Raegan is 18 months!

We had Raegan's 18-month check-up today. I knew she was healthy and growing and developing wonderfully. She also had to get one last immunization until she is 4! Yay! She's such a smart little girl. She is pretty ahead of the curve in her verbal skills. She is already putting 2 words together and speaking in small sentences. She is quite the bossy little girl! Very demanding, knows what she wants!!

26 pounds 60th percentile
33.5 inches 90th percentile

Snow Day!

Pretty Girl

I forgot to post this picture a few weeks ago. I took it before Christmas. I think it shows Raegan's personality so clearly. She is a sweet little girl, lovable, funny, daring, out-going, adorable. I could go on and on. It's hard to believe she will be 18 months old next Thursday. Time is going too fast. We love you Raegan Lee!!

Fun on the Swingset!

Brody is loving his new swingset! Yes, we are going outside to play, even in the 20 degree weather! I just can't tell him no, he is so excited about it. I love that he is enjoying himself. I try to keep Raegan in, since it's so cold. But, she really protests. She loves it too!

Here are my favorite pictures of Brody that I've taken while he's outside. He looks so happy and playful. I couldn't have asked for anything more!

P.S. I am typing this blog using my new laptop! Yay!

Happy New Year!

It's a little late...but...Happy New Year! We had a pretty uneventful New Years. I didn't even make it until midnight. But, the next night, Ryan and I got to go out to a movie and dinner. It was nice.

Brody is very happy to be back at school, and we all are glad to be back in a routine. This house runs so much more smoothly when we have a daily schedule.

Here's to a great 2011!!

Christmas 2010

Well, this year Christmas was very eventful! It started out with a very early 5am wake-up-call with Brody coming in to our room. He couldn't go back to sleep so he laid on our floor. That didn't last long, and we were all up for good by 6:30am! Santa came and left the kids lots of neat things in their stockings, as well as presents.

The biggest/best gift was waiting outside. And, of course, it was snowing and freezing cold. But, we had to go and test it out! Raegan's coat was being washed, so I had to put a sweatshirt over her pj's! Sorry for the racket at 7am neighbors! Brody and Raegan will love their new playset outside, for many years to come I'm hoping!

After Raegan's nap, we headed over to Ryan's parents' house. Brody was very grumpy when we got there (surprise, surprise, since he was up since 5am!) so he took a nap. He ended up sleeping for 3 hours. He woke up, was very thirsty, drank some orange juice, and......BARF!!! He got a nasty stomach virus. Fever, diarrhea and vomiting are not a fun combination, especially for a little boy on Christmas!

But, all of this was in addition to a little accident that occurred with Raegan while Brody was napping. Ryan's parents had 4 stockings hanging on the fireplace with stocking holders. At our house, we did not have the stockings displayed this way, for obvious baby-proofing reasons. But, we all didn't even think about it at my in-laws. So, of course, Raegan pulled one down and it landed on her head. She got a pretty decent gash on her forehead, bleeding down her face, crying for Mommy. Luckily, there were 3 doctors and 1 nurse in the house, so we got her all fixed up. She has steri-strips, no stitches thank goodness. But, she looked pretty pathetic.

So, that was our fun day. We were all pretty happy to oblige Brody when he declared he wanted to go home after his 2nd time of vomiting. We packed everything in the van and called it a day. Brody slept all night, thanks to some anti-nausea medicine. He seems to be feeling ok today, no throwing up since.

Despite our stressful day, we had a Merry Christmas. The kids had fun, and that's what it's all about. We are blessed beyond measure.

Santa Claus!!

We took the kids to see Santa this Wednesday at Lexington Green. Brody has not sat with Santa since he was 17 months old (Raegan's age). He just has never been into sitting with some strange looking man he doesn't know! But, this year he was all about it! He went right up and sat with him. He told him what he wanted and enjoyed himself. I was so proud of him. Raegan, on the other hand, was not into Santa. She saw him from afar and exclaimed "Nana, Nana..." over and over again. But, the closer we got to him, the tighter her grip on me got. I tried to put her down next to Brody on his lap, but she refused to let go. She was yelling "Mommy, Mommy....Daddy, Daddy!" So, I figured I wouldn't make her go through with it. But, the people there were really nice and let Brody and Raegan sit in the chair with a Santa book. They then took Santa's picture on his own peeking over the chair, and through the magic of picture editing....VOILA! We ended up with a really cute picture of Santa peeking over the kids. I really love the picture, the kids' expressions are great. We will cherish it for years to come. 8 more days until Christmas!!