Brooklyn Veneta Heywood
1-27-11
6 lbs 11 oz.
Welcome to the world and to our happy family Miss Brooklyn! We love our new little buddle of joy.
The labor for Brooklyn was 4 hours long (my second longest) and was my easiest! She had a bit of a hard time breathing the first 1/2 hour of life but soon got the hang of having lungs and the whole oxgyen thing! From the start she had a great appettite and was a pro at nursing. It is such a joy to hold my baby in my arms after waiting 9 months!
So what's in a name? Brooklyn's middle name, Veneta, is the name of my Grandma Culotta. My Grandma was an amazing woman. She was so loving and kind. When I think of her I think of warm hugs, delicious food, laughing...I have so many memories of her. Braden and I have wanted to name one of our children after her, and Brooklyn is the lucky girl who is my Grandmas namesake! Brooklyn also just had a cousin born who also shares Veneta as her middle name! Ivory Veneta Henage was born just 3 weeks after Brooklyn.Nicknames run deep in our family. My kids LOVE nicknames. Brooklyn has already been called: Brooklyn Daneta (that's from Olivia),The little,little, little one. Little Lady. Brooke (That's Levi. He doesn't know that Brooke is also a real name, so he thinks hes calling her a nickname!), Brookie, "Wook" (That's from Sabrina) (I'm just waiting for Sabrina to call her "Wookie"). Her uncles have called her "Brooklyn Dodger".
