Good & Bad News

Ok I have some good and bad news, which should I start with the good or the bad?? Lets go bad first....

After finally getting Reagan to sleep through the night, it seems we are now having a bit of a problem. Before she would occasionally wake up throughout the night but she would just go back to sleep on her own, however now....SHE JUST STANDS THERE!! Since she can now pull herself up, she just stands in her crib screaming. (refer here if you would like to see a picture of exactly what is going on) So I am not sure what to do about this and I am wondering how long it is going to last. It's a new thing, she has only been doing it here lately. Last night she did great but then today during nap time, not so great. Hopefully this will pass and won't take to much training! I can't stand letting her cry it out, I am to weak.

Ok, on to the good news! I have been working with the sippy cup, trying to "wean her off the bottle." We knew this was going to be difficult for her because she has never taken a passy, her bottle was kinda her passy I guess. But I knew we better get to it before it was way to late. I read that around 9 months they should only have juice in their sippy cup, no bottle. So that is what we have been working on this week. The first time I gave her the cup she was totally not interested. She was actually frustrated with it, so we just stopped. Then the next day we tried it again and it was much better. I have to hold the cup for her, but she is learning. Right now she likes to bite on it, but she is at least trying and had a smile on her face. Here are a few pictures I took yesterday of us practicing with the sippy cup!

P.S. You might be wondering why I chose not to dress my daughter? Before when she tried her new cup, her shirt ended up completely soaked, so we decided to practice in the buff!

Dada!

I realized I never posted a video of Reagan saying Dada! It seems that is ALL she says these days. Anyways, here is a little video of her saying Dada, right before ripping her bow off!

May 10th, 2009

My first Mother's Day, what a special day for me. I don't think I have ever realized what a truly special day this actually is until I became a mom. Not that you shouldn't show appreciation to your mother more than once a year, but to actually honor the important women in your life is a great holiday. This Mother's Day however, was even more special because it is my very FIRST one. This morning I woke up to a dozen roses, candy, 2 books, a card and new diamond earrings! Wow, how is Reagan ever going to top that! Thank you Daddy & Reagan for showing me how much you love me, not just today, but every day. I am so extremely blessed with a wonderful husband and beautiful daughter. Thank you for giving me a happy, loving, beautiful, perfect daughter that looks just like you. I am so grateful to be your wife and Reagan's Mommy. I love you Reagan and my only hope is that you will always be full of happiness and love. Thank you for allowing me to be apart of this wonderful day.

Mom: Thank you for teaching me how to love and showing me how special a mother and daughters relationship can be. Thank you for being my best friend and someone to look up to. Thank you for being so kind, so trusting and so unbelievable caring. Because all that you have shown me and all the love & support you have given me, I am able to be a great mom. I love you.

Sue : Thank you for raising such a wonderful man for me to fall in love with. He is indeed a Momma's boy and a wonderful Daddy. Thank you for showing me nothing but love, I love you.

To all my girls: You have been wonderful friends and now you are amazing mothers. I am so glad we are going through all these experiences together. I love y'all.

Happy Mother's Day!

Way to Go Tricia!!

We are so proud of you for all your hard work. I know it wasn't easy, but you did it and I'm sure its a GREAT feeling! Wish we could be there to celebrate your big day and watch you stride across that stage! We love & miss you!!

Dear Mav,

Reagan wanted me to show the picture she drew for you. She loves you and can't wait to play with you!

Welcome Maverick!!

The highly anticipated Maverick Sheppard Garrett was born today! April was admitted for observation yesterday because her preclampsia (she had high blood pressure & headaches) and around 7:00 p.m (my time) last night I got a text from her saying she was going to be induced. They started softening her cervix last night and this morning and in no time she was progressing. The texts were coming in, saying that all was great, moving along fast and she was on her way to have the epidural.

I am so happy for April, I know she is going to make a wonderful Mommy. She is a wonderful person and friend and I am so excited to share the mommy bond with her! Being a mom is the greatest thing I have ever experienced and I am so happy that April gets to experience it with little Mav. I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life to discuss baby things with. Last night Carrie, Jessica and I talked on 3 way for about 45 minutes about just random things we go through as mom's and having a mommy group is truly amazing. I only wish I could be there to hug them! Thankfully I have tons of friends that keep in involved and take pictures for me! I can not wait to move home so we can have play dates and mommy outings. Reagan is going to have so much fun with all her friends!

Congratulations April & Justin, I can't wait to meet Maverick. I know you are absolutely in love with your new little man!

Maverick Sheppard Garrett born at 12:08p.m. weighing 6lbs 10oz. 19 1/2 in

I love...

getting you our of your crib in the mornings or after naps, you are so excited to see me

rocking you & just holding you while you sleep

when you close your eyes at night you make sure you can still feel me with your hands

that when you get tired you hold & play with your ear

that you eat snacks - Daddy & I can finally enjoy dinner time!

how funny you are when you jump in your jumperroo

watching you hold your bottle with one hand like you are a pro

that you kick and splash around like crazy during bath time

looking at you from across the room sitting all by yourself

that your sleeping through the night!! (with some occasional cries)

hearing you talk and ramble, your definitely going to be a little chatterbox!

watching you start to crawl

that you stand up and play with your toys

your new toofers

that your hair is FINALLY starting to grow in

how happy & smiley you get when we play

Daddy said it best last night when after putting her to bed he said...."I hope the next 9 months don't go this fast." I hope not either, but I am afraid they will. We just love you so much, happy 9 months princess!

9 Months

May 6, 2009

Geeeez Daddy!

Today I asked Darrin to put something on Reagan before we went out for a walk. This is what she came in wearing......


I couldn't believe it! Could he have found anything worse?? These are the two most non matching pieces I have ever seen! I guess he thought all stripes go with stripes, no matter the color! Clearly this is the reason I ALWAYS have her clothes laid out. Reagan my love I know you will one day thank me for making sure you never leave the house dressed like this!!

San Francisco

Phew, finally, I had TONS of pictures to upload! We did so many things in San Francisco in just 2 days! We would leave the hotel in the morning and not get back until it was about time to get Reagan ready for bed. I mean what do you do with a 9mth old in a hotel, she was so bored and I'm sure would rather be home with all her fun toys!

We spent most of the days driving around site seeing in the car since the weather wasn't great. There would be times we wanted to stop and run in somewhere but parking is TERRIBLE. If you are lucky enough to find a place to park along side the street then perfect, but chances of finding a spot were about 1 and 1,000,000,000,000. Everyone takes the cable cars, trolleys or buses but since we had Reagan and her car seat, stroller, diaper bag, and everything else she needs, hoping on a trolley is almost impossible. I guess that's the reason we saw about 2 strollers a day there. It is definitely not the best place to take a baby, its more of a romantic city. We tried to stop for lunch since it is like the cuisine capitol of the world and after driving around looking for a parking spot for over 2 HOURS we gave up and ate at the Cheesecake Factory!!! Seriously isn't that ridiculous! We were in San Francisco and ate somewhere that we have in our neighborhood!! But really we tried and tried but all the restaurants are small little places with about 10 tables, not exactly baby friendly.

Other than that, we pretty much visited all the big things San Francisco is known for: Golden Gate Bridge & Park, Ghirardelli Square, Fishermans Warf & Pier 39, Union Square, Lombard Street, Chinese Market, Giants Stadium, Coit Tower, Alcatraz, and the Painted Ladies (which are the Victorian houses that are shown on the show Full House)

The city was beautiful, all the Victorian houses, old buildings and architecture was just amazing. However the weather is NOT. It was cold, windy, rainy and foggy but from what I hear that is just how the weather is there. Of course this was after we got home. I was not expecting that kind of weather so I packed sandals and light clothes, so please do not judge Reagan or me for on our outfits for the weekend, we were desperate for sure! We had a great time and our first family road trip was a huge success!!!