first outings

We bought a double jogging stroller for our girls (thank you Grandparents for contributing!) This was their first outing together. We walked the trails in our subdivision, and surprisingly, both of our girls enjoyed it!

We spent an evening at the park with Grandma and the Stumps. Reagan loved it, as you can see...

Kennedy is awake a little more during the day, but still not tons. She looks a little like Reagan did.

Reagan loves it when you blow off the seeds on dandelions - she calls them bubbles.

Kennedy looks so precious when she sleeps. Frequently she will start laughing in her sleep - so funny!

We spent an afternoon at the Detroit Zoo. What was Reagan's favorite part? Dancing under the water!

Kennedy managed to stay awake for most of the zoo. She was a hit, everyone oohed and ahhed when we passed.

Reagan's second favorite part of the zoo - the wall of ice you can touch.

Kennedy always does funny things in her sleep.
Those are my babies!

the good news

This week has been rough with Dad in the hospital, especially since we still don't know much. He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow, and we are praying that it goes well. This week did bring one piece of good news, though... Kennedy doesn't have Cystic Fibrosis! Hooray!

reading

Reagan can read! Well, not exactly. She doesn't sound out words yet, but she recognizes tons of words. Rick was testing her last week and found that she can "read" over 70 words. We write them on her doodle thing, and she tells us what the word is. Here are some of the words she can "read"...

• The numbers one through ten
• Mommy, Daddy, Reagan and Kennedy
• All of the planets, as well as galaxies, moon, sun, stars and space
• At least 20 animals
• All four seasons
• Some of the days of the week

There are more than those, but I'm not sure where Rick put the list. Those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. Rick wants me to try to teach Reagan to sound out simple words by the time she is two. We'll see how that goes... My Aunt suggested we have her tested after reading this article. What do you think?

big sisterhood

Reagan likes to give snuggles to her "little itty-bitty sister."

Kennedy is enjoying more awake time now - we love to see her big eyes!
Kennedy somehow managed to find her thumb already!
Cousin Kalli came to visit, so we got a shot of the three girls!
Reagan also likes to give Baby Kennedy smoochies.

Every time Kennedy is on a blanket, Reagan insists on sharing it!
6 days old!

oh baby!

Kennedy Larkin arrived yesterday morning after a very fast labor and delivery - just under 3 hours! In fact, we barely made it to the hospital in time! She made her grand entrance approximately 20 minutes after we arrived at the hospital - talk about good timing!

Our beautiful baby girl!

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Reagan meeting her sister for the first time!
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Mommy missed her big girl!
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Kennedy has a fair amount of dark hair, like her big sister. They even wore the same outfit home from the hospital!

It is so wonderful bringing your baby home with you the very next day!

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Our first picture of our family of four!

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Oh, and did I mention that Kennedy was born on Nick's and Molly's birthday?!

cherishing the moments

The countdown to Kennedy's arrival has begun, and it seems like there just isn't enough time to play! Although my back is killing me, I'm trying to take advantage of all the time I have left as a mommy to one. I'm not even worried slightly about the labor and delivery. I am just worried about how Reagan will do being away from me for a couple days, and then having me return with a new baby. I can't wait to have two wonderful daughters, but for the meantime I am loving every minute with just one. We have been super busy playing the past couple of weeks, so here are some of the highlights...

Reagan found Daddy's cones that he uses for flag football. She loves to play with them all the time, and especially likes to put them on Mommy and Daddy's heads.
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This was our first picnic of the year! Daddy took us to get sandwiches from the Copper Pickle Deli, and we took them to the park. Afterwards he surprised us by taking us to Coldstone for some yummy, yummy ice cream. Now Reagan likes to say, "Chocolate, thank you!"
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It doesn't matter what we are doing, Reagan just loves to be outside! Yippee! That is where mommy prefers to be 3 seasons of the year!
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Reagan figured out that Mr. Potato Head's body parts look even better on her! Here she is sporting his pearly whites!
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We like to walk down by the lake, which is only about a 7 minute walk. Reagan likes to say hi to the "barn" on the other side. It is actually a house, but she thinks it looks like a barn. So everytime we leave she says "Bye-bye Barn. See you another day!"
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Don't know where these came from, but after bathtime Reagan's curls show up. However, after she sleeps on them they tend to disappear.
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Reagan bought daddy a toy basketball hoop for his birthday. I think it was meant for more than just him, what do you think?!
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Our first yard sale find of the year - a little tykes slide for the backyard!
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We discovered some pretty flowers in our front yard, so naturally Reagan had to smell them. Then she promptly copies the animals from Baby Einstein by pretending to sneeze on them!

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Reagan has also learned the months of the year and the planets. So I am officially out of ideas on what to teach her next. Maybe she will be okay taking a short break from learning until after Kennedy arrives! There will be plenty to learn with a new baby around!

She is too precious for words!!

poor man's superhero

A few weeks ago, Reagan decided she wanted to wear her "blankie" as a cape. We had just come in from outside, where she was bundled up in her snow gear. That is why she is wearing a onesie, tights, and socks over them (or she just takes after me when it comes to fashion...) She danced around for a bit, sang a few songs, and then cast a few spells with her "wand." Rick apparently didn't find her costume all too impressive, since he called her the poor man's superhero.