Stats 'n' Stuff:
Weight: 23lbs - ish...
Height: 30+ inches
Hair: So incredibly blonde and has some pretty curls in the back. Not long enough on top for a barrette, but close!
The Schedule:
7:30-8am -- We are up for the day!
Between 8-9 east some breakfast (could be pancakes, french toast, waffles, banana or whatever her brother is having!
Sometime before noon she will eat an 8 oz bottle,, and take a nap. Nap duration is completely unpredictable - could be 30 minutes, could be 2 hours!
Around 12-1, she will eat either baby cereal, fruit or whatever people food is around
In the afternoon she'll slam another 8 oz. bottle and take another nap. Again - you never know how long these naps are going to be.
6-6:30 is dinner and this is where she CRUSHES some real food! She just loves everything and there have been several nighs where she has ate more then Drew! She has tried macaroni, ground beef, shredded pork, strawberries, watermelon, banana, peas, avacado, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tator tots - the list goes on...
8pm - 8 oz. bottle and night night Reesie Piecie!
She will sleep until about 6, then have another 6-8 oz and back to sleep until 7:30 or so.
new stuff:
We have a little fishie on our hands! The Merrill Pool officially opened on May 14th - she got in her float for the first time and started kicking and floating all around. Of course she loves to watch Drew and all of his tricks but she also loves to splash the water in her own face - it's hysterical. I don't know what I would do if my kids didn't like the water!
Also, she pulls up on EVERYTHING, is interested in the stairs, loves waving bye-bye and the best new thing she is doing is LAUGHING! She loves to giggle - and sometimes for absolutely no apparent reason. We will just be driving down the road and she starts laughing. She LOVES watching Drew and he can get her to laugh on demand... all he has to do is laugh and she will laugh too. We'll even say "Drew - make Reesie laugh" and he does it :-)
She loves everything Drew does - if he puts down a toy, she crawls over to get it. If he's eating an apple, she comes over and wants a bite.
Another favorite new thing this month is that she started saying "Drew" -- it's the cutest thing ever. She will see him or hear him and go "Dwu-Dwu-Dwu" -- it's always multiple times. So so cute!
Favorite things to do:
Watching Drew, laughing, EATING!
Things she does NOT like to do:
She hates getting dressed/diaper changed/anything that requires her to lay still for 2 minutes! She is so strong that I have started changing her diapers and getting her dressed on the floor because I'm afraid she will fall off the changer when she does one of her big spin moves.
Things mommy has learned:
I've learned that carrying around a 23 lber and chasing around an active 3 yr. old is exhausting. My arms and back ache after a weekend when Ronnie is gone. Callgon take me away!!!!!!
I've learned that carrying around a 23 lber and chasing around an active 3 yr. old is exhausting. My arms and back ache after a weekend when Ronnie is gone. Callgon take me away!!!!!!
I have also learned that I love this girl and her fun, spunky yet sweet personality more and more everyday. Whenever someone meets her for the first time they say "She is just so happy" -- and they are so right. She is such a happy girl and such an amazing blessing in our lives.
Here are some of our favorite pics from the month:
