Q & A

I asked Reagan what her favorites were, and here are her responses...

• Color - Pink
• State - California
• Animal - Cow
• Planet - Mercury
• Month - January
• Day of the week - Sunday
• Season - Spring
• Book - Rip Van Goofy
• Fruit - Pomegranate
• Vegetable - Potatoes
• Doll - The Bride
• Thing at the Park - Slide
• Instrument - Trumpet
• Vehicle - Choo-Choo Train
• Tigger & Pooh Character - Darby
• Mickey Mouse Character - Minnie

success

After a little inspiration from Linz, I decided to give potty-training a real try. We started on Monday and had two accidents, Tuesday we had two more accidents, and on Wednesday NO ACCIDENTS! I am so proud of Reagan! When she fills up a chart, she gets a new book!

9 months!

My Baby is 9 months today!

So here are 9 cute pictures of my smiley baby!

At 9 months, here are a few facts about Kennedy:

• She has zero teeth.
• She has been crawling for 1 month and 1 day.
• She consistently says "dada."
• She loves bath time and tries to splash all of the water out of the tub, while also drinking it.
• She tries to play with Reagan all the time, which prompts Reagan to frequently say, "No Kennedy! Don't play with the (fill in the blank)."
• No one makes her laugh as hard as Reagan.
• She loves all of her Grandparents.
• She sleeps a fairly consistent 11-12 hour night.
• Ever since she could roll over, she prefers to sleep on her face. She eventually rolls her head to the side, but wants to be on her face while falling asleep.
• She is outrageously long, over the 95th percentile.
• She loves to cuddle, and always puts her head on my shoulder when she is being shy.
• She is absolutely adorable and lovable and the best little sister!

she cracks me up

Here was our most recent conversation:

Me: "Reagan, what do you want for lunch?"
Reagan: "Bread."
Me: "What kind of bread?"
Reagan: "Tote bread."
Me: "Tote bread?"
Reagan: "Yes, tote bread."
Me: "What is tote bread?"
Reagan: "It sounds like food."

a bit strange

Here is a little clip of Reagan singing the United States song. She really gets into strange things, I know. I am not sure if that is because she is strange or because she has a strange mother. Who knows. But I'm pretty sure Planets, Dem Bones and the United States are not exactly normal interests for a two year old.

I'm still waiting for the girly stage to hit her. You know, dressing up, playing princesses... I'm actually not sure what normal girls really play. I think I was meant to be a boy or something. She does at least enjoy playing with her little dolls in her dollhouse. But again, not normal. These are what her dolls look like... (Grandma likes to get her "fun" ones).

I love my little girls, even though some days they drive me crazy. (Today was one of them.) 1:00 church is not ideal for my little gals. Oh well. After we came home and they napped, they were much sweeter.

Oh, and for those of you who haven't been to our place in a while, we added a few details to the toy room. I try to make it fun for the girls since we rarely ever leave the house in the winter. I added these Ikea pictures and dollar store alphabet border sometime around Reagan's birthday.

I pulled the slide inside when winter came. It has been a wonderful addition, Reagan helps all of her toys take turns on the slide.



I hung up the planets rings from the Tuckers. Reagan has an obsession with planets, which she has passed on to Kennedy. Those are the first thing Kennedy looks for EVERY time we go in the toy room. I also made curtains for the windows. Apparently having extra long windows makes buying shades super expensive. I opted for the $1.50 fabric at Walmart. I think they match perfectly.


Here's to a much better week. Now that I am armed with new fun games thanks to my Sugar and Spice ladies, and chocolate chip cookies I just took out of the oven. Happy Sabbath!




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the latest

Kennedy - 8.5 months

She crawls everywhere and pulls herself up on everything. She follows Reagan all around the house and steals whatever toy Reagan is playing with. She loves unconventional toys, particularly: Paper, plastic, water bottles, cords, remotes, Reagan's compressor, wipes, diapers... you get the point. We call her our little houdini, because she manages to get to and get in everything. She sometimes says Da-da, but doesn't realize the meaning yet. She still doesn't have a single tooth yet! She is quite a good gummer, but I am still a little limited in what I can feed her. She is a super happy baby, and smiles at people everywhere we go. She has had a cold and croup for almost a month now, and I feel so bad for her. She still tries to be happy, but is just in discomfort. She hasn't been sleeping the best as a result. I am hoping we can kick it out of her system soon! She has been learning to turn pages in books, and always pulls them off the shelf. She loves to cuddle with me, and is just a bundle of joy!

Reagan - 28 months

She is my little talker. She is always, always talking. She is also always reading. I no longer get to read to her very much because she insists on reading everything. At night we let her pick out one last book to read, and she always chooses a long book that she reads super, duper slow. She is always saying funny things, here are a few of her latest:
When she slipped onto her butt Rick asked her if she was okay. Her reply, "Daddy kiss it, Reagan hurt her button!"
When we were looking for her necklace, I asked her where it was.
She said, "Where is the necklace? It's in the car."
I said, "In the car?"
She said, "No, not in the car. You're silly, mommy! Where are you necklace?"
Today she was having a conversation with herself that went like this, "Goodness me, do I know the answer? No, you silly goose. I'm a big girl!"
Lately she has been on a States kick. Ever heard the States song where you sing all of the names of the states? Yea, she knows it. Rick doesn't even know it. We have started trying to teach her how to write letters. She can get the Z, the O and the L pretty good, but thats about it so far. She doesn't want to be potty-trained, she always says she is a little girl and needs to wear a diaper. I think it may have something to do with the fact that she basically has chronic diarrhea from not absorbing enough of her food. I am hoping to be able to figure out her enzyme dosage at her next CF appointment, so we can help her have normal bowel movements - then we will tackle the potty training. Another favorite of Reagan's is "Dem Bones." I think he is her imaginary friend. She always prays for him and talks for him. ("Great job, cried Dem Bones!") She also makes us build her a "dem bones" out of her blocks and it always has to have all of the correct bones. She makes Kennedy laugh all the time, and is the best big sister!

FINALLY!

Two years of patiently waiting... plus an airplane

plus two banners

equals...

It's amazing how long two years really is! Elder Brooks returned home today from serving the people of Argentina. We know he was a wonderful missionary and taught so many people about our Savior. But we are so happy to have him home!

We were all a little bit giddy with excitement!

Reagan painted a picture of Eric, for Eric. But after she gave it to him, she still insisted on reading a book to him. He is such a good sport!

Reagan has been very patient this past week. Every morning when she woke up she would immediately say, "We get to see Uncle Eric next wednesday!"

She remembered to pray for him at least a couple times every week, but the last three days she has prayed consistently "Bless Uncle Eric that he travels safely." We didn't even know that he would be traveling for three days to get home. (18 hour bus ride to Neuquen, flight to Buenos Aires, 11 hour layover, flight to Atlanta, flight to Flint.) But even though he was exhausted, he was still his cheery self.

Welcome Home Elder Brooks!!