Three Months

It is so hard to take pictures on her actual "month-a-birthdays!"  These were taken today and since it was so chilly outside, I just left her in her pjs all day :)

She is still sleeping in the laundry room for now, but I can't wait to move her upstairs to her adorable room (which will eventually be featured in its own post!)

At three months, Reagan is still running for best baby EVER! I don't want to jinx anything, but she has slept through the night four nights in a row.  Yeah, I am pretty excited about that! She can also sleep anywhere, and has! I think she has crashed at most of our friends' houses already.  Just swaddle her up and go! 

(all bugged out!)

Reagan loves to coo when you look at her.  Since the poor thing doesn't get a ton of attention when Colin is around, she makes all of her "mommy-time" count by being non-stop adorable.

Her sneezes still make me laugh!  After her sneezes she makes a special cooing sound that just melts my heart.  Reagan is growing like crazy and has moved in to her six month clothes, which means that we need to go shopping!  

VDay At the Farm

We are blessed to have so many wonderful friends! We try to be social and do fun things, invite people over, plan and orchestrate lively events and outings, etc...but sometimes it is so nice to be invited to someone else's place and enjoy the fruits of their labors :)

Today was Colin's first Valentine's Day party and he loved it!  While Reagan slept in a tucked away spot, the kids did crafts, ate fruit and Nutella covered crepes, and played outside on my friend's extensive property...or as Colin calls it, their "farm."

Making "bot" (robot) valentines 

Can you see Colin?  I lost track of him at one point and found him under the play set playing in the sand box having the time of his life!

Later, when I lost track of him again (negligent parenting, I guess) I found here: 

Thanks, Camilla, for such a fun party!

Getting Out

Everything is so much more work with two kids. I realize that is a "duh" statement, but seriously!  Leaving the house is such an ordeal.  I love it, I do, but it takes so much energy to do everything!

Right before I had Reagan, my friend Kaity asked if I was going to be super lame and never leave the house after I had the baby. I laughed nervously because that had been my plan.  Have a baby - call me in 6 months.  Well, as if to prove a point and not be that mom, I have REALLY pushed myself to not let the hassle of leaving the house and being out and about keep me from doing fun things.  Was it insane to travel with two kids over the holidays?  Yes, but we did it anyway. Is it a pain to go to the grocery store with the kids? Yes, but it must be done.  Am I never going to take Colin outside just because I have a baby?  No.

Every time we do something like go to the park, I consider it a victory for my independence from the house, if that makes sense. So, the other day we loaded up the kids and braved going to Yogurtland to get free frozen yogurt on National Yogurt Day.

We even took the kids to a cute park after!

Then on Wednesday we got really brave and took the kids to the Perot Science Museum.  We only made it for a few hours and stayed in the Children's Museum the entire time, but i was pretty proud of myself and Colin had so much fun with his friends.

Everyday since he has asked about the water and the boats!

The museum was so cute and has this play area that is in the shape of the Downtown Dallas skyline

Climbing up Reunion Tower!

Driving the farm truck

Cooking and camping

This guy still loves a good game of peek-a-boo!

He's a bird!

A big thank you to my friends who push me to go out and do fun things and help take care of Colin when he throws one of his many crazy public temper tantrums!  Arg!  Blast the terrible twos!

Super Bowl and Some Good Eats!

Last year, Kevin was called off to Russia and we missed having a Super Bowl party.  I don't think we have them every year, but since we were looking for a good excuse to make goodies and eat junk food, the Super Bowl was as good an excuse as any!  Of course we had WAY too much food, but it was fun! The kids had a blast dancing to Beyonce, the boys liked talking shop, and the girls gabbed and kept the little ones from hurting each other too much...all in all a successful  get together!

Reagan and Jen

Colin loved watching the game with Daddy

I wish we could eat like this all the time and not end up like whales!

Such a big boy!

Fuzzy Boots and Smiles

For Christmas, Reagan received the cutest pair of fuzzy boots that make me laugh every time I put them on her (thanks, Val!!).  Seriously, aren't they hilarious?  In fact, I went out and bought a little pair of baby jeggings just so she could wear them!

Did I mention that she currently sleeps in the laundry room?  No need hoofing it upstairs in the middle of the night!  I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite pictures of her!

Already Two Months Old

I cannot believe that my little girl is already two months old!  Where did the time go?  I am so totally in love with this little girl!  She is so sweet and cuddly and just melts into my arms.  She sleeps well, she eats well, and is generally happy and content.  She is growing so much and I feel panicked that I am not documenting her life as much as Colin's.  I just hope she doesn't feel like that one day!

Her little smiles and coos are just the cutest!

I love it when her eyes get all "bugged" out!

Possibly the cutest things she does is sneeze!

And of course she is cute when she's crying too!  My favorite is when her bottom lip gets going and she acts like she's offended :)  She makes really cute cat like cries.

   

Two Month Stats

24 inches (97th percentile)

12 lbs 2 oz (77th percentile)

Head Circumference: 39 cm (75th percentile)

In the Crib

When we were putting Colin to bed the other day, I put Reagan in the crib with him and he just LOVED it!  He was so excited that we had to snap a few pictures.  

Look at that cheesy grin!

Colin threw an absolute fit when I took her out, but what do you do?

PS - can you see all the stuff in Colin's crib?  He has to have books, blankets, a sippy cup of water, and a stuffed animal.  It is getting a little crowded, but as I am not quite ready to put him in a big-boy-bed, he will just have to be crowded!