Portland Trip

Because I'm so late in posting about this trip, it now has a greater meaning due to my Granddaddy passing away just shy of four weeks later. I'm so very thankful that we decided to go on this trip! We hadn't been able to get a four generation picture yet so that was what I wanted most! We didn't realize how quickly things would turn around for Granddaddy because he was doing wonderfully during this trip! I'm so grateful for these precious last memories I had with him!

The BEST part of the trip!! FINALLY getting the Four Generations picture!!

(more later)

This trip was also Reggie's first time on an airplane. We flew in on a Saturday and flew back home on Monday. It was a fun little getaway! We visited the International Rose Test Garden, quickly saw the Holocaust Memorial, swam at the hotel, and ate breakfast at a tiny cafe. We also went to Walmart one too many times to get Reggie food because we thought she'd be able to advance up a stage in foods. It was wonderful to spend time with my parents and sisters too! Overall, it was a great but too short trip! I can't explain how happy I am that we were able to go and that Rocky was also able to come! He made the trip even more enjoyable and helped me a lot with the baby! He's the greatest!



Reggie's 1st Airplane Ride



 heading to the airport

 Got a Jamba while we were waiting! Reggie loves Jambas!

 Looking at the planes

 Boarding

 Sitting in my seat

 This girl has amazing balance! Standing and eating a snack while in flight! Impressed yes?!

 Landed in Duck Country

International Rose Test Garden

 Holocaust Memorial

Reggie and Aunt Amber walking around Downtown Portland



Swimming at the hotel

Dinner Cruise Mom, Dad, Grandma Jean & Granddaddy were on. 

Looking at them from the hotel window. 

More of the Greats

Reggie's 1st Birthday Announcement

Officially One Birthday Invitation

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Reggie at 11 Months

Weight: 17.6 pounds
Diaper Size:3

Clothing Size: Mostly 12 month and almost completely out of 9 month clothing

Number of Teeth: still her 2 bottom ones, her top 4 are bulging but no white so it will be awhile.

Favorite Foods: TOAST!! She loves toast! She gets it every day for breakfast. She also likes bologna, mashed potatoes and just about anything that we eat that we give her.

Favorite Snacks: crackers, we give her the Ritz Hint of Salt ones.

Bath time: She can really get her leg up out of the tub to try to get out but not enough to come close to hopping out.

Favorite Books: Any of them. She likes to point at the pictures and hear us say what the object is.

 

Latest Tricks:

Hugs: She has starting giving hugs withOUT pulling my hair! I love it! She's also getting better at giving kisses too! Little slobbery though.

 

The Little Details~ She loves to play in the cupboards under the sink in the bathroom and pull everything out!

~ Likes to crawl on everything.
~ Entertains herself very easily.

~ She goes to daycare at the gym without a problem and is always so good for the caretakers.

~ She yells/screams at us. Sometimes it's like, "Mom, where are you? Come here." Other times it's, "Hey, why did you do that? I am so not happy with you right now."

~ She smacks the table with her hand when she's being sassy. She'll throw stuff too. She's starting to get a little attitude. It's too soon! :)

 

 Rocky's grandparents

 Eating treats on the Lovesac

 Climbing stairs

 Just got out of the tub and doesn't want to get ready for bed

 Climbing on everything

 Yelling

 Walking around and making messes

I am tired and have had enough!

Reggie at 10 Months

Diaper Size:3

Clothing Size: Mostly 12 M clothing with a few 6-9 M things

Number of Teeth: 2 - bottom; her top 2 are SLOWLY coming in

Favorite Foods: Chicken & Mixed Veggies, Beef & Mixed Veggies, Rice & Pears

Favorite Snacks: Gerber Garden Tomato & Veggie Garden cheetos

Bath time: She tries to get out of the tub. When we go to wash her off, she doesn't like to lay down and kick like before. She tries to hold her head up out of the water.

Favorite Books: Doesn't really seem to have a favorite these days. She likes to flip the pages.

 

Latest Tricks:

Going down the stairs: Yup, we taught her how to go down the stairs on her tummy so she doesn't fall down them. It's really funny because sometimes she'll go down on her belly several feet away and crawl backwards towards the stairs. Usually she's at an angle and she's ran into the washer/walls. She'll get stopped there, readjust and run into the opposite wall, then readjust again. It's so funny when she does this!

 

WALKING!!!: Two days before she turned 11 months, she started walking! She didn't struggle much with it either. It basically went from taking 2 steps between furniture pieces to full on walking from one side of the room to the other. She just seems too tiny to be able to walk already but she's quite independent and wants to keep up with us. She's adorable to watch!

The Little Details
~ She is such a happy and calm baby. She smiles so much now. People are just amazed at how laid-back she is.
~ She points, especially at her dad because he'll do the same to her.
~ She pulls herself onto our Lovesac "bean" bag and then climbs onto the either the loveseat or lounger on either side of it. She'll even jump onto the sac from the couch. She can be very daring sometimes.

 

Time is just flying! I can't keep up! We just love her so much!

Celebrating Life as First-time Parents!

 Father's Day - June 17, 2012

This year we got to celebrate my first official Mother's Day and Rocky's first official Father's Day! We weren't able to much other than spend time together and go out for dinner to celebrate these days. However, pretty sure I got treated the most for Rocky's Father's Day since he took me shopping. :) He picked the restaurant, BJ's Brewhouse! So Good! Their Pizookie [it's a cookie (lots of flavors to choose from) with ice cream] was so yummy! We got half chocolate chip, half white chocolate chip. Next time, all white chocolate chip.

Anyways, got off on a tangent there, it's crazy to believe that these days, Mother's Day and Father's Day, have already came and went. While watching Reggie grow, learn, and show her little personality more and more is so fun, I wish I could just slow down the time just a little so I could keep up. Even though I have gazillions of pictures, I still don't feel like I take enough and always wish I could/would take more to capture all of Reggie's moments! She is the best thing ever and we're so thankful for her!

I'm thankful for our mothers and fathers and all they've done and continue to do for us! We have fantastic parents - that's all there is to it!

I'm so thankful for how wonderful a dad Rocky is to Reggie! It's so unexplainable how happy it makes me to watch them interact with each other! It's just adorable! My life is absolutely amazing because of these two!

I'm so thankful for the opportunity Heavenly Father has given me to be a mother! I can't explain the immense joy Reggie brings me! She has changed my life so much and I wouldn't have it any other way! Even though I'm exhausted majority of the time and look it, as hard as I try to hide that, all the time and energy spent with her is 100% worth it. I'm so grateful for my job that allows me to work at home so in turn I get to spend the day with Reggie! Even though my job can be very trying sometimes, it has been an outstanding blessing for our family! I need to remember how truly blessed I am more often because it proves that everything else is doable and life is wonderful!

I love my little family so much and I am so thankful to be sealed to them forever! Pure Joy! 

 Father's Day - June 17, 2012

Mother's Day - May 13, 2012

Reggie at 9 Months

Yes this is long overdue but I'm going to try to get caught up.

Reggie's 9 Month Stats:

Height: 27 inches ~ 25%

Weight: 17.15 pounds ~ 25%

Head: 17.5 inches ~ 60%

Diaper Size:3

Clothing Size: 6-9 Month clothing mostly and a few 12 M items

Number of Teeth: 2! More info later in post.

Favorite Foods: Chicken & Mixed Veggies, Beef & Mixed Veggies, Squash & Zucchini, Sweet Corn & Rice, Cinnamon Raisin Granola.

Favorite Snacks: yogurt bites, Gerber Garden Tomato & Veggie Garden cheetos

Bath time: Reggie puts her head down when water is being poured on her head to keep it from getting in her eyes. She's so smart!

Favorite Books: Her favorite is "Farm Animal Sounds" because it's a flapbook and she likes turning the flaps back and forth. She seems to really enjoy her books.

Latest Tricks:

Roaring: We have a book about a lion that learns how to roar and Reggie has picked up on the sound effect. She'll roar back at us and sometimes roar at people in the store. SO funny!

Reggie's definitely gotten more mobile and crawling faster and faster. She can climb up the entire flight of stairs, no problem.

Reggie got 2 teeth this month!
~On April 20th, her bottom left front tooth broke through and the next day on the 21st, the right front followed. You could see the little suckers trying to come through for a long time. She had two little swollen bumps on her gums for what seemed like forever. She was getting up more often at night, between 2 to 3 times. It was a little difficult for me/us since she's spoiled us and been a really good sleeper from the beginning. If she did get up, it'd be a little later in the night, which was a bit easier for me to handle.

The Little Details
~ She is such a happy and calm baby. She smiles so much now. People are just amazed at how laid-back she is.
~ She's been getting into the cupboards and pulling things out. I'm waiting for her to climb into the cupboard and peek out from inside. I have a picture from when I did this as a baby so it'd be funny to catch that on camera. Like mother, like daughter. :)
~ She uses stuff to step up onto to make it easier for her to either grab something or play peek-a-boo.
~ She started raising her arm up like in the picture below. I don't know what exactly she could mean by it but it sure is funny.

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Our sweet girl is just getting so big and smart! She's so much fun! We just love her!