15 WEEKS - TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK

Reagan is 15 weeks old now & becomming more & more aware every day. She has her hands in her mouth constantly, talks (or rather coos) a lot & loves to stand up while being held. She's really beginning to grab at things she finds interesting & they typically end up in her mouth. Occassionaly, a fist full of my hair ends up in her hand which feels great. Unhooking that tight grip of hers can be a challenge. Speaking of challenges, the past couple of nights Reagan has woken up shortly after being put down for the night. She cries & acts like she wants to go to bed, eats & the goes right to sleep...for 45 minutes to an hour. Then she wakes up all bright-eyed & smiley. I'm hoping that this is just a temporary set back. Tonight she got fussy right before bed & ate & went right to sleep. Here's to hoping that she gets a good nights rest!

13 & 14 WEEkS

Reagan is now 14 weeks old & is a super happy, smiley baby. She loves to stand up when she's being held & wobbles around & makes all kinds of different facial expressions. She very expressive & is on the verge of laughing but at the moment only giggles a little bit. This past Tuesday (7/7/09), Reagan rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time. I missed it b/c I was in the bathroom putting away her bath towels, but my mom saw her do it. She hasn't rolled over again yet, but she gets real close. She babbles & coos quite a bit now & really seems to enjoy talking to me in the middle of breast feeding. She looks up at me & smiles & coos & is rather distracted from eating. Reagan is sleeping really well at night; she goes for about 6 hours when she's first put to sleep. Naps are getting better during the day I think b/c I've gotten her on more of a regular schedule so she knows what to expect. Here are a few photos from Reagan's first 4th of July & from her grandma's recent visit:
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READING W/GRANA - 14 WEEKS

WEEKS 6-12

Wow, it's been a while since I've updated my blog. Reagan is now 12 weeks old & has so much personality. She coos & smiles all the time & has such a happy disposition. She has, of course, discovered her hands; they are in her mouth quite often. The first time I remember her hand finding her mouth was over labor day weekend. She was sleeping in a crib in the room with Eric & me down at the lake & I woke up to a sucking sound in the middle of the night. I turned a soft light on & saw that Reagan was sucking furiously on her little hand. Now, they're in her mouth as soon as she's done feeding & at other times, too.
She's starting to reach out to things that interest her. She's really enjoying the play yard that the Yeary's bought for her with all the little toys dangling above her. Reagan's favorite is the smiling monkey; he never fails to bring a smile to her face! Jessi let me borrow her "Bumbo" & that is helping Reagan sit up on her own. She tolerates the seat for a little while & then protests a bit. She's also finally sleeping in her crib on her back. She'd been sleeping almost exclusively in her vibrating bouncy seat, but when we were down at the beach with my mom & sister, I had a rough time of getting her to sleep in her seat. Thank goodness I brought along the pack-n-play & her swaddle wrap. My sister was able to soothe her into a nap wearing her wrap & she slept wonderfully. That night, I swaddled her again & she slept the whole night on her back in the crib. Ever since we've been home, she's been happily sleeping (& napping) in her crib, so this is a huge milestone for me.
Reagan's really beginning to sleep well at night, too. A good night, as far as I'm concerned, is only having to get up once for a feeding. On average, she's going to sleep around 9pm, waking between 2-2:30am to eat & then sleeping to around 7/7:30am. I am working to get her to go to sleep earlier, but I'm doing this gradually so that she'll adjust with ease. During the day, she's pretty consistently going three hours between meals. Generally, Reagan is taking a short nap when we go on our walk in the morning, a longer nap around lunch time & then another, typically shorter, nap in the afternoon. So, things are going well. Here are some weekly pictures from the last 6 weeks!
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12 WEEKS OLD