103 Days and Counting!

We are officially booked for Christmas!

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The Sister is coming back with us!!

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Flashback Friday

Senior Year, 2000

Ok I have been wanting to do these Flashback Friday's but all my old pictures are on a different computer. We recently switched over to apple and I don't have any older pictures on our new computer. So this past week I went through and found some old pictures and saved them, if I was home I would be able to find better ones to scan, but for now this will work.

I think this is a great idea. What a fun way to reminisce on old memories! Up until only about a year ago is when I really started blogging. I have so many wonderful memories that I am already forgetting and years from not they will be forgotten.

Of course, I had to start with one of the oldest pictures I could find of me and Darrin. How funny is that picture!! Reagan will really think her parents were nerdy!

One Year Old With "Terrible Two's"?

Just a few questions I have asked myself today:

What are one year old tantrums called, terrible one's?

Have the tantrums begun at an early age for my child? Are these normal?

What is the best way to handle these types of situations?

Can you put a 13 month old in time out and her understand? Where would I put her, in a chair? I don't want her punishment area to be her crib?

How do I effectively teach Reagan what is acceptable and what isn't?

Do I ignore the tantrums? Walk out of the room and move on?

Do I talk to her about them?

How do I not let her win?

Do I distract her and get her interested in something else or is that not teaching her?

For the most part Reagan is a very loving, happy, friendly, talkative, bubbly little girl, but lately she has decided that she can and WILL throw a tantrum. Usually it's when she wants my attention, for me to hold her (which is 99% of the day) or is when I take something away from her that she wants. I know that she is very frustrated in not being able to communicate what she wants or needs. She is also learning how to control her emotions and learning different ways of showing independence. To add to all her frustration, she is getting three teeth in at the same time, which I'm sure doesn't help her mood/fussiness.

I am trying to just be patient and remember that this too is just a "phase" that will pass. Like everything else in the past I worried about: sleeping in her crib, sleeping through the night, not screaming the whole car ride, being a good girl so we could go out to dinner, etc. and it all passed. I just don't want to wait until it's to late and I have the biggest most baddest most worst fit thrower there is!

I also have been looking for some type of day care to put Reagan in. Just a couple days a week for a few hours. She is so friendly and loves being around other kids, I just know she would love it. (not to mention I would get a break for some me time) However, after calling several different places in our area I was shocked at day care prices. For 2 days a week it was about $130-$160 and for 3 days a week $175-$205!! Is that not insane?? Not to mention I don't want to have her there all day, just a few hours! So needless to say, unless I come across something else, I think I will save $600-$700 dollars a month for only 8-12 days of day care!

Let's just hope Reagan & I can come to some sort of agreement, she is killing me!

Wordless Wednesday

I have seen a few cute things on other blogs lately and I have decided to try some of the ideas. One is Wordless Wednesdays, which obviously is a post for Wednesdays. So, if I don't have anything to blog about that day, I will just post a picture that says it all.

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. - Author Unknown

Standing & Walking Videos!

I hope the title wasn't too misleading. Reagan isn't walking on her own yet, she is just walking with her push toys now more than she has been in the past. Here is a video of her walking with her shopping cart, she is getting so good!

Here she is standing. For some reason she stands more when she is in the tub, so I put a swimsuit on her so I could video it. Normally she doesn't take a bath in a swimsuit!

Happy Labor Day!

This Labor Day was actually a happy Labor Day because Darrin was actually off! Can you believe it? We got him ALL day Sunday and ALL day Monday, how nice is that! I can't wait until he is working normal work hours and we have two day weekends all the time!

Sunday we didn't do too much. We went to church, then to PF Changs for lunch, shopped around in Eastlake for a bit, then came home for naps and relaxed the rest of the night.

Today we were ready to get out and do something fun, so we took Reagan to Sea World. We have season passes and have only gone one other time, so why not spend the day at Sea World when it's FREE! Her Honey & Pops got her a new red wagon for her birthday (which I have been meaning to post pictures of) and she loves riding around in it. If I could take her shopping in the wagon instead of the stroller (that she will sit in for 5 minutes or less) I would. I'm just not sure how I would look walking through malls pulling her in a wagon! Anyways we didn't stay to long. We have been to all the shows before and she really isn't too interested in them yet, so we just went to let her look around at all the kids and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

After Sea World we went out for some lunch then headed over to La Jolla beach to relax before going home. I accidently left my camera in the car so I didn't get to take any pictures, but we had a great time and what a wonderful way to end the weekend!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Have a great 4 day week!

Reagan really started walking well with her shopping cart today, she was pushing it all over the house. I think she will be walking in no time. (I took a couple videos, but since we have the new apple computer, I am still learning how to post the videos. I will work on putting them up this week!)

13 Months

September 6, 2009

And Another Makes Six!

Another tooth popped up this week! It's a bottom one! I thought for sure her next one would be on the top, but I was wrong. This is the best picture I could get of the new tooth, but if you look closely you can see it! ( yes, she is crying, which is exactly what she has been doing lately)

BUSTED!

Look at what our little stinker loves to do...play in the refrigerator! I try to tell her "no no Reagan," but how can I resist that smile. It's usually when I'm in the kitchen cooking, so I am in and out of the refrigerator and she heads straight for it. I couldn't help get out the camera and take her picture even though I should have been saying, "no no Reagan!"

p.s. I am not sure why or how the first few pictures she has on a shirt, no shorts and no ponytail and the last few pictures she has no shirt, shorts on and a ponytail. I am guessing somewhere in there we had lunch, which equals dirty hair and a dirty shirt and instead of her being totally non clothed I put shorts on her??

Her second attempt she took it to the next step.

Horse Races & Moms Birthday

Today we drove to Del Mar to watch the horse races. I have never been to a track and seen the races and I have been wanting to go. Our friends Burt and Amparo went with us and we had a great time. We got a table, had some appetizers, walked around the track to see all the events and even did a little betting!

The guys were all ready. They had their print offs all out on the table and were comparing the horses, reading info about which was picked to win. They were so into it, every race they knew they had it all picked out and we were going to become millionaires. The first race they did great and we won. Talk about exciting! It was so fun watching and waiting for the horse to come around to where we were sitting to cheer them on. The other 7 or so races we didn't do so well, but all in all we broke even. Reagan had a great time and lasted the whole day out there. She was so tired she fell asleep on the way home. We had a great time & I am looking forward to going back. Next time I will do a little research and learn "betting" terms so maybe I can come out a winner!

Happy Birthday Mom! I wish I could have been there to celebrate your special day with you. I am so jealous you and Sister are out and about without me! I hope you had a fun day and enjoyed yourself, you deserve it! I love you so much and hope you have a great birthday.

One Year Olds Wear Glasses?

Holy Moly today was a stressful day. Reagan had her first eye exam today and checking a one year olds eyes is a task itself, not to mention the amount of time it takes to do it. Her pediatrician wanted her eyes looked at because she was concerned with the alignment of her eyes. She referred me to a specialist who we saw today.

We got there, all is fine, typical waiting at the doctor's office. They called her back there, he looked at her eyes, after several different exams, said her left eye looks like it's an acquired esotropia. Basically, its where after 6mths of age and often at 2 years of age, their eyes cross for a short period of time. It is associated with excessive farsightedness, which blurs their vision. To see they have to strain to focus which causes the eyes to cross.

They put drops in each of her eyes (to dilate them), made us wait 15 minutes in the waiting room, called us back only to do it again, then we waited 20 minutes. (which was really 30 minutes, the waiting room was now full and we had been there for 2 hours, during nap time)

After looking at her eyes again he confirmed she has a slight cross eye (the left one) and she is farsighted. He said that since both are only slight she needs to wear glasses all day everyday for 2 months to help her focus without staining and hopefully it will fix it. After she is used to her glasses (which I then laughed, used to her glasses?) she is to wear a patch for 2-3hours a day. How in the WORLD am I going to get her to wear glasses? Seems almost impossible to me. How frustrated is she going to get when I force her to wear glasses and then bandage a patch, that she can't get off, on one of her eyes?

I know it's something I have to do. I mean what's 2 months if that will help her eye and her to see better? It's just the thought of having to make her do something that I know she isn't going to want to do. She doesn't understand why she is having to wear them, or that I am doing it because I love her, she just thinks it's aggravating and that I am being mean.

We are going next week to look at glasses for her. They are the ones that look like Mr. Potato Head with a string on the back. (haha, I just laughed after writing that) I have always thought little kids in glasses were adorable (and lets face it Reagan will be too) but it's definitely going to be a BIG pain and I am not guaranteeing it will be a success. All I can do is try. Wish us luck, the next few months I'll probably be blogging about the frustration of a child who refuses to wear her glasses.

Wonder what color I should pick out for her, hmmm.... decisions, decisions!

(on our way!)

(3 hours later)