Visiting with Grandmom

We took a quick trip to NJ for the weekend of the 4th and spent the day with the Grillo family at the beach. Reagan slept very well at Mom-mom's house and got to spend some quality time with Grandmom. Hopefully Reagan's smiling face helped Grandmom's arm feel better.

One Month Old

Everybody always says that time flies with these kids - and they are right! I really can't believe that last week, Reagan was one month old and today she is already 5 weeks old. We had a big week last week with my grandmother in town, so we cooked and ate a lot and did some shopping every day.

And, we saw the doctor again. Reagan weighed in again at 10 lb. 2 oz. and 22. 5 in.

Ha!

Week 3 Pics

Whew!

Well, Friday was quite a day - Tim went off to work in the morning, so Reagan and I were left to fend for ourselves and get some errands done. Now, one would think that getting out of the house for a 1:45 doctor's appointment would be no problem, but we were nearly late.

Shortly after noon, I got myself some lunch and fed her, planning to leave by 1. I took her up to change her and this little fountain peed all over everything. Despite my preemptive efforts to try to keep her shirt dry, I was unsuccessful and her "cute outfit" - she only gets one per day - was removed for plain white. Not a big deal as this happens pretty regularly, but as soon as we got downstairs, she spit up... down both of our shirts. Back upstairs for her third shirt of the day and my second - fun times. And, yes, she was screaming the whole time, because she doesn't like getting changed and then she didn't want to be put down while I changed myself.

Thanks to the valet parking at the doctor's office, we were just on time. But, as usual, they weren't and we waited for a while to be called back and then there was a mix-up with 2 Reagans in the waiting rooms, which took some time to sort out. Thanks to an inefficient nurse and her spending a long time with no clothes on, there was a lot of crying - in my opinion - and not enough eating - in hers. Eventually, they quit poking and prodding and declared her to be fabulous, she ate some and was much happier and quiet before we left. Oh, and she weighed in at 8 lb 14 oz and 22 in, an increase of 1 lb 12 oz and 1.5 in from 2 weeks before. Did I mention she likes to eat?

We still had lots to do... a quick trip through Safeway, during which Reagan was a champ and happily slept in the sling. And a big thank you to the nice guy from Bar Louie who helped me carry my stuff down the steps to the car, since the elevators were not working. We caught an afternoon nap and then were off to our neighborhood bar, Pap & Petey's, to catch up with some friends who used to live in the neighborhood. And Briant and Wendy invited everyone back to their place for an impromptu dinner and to enjoy the backyard - and lovely new outdoor furniture. We all got to bed much later than our normal bedtimes, but it was a great, though exhausting day.

And Removing Weeds

For those of you who have been by recently, you probably noted how much of a wreck our front yard was - yes, was. If you weren't, it was essentially a yard full of weeds with some real plants mixed in. I didn't take any "before" pictures, but it was really bad and kind of embarassing.

Thanks to 6+ hours of hard work from Tim and his mom, it now looks beautiful!

Growing Like a Weed

It's pretty amazing how quickly Reagan changes and how much bigger she has gotten in just a few short days. Over the last few days, she has developed a bit of a double chin and little belly. We won't get a new weigh-in until Friday, though I am sure she has well surpassed her birth weight.