Mother's Day

The day I became a mom was the greatest day ever.....Jan 5th 2010. I can't imagine living my life without our precious Reese. She is the greatest gift and I thank the Lord every day for her!

We had a very special Mother's Day. My grandmother, "Memmy", Aunt Wanda, Uncle Gary, and parents came to visit for the weekend. My grandmother, Aunt and Uncle live in PA!!! They made a special trip by car to visit our sweet girl. for the very the first time. of course everyone fell in love with her and couldn't put her down. My Aunt and mom sang and danced with Reese and she just giggled non stop. Memmy got her a sweet pocket book that Reese will not put down. I think she is going to love to shop with her Mama!!

4 Months Old

Happy 4 months baby Reese!!

We had our 4 month check up with Dr Wilson on April 29th. Reese now weighs 14 pounds (75th percentile) and is 25 inches long (75th percentile). She is growing like a weed.

What we are doing now....

Reese started dayschool on May 3rd and absolutely loves it. She smiles at her teachers all the time. So far we have gotten a good report card everyday. The only concern the teachers had was that her diapers were a little snug : ) ha! So, now we are wearing a size 3 diaper... oops!

We started Rice Cereal this week. At first she didn't now what to think of it, but now she is liking it, kinda.

We also started putting her in her Jumperroo. Grandma bought this for Reese and it is a hit.

Speaking of Grandma.....Scott and I went to Hawaii for a week and Grandma and Grandpa took care of Reese. We can't thank them enough. They had lots of bonding and I don't know who had more fun, Reese or Grandma.

Her noises are changing and we hearing something new every day. We love to listen to her talk.

She is now turning on her stomach every time we put her on her activity mat and starting to move around like an inchworm. Grandma caught her off her mat and under the TV cabinet a couple of times.

We are eating are feet now and doing the Baby Yoga Pose all the time.

Reese has brought so much joy and love in our lives. We thank our gracious Lord for her every day.

3 Months Old - Happy Easter

Happy Easter!!

Reese is 3 months old today.

Thank you everyone for ALL the Easter goodies for Ms Reese!!!!!

Reese now weighs around 13 pounds (with clothes on) and is around 24.5 inches long. Our good friend Volree let us weigh Reese on her baby scale. Next Dr's appt is at 4 months.

What we did these week.....

• Our neighborhood had a Easter Extravaganza on Sat for all the children. Reese met the Easter bunny for the first time and build a bunny named Hippity Hoppity Floppy. We tried our hardest to get Reese to smile while sitting on the Easter Bunny. She didn't know what in the world was going on. Good news is that she did not screamed like the 3 year old that went after her.
• This week Mom went back to work, aghhhhhh.
• Aunt Heather came to visit and meet Reese for the first time.
• We went to Easter Service at the Church where Scott and I got married -- Riverchase Methodist. Reese was Awesome!! She just looked at all the people the entire time. All the gentlemen behind us argued who Reese was staring at.

What Reese likes these days....

• EAT! She is eating every 2 to 3 hours, almost 5 ounces.
• We lied on our last posting...... Reese is NOT sleeping 10 hours anymore. She is sleeping around 7 hours. We are going to bed around 9- 10ish and getting up for a feeding around 4 or 5. We love getting up to feed her though. She is so sweet in the night and it won't be forever that we can feed our precious baby girl.
• She plays for hours on her activity mat. She loves the crocodile her cousin Cristi bought her and the colored chains Nannie bought her.
• She loves sitting on daddy's lap at watching TV. She laughs and smiles more at the TV than anything else. She likes the Mentalist, The Office, and Dancing with the Stars. (video posted).
  

Firsts.....

• Laughing (we think)
• Picture with the Easter Bunny
• Church
• Birthday skating party with Scott's work friends (she loved the lights and music)
• Pulling mom's hair.
• Sitting in her Bumbo
• Playing on her tummy without crying
  
  
  

11 Weeks and growing....

Our sweet baby Reese is now 11 weeks old and we can't believe it. She is growing by the minute....
Things Reese really likes to do now are take baths and get her hair washed. Unfortunately, mommy and daddy don't do this as often as they should. She is also loving to stand up and play on her activity mat! She loves to grab on to things now (including mom's hair) as well and making tons of sweet noises. She loves looking at herself in the mirror and is trying her hardest to suck her thumb. She is smiling all the time now and it makes our hearts melt!!!
Mommy and Reese love taking a nap together every afternoon. Mommy is going to desperately miss this when she goes back to work NEXT WEEK!
We had our first ..... Reese slept through the night March 26th and 27th. Hopefully, this is a trend that stays!!!! The funny thing is that we put Reese down in her crib one way and she ends up turned 180 degrees. She is a mover and a shaker!!!
We are also trying to sit in our Bumbo that Grandma bought for us!
It is unbelievable how much joy and love this little girl is bringing our family!! We Thanks God every day for her!!!

2 Months Old

March 5th 2010
2 month check-up: weight 11pounds, 23 ¾ inches, head 15 inches
You are growing like a weed and do not fit into your newborn clothes anymore.

What we did this week....

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit!!

Firsts.....

Reese is recognizing us and we can't get enough of this!!!
8 weeks...First shopping trip with mom and grandma was to Target and Swaddle after lunch at Jason's Deli. She slept almost the entire time. She was wide awake at Target and did so good while everyone oooed and awed.
We also went to the park and daddy held her the whole time. First time she has stayed awake while outside.
At 9 weeks ....First trip to the mall for 6 hours!!!!!!!!! She slept the entire time while daddy held her in the orange Baby Bojrn. We did take a lunch break at Chikfilet and she smiled at all the people sitting next to us!!
10 weeks old……….We did our Taxes on St Patty’s Day . Precious Reese Slept through it all!!
At 11 Weeks March 26th..... REESE SLEPT THROUGH THE ENTIRE NIGHT!!!!!!!! (10-8:30)

What Reese likes to do.......
She now loves to play on her activity mat. She smiles at the octopus and holds onto all the toys!! She loves the colored chains Nannie got her for Valentine's Day.
She is very alert and likes to look around all the time!!
She LOVES to talk (like your mommy, Grandma, Nannie, and Great Aunts)
She loves to stand and holds her head up really well.
She is sucking on her hand and trying your hardest to suck her thumb. She almost has it !!
She also kicks so hard. She will be playing on her activity mat upstairs and I can hear her stomp the ground when I am downstairs in the kitchen. We wonder what her favorite sport(s) will be. She is incredible strong!!!!
She Smiles all the time now and makes the sweetes noises!!!!

We love to take long naps together every day!!!

One Month Old

February 5th, 2010

One month old!!!!
One Month Check-Up: weight- 9 pounds and 9 ounces and 22.5 inches long.

What we did that week...
Nannie, Papa and Uncle B came to visit you this week. (Grandma and Grandpa left after helping us out for 4 weeks!!!!) We can't thank them enough for ALL their help!!!!

What Reese Loves to Do.....
She loves to get her hair washed. (She does not like to get a bath though)
She loves to hold on to mommy’s finger. She has a VERY STRONG grip!
She loves to make lots of noises and make facial expressions. She is great at making
sweet noises even when she sleeps.
January 29, 2010(3 weeks old).... She took her first trip in her BOB around the neighborhood. She slept the entire time.
January 26th, she lost her umbilical cord and GM and GP Stimpson saw her roll over on her back when put on her tummy.
She smiles a lot and we can't get enough of this!!!
She can hold her head up.
She loves to move around, she kicks her feet and wave her arms. She has hit mommy several times.
She loves to arch her back and become very stiff.
SHE LOVES HER PACI!
She loves looking at lights.
She is using her swing now and loves to sleep in it.
She did not like getting a big girl bath the first time.
She loves to hold on to mommy’s fingers.
She is not crying anymore when she is naked and getting changed
She is starting to use her legs more… trying to stand.

She loves having Grandma read to her! and talk about our family!

Firsts....

We had our first big girl bath

We had our first trip in the BOB stroller around Ross Bridge

Our First SMILE!!!

First trip to the Pediatrician

First shots : (