See the post at the bottom of this page for Brooke’s birth announcement.

Day 93. Playing behind out townhouse during a winter storm.

Day 86. An impromptu Christmas portrait at Aunt Shayne’s house in Charlotte.

Day 85. Brooke had a great day shopping the day after Thanksgiving!

Day 84. Brooke and Mommy kick off the Christmas season.

Day 83. Brooke meets Pap.

Day 79. Ethan helps retrieve a recently awakened Brooke.

Day 78. Brooke on Mommy and Daddy’s bed.

Day 77. Brooke and Mommy in the Emergency Room, tending to Ethan’s allergic reaction.

Day 76. Brooke celebrates Elmo day. We had an Elmo-themed party for no reason other than having an excess of Elmo party paraphernalia.

Day 75. Brooke on the couch.

Day 74. Brook prepares to test the tensile strength of Mommy’s hair.

Day 73. Brooke on Mommy’s lap.

Day 69. Brooke in her bouncy chair in the kitchen.

Day 63. Brooke on Mommy’s lap.

Day 59. Brooke insisted on wearing her pumpkin hat on our hike in Big Falls Park.

Day 58. Brooke on Mommy’s lap, way past bedtime.

Day 57. Pre-Halloween trick-or treating at a mall by Daddy’s office.

Day 56. Brook on a date with Mommy and Daddy.

Day 55. Brooke LOVES the teddy bears on her swing!

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Day 53. Brooke’s tank overflows.

Day 52. Ethan walks in front of Daddy during a photo.

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Day 50. Ethan tickles Brooke’sfeet.

Day 49. Ethan plays our bumblebee game with Brooke.

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Day 47. Daddy returns from his interview.

Day 46. Pic by Betsy while Daddy is in Atlanta at his interview.

Day 45. Brook discusses her upcoming bath.

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Day 41. Rocking to sleep.

Day 40. Brooke enjoys some McDonald’s ice cream.

Day 39. Brooke and Grandma after brunch at the Black Market Bistro.

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Day 36. Brooke and Mommy.

Day 35. Brooke with Grandma at Baja Fresh.

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Day 32. Grandma and Brook behind our house.

Day 31. Oktoberfest.

Day 30. Brooke still hates baths.

Day 29. Brooke wakes up with Daddy.

Day 28. Brooke does NOT want to sleep.

Day 27. Brooke gets a sponge bath.

Day 26. More shopping.

Day 25. The family goes shopping.

Day 24. Photo by Ethan.

Day 23. Brooke and Mommy watching TV.

Day 22. Brooke examines her photo from day 18.

Day 21. Brooke and Daddy in the hallway mirror.

Day 20. Ethan gives his sleepy sister a kiss.

Day 19. Brooke waits while Ethan explores the Kentlands Post Office.

Day 18. Wendy photographs Brooke.

Day 17. Brooke just puked down Mommy’s robe.

Day 16. Brooke and Daddy’s hands.

Day 15. Another sleepy night.

Day 14. Brooke’s first trip to Panera. Image shot with a lensbaby and creative aperture kit.

Day 13. Brook has her two-week checkup at the National Naval Medical Center.

Day 12. A cell phone shot from an unscheduled hospital visit.

Day 11. Brooke snuggles with Mommy.

Day 10. Brooke and Daddy’s arm.

Day 9. Brooke ponders life after a nap.

Day 8. Brooke and Jonathan.

Day 7. Ethan takes a break from playing to comfort Brooke.

Day 6. Brook and Mommy’s feet on the coffee table.

Day 5. Brooke whispers a secret while Poppy holds her in a thick blanket.

Day 4. Brooke meets her sleepy new friend Serena.

Day 3. Brooke and Pop before dinner.Day 2. Brooke and Poppy look out the window of the hospital room.

Day 1. One of Brooke’s first photos. Taken during her initial exam, about 20 minutes after birth.

Brooke is about 20 minutes old here, and yes, she really is this happy! She is soooo chill!

After 28 hours of various stages of labor, Brooke was born at 11:18 am on Wednesday, September 2nd, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, by Cesarean section.  She weighs 7 lbs, 13 oz, and she is 20 inches long.  She has gray-blue eyes, and dark brown hair like her Mommy.  While I am flattered by comments that Ethan takes after my features, I'm thrilled that Brook walks in Betsy's shoes.  Her hair.  Her face.  The fact that she was actually early to an appointment (her due date was Saturday).  We're praising God for her healthy arrival!

Below are some of her first photos.  More to come.  Lots more ;)  Check out rodgers.phanfare.com for the next, say, 50 years, to see more.  I'll put up a Phanfare gallery with a  few more shots from Brooke's birth, and I plan to continue this as a "100 days project" (a photo a day for the first 100 days), just like we did for Ethan. 

Enjoy, and thanks for all the wonderful comments on Facebook! 

Oh, and I'll post some procrastinated maternity photos on my blog.  Very procrastinated.  I mean, shooting in-between-contractions procrastinated.  Literally.

 Well, Brooke is usually happy. But cute nonetheless!Mommy meets Brooke.Daddy wakes up with a sleepy girl.Poppy (Betsy's Mom) meets Brooke. Pop was there too, running the video comera (video to be posted soon!).