Love the Blankie!

So lately Reagan has been very attached to the blankie that Aunt Kristin gave her when she was born.  This is the blanket that we always lined her carseat with, when she still slept in it! :)  Well I was doing laundry this afternoon and her blankie wasn't dry yet at nap time, so I gave her another one thinking she wouldn't know the difference.  Well guess what...I was wrong!  She wouldn't go down for her nap and I was thinking, of all days!  I had so much packing to do!!  The dryer went off about 20 minutes after I put her down, I took her blankie in, rocked her for two minutes, and she was out!  It was precious!  I LOVE that she has a little blankie now...it's so cute!!  Needless to say after naptime I took just a couple (ha!) pictures of Reaggie with her blankie!  She is just getting too big and is too sweet!

Here We Go!!

Well we are just about set for our first "vacation" with Reagan! We are heading for Rochester in the morning and we are excited to take Reaggie to Daddy's stomping ground. :) Keith already has places picked out to stop, Pontillos being #1. (It's a yummy pizza place and NOTHING compares to it down here, Keith will ALWAYS say that when we have pizza!)

I am feeling a little anxious to travel with Reagan...I just really don't want her ears to bother her! I have a bizillion snacks packed, we bought a portable DVD player, I have toys and books packed, bottles...hopefully they all do the trick! The good news is that we won't be on the plane too long. We do have a layover in DC, at REAGAN International Airport (I'm going to try to get a picture!) so really we fly for an hour, get to DC, wait an hour, fly an hour to Rochester. If this is a long three hours I will just keep telling myself it is better than 12 hours in the car!!

We are looking forward to this trip though! I can't wait for you to see Reaggie's ADORABLE Easter dress made by Aunt Ellen...it's precious!! I have a feeling the Easter Bunny will be visiting her too. :) Oh and how lucky are we that the weather is even supposed to be nice in NY! Literally everytime I've been there it has been cold and/or raining...even in the summer! So this nice weather will be a great treat!

Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!! :)

Reaggie LOVES to read! It's so cute! She stands by herself and holds the book...yesterday she even crawled to me, book in hand, for me to read to her. Precious!

Reaggie giving Bailey his toy! She just doesn't understand why he doesn't come galloping for it when she holds it out for him. Sometimes he is a good sport, but really he would prefer it to be thrown! (Adorable Easter Egg basket shirt courtesy of Aunt Ellen!  So cute!)

Oh do you see this picture?!! Reagan is on the SECOND step! She was determined to get her shoes off the steps! She is not climbing the steps all the time, this is only the second time, but she made it an extra step this time!!

It's Been Awhile :)

Reaggie didn't really know how to feel about this guy! :)

It has been quite awhile since I have blogged...I feel like sometimes I just go in spurts!  Hope you had a great weekend!!

Reaggie continues to be on the go and into everything!  She is so sweet and we are having so much fun.  Last week we had a couple of really beautiful days, so we went to the park with her friend Liam and enjoyed the weather.  Her neweset trick is she is always wanting to play with our cell phones, which inevitably happens!  Well she now knows to hold it up to her ear...it is CLASSIC!  Only this generation of children would know before they are ten months old what a cell phone is and how it works!

On Saturday my mom and John drove down to watch Reagan for us so we could go to our friend Jeff's 30th Birthday party!  We had so much fun and it was great to have a night out!! 

Yesterday we took Reaggie to see the Easter Bunny.  She looked so cute, but was not all that thrilled to meet this furry guy!  Oh and Reagan had a big first yesterday....her first McDonald's chicken nuggets!  haha :)  We are NEVER out and about in the afternoon, but with the mall not opening until noon yesterday we didn't go see the bunny until after her nap.  (Oh and while she was napping Keith and I had a very romantic date to Harris Teeter and Wal-Mart...does it get any better?!?!)  Anyway...since we were out at dinner time and almost bed time, we just got her some nuggets and she LOVED them! 

Margaret (our sweet neighbor) and I just got back from the gym.  We took a kickbutt, I mean kickboxing class.  Now I'm off to eat leftover apple pie...it's okay right because I went to the gym?!  haha!  Hope you had a great Monday!! :)

A Saturday of Firsts...

Well today the inevitable happened...Reagan got her first "goose egg" on her forehead and her first bloody/fat lip!  My poor baby!!

Keith was playing with Reags this morning while I was getting ready for zumba and I heard crying...Keith calmed Reaggie down, so I knew everything was fine.  Keith then brought Reagan upstairs and she had a nice little "egg" on her forehead.  Daddy was a little nervous and felt terrible, but I assured him Reagan would have bumped her head regardless of who was watching her!

Then this afternoon while Keith was at his soccer game Reagan was playing on her "high chair", as she always does, and got really big.  She bent down to pick up her sippy cup that was on the floor and was holding it and holding onto the chair.  WELL...I was throwing something in the trashcan and noticed she was only holding on with one hand and said, "hey missy...we need two hands."  RIGHT as I said that and was on my way towards her, BOOM!  She fell and banged her lip on the chair.  POOR THING!!  Next thing I noticed was blood!!!  I managed not to panic and cleaned her all up.  I gave her a wet washcloth to suck on which she loves to do, but also cleaned her lip.

So all in all it has been a big day for Reags.  She was fine two minutes after both events though and continued to play and laugh as usual.  Just strange that her first "boo boos" were today.

We're Back!

What a busy week we had!!  PA was great as always, but non-stop.  Reagan did WONDERFULLY both there and back in the car.  We stopped once each way for lunch and a diaper change.  So my classic "mommy moment" was on our way to PA.  We stopped at a McDonald's for lunch and I changed Reags, but I had to go to the bathroom.  SO the stroller was buried in my trunk and I just had to do what I had to do...hold Reagan while I used the bathroom.  SO sorry if TMI, but it was just a classic moment!  We hit NO traffic either way either, which on 95 is a MIRACLE!! 

While we were home we saw family, I went to the Hartstrings sale and got Reaggie TOO many adorable outfits, worked the sale, celebrated Reagan's first St. Patrick's Day, celebrated Jamie's birthday, and had four generation pictures taken by the one and only, Heather Chronister! :)

Reagan's ADORABLE St. Patrick's Day shirt made by her wonderful Auntie Ellen!

Playing with the buckle of the high chair...favorite activity after meals!

Silly girl!!

Reaggie got into Mommy's purse!

Visiting Pappy!

Enjoying the sunshine!

Stylin'!

Playing with Mum-Mum!

Happy Birthday Aunt J!!

We had a great trip home, but we are glad to be back!!  We missed Keith and "brother" Bailey!  Now the weather is GEORGOUS and we are enjoying the weekend!!  Happy Spring!

Happy Saturday!

Pulling Reagan in the laundry basket the other day turned out to be tons of fun!  Not only did it keep Reags in one spot, it allowed me to do a little cleaning too!

Reagan and I are leaving in the morning for PA, so I figured I had to give a little update before we leave for our "vacation!"  I am excited to go home, but also NERVOUS for our little trip...I just have to accept the fact that we will most likely be stopping several times!  I am just praying for NO TRAFFIC!!!  Once we get to PA we will be busy, busy, busy!!  Everyone is so excited to see Reagan, of course!!  I figure it's a good thing she has so many babysitters, Mum-Mum, Pop-Pop, and Grandpa, because momma has too much to do! :)  It is going to be a whirlwind of a trip!

Let's see...the past couple days have been relaxing around here, well as relaxing as chasing after Reagan can be!  Gran and Gramps stopped by for Wednesday and Thursday night to visit on their way back from their trip.  It is always so great to have them!  We ate, played with Reaggie, went out to lunch, and hung out.  It was a great visit! :) 

Yesterday Reaggie and I didn't do too much.  We did run to Bed, Bath, and Beyond...YAHOO!  I know I can hardly contain the excitemen!  haha :)  It was a yucky day, so we just hung out inside!  Keith's boss had everyone over to his house in the afternoon to watch some of the games, so he was home early, which was VERY nice!!  Keith is SUPER excited that NC State has made it this far in the tournament...we'll see how they do tonight!!

Hope you are having a great Saturday!  We'll have a lot of catching up to do when Reags and I get back!!  Have a wonderufl week!

Off the Charts!

Today was Reaggie's nine month appointment and she did great!  She had to get two shots today, which broke my heart, but after a good five minute screaming session (from Reagan not me!!  I just teared up, as always!) she was good to go!

My main question was FOOD!  What can she eat?  What should we avoid?  Am I feeding her too much or too little?  (clearly not too little!)  I was told I can give her any table food, obviously as long as it's small and soft.  (well...no eggs, honey, nuts, those kind of things...I kinda figured that though!)  YEAH!  Reagan will be so excited! :)  So to Mommy's out there...what are some good ideas for foods?!  We have tried cheerios, fruit, crackers, the Gerber stuff...any other fun ideas?!

Nine Month Stats:

No Percentages because she is OFF THE CHARTS on everything!  Our sweet, big girl!

Weight:  23.12 pounds

Height:  29 1/2 inches

Head Circumference:  46.7 cm.

The weather has been so beautiful the past couple days that we have been spending time outside.  (I need to get some sunscreen for my fair skinned girl!  Momma is SOAKING it in!)  I pulled out some bubbles that we had and Reags has had the best time with them.  It's pretty cute!  She does NOT however love the feel of the grass on her feet...I told Keith we need some soft grass ASAP because I think grass and sand on the toes are two of the best feelings!

Ha!  Squinty litle girl...but do you see those top teeth!?!?

Today before the doctor we were able to go to our last storytime at the library, until April anyway, I guess they need a "spring break" too!  I took a couple pictures of Reagan and her friend Liam...obviously neither would smile for the camera!  The second picture is PRICELESS...Liam had pulled Reagan's headband over her eyes and she had pulled off his socks!  So classic!! :)

That's what we've been up to the past two days!  Hope your week is going well :)  We are getting ready for Gran and Gramps to come visit tomorrow!!  Now Keith and I are off to load a TON of Reagan's "baby" things onto our shelf in the garage...I was having that spring cleaning urge today and packed up all of those things that we just don't use anymore...kind of sad, but hopefully one day another little one will be able to use it all!

Sweet girl standing by the stairs in Daddy's State hat yesterday!