4 months

 2/23/14-3/23/14

Weight: 12 lbs 12 oz (27%)
Height: 25 inches (72%)
Head: 42.6 cm (85%)

*You are still growing and changing much too fast! Daddy and I just want to push the pause button :)
*You are telling us lots of stories and we love to hear them.
*We often catch you intently studying your hands
 
*Your grammy and grandpa Allan came for a visit and we had a great time!

*The drooling has begun with no end in sight :)
*You started holding you bottle all by yourself
 
*You rolled over from your tummy to back for the first time on March 22nd (a day shy of 5 months) with mommy and daddy watching and cheering!
*You've become quite the snuggler

 *We could never get enough of your doll face and big smile :)

Sweetest Valentine

We don't just do outfits for the day, we do them for the week! Mommy may have an addiction...

3 months

1/23/14-2/23/14

*Your scowl has turned into a beautiful smile and you spoil us with it often!

*You started putting your hand in your mouth.
*You got your first cold and thrush...again.
*We saw you reach for a toy for the first time (the butterfly on your changing pad)!
*You seem to be chunking up from the formula we've been supplementing with.
*You've been enjoying your playmat, even grabbing the toys, especially the giraffe chime.
*You've found your voice and are spoiling us with baby sounds and growling.
*Your about 90% on holding your head up so on the 18th we tried your bumbo chair and you sat up!
*You had your first visit to the temple. Daddy and I took you back to see our friends at the Detroit Temple which ironically enough was dedicated on your birthday 15 years ago!
*We celebrated your first Valentine's Day with a visit to Daddy's school.

Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013 was certainly all about Miss Reagan (shocking, I know)! 

We started the season off with our annual family picture with Santa. It's always a big event but I'm sure you can imagine how much more work it was when you throw a baby into the mix. We didn't forget about Jack, he just got left in the car... We could barely manage 2 giant dogs and a baby. I don't think Jack minded though. 

 

 I love Reagan's face in this one and that Norris had to be the center of attention!

Reagan and I attempted some pictures by the tree.

 

Supervised by Baby the mastiff of course.

 On Christmas Eve we were able to video chat with Sister West (Ryan's sister) in Uruguay! It wasn't easy since a big ice storm came through a few days before and knocked out our internet so we first tried to go the church to Skype but were locked out so resorted to using the hospital lobby :) Kind of weird but it worked and it was great to see Vanessa and introduce her to Reagan!

 The many beautiful faces of Reagan in one of her bazillion Christmas outfits!

 Christmas morning came and Reagan found herself among a couch full of gifts with her name on them! And only one was from her mom and dad! Her extended family sure spoiled her!

 I love how she just adores her daddy :)

 

My mom made Reagan's darling stocking which matches mine from when I was born and the one she made for Ryan when we got married.

 

 Ready to open presents!

 

She is staring at the cute Little People Nativity Set her grandparents sent. 

I can't wait to see her with it next year!

 

This one is from mom and dad.

 

 We thought this would be a fun way to document her growth each Christmas.

Couldn't forget the other babies!

 

We spent the rest of our day relaxing and making a big Christmas dinner which I'm glad we did. It was nice to sit down and enjoy a nice meal together on this special Christmas. We are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for Reagan and that she arrived safe and is growing and happy. There is nothing more we could have asked for this year!

Thanksgiving in Utah

Just before Thanksgiving we took Reagan on her first trip back to Utah. We were anxious about the flights but she did awesome and slept nearly the whole way.

 

Reagan got to meet her Grandpa Robert at the airport. He was smitten :)

The next day she met Great Grandma Bonnie 

 

and her West aunts, uncles, and cousins at A's 1st birthday party. We're sure they're gonna be BFF's :)

The next day was an epic day for my family. Not only was it Thanksgiving, it was the day my brother Tyler returned from his mission in Alabama! So fun to have that airport experience! 

Well done Elder Allan!

 

 

 

On top of that we got to go home to a yummy Thanksgiving dinner

 

 and celebrate my sister and I turning 30! 

 

Reagan got to meet her Uncle Timmy and her cute cousins.

 

She had no lack of snuggle time with her growing fan club around!

 

We blessed Reagan during this trip. She looked beautiful! 

(See the previous post for more about her blessing)

 

We went with Katie when she got her ears pieced. She was so brave!

Got to spend a lot of fun time with Ryan's family including a trip to Logan, lunch with the kids, yummy breakfast at Kneaders, and Ryan even threw me a surprise birthday pizza party where Reagan got to meet Santa.

 

 

The trip went by so quick as usual and it was one of the busiest we've taken but so good to see everyone and introduce them to Reagan! See you in the summer everyone!