Birthday Parties!

Two of Reagan's best friends just had birthdays. Alex turned one and Caroline turned two. So, we had birthday parties on consecutive weekends this month.

Alex's 1st Birthday

All the kiddos

Reagan and Caroline eating pizza

Reagan and the birthday girl

Caroline's 2nd Birthday

Girls eating cake - with fun red icing!

Playing with Caroline's Elmo baby

With the birthday girl and her mommy

Cute Reagan stories

Reagan is very polite (most of the time). She'll say, " Thank you," unprompted when someone gives her a compliment or hands her something. "I'm sorry," when she bumps people rushing by or she accidentally scratches you (or something along those lines). She even sneezed on her Elmo & Zoe cup, and said, "I sorry, Zoe! I sneeze on you!" The other night at dinner, Jason burped, and didn't say anything. Reagan looked at him and said, "Excuse you, Daddy."

A few days ago, Reagan & I were getting ready in the bathroom. As she left, she closed the door (which she can't open), then said, "I need a kiss!! Open it! I need a kiss!" I opened it and gave her a kiss. Then she said, "Bye-bye! I leavin'. I goin' to work." I think she was pretending to be Daddy. It was very sweet.

One of my personal favorites: As I was changing Reagan's diaper the other day, she accidentally kicked me in the belly (it does protrude a bit more than it used to). I told her to be careful because she didn't want to hurt Reese. She sat up quickly, and gave my belly a huge hug. "I sorry, Reese Abigail. I sorry. I love you!" And, she kissed her. My sweet, sweet girl! I love her so!

Reagan also carries on imaginary conversations with people and characters. She has a Sesame Street placemat that she talks to at meals. She says, "No, no, Elmo. Don't take Dorothy out! She needs water!" FYI- Dorothy is Elmo's goldfish. "Ernie sad. Wanna see Reagan's big girl bed, Ernie?" "No, no, Count, that's my milk!"

I asked Reagan to sing her ABC's (she only knows about the first 7 letters so far) while she was coloring, and she said, "A,B,C . . . later, Mommy. I busy right now."

Reagan was intently working on something (I have no idea what), when I asked her a question. She told me, "Just a minute, Mommy. Just a minute. . . Be right back. . . Be patient!" Think she hears that often?

Reagan loves Dum-Dums suckers, which she calls "pee-pops". She can never actually finish one, but she is constantly asking for them. We limit her to just one a day. And, most mornings, it is one of the first things she asks for as she's getting out of bed. "No pee-pops for breakfast." She likes to pick the color or flavor. The other day, she wanted a blue one, and she loved that it turned her whole mouth (tongue, teeth, lips, etc.) blue. She kept looking in the mirror and just laughing.

Blue pee-pop

29 Weeks

I thought I'd post a belly shot. I'm 29 weeks today. It's also the first pic of my new shorter 'do. I had about 9in cut off this week.

Reagan Reagan Bo-Beagan

Reagan "driving" while we vacuumed the car. She was adjusting the radio, the wipers, the a/c . . . you name it. It was also her first ponytail! Isn't it cute!?!

Posing in her rocker in her famous tutu!

My little musician!

Travs, Hogs, & Tutus

This was a big weekend for sporting events around the Ramsey household. We went to an Arkansas Travelers game(minor league baseball for those non-Little Rockians) and an Arkansas Razorbacks football game. It was also the first weekend of Fantasy football, and it's my first year to play (I'm the only girl in a league with all Jason's buddies). Jason and I are pitted against each other this week and, after listening to his trashtalk all week, I'm kickin' his butt (104-37)!

As a side note: As you may have noticed, Reagan now wears her tutu all day everyday. Within an hour of waking in the morning, she remembers it. "Tutu! I need my tutu, Mommy!"

Friday night we went to the Travs game with Graeme & Wendy. Jason informed Reagan that tutus and baseball did not go together. She disagreed. He finally begged me to convince her not to wear it. I told her that baseball games were messy and we didn't want to get it dirty or mess it up, so she relinquished it for the night. We had lots of fun! Jason brought his glove and scoped out the perfect seating spot for catching fly balls. However, the one time that a fly ball came right at him, he was getting his nachos from Wendy and completely missed it. Needless to say, Wendy will continue to be harassed about it for all time.

Reagan stealing Daddy's cap with Graeme

Mommy, Reagan, & Wendy
Practicing her pitch
Running the bases with Daddy after the game
Saturday evening, we went to watch the Hogs play. We got tickets from a scalper - saved a ton of money, but once inside realized they weren't even on the same row. Oh, well. . . it all worked out. Reagan was very pleased with herself because she got to wear her tutu - only because Daddy didn't have time to debate it again. She made friends immediately with a 13 year old girl (Alex) sitting next to us. Alex gave Reagan a "piggy sticker", which she thought was the greatest thing ever! She didn't really pay much attention to the game, but she loved the marching band at halftime. When it was time to go, she gave Alex a big hug and said, "I love Alex!" What a sweetie!

Reagan showing off her sticker with Alex

Playing with Alex

Playgroup Fun

We had playgroup over here today. Poor Daniel was a bit outnumbered by all the girls. But, he didn't seem to mind. The girls had fun. There were some scuffles, some tears, and some fits, but there was also lots of hugs and sharing. They're learning. They all enjoyed "Reagan's big girl bed".

Samantha, Reagan, & Caroline - Reagan was singing while they dancedNever a dull moment! Katie Jo & Samantha on the floor with Reagan & Caroline on the bed
Samantha, Caroline, Katie, & Reagan just prior to receiving the "No jumping on the bed" lecture
And we musn't forget the little ones - Daniel & Natalie

This one was taken at a few weeks ago at a smaller playgroup. Reagan, Caroline, & Elijah - They were eating cookies. Elijah had finished his, but he sure was eyeing Caroline's.

PS - I know it appears that the Elmo shirt is the only one Reagan has, but I promise she has others. She asks daily, "Elmo dirty?" So, the day after I do the laundry is always Elmo day. The other day, she said, "Yea! It's an Elmo clean day!"

More pics

Reagan and DeeDee in our single picture from the last trip to the zoo. The bear was just hangin' out and watching everyone. When Danielle and I were painting letters for Reese's room, Reagan wanted to paint as well, so we gave her a sponge brush. Next thing we know, she has dipped it in the puppies' water bowl and is proceeding to "paint" the walls, her rocker, her face etc.
If you look closely, you can see her forehead is dripping from her "paintjob".
Reagan and Happy at a recent playdate
Daddy's favorite pasttime - Playing with pigtails!
My daughter the hobo - she's wearing her tutu (which she wears everyday now), her hat (which she required since it was raining), and mommy's purse over her shoulder ("Bye-bye! I leavin'. I goin' to church!") as she greets Daddy coming home from work

Texas Trip Last Month

Since I was so far behind, I thought I'd back-track a bit and cover a few things I missed. Here are some more fun pics from our last trip to Lubbock. Lots of cute ones of Reagan and Evan playing.

"Giddy-up Horsey!" Aunt Alli introduced Reagan to markers. What fun!?! They were washable, but they were a mess! She and Evan loved coloring the books, their arms, each other, etc.
Reagan took a nose dive into the carpet one day. That scab on her nose is a carpet burn. Ouch! You can see it in the pic above too.
Sweet hugs!

King Me!

"Here, Pops, let me show you how this works."We went to Chuck E. Cheese's for Evan's 2nd Birthday. Fun Times!

Driving the fire truck

We got rhythm!

Big Boys playing too

Reagan's Big Girl Bed

I finally finished painting Reagan's new bed. (Just in time to get it inside and miss all this rain that Gustav has brought us.) On Labor Day, Jason and I got her crib dismantled and moved into the nursery and moved in "Reagan's big girl bed" (as she calls it). She wanted to help us put it together. "I do it! I help!" We gave her her own tools and let her work. It made the process quite a bit longer on our part, but she enjoyed herself. She has little steps to get onto the bed that she loves, but she hasn't quite figured out how to get down them yet. But, I'm not complaining. That means that she can't climb out once we put her down to sleep. She's slept in her new bed the last few nights. The first night, it took her about 20 minutes to get to sleep. She kept calling out to us and saying, "I scared. I scared." But, she was a trooper. She did great! Then, when she woke up, she said, "I awake in Reagan's big girl bed!" She was so proud of herself.

Her last pic in her baby crib - Love the morning hair!

"Helping" us assemble the new bed

The finished product (with a strange reflection on the wall?)

Reading in her new bed

Playing in her new bed

Such a big girl now! I can hardly believe it!