so whew!  You were a trooper!

The "weasel" part of your nickname has been earned by your incomparable behavior!  Brynnly Kathleen, you are like nothing I have experienced before, it is both entertaining and frightening!!
As I have discussed this with your dad, I have come to the conclusion that you are just being raised so different from your siblings because A) you're the youngest of four, which means you have not only lots of siblings to learn from and contend with, but they are older and showing you things they never saw- like how to pull the tall bar stool to the counter and climb on the counter to get FRUIT SNACKS!  Yes my dear, that is the newest skill you have developed! 
 B) you are so much closer in age to Baylor than any of the other 3 are to each other and that has set up a pit fall, in that your closest older sibling, instead of being an incredible helper and prime example setter, he pushes, hits, pinches, screams at, and all round roughs you up.  That being your example, you are quite a bit more feisty, whinny, and aggressive, not by nature but by product of your environment.

Although you two can also be the BEST of FRIENDS!  You LOOOOVE Baylor.  He is sooo much fun!  This is you 2 looking at the garbage truck. He hasn't figured out just how COOL you are, but when he does, man you two will be unstoppable!  Right now a favorite game you two play is running/chasing.  You love following him around and anytime he gives you attention you are in heaven!  The sweetest thing he did the other night was say, "come on binny" and you two went in his room (gasp!  he never wants you in there) and you guys read books together...a.k.a pulled all the books off the shelf and looked through them, which since it was such an act of goodwill on his part, I didn't even mind.
That all being said, you are still one SWEET little lady.  You are a bit of a magpie, collecting multiple babies and purses and piling them into a stroller which you push around all while wearing sunglasses.  You LOVE dressing up, particularly in your sisters' laundry.  I believe yesterday you went out in public wearing one of Lauren's shirts over your clothes, with the neck going across your chest like an evening gown and the sleeve just dangling as an accessory.  You put on shoes constantly, yours, mine, everyone's, you are a shoe girl!  You are not very messy, well you are, but you don't like to be.  Your EVERY SINGLE DAY breakfast is "cocos" and "mil" Cocoa Krispies with milk.  You love drinking the milk out of the bowl, you also inadvertently spill 50% of the milk and krispies every time and are covered by the time you're full.  Your saving grace, bibs.  You LIKE wearing "bibbies".  Thank goodness!  Grandma sent us this cup, it use to be mine.  You likes it!! Could you be any cuter!?!?

You also very much enjoy wearing your hood when you put your jacket on.  I taught you to say hood which you say perfectly and with so much "oo" sound.  It cracks me up!  You say it about 12 times in a row and walk around all stiff cause you loose your peripheral vision when it is on.  HA!!!

You talk sooooo much, my favorite unexpected word right now is "me-mes" for excuse me.

You are so full of energy, life, personality, expression!  Sometimes you wear me out, mostly because Im your favorite person and you like a good dose of Mama in just about every other minute of your day, but baby girl that is the BEST way to get exhausted- being loved on from my best girl, yeah, I'll take that ANY DAY!  

I love you Brynners, my little weasel. Just be safe, ok?  {kisses, kisses, kisses}