This past Friday, we went to my mom and dad's house for an early Easter celebration. My grandma and Uncle Ron were supposed to join us, but had to stay home sick, which was a bummer. Reese got an Easter basket from my parents, and she had fun finding the eggs that were hidden around the living room. It was also opening day for the White Sox, so she was looking adorable in the dress that (Cubs fans) Grandma Mary & Uncle Brian got her. :)
On Easter morning, Reese got her basket from us and enjoyed an egg hunt here at home. She was so serious and focused while she looked for them, it was hilarious. Her eggs were filled with puffs, and she was excited to dump them into her bowl and watch them accumulate each time she found one. She was a total stinker all day while I tried to get pictures of her, and she kept telling me, "put it away," every time I tried to take her picture. I still tried.
Checking out one of her new puzzles.
Looking for eggs:
Pointing to one that she found that she couldn't reach:
Enjoying the fruits of her labor:
Reese had to keep moving her basket to try to keep it away from Moxie, but the kitty was persistent.
Mmmmm, carrots.
We headed out to Matt's grandma's for Easter lunch. Reese got to enjoy another egg hunt on the farm.
Matt's mom made her a Yo Gabba Gabba quilt, which she loves. My mom said that all she wanted to do is hide under it all day today. She sent me this picture while I was at work.
Last weekend, Reese enjoyed modeling the sweater and hat that Mary made her for Christmas. She looked so cute, and she totally knew it.
She has been obsessed with playing play dough lately. She will sit with my mom and play for over an hour, but she always eats it when I play with her and we have to cut it short. I'm not sure why she does so well for my mom!
She has really enjoyed getting outside with all of the nice weather we have been having. My mom brought an easel over. Reese loves coloring with chalk, dry erase crayons, and painting with water on the different surfaces.
She was enjoying some play time outside on St. Patrick's Day while she was all dolled up to go to a party with Matt's family.
Sometime since the last blog post, we made it up to the children's museum. We have been members there for almost a year now, and it was really amazing to think back to our first visit there when she was barely crawling, and to see all of the things she has learned to do and take an interest in. She loves it there, and we will definitely be renewing our membership!
We have also had a couple play dates with Audrina. The girls play really nicely most of the time, but there are also plenty of moments to work on our sharing skills. :)
Getting that last picture of her looking at the camera and smiling was pretty much a miracle. This is the reaction I usually get when I try to get her to smile for a photo.
We also made it to the Brookfield Zoo with my parents last month (the zoo in tank tops in March--fantastic!!!). We made great time working our way through the exhibits because every time Reese would see an animal, she would look at it, name it, and she would be ready to move on. We heard a lot of, "Zebra. Another one? Another animal?" This girl doesn't mess around. She found a tree to "hide" behind and play peek-a-boo.
Reese has been such a sweet mama's girl lately. She has been saying, "I missed you!" when she gives me my hug each night when I come home from work, and I fight the lump in my throat each time I hear her sweet little voice say those words.
I still can't believe how much she is talking, and her vocabulary seems to get bigger by the day. The way she is stringing sentences together just amazes me, and it's so fun and so funny to hear the things she says. She is singing all the time, and her favorites are Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and any song that they sing on Yo Gabba Gabba. She has started singing really loudly in public to get attention (but then she acts really shy when someone notices her). She's a character.
Last but not least, our baby boy is growing perfectly. We are going for bi-weekly OB visits now. Reese is really good when she goes to the appointments with me, and she likes to hear the baby's heartbeat (even though I still don't think she has a clue what it all means). He is kicking like crazy, and the kicks are becoming really painful at times. Reese never hurt me, this boy is rough! I feel like I'm getting so big already, I can't imagine how I'm going to feel in 9 more weeks. One of my patients saw me today and said, "Oh! You're having another baby! I could see it in your face. It's fuller." People are really just too sweet.
We have been working on the baby's room, so hopefully I'll have pictures of that to share in the next post!
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