All Smiles :)

After several days of "grumpy baby", Reaghan seems to have returned to her normal, cheerful self - for which I am glad! From Monday to Thursday she was averaging sleep time of 5 hours at night - which is great, but only 26-60 minute naps during the day - definitely not so great. Today, however, she seems to be back on "routine" - she slept just over 8 hours last night and has been right on schedule with the eating, 'wake time', and sleeping. She is a much happier baby when things go according to 'plan'.

Ok, so perhaps I'm a tad bit obsessive as she is only 4 weeks old.

However...

Here's what my princess looks like when she doesn't sleep well...

And here she is on a happy day - like today...



See the difference? I definitely do!

...must be the bow.

Growing, growing, growing!

I am 4 weeks old - tomorrow!!
9.8lbs, 20.5"

Sweet Little Lady-bug

Auntie Julie makes adorable outfits for Reaghan!
I am thrilled that the little hat will fit her for quite some time.

Three Weeks - and getting bigger every day!

Time goes by too quickly...much too quickly. Even during those days when sweet Reaghan doesn't want to take a nap, or seems to cry non-stop, I don't want it to end. I want her to stay small and snuggly forever. I guess that's why I can't stop taking pictures of her - I want to remember what she looks like, feels like, smells like, and sounds like for she'll never be this small again.

Happy Fall!

From our little Pumpkin Head :)

Progress on the house...

Prior to moving in, Reece's mom and brother came up and helped clean the floors and scrub the bathrooms and kitchen cabinets so they were ready for us to use.

They, along with Tom and Mary Alice (friends here in Mt. Shasta) helped us get everything moved out of our rental in a day and a half - a HUGE feat considering nothing was really packed except for baby stuff and a few kitchen items. (We kept holding off not knowing the results of the mold tests)

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My parents came up to meet baby Reaghan this past Wednesday evening and stayed with us until Sunday. We are truly thankful for the visit, as they did so much more than just meet our daughter!

Here's what got accomplished...

* The stovetop was completely disassembled, scrubbed, and an attempt at repairing the one broken burner was made - sadly, it's still not fixed, but we think we know what the problem is. (I'm just thrilled with the fact that it's clean - inside and out!)

* The walpaper in the kitchen has been removed and we're ready to paint!

* The guest bathroom shower door was removed, leveled, and put back together. No longer does water leak all over the floor every time it's used.

* The walpaper in the living room is partially removed. These walls were never textured. The walpaper is as old as the house - 20 years. I believe it was glued on with super glue. Eventually, we'll get the rest off so that we can paint this room as well.

* The large maple tree in the front yard had its lower limbs removed, and Jeremy so kindly raked and moved all of the leaves to the burn pile in the back.

* Reece, Dad, and Jeremy went out with our friend Tom to cut more firewood to get us through the winter.

* Mom and I painted the name letters for Reaghan's room - they're adorable and ready to hang as soon as we get her walls painted.

* Dad did some electrical work and changed out all the weird switches around the house.

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THANK YOU,

THANK YOU,

THANK YOU! - to EVERYONE who has been such a wonderful blessing to us.
















Gi-Gi & Reaghan (>1 day old)















Uncle Drake & Reaghan




















Uncle Jeremy & Reaghan (1 week old)





















Nana & Reaghan















Poppa and Reaghan