Our Story: June 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Peterson's meet Reagan

This past weekend Larry, Karen, and Walker came into town to meet Reagan. It was so great seeing them. Reagan was pretty fussy the entire weekend, but that's just how it goes. We were so happy to show off our angel. Here are some pictures:

Uncle Walker! This picture makes me smile. It's like Reagan is looking at Walker saying, "Hello!"

Nana!

Uncle Walker

Papa Larry

This is Mamaw holding Reagan and Mary. Mary is Jerry's cousin's baby that was born in February. So cute!!

We had a great time visiting and can't wait to see y'all again!

The Lumley's meet Reagan

On Father's Day, John, Susan, Haley, Granny, George, Jane, and Glenn came over to celebrate. Here are some pictures:

We had a great time visiting with family!

June stuff

Summer is officially here and it is HOT! Reagan is growing and growing. It's so fun seeing her development. Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks:

Ladies and gentlemen we have a smile! Such a sweet little face and perfect little smile!

This is Jerry's new thing. He likes to have Reagan "sneak up" on me. This was Reagan's latest sneak attack. I was laughing so hard.

Since my last post we celebrated my 27th birthday. Jerry got me this awesome bike! I love it! Reagan gave me the gift of sleep. On the 12 and 13th she slept 5 hours straight! I was in heaven! For my birthday I just wanted a low key night. Jerry and I made a pizza casserole dish from Pinterest. It was delish and I loved spending time with my sweet family.

Oh hey Miss Thang!

Mommy and Reagie!

This is a picture of a bottle and no nipple. I was so proud of myself for being showered, dressed (both Reagan and I), and out of the door on time. As I pulled into the doctor's office in Fort Worth and I realized I brought a bottle with no nipple. MOM FAIL!

The nurses were super nice and let me feed her in the exam rooms.

Jerry also celebrated his first Father's Day. Jerry is such a sweet Daddy! I love watching him talk to Reagan. Reagan loves Jerry so much! It's so fun seeing her smile at Jerry when he comes home from work.

Snuggle time with my Reagie!

This is a book Jerry bought on his way to Virginia. He insisted I read it, but I told him it's kind of hard to find time to read these days. So he bought the audio book for me so I could listen to it in the middle of late night feedings. Let me just tell you, this book is AWESOME! As I was listening at 3 AM, I would be laughing or crying depending on the chapter. The last chapter was about his son in NICU. Although Reagan was nowhere near the extreme of his son, I could still relate to feeling sick seeing your baby being poked, having cords everywhere, constant beeping of machines, and simply wanting to get the heck out of NICU. This book is recommended for new parents. Fair warning- this book is hilarious, but does have some language.

These days Reagan and I are enjoying our summer vacation. In the mornings we like to walk around the ballpark around 8 or 9. It's nice and cool at that time and there is a lot of shade. I also feel safe with all the security up there. Reagan and I have made friends with the security officers. They are really nice. After our workout we hang out the rest of the day. Occasionally we will meet people for lunch or have a visitor.

Most days are good, but occasionally we will have difficult days and nights I'm not going to pretend like it's rainbows all the time. However, those difficult days make the good days all that much better. I love Reagan so much! yay!

Monday, June 10, 2013

1 month

Reagan was officially 1 month old on June 5. So here are some interesting facts about our little angel:

-Weight: 10lbs 1oz- 75th percentile
-Height: 21.65 in- 75th percentile
-Head size: 55th percentile

- Reagan loves to eat!! It's almost like clockwork every 2 1/2 to 3 hours she is ready to eat.

-She loves to be be snuggled and held close. In fact, she is snuggling on my chest right this moment. Such a sweetie.

- She sometimes likes to have parties in the middle of the night. We are still working on this. During this time she is not fussy(unless we put her down). She just wants to be held and snuggled.

-She's a girl that knows what she wants. When we are changing her diaper and are not fast enough or if we set her down in her crib before she's ready.....oh dear. This girl has got some lungs!

-She never wants to miss out on the action. When she's tired she fights going to sleep. Her eyes will be really heavy and I think okay she's falling asleep...next thing I know, her eyes are wide open. My mom and Jane said Jerry and I did the same thing.

-She is getting so big! She is also too long for her newborn sleepers and onesies. My sweet baby is getting so big!!

-Reagan sleeps in her crib. She started sleeping there about 2 weeks ago. So far it's okay. Some nights are good and some nights are not so good. But this is a working progress and she's doing great!

-She likes to be in motion. In the car she does not like it when the car is stopped. She also likes her stroller, but only when we are moving.

and we are done taking pictures!

Reagan you are the most wonderful thing in the entire world. I love you so much. My life is forever changed for the better because of you.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Confessions of a New Mom

Since my last post, Reagan has done much better with going back to sleep. She is now going back to sleep after her middle of the night feeds- for the most part. Thank goodness! I hope I didn't just jinx myself! I guess sticking to a schedule is the way to go. I'm trying to find a balance between sticking to a schedule while still addressing Reagan's needs and going with the flow.

So here are my confessions:

#1- Reagan is the best baby ever! (I am sure you all have nice babies too, but its true)
Jerry and I just look at her all the time in awe. She's just so precious! We love her so much! I just love holding her. I especially love it when I'm holding her and she just melts into me.

#2- When Reagan is sleeping, I check several times to make sure she's still breathing.
I can't help it! Sometimes I'll just zoom the camera on her belly, other times I'll just stand over her crib for a couple of minutes. Haha- this is normal.... right?

#3- I have already called the pediatrician twice and Rusty (Jerry's uncle that is a pediatrician) one time about various questions/ things.
I'm sure when they see my number they roll their eyes and say, "New Moms...."

#4- I record the Today Show and watch it throughout the day.
I love watching the Today Show! Matt, Willie, Savannah, Al, Natalie, Kathie Lee and Hoda are so fun! I like to watch it on and off throughout the day. (I am a nerd)

#5- I had a "What not to Wear" moment
On Saturday, Jerry and I decided to go grocery shopping for the week. I went and took a shower and threw on some yoga pants and an old t-shirt. Jerry very nicely asked if I had any nicer shirts. I'm glad he said something, because I was not looking to hot! (See making him watch TLC paid off!)

#6- I'm addicted to coffee and chocolate milk
I have always loved coffee. I'm trying really hard not to have more than one cup a day. Also, right before I go to bed, I have a big glass of chocolate milk. ymmmm!

#7- I don't know how single moms do it!
Jerry has been so great! This past weekend I was able to catch up on sleep thanks to Jerry. He gave Reagan the 11 o'clock feed, I did the middle of the night feeds, and he did the 7 am feed. I was able to sleep from10-2 uninterrupted and 4 am to 9 am uninterrupted. I felt like a million bucks on Saturday and Sunday! He has been such a help and I'm so grateful! He's going out of town Thursday thru Sunday for Walker's graduation. I know Reagan and I will be fine, but I'm a bit nervous.

#8- I am continuously shocked at how much laundry an 8 pound baby goes through on a daily basis. Thank goodness Jerry and I got a new washer and dryer!

Enough confessions, here are some pictures of that best baby ever:

What a pretty little lady!