Christmas

Why yes, I am just now posting about Christmas.  Time goes by so fast!  It seems like life is on fast forward right now.  Reagan's first Christmas was amazing--almost magical.  I loved decorating the tree with her, visiting Santa, and watching her play with wrapping paper.  It seemed like she liked the wrapping paper more than some of her gifts!  Here are some pictures from the holidays:

 

Reagan's gift to us- She made it at school.  I got a little chocked up when I opened it.  On the inside it's an ornament with her footprint on it.

Loving her new toy!

Reagan decided to get sick on the 23.  We are talking 103 temp.  Not fun.  She was a total champ through it all though.  This is her just hanging out.  I like to think she's saying, "I'm chillin like a villian."

 Luke and Reagie enjoyed playing together.  So cute!

 

Finally!  It's Christmas!  Reagan was feeling much better and loved playing with her new toys!

She was definitely on the "Good" list!

Chritmas is so much fun when you have a baby! 

8 months

This little girl is 8 months old!

It's kind of hard to get a picture these days that isn't blurry!  She is on move!!

 Reagie loves bath time!  And yes, that is a storage bin that she's bathing in--- don't judge me! 

 Reagan is a dog lover!  Where did she get that from???  The dogs are not so in to her though.  They seem scared of her.  They probably don't know what to do. 

 Reagan also likes to go to lunch with Mackenlie.  Such sweeties! 

 Oh my cuteness! 

Eat- Reagan loves her fruits, but is not as in love with veggies.  We have to disguise the veggies, by mixing them with fruit.  She has sarted sticking her tounge out and trying food.  If it's fruit, she will open her mouth.  If it's a vegetable, she will turn her head away!  Sassy sassy! 

 

 

 

Play- This girl can play!  Seriously, this girl hardy naps at school because she is too busy playing all the time.  She loves playing with all her new Christmas goodies. 

 

Tricks/Discovies/ Accomplishments- She has started laughing alot! It's sooo sweet!  Makes my heart so happy. She also did awesome on her first flight to Virginia.  Everyone commented on what a super baby she was.  :)  Reagan can also now move from sitting to crawling with no trouble.  Hello baby proofing! 

Reagan has also started to give kisses!

 

Sleep- Reagan goes to bed around 7:30-8ish and sleeps most nights through the night.  THANK THE LORD! 

 

Reagan,

 

I love you so much!  Your sweet smile warms my heart.  Everytime I look at you, I feel so proud.  Thank you for being my daughter.  I love you. 

7 months!

Reagan is 7 months old!!! Can you believe it?!

She is such a happy girl!  This picture was taken at 6:30 AM.  She is quite the morning person!

 

 This month we have had several first!  We tried baby food for the first time and she loves it!

 This is a picture of Lauren, Luke, and Reagan.  Lukiedoo was a little upset that his Mommy was holding another baby.  hehe

 

This is a comparison picture of newborn Reagan at the hospital and Reagan at 6 1/2 months.  In the hospital it was way to big.  Now it barely fits!  Growing baby girl!

 This is Mary and Reagan playing.  Mary is Jerry's cousin's daughter.  So cute!  I'm so glad Reagan and Mary are so close in age!

This a picture of Mommy and Reagan waiting for Daddy to come home.  I just love her!!

Lukiedoo and Reagan at Thanksgiving.  They were so cute!! Love that Reagan has so many little friends to grow up with!

 House divided!!! Reagan's cheering for the Hokie Birds and Jerry cheering for the Cavaliers!

Sweet baby Reagan doing what she loves--- PLAYING!!

 

Eat: Reagan started eating fruits this month!  She has tried applesauce, bananas, peaches, pears, and prunes.  She loves them all!  In fact, if I'm too slow to get food to her, she will slap the table!!  hehe!

 

Play:  Reagan LOVES to play!  Her favorite toys include Sophie the Giraffe, her pink rattle, and her toy car keys.  She also loves to chase the Ipad.  When we are facetiming Karen and Larry we have to keep the IPad away from her because she accidently presses end.  Reagan has also started to bite!  She has to bottom teeth and she's not afraid to use them!!! 

 

Tricks/ Discoveries/ Sounds:  Reagan has discovered the Christmas tree and all the presents below it!  She loves to crawl over to the tree and touch all the wrapped gifts.  She is soooo curious.  She wants to be into EVERYTHING!  Reagan is now a professional sitter!  She also has started putting sounds together.  I love it when she talks to us! 

 

Accomplishments:  We have gotten rid of the pacifier at home!  I'm not going to lie-- this was a challenge.  We decided it was time because she was waking up 3-4 times a night wanting the pacifier.  The first couple of days were tough, but she's doing really well without it!

 

Sleep:  The past week she has been waking up around 2 and wanting to be snuggled.  We think it's because she's teething. 

 

Reagan,

 

You are BEST!  Every night your Dad and I talk about how amazing you are.  You make life so much better!  We love playing with you and giving you snuggles.  We love when you give us a big gummy smile and buzz your lips.  We are so grateful for you and we thank God for you every day!  We love you!

 

6 months!

Reagan is 6 months!  I say this every month, but how can this be!! Time goes by sooooooo fast!!! This age is super fun!

We have teeth!! If you look closely you can see them!!

What a silly girl!

I love my feet!!!

Reagan first time to enjoy yummy oatmeal!  She loved it!

Reagan's first Halloween!  She was a cupcake. 

And we are done!  Get this baby home and to bed!

Love the chevron!

 My loves:

 

Facts about Reagan:

Weight: 15 pounds 14 oz.  She used to be in the 90th percentile.  Now she is average.  I was a little worried, but Dr. Rassmussen said this is normal.  With her playing so much, she is burning more calories. 

Height: 25.59 inches (average)

 

Eating:

This month we have started to eat cereal!  We mix it with apple juice and she loves it!!!  She eats it twice a day!  She still has her milk 6 times a day. 

 

Play:

Reagan LOVES to play!  She still loves hanging out in the exersaucer, but only when we are with her.  She does not like it when we walk away or clean the kitchen.  She also loves playing on the floor when there are a bunch of toys.  This girl can play!  Miss Lindsi and Miss Jade are always talking about how surprised they are about her stamina.  What can I say, she's a party animal!

 

Tricks/Discoveries/ Sounds:

Reagan loves to scream when she is excited.  It's really cute!  Sometimes she surprises herself.  She has started reaching for everything!  If Jerry and I have it in our hands, she wants it.  She especially likes our phones.  She has also started reaching for Lucy and Rowdy.  They are still a little nervous about her, but she is fearless.  She is also sitting up by herself.  She's still a bit wobbly, but she can sit up for a good 10 seconds by herself. 

 

Sleep:

Well.... we could stand to improve a little in this area.  Lately she has been waking up 2-3 times a night wanting to be held or her pacifier.  This is getting a bit old....I can't wait for the day when I get to sleep 7 hours straight without any interruptions. 

 

 

Reagie-roo,

 

I love you sooooooo much.  You are just so perfect.  Everything you do makes me smile!  I love it when I catch your eye and you smile at me.  These past 6 months have been the best ever.   You are such a sweetie and I feel lucky to get to spend time with you everyday!  I love you!

Reagan's first school assignment- Family Ties!

Reagan has her first school assignment!!! I was so excited!  Maybe a little too excited! 

 

Here is the assignment:

Miss Lindsi is teaching a unit on family.  Each family was given a tie.  Our job was to decorate a tie (picture below) with things about our family.  When we finished the tie it would be added to a turkey.  Each tie represents a feather. 

 

Jerry was either really tired or really concentrating on how he wanted to decorate the tie.  Rowdy was his assistant.  

Both of us were pretty excited, so we decided to make up a little competition.  I would decorate a tie and Jerry would decorate a tie.  We would take a picture of it and send it to family and friends. 

 

Jerry and I went to our separate corners and this is what we came up with.  The one of the right is mine and the left is Jerry's.  Just an FYI, the brown things on the right are not baseball mitts.  It's supposed to be a turkey. 

 

Well.... the results were tallied and I won!  Hooray!  On Sunday we started the assignment.  Turns out it is REALLY hard to get a 6 month old's hand print.  Jerry, Reagan, and I probably looked like the 3 Stooges! 

 

Below is a Reagan's hand, but it has been "doctored" a bit. :)

 

We had such a great time!  I can't wait to see the next assignment!

Dallas Arboretum!

This past month we went with the Brunson's to the Dallas Arboretum.  It was really fun!  I'm so glad Reagan and Mackenlie are going to grow up together! 

Here are some pictures!

 

 

We had a great time!