8 Months Old!

Regan is eight months old today!  Where has this time gone?

Getting her to sit still by myself proved to be quite a feat today when I tried to take her picture.  She kept insiting on turning around to rip her sign down off the couch.

What mommy?  You don't want me to do....this!

You don't want me to do...this!?

O.K...I'll be good now

This month, Regan still struggles with crawling.  She is just too rolly polly for her to lift her belly off the ground.  The hands and feet move, we just have to get the middle to cooperate too.  She does manage to rotate herself in a circle on the floor.

Last week, on a nice day, Regan and I visited the Botanical Gardens to walk around and check out the plants.  Here are a few pics:

She's such a big girl now

Here she's looking at the model train they have set up for the holidays

Here is a pretty orchid from the "orchid house"

They had big ceiling fans in there...she was mesmerized

Afterwards we went to go visit Grandpa

More to come this week...pictures of the Turkey Day festivities and Grandma Virginia's Birthday!

Week 33

This week Regan has been an angel.  We think she knows Christmas is coming soon, because she has been on her very best behavior lately, being a smiley happy baby all of the time.  Grandma and Grandpa Kerl were here to babysit on Friday night, and Regan didn't cry once!

Here are some pictures from this past week:

She is practicing her crawling skills (or lack there of)

Bubble bath time!

Grandma Gannon busted out Mommy's old piano, and Regan gave us a concert

Here's Regan and Daddy, reading on the couch

Regan wanted to show off her shirt too... it says "I Make My Daddy Smile"

In other news; I am happy to report that Cheri and Mark had their baby late Friday night, and contrary to my prognostication, IT'S A GIRL!  Cassandra Rose was born at 11:15pm November 13th, weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces.  Everyone is doing great, and we are so happy to have another new baby in our circle.

Thank Heaven for Regan

Last night Regan was Baptized at St. John Vianney Church.  She wore a grown purchased by her Great Great Grandmother, for all of her great-grandchildren to wear.  Now Regan is the 9th baby to wear it (including myself and Colin) and the first great-great grandchild to wear it.  She did really well through the whole ceremony, and I think she wanted to dive into the baptismal fountain.  Here are some pics:

Regan and Mommy

Aunt Steph and her niece Mara, with Regan and Mommy

Cousin Derek thought Regan looked very pretty in her "Wedding Dress"

(He's 5...white dress + church = wedding dress)

Godmother Beth with Dad, Mom and Regan

"Hey look, is it bath time!?"

The Moment of Truth

Pretty Girl posing in her dress...she kept wanting to turn around and grab the flowers

The Cake - I ordered it last week from Wegmans.  Kevin went to pick it up and they forgot to make it...so they whipped this one up for us.

Erin and Regan perfecting their Vaudeville routine