She has learned how to sniff, so we have been seeing a lot of this face lately, & it cracks me up:
I kept wondering why Reese would get super excited & squeal every time I took her into our bedroom. It became quite clear, once I saw this new game that her & Matt have been playing:
My first Mother's Day was wonderful. Matt did a great job of planning a fun day. On Saturday afternoon, he surprised me by sending me for a massage, which was fantastic. On Sunday, him & Reese took me to Wildfire for lunch, & then we spent some time walking around Oakbrook Mall, & it was a beautiful day for an outdoor mall! Reese & I wore our matching hair flowers, & I felt so blessed to celebrate the day with my baby girl. When we got home, I got to take a nap, & then Matt made me a delicious steak dinner. I'm a very lucky lady!
Reese found her refection AND the kitty in the window. I don't know which one exicted her more!
A couple weeks ago, Reese got to wear the adorable sweater, bonnet, & booties that Matt's mom made for her and gave to me as a baby shower gift before Reese's arrival. I've been waiting a long time to see her in this ensemble!
We have been signing some basic words to Reese for a few months now, & a couple weeks ago, she started signing back! She signs "milk" consistently. She also claps for "more" (the actual sign for "more" is to touch your fingertips together). She is still saying Dada non-stop, but I haven't gotten to hear a Mama yet.
Reese keeps getting faster & faster with her crawling, & she can escape a room & find trouble in no time flat. Her favorite thing to get into right now is Bailey's water bowl. It provides endless fun. Well, I guess it does end, because then I wash her hands & she doesn't like that very much. She is obsessed with the stairs, & I feel like I spend half of the day taking her away from them. We really need to put up the baby gates. I keep putting it off because I really don't feel like dealing with the hassle of opening & closing gates to use the stairs. But, it's time to break down & put them up because I don't like making her cry when I take her away from them. We do let her practice climbing them under supervision though, & it's amazing how quickly she gets to the top!!!
Reese will now stand without holding onto anything for decent amounts of time. She is also enjoying walking behind her walk behind toy (what a clever name, eh?). A couple weeks ago (May 3), she took her first steps!!! She took 3 steps for Matt that day, & another 2 steps that weekend, but she still hasn't done it for me. Stinker. Oh well, hopefully soon!
My first Mother's Day was wonderful. Matt did a great job of planning a fun day. On Saturday afternoon, he surprised me by sending me for a massage, which was fantastic. On Sunday, him & Reese took me to Wildfire for lunch, & then we spent some time walking around Oakbrook Mall, & it was a beautiful day for an outdoor mall! Reese & I wore our matching hair flowers, & I felt so blessed to celebrate the day with my baby girl. When we got home, I got to take a nap, & then Matt made me a delicious steak dinner. I'm a very lucky lady!
Reese found her refection AND the kitty in the window. I don't know which one exicted her more!
A couple weeks ago, Reese got to wear the adorable sweater, bonnet, & booties that Matt's mom made for her and gave to me as a baby shower gift before Reese's arrival. I've been waiting a long time to see her in this ensemble!
We have been signing some basic words to Reese for a few months now, & a couple weeks ago, she started signing back! She signs "milk" consistently. She also claps for "more" (the actual sign for "more" is to touch your fingertips together). She is still saying Dada non-stop, but I haven't gotten to hear a Mama yet.
Reese keeps getting faster & faster with her crawling, & she can escape a room & find trouble in no time flat. Her favorite thing to get into right now is Bailey's water bowl. It provides endless fun. Well, I guess it does end, because then I wash her hands & she doesn't like that very much. She is obsessed with the stairs, & I feel like I spend half of the day taking her away from them. We really need to put up the baby gates. I keep putting it off because I really don't feel like dealing with the hassle of opening & closing gates to use the stairs. But, it's time to break down & put them up because I don't like making her cry when I take her away from them. We do let her practice climbing them under supervision though, & it's amazing how quickly she gets to the top!!!
Reese will now stand without holding onto anything for decent amounts of time. She is also enjoying walking behind her walk behind toy (what a clever name, eh?). A couple weeks ago (May 3), she took her first steps!!! She took 3 steps for Matt that day, & another 2 steps that weekend, but she still hasn't done it for me. Stinker. Oh well, hopefully soon!
