Thanks Mom!

Aren't moms the best. I just wanted to write a blog about my mom. I ended up having Alice sooner than I thought, so I didn't get to write a great blog about her on mother's day! My mom came and stayed with us for 3 weeks after we had Alice. She was the best help ever. She woke up in the morning and got Reagan up, changed her diaper, fed her breakfast, she fed me breakfast for that matter :) I love my mom and she was a great help. She took Regan for walks in the afternoon, so I could take naps, she made dinners, cleaned up after them, everything. She did laundry, cleaned my closets, and took us shopping. She had the ability to always put Alice asleep on her chest, gave her baths, changed her diapers. I had the best time with her. I am so sad that they live so far away, but I am so glad that she can come and visit. I can't wait until the next time we get to see her. Reagan already asked when she got up from her nap "Where'd Nana go?" I told her she went home and went bye bye and she said "No nana no bye bye" Reagan is going to miss her a ton. I just wanted to tell her that I appreciate her love, friendship, and everything that she does for us. I am so glad that you are my mom!!!
And not to forget my dad. My dad is the awesome one that said you need to stay 3 weeks to make sure that Christi is all settled. Thanks for lettting her come for so long right after you moved! Alice can't wait to meet you dad. You are the best.
I have the BEST parents in the world. Love you guys!

Pictures of Alice

Here are some more pictures of Alice. She is doing great. She only woke up once last night! She is growing bigger and bigger each day. It is a little difficult to get a 3 week old to cooperate with pictures. She wasn't too happy, but this is the best we could do.

We think she might be a pirate!

The closest we could get to a smile.


Nana and Alice


She was really tired after all of that.

Need your Advice!!!!

Ok so we REALLY need to get Reagan to stop sucking her thumb!!!! I think she is starting to either have buck teeth or an overbite. When she was little she only sucked her thumb when she was falling asleep and she never sucked it during the day, or throughout her naps, or nighttime, so I I didn't think it was that big of a deal. But all of a sudden in about the last 2 or 3 months she is sucking it all the time, so she needs to STOP now. So we tried the nasty tasting nail polish and she could care less. Sometimes it deters her for a little bit, but she usually just looks at her thumb and goes "icky poo poo" and then sticks her thumb back in. Nick and I have both tasted the stuff and it is gross, I don't know how she can stand it. Does anybody have any ideas??

I thinking sucking your thumb must run in the family genes, b/c here is Alice at 2 weeks old. I know the video is dark, it was late and I couldn't find the night setting :) If you turn up the sound you can hear it. We are definitely making her take a binky, passy, or fra fra instead this time around!!!!! Just kidding on the video, apparently it is too big for the blogger upload. Does anyone use any other ones besides utube??

The Acutal Due Date

So today was actually Alice's due date, but instead I have a 2 week old :) Things are going really well for us. I think it mostly due to the fact that my mom is still here. She is awesome! Alice's billi rubin count has been going down, and you can definitely tell in her skin. This is what she has been doing lately in front of the sliding glass door.

Other than that we are still doing good. I promise to get some pictures up soon! Here is Reagan holding her sister!

We also wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Emily, sorry you and Alice don't have the same birthday!

One Week Old

Alice is one week old today. We took her to the doctors and she was doing great. She now weighs 6 pounds and 10 oz. and is 19 inches tall. She is in the 25% for height and 10-25% for weight and head. She is a tiny one, but she is strong, she is already holding her head up sometimes. She is still a little jaundice. but she is getting there. Here is a picture of her coming home from the hospital.

Here are some of her at 1 week.

Here is one with a huge flower, it is as big as her head :)


Here is another flower one.

An ultra close up.

Some people have been asking how Reagan is doing. She has regressed a little, this is what she likes to do now.


Seriously though, she is doing as well as can be expected for a 2 year old. She loves Alice and asks for the baby as soon as she wakes up, and loves to give her hugs and kisses. She is having a little harder time sharing "her" swing and bouncy chair, but all in all we are doing well.
We wanted to say thanks again to all of our friends and family who have helped out, brought over meals, and watched Reagan for us. We really appreciate it!!!

She's Here!

Well we are now officially a family of 4!!! Alice Parker came on May 7, 2008. Before I get into the details and all the pictures, I first want to say THANK-YOU so much to the most awesome friends in the world. Emily and Alison, (and Steve and Brian of course) we couldn't have done it with out you guys!!!! You have no idea how nice it was not to worry how Reagan was doing (especially at night) and knowing that I have such good friends to watch her. You guys were such a blessing. And also to Alison for telling me that I needed to go to the hospital when she did :)
Now onto Alice. So instead of giving all the details, I know people just want to see some pictures. Well here are a bunch for everyone. We figured this was easier than downloading a bunch through email! Here were her specs: 6 pounds 6 oz. 19 inches long. She was born at 12:58 a.m. on May 7, 2008. She was 2 weeks early!!! She is sooo tiny. They did an ultrasound on her kidneys and they said that everything looked good; we will find out more after her 1 week check-up. So she is healthy and happy so far. Here are some pic's:

Here she is right after they handed her to me. Isn't that the cutest bow on the hat!!!

The three of us.

Just the girls

I know this is funny, but my mom wanted to see how much hair she has.

Nick and his girls.


Reagan and her little sister.

So here is a little video clip of Reagan. Nick thinks it is hilarious, because I thought he was taking picture, that is why I have a cheesy smile for about 10 seconds before I realize he is taping. But it is pretty cute of Reagan, so I will sacrifice :)

Thanks to everyone for the calls, emails, and all the help we received!

Reagan's Birthday Party

We had Reagan's birthday today. She had the time of her life - friends, cupcakes, ice cream, a park, what more could a girl ask for. It was a beautiful day and the kids seemed to have a blast. We wanted to say thanks again to everyone that came, and for all the presents. Reagan loved them all!!! Here are some pictures from the celebration.

Reagan and her friend Leah at the park

Reagan so excited for the ice cream and cupcakes.



Reagan opening some presents


After the party Reagan came home and took a nap! Later that night we went with some friends to take a ride on the carousel. It was Reagan's first time; I think she was enamored. I don't think she knew what to do. When it started she just went "Whoa" really quietly. I asked her if she liked it and she said "yeah" really quietly. Here are a couple of pictures. She didn't smile too much, because I don't think she knew what to do :)
It was a little windy out.



We had a fun day!!!!!

Being Sworn In

Reagan and I headed down to the Courthouse to watch Nick get sworn in. It was really cool to see him up there with his judge. We are proud of him. Here are a couple of pictures of him being sworn in. I am still learning to use our camera, so a couple aren't very clear!

Nick and Judge Cory

Nick, the Judge, and Reagan

All of us

Don't mind the huge prego belly.
Nick's office mates!



We are so proud of him!
On another note, I went to the doctor today and was dilated to a 3!!! We are curious to see when she is going to come.