15 Month Check Up

Today Reagan had a check up, poor thing had to get 3 shots and a skin prick. She did great, I am just waiting to see how the next few days are!

Today she is 15 Months & 12 days

Weight: 24.4 lbs

Height: 31 2/2 in.

Walking Update

Reagan has gotten so much better at walking and is doing so good! She actually wants to walk instead of crawl, so she is doing it much more now. In the house she is walking about 75% percent of the time and crawling the rest. Outside is a different story. Before when we went outside she wouldn't even try to walk on her own, she only wanted to hold on to my finger. BUT this weekend she realized that she COULD walk outside on her own and went for it!

She is so friendly. Anytime there are kids around she wants to be right in their space! She loved this little girl, they were dancing to the music that was playing outside!

On Sunday Darrin kept score for the International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament. There were teams from all over: London, Vegas, LA, Arizona and others I can't remember. These games were intense, they were serious out there! Here is a video of Reagan walking around the court. The floor was a little slick and she was so excited that she started walking too fast and would lose her balance!

More Ruffles Please!

I haven't blogged all week! What's my problem?!

What has been going on?? I started my Christmas shopping. I took advantage of the wonderful Veteran's Day sales and knocked some people off the Christmas list. I put up some decorations around the house. (Before you judge, I am leaving December 6th to go back home to Texas for a month, so I wanted to enjoy them before I left. Plus, I knew Darrin wouldn't decorate and I wanted the house to be decorated for him while we were gone.) What else....not much really. Just enjoying the weather getting a little cooler. I have been looking forward to pulling out my fall clothes!

Here are my very first set of ruffles! I love ruffles, I think they should be on everything! I am enjoying learning new things in my sewing class, however, it seems these things take longer than I think! I've accepted the fact that throughout this process my cheapest investment will be my best investment. My good 'ole seam ripper!

I added the ruffles on to a pair of jeans and they turned out adorable! I can't wait to see them on her. She will take Christmas pictures at the end of this month so be on the lookout for her wearing her new ruffled jeans!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Peek-A-Boo!

Today, I'm Emotional.

WARNING: I am emotional today and this could end up very long.

This whole week I haven't slept well at night. Maybe it's the new time change that is causing Reagan to wake up an hour earlier, maybe it's just a list of things I feel like I have to get done before we go home for the holidays or maybe it's just that kind of a week. I am an over planner, I always have been so at nights I lay and think and think and think. Stupid things usually. Just little things that I just want or need to do, but also I have been thinking about where we will go after this job. I told myself I wasn't going to blog about this just yet, because we still have about 8 more months here in San Diego, but being the planner I am, 8 months isn't that long.

This job will be complete around August of next year and then off we will go somewhere else. Darrin's company does overseas work (For those who don't know, he is working in Tijuana and travels back and forth across the border everyday to work. It was not safe for us to live there as a family so we are here in San Diego, which worked out just perfect.) and next year we thought we would be going to Monterrey. However, Darrin's company did not win the bid for Monterrey and the only other job they were awarded overseas is in Africa. Obviously, Reagan and I would not go to Africa, so that means Darrin would be going alone. This is something that we never thought we would take on as a family, being apart, but as this job comes to an end we have to make a decision. Stay with the company, (which Darrin really enjoys) try to find a new job somewhere, (that Darrin could possibly hate) or Darrin to be a stay at home dad and I work. (ha, kidding)

Being in this type of job we have had to make these types of decisions before. Moving to another country after being married was just the beginning and it was one of the greatest times in our lives. Panama was a wonderful experience, Darrin and I had each other, have amazing memories, the country was beautiful and all in all it was a wonderful decision. After Panama, Darrin was asked to work Tijuana. All we heard was how dangerous it was, all the drugs, shootings, gangs and thus so far has been a wonderful experience for us. We were fortunate enough to live in San Diego and everything worked out just perfectly. Aside from being away from home, I really love it here and I am going to be sad when we have to leave.

I trust and know Darrin will make a good decision based on what is best for out family. I know all he does is for us and his decision will be the best decision. But for now all I can think about is the possibility of our family being apart. Not only a few states away, but countries away. As of right now it could be 6 months (which always ends up being 8, then 10) and there is another job that would last 2 years. Right now I am not going to even think about the 2 year job, I feel like to the both of us that one is totally out of the question. 2 years is way to long. But the 6 month job is the one that has me up thinking all night. That is the one I am more worried about.

I know we will figure it all out. God's plan is way bigger than we will ever know. I trust that he knows what he is doing and will take care of us.

On a brighter note today Reagan is 15 months old! Maybe that isn't a brighter note after all. My little girl is growing up so fast and I can't make it stop. She is such a happy, friendly, lovable little girl and I am so proud!

Daddy & Reagan, Mommy loves y'all very much and I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for being so wonderful and making my everyday so special!

November 6, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

Happy 1st Birthday Ledger!!

Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love and miss you! Sorry we missed your party, it looked like a blast! You are the perfect little cowboy! Hope you have a great day, can't wait to see you at Christmas!

Trick or Treat!

Halloween was so much fun this year! It was Reagan's first year to trick or treat and she did great! I was really nervous because every time I would try her costume on her, she would scream and try to rip it off. So, I was totally prepared to bribe her with snacks, cookies, candy anything I could think of and I didn't even have to! She never fussed and kept it on the entire time! I think there was just so much going on, and since she is really into walking, she forgot all about what she was wearing.

We had such a good time and the night was a total success! My little ferocious lion looked adorable and racked up on tons of candy!