She Loves Her Bubba!

Reese loves Ben! I know it sounds silly but you'd have to see it to believe it!

If Reese hears Ben talking her little eyes move around until she finds him. If he talks to her she gets really calm. Today after Ben got home from school I sat Reese on the couch with him so she could see him :)

"Sometimes being a brother is better than being a superhero."

Author: Marc Brown

1st Dr's Visit

Reese had her first doctor's appointment today. Matt and I guessed what Reese's weight was now. Matt said 6lbs-1oz, I said 6lbs-5oz. The nurse weighed her and she was ***6lbs-9oz***!!!!

Reese's height stayed the same. She's still 19 1/2 inches. We were really excited that she had passed her birth weight! She's a good little eater ;)

a little sleepin'

a little swingin'

BIG BROTHER NEWS: Ben had his 1st soccer practice tonight! (I didn't get any pictures because the guys were running late.) His team is the SHARKS and the first game is on my birthday-yay!

2 Weeks Old!!

Our sweet Reese is 2 weeks old!

She is a good natured baby! She eats about every 2 or 3 hours during the day. She can go 4 hours sometimes at night. She is sleeping better now-I think she just needed to get used to the noises and her bed at home.

Yesterday Matt and I took her to shop for appliances :) She did great-It's pretty easy right now since all she does is sleep.

We are all getting back to a "normal" now. Big Brother is back in school and Daddy is working from home for the next couple weeks. I am just enjoying us all being together!!!!

*getting ready for bed*

*sleeping in the swing*

Just Hangin' Out

Reese is 13 days old today :) She is so sweet! But at night she doesn't seem to want to sleep in her bassinet... During the day she has no problem sleeping in it. She loves to sleep on a big king size pillow we have & she likes to hang out on her changing pad. I think it's because in the NICU they have all of these cushion type things that cuddle the baby so they feel secure. I'm not sure what to do about the bassinet-If you have any suggestions let me know :) p.s. We don't co-sleep. It's just not our thing.

Just relaxin' on the changing pad.

sweet little face!

love these little piggies :)

KINDERGARTEN ROCKS!!!

Today my first baby started Kindergarten! Ben is getting so big :( and it's happening too fast!

He was excited to see his friends again, but also a little nervous-but that passed very quickly. Ben was happy to see that his little buddy, Gage, was sitting next to him at their table-YAY!

Me and my big Kindergartner :)

Thanks Gigi & Pops for the AWESOME back pack!

Sitting at his table-next to his buddy Gage :)

Ready to learn!

We are so thankful that Ben is able to go to such a wonderful school! I can't wait to pick him up to see how his day was :)

I'm OUTTA Here!

August 12, 2011 was Reese's LAST day in the NICU-YAY!

take me home!!!

asleep in my own bassinet!

Ben helping Daddy give a bottle. He didn't want to hold her, just help :)

We had a good night. She was a little restless because she peed through 2 diapers and her blankets. But once we got the diaper situation taken care of she slept from 230am to 630am!

She is the sweetest thing! She's just been sleeping and eating-what babies do. Reese loves to hear Matt and Ben's voices. She always opens her eyes when she hears them :)

Matt and I are so relieved and happy to have our little family under one roof! It's perfect!!!

Thank you everyone for praying for our sweet Reese and us!

So sweet! Here head is so teeny that the bow looks HUGE!

BEN NEWS: He lost another tooth! He's getting too big!!!! :(

Just One More Day!

Today was Reese's 8th day in the NICU. She gained more weight-her weight is 5lbs 11oz!!! She is obviously eating very well :) Reese is off the nasal cannula and doing great!

I went up for her 12pm feeding and the nurse told me the news!

REESE GETS TO GO HOME FRIDAY!!!!

I was so excited! I called her Daddy right away to give him and Ben the good news!

We have to take a CPR class Friday evening and then we get to go get our baby girl and bring her home!