Best big sister

I get asked all the time how Riley is doing and to be honest, she has done so well!!!  I am so proud of her!  She has loved her sister from the moment she saw her.  She is so so helpful with Reese and loves to help pick up her paci and put it back in her mouth, or bring a burp cloth or blanket for her.   She really loves to "pet" her and give her kisses.  She's not big into holding her and sometimes gets sad if Reese is crying for any longer than a second.  But when that happens she is so cute, she will say "It's okay Reese mommy is coming."  or "don't get upset Reese, its okay."  or she will urgently tell me (as if I can't hear Reese myself :) "Mommy, mommy Reese is crying." 



Riley talkes all the time about what Reese will get to do with her when she's bigger.  She will say things like "Reese will get to go to my school when she gets bigger." or "Reese will go on the potty when she gets bigger." and "I will share my toys with Reese when she gets bigger."  (well see if she changes her tune in about a year :)

It hasn't all been super easy and there have been times when Riley just couldn't understand by I couldn't just drop everything and play with her like I used to could.  But for the most part we have both adjusted well.

Riley has such a tender heart and LOVES her sister.  And we LOVE to watch the two of them together.  I know first hand what a blessing a little sister is and I am so thankful that Riley has that blessing too!

Reese 1 month old!

Seriously, Reese is already 1 month old?  That may have been the fastest month of my life to date. :)
Reese is such a sweet blessing!! She is a good baby and she continues to just eat, sleep and is starting to have a little more wake time.  She is absolutely beautiful and I love to just stare at her and play with all that hair.  I look down into her face and can see a ton of Riley.  Reese makes many of the same exact faces Riley did, especially when stretching. 

Not long after turning 1 month old, Reese caught her first cold.  Boo.  A sick baby is scary and I felt terrible for her.  She struggled big time at night because she just could not breathe well. :(  About that time she started getting more and more uncomfortable eating and started spitting up more, etc.  It got bad enough that we took her to see Dr. Shuman and sure enough she thought Reese has reflux as well.  I hate taking medicine myself and prefer not to give it to my children but she reassured me that giving her the Prevacid was much better than her not eating well for the next 6-8 months.  When she put it that way I instantly agreed.   We could tell a difference immediately and I am just so thankful there is a medicine that helps her. 

Reese started to skip 1 of her nightly feedings around 6 weeks old and has kept that up, so we are getting around 5-6 hours straight of sleep.   Oh the difference that makes for all of us!  A little sleep goes a long way for my attitude and energy level.







Reese did not have her 1 month appointment until 6 weeks.   Dr Shuman said Reese looked great, she was pleased that prevacid was helping, and Reese got a round of shots.  I think Riley was more upset by Reese getting shots than Reese was. :)

Here are her 10 day stats :
 7.3  lbs
 21 inches long

And her 1 month stts:
9 lb 12.5 oz
22 inches long
will add head circum. later

She is now smiling, and cooing some!! Love this!  She can focus better and see farther and she will even track my face all around.

We love you sweet Reese and are so thankful God blessed us with you!!




**Woah, now Reese is almost 2 months old! :)  I want to do a better job keeping this blog up-to-date.  Now that I kindof have my legs underneath me again hopefully I can.