Friday, December 24, 2010
Makin' a List
1. Clean out my closet
2. Clean out Reese's closet and bathroom
3. Clean out spare bedroom
4. Clean out den
Are we seeing a theme, here? And yes, it is only four things, but if you saw all four of these things, you'd understand why this is a very daunting task. Let me just put it in perspective here...the "den" used to be a 2-car garage. And it's full...of stuff. Don't know where all this stuff came from or where it's gonna go, but it's down there. There are three sofas down there. Well, I know that some of this stuff will need to go in the attic, but that's gotta be organized first! So, there's lots to do and not very much time to do it in!! Hope everyone has (had) a wonderful Christmas!
Monday, December 20, 2010
New York State of Mind
Not even sure if anyone out there is still reading or still cares...but I promise to catch up over the holiday!**********************************************************************************
Monday, November 8, 2010
Genius Baby?!
So, I'm not really sure if this is something a normal one-year-old could do, or if Reese is just a genius! Well, I have my biased opinion! One morning we were just hanging out in the den and I said, "Reese, can you put your paci in the compartment?" I was blown away when he actually walked over to the activity table, opened it up, and stuck his paci in there. I thought it was surely a co-incidence, but everytime I asked him to do it, he did! Then, he usually opens it and takes it right back and sticks it back in his mouth. I mean, where did he learn the word "compartment"!?!
Here are some other things he's doing that I think are pretty smart:
When I ask him "who am I? What's my name?" he very enthusiastically responds: "Mama!". He does the same when we ask him about Cameron..."Dada!"
He rolls his trucks on the floor while blowing raspberries with his lips (don't know where he got that...I didn't teach him that!)
He knows that juice and milk are two different liquids and he cannot be fooled!
He knows and says "quack, quack!" when you ask him what the duck says.
When you ask him if he wants to put on his pjs he walks to his room, when you ask him if he wants to go wake up Mommy or Daddy he starts walking back to our room.
He will pick up his brush and "brush" his hair.
He can point to his teeth and point to your nose.
I'm sure there are many other things he can do that I am leaving out, but those are the things I can remember for now! He amazes me daily and I love to see his little wheels turning in his head and the light in his eyes when he figures something out. The little mind is wonderful!!
Lions and Tigers and Bears...Oh, My!!
If you look closely at the last one, you can see Reese's pumpkin has his name carved in the mouth!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Giveaway at Across the Branch!
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Monday, October 18, 2010
12-Month Stats
Weight: 22lbs 14ozs (50%)
Height: 29inches (50%)
Head: 17.5inches
Apparently they measured his height wrong last time, because I assure y'all...he did not shrink. At least his clothes tell me he did not shrink. He's already having to wear 18 month pjs!! I'm not liking all this growing he's doing so quickly!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Happy 1st Birthday, Reese!!
A close-up of the cookies! They turned out so cute. My friend over at www.thehunniepot.blogspot.com, aka, Linsey McCord Freeman, made them.
Reese's cakes. His duckie smash cake and the cake for everyone else.
The red wagon from Mommy and Daddy
Mmm...this is good!
Big mess!
Waiting for his cupcake on his actual birthday.
Yum!!
Getting more into it!
Big 'ol mess!!
Reese, you are such a joy and we fall more in love with our sweet baby every day! We love you!
love,
Mommy and Daddy
Friday, September 10, 2010
The Lost Month...11 Months Old!
Mommy almost let you turn one year old without talking about you being 11 months old! It was a big month for you. Very shortly after you turned 10 months old, you got your first tooth! About 1.5-2 weeks later you got your second tooth. I wouldn't say you are the worst teether, but you were not a happy baby! You also had a virus around your mouth (Hand, Foot, and Mouth) around the same time. You were kinda puny all round. However, you never had a fever...just a runny nose.
When you got your teeth, something clicked in you and you finally started feeding yourself! I put out some puffs and you just shoveled them in. We are still working on the sippy cup, though. You're not quite there. You are still a really great eater. You like the Stage 2 meats now, which is a surprise. We usually give you puffs to feed yourself while we fix your food and then you eat about a container and a half of food. You love cold fruit as your dessert, too! You are still getting four bottles of formula a day and you usually take between 5 and 6 ozs during the day and 7 and 8 ozs at bedtime.
Reese, you are so busy! I have never seen a baby that is as busy as you are. If you are awake you are moving. Most days we have to make you be still in order to calm down enough to realize you are sleepy. You would probably stay up and play until 10pm is we'd let you! You love getting into to everything. And you like to climb. You are so funny how you like to climb up on whatever you can put your knee up on. Mommy and Daddy are gonna be in trouble when you start walking. You are figuring out so many new things everyday. You love sliding the lid off your box of blocks and dumping them out. Then you like for Mommy and Daddy to stack them up really high so you can knock them over. You are getting more patient about waiting till we're done stacking, too. You have a ring stacker that has a button on the top that makes it light up and play music. You love taking all the rings off and reaching out and pushing the button and dancing. You have really gotten into dancing! It's really cute. You are a cruising machine, Reese! It won't be long till you're running around here.
You are such a joy to watch grow and learn. We love you very much!
love,
Mommy and Daddy
Friday, August 27, 2010
Vacation? Not So Much!
One afternoon after the storm, there was a gorgeous full arch rainbow over the water.
The condo was very nice! It was 3 BR, 3 BA and had an extra little room that was a study, which worked great for Reese's pack n' play. Reese really liked exploring and could usually be found in the corner of the kitchen pulling bags and boxes of ziplocs off the shelf.
Reese did a lot better with the beach this time. He loved crawling along the shoreline and splashing in the tide pools...as long as he was away from the waves. Still a little unsure about the waves and noise! But he sure did enjoy trying to eat the shells and seaweed.
Feeling the wet sand.
Off I go!
Our good family friend, Ashlee (at http://www.acrossthebranch.com/) and her hubby, Brad, and little girl, Blair were down there at the same time for a little while. Blair was so sweet and loved sharing her toys with Reese. Reese, on the other hand, was not so willing to share! He could use some lessons from Blair!