Although it doesn't feel like it today on Snowpocalypse 2013, it was warm at one point this last month so we were able to take a walk to the park. Lexie loved watching the ducks in the water, and Reagan was just interested in holding on to Lex!! (And I was hoping that Lexie didn't decide to sprint in the water after those ducks while I snapped this picture!)
While at the park, Reagan got to swing for the first time and had a blast!!! We got her one for the backyard for Christmas, so I am excited for it to be nice enough so that we can hang it up!!! It was even warm enough on this particular day for Reagan to let her toes hang out too! (Although after both Chris and I have endured separate sock incidents where Reagan kicks them off while in the stroller and then we have had to go back looking for them, I think we both agree that she will no longer wear socks while on walks!)
Look at that happy little girl! We are still trying lots of new foods and she is still a pretty good eater! There have been some things she hasn't liked initially (spinach, chicken, yogurt), but we will mix them in with some of the things we know she likes and then she is more receptive to eating them. She has also mastered the sippy cup and we must stop several times during a meal so she can have a drink of water. :)
A scary incident we had this month came when I mixed some cinnamon into her fruit. I mixed a little in with her apples on a Sunday night and she absolutely loved it so I decided to mix it in with her pears the next night. Mid-way through the meal she started getting really agitated and I noticed a rash developing around her mouth. I cleaned her off, and the rash became more pronounced (and she then threw up all of the pears she had just eaten) so I called Chris at work and we both decided it was best to take her to Urgent Care.
By the time we got to the doctor, her rash had completely gone away and she was as happy as ever! (She loves ripping up the paper that is on the table at the doctors office.) Go figure!!! The doctor basically just told us to not give her cinnamon for a while (duh!) and sent us home. It was a scary incident, but I am so so thankful that everything turned out OK in the end! (And in case you are wondering, a "contact cinnamon allergy" isn't extremely common, but happens enough that I was able to find this article when I quickly googled it after I noticed the rash.)
In other news, Reagan is also officially on the move! All of the sudden crawling just "clicked" for her and now there is no keeping this girl in one place!! We installed the baby gate just in time because the next week was when she really go the hang of it and was crawling like crazy. She is also saying "mama" all the time now, and my heart just melts every time I hear it!! Check out the video of our crawling, talking girl....
If the above video doesn't work, you can click on the link below to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2J5GYeGTU
Reagan is also starting to pull up on things - and this includes her crib!! I guess it is time for us to lower the crib mattress when I came in after her nap to find this.....
My cousin came to town for the KU game and so his wife and baby boy, Krew, came over to my mom's house to hang out with Reagan and I during the game. Look at what a couple of cute little Jayhawks they are!!
Was there ever any hope for this girl to be anything but a Jayhawk? She looks so cute in crimson and blue!!!
In some other Reagan tidbits from this month, she has also started clapping and loves playing "Patty Cake"! She also LOVES the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and so we sing that several times a day!
In some family news, I decided to make a career change and found a job that i think is going to be a great fit for me - both personally and professionally. I am leaving the world of taxes and public accounting, and going to be a Treasury Accountant at a manufacturing firm in Lenexa. I am really excited for all of the opportunities that I will get to see at this new position, and they also agreed to take me on at 4 days a week so I will get to keep my same schedule and have an extra day to stay home with my sweet little girl!! I have some time between jobs so I am just going to relax and enjoy my time off (and try to finish up the long list of projects that I currently have going...)
That's all for now, but I will leave you with some pictures from Valentine's Day. Chris and Reagan got me chocolates and flowers - but I think the best gift of all was getting to celebrate all the love in our family of three this year!!
-Ellie
