Happy 1st Birthday Regan!

Today was the long awaited day!  Regan's first birthday!

I can't believe that one year ago we went to the hospital to start a new chapter of our lives as parents.  What a year it was been!  Thank goodness this was our last time doing the bear pictures, because we could not get her to sit still to save our lives!  This was the best picture we could get:

Today Regan had her one year doctors appointment, (yes I took her to the doctor on her birthday, and yes, she got vaccines...don't judge me.)  Besides being perfect as a peach, here are Regan's one year stats:

Weight: 19# 3oz - 20%

Height: 29.5" - 65%

Head Circ: 17.5" - 30%

All of her values were just about the same as last time, so that was great too.  After the doctors, we went home and took a loooong nap:

Then we had some fun enjoying the sunshine, and we to visit Great Grandma Flo for a while.  Her favorite thing to do at home now is stand at the door and wave to all the cars that go by and say "dada".  She thinks that every car that drives by is Kevin, and she gets so excited when he actually pulls in the driveway.

When daddy came home, we gave her some presents to open.  She got a splash mat for the summer, and the Fisher Price Farm.  She loved the farm.  She keeps picking up the sheep and saying "ahhhhhhhh" (her noise for baaaah). Too cute.

Later, Uncle Colin, Grandma & Great Grandma came over and we had a small ice cream cake.  Regan kept pointing to the candle saying "hot", then tried to blow it out.

When I offered Regan a piece of cake, she wasn't sure if she was supposed to eat it at first, but as soon she figured out she could, she went hog wild!

After a much needed bath, we wound down the day with some of her favorite books.  All in all, I think it was a perfect birthday day.  I can't wait for her big party on Sunday, she is going to have so much fun!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here is Regan is all of her Irish gear.  Her little doll is a "Bonny Lass" from Ireland.

Grandma has some pictures on her camera of Regan eating Corned Beef at her house.  I will post them as soon as I get them.  She really liked all the Irish food; today she ate her first helping of Shepherds Pie too!

Now that Regan has officially got the crawling thing down, all she wants to do is get into trouble and play with things she's not supposed to play with.  For example:

The cat bed.  I found her just lounging in it, relaxing.

Also, today we got a package from Aunt Rachel in Georgia containing some birthday presents for the bean.  I can't believe that this time next week my baby will be ONE YEAR OLD!!  Here are some pictures of her opening her gifts (yes I let her open them early):

Thanks Rachel! (and Mike & Giulianna too!)

That last picture is me asking "how old are you?", she proudly displays one finger...it's too cute.

OK, so it's time to switch things up here in the blog. For Regans 2nd year of life we will change the background.  So I have a few to choose from.  Leave a comment and let me know which one you prefer:
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Big Events

As promised, here are some action shots of Regan crawling, and pulling herself up.  Also a video of the crawling below:

Big Development Day

Today was a big day for Regan...not only did she pull up to a stand for the first time by herself, but she is actually starting to crawl!  After months of rolling to get around, she finally decided that things were worth crawling to get at.  Her targets are mostly the cats, and the remote control.  I tried to get pictures and video of everything, and I think I was successful.  I will post them when I get more time, because in addition to the evolving motor skills, Regan has also decided to drop her second nap...:(

Snow Day

Yesterday we took Regan out in her sled for the first time, she loved it!  Kevin ran around the yard pulling her, and she was all smiles.  It was short lived though, because the snow was not very conducive to pulling the sled around, and Regan can't move very well in her bunting.

11 Months Old!

I know I say this just about every month, but I really can't believe how fast time is going.  When did my baby grow up?

A mere one month from today (28 days to be exact) my baby will be ONE YEAR OLD!!  I don't know whether to cry because I'm losing my baby, or be excited about all there is to come...

Either way here are a few new pictures from the past week.  She is growing leaps and bounds, everyday learning something new, and it amazes us.

Last weekend we went out to dinner with the whole family to celebrate Daddy's Birthday.  Regan was very well behaved during dinner, and between her and Derek we were all entertained.

Regan manages to say a few words now, usually only when you prompt her, and you have to have a keen ear to decipher exactly what she means, but words none the less.  She says hi, bye, all done, mama, and cat. Today she picked up her orange Dr.Seuss guy, started waving his arm back and forth and saying "hi".  So Smart.  She also responds to simple commands now too, like; give it to me, no, put it in, and pet the kitty.  Also, her second tooth broke through yesterday!  Whoo Hoo!

Its A Small World!

Today Mom and I took Regan to the mall, just to get out for a bit.  While we were in The Gap, Mom was walking around with Regan in the stroller and I was shopping.  When we met back up, Mom was talking to a Dad pushing his daughter in the same kind of stroller.

Virginia: "Aww, how old is she?"
Dad: "Almost 11 Months"
Virginia: "She (Regan) will be one year next month"

At this point the mother of the little girl & I were close enough to be in on the conversation

Mom: "She will be one next month too, her birthday is March 24th"
Me: "Really?  So is hers (Regan)"
Mom: "Wow, what's her name?"
Me: "Regan"
Mom: "You're kidding!" (Looks at her husband like "thats crazy!") "Her name is Reagan too!"

Long story short: Our girls were born on the same day, in the same hospital, 45mins apart (my Regan first), and we gave them the same name!

We both recalled the OR nurses saying that there was another baby that was named Regan, and it turns out she was the c-section after us that day and we were in the Recovery Room together separated by just a curtain!

It's a small, small world.

Mmmmm...Frosting

Great Grandma Jean made an awesome cake for our Superbowl party last weekend.  The other day I was having a piece, and I let Regan taste some of the chocolate frosting.  I took the tip of her finger and dipped it in...unfortunately she missed getting most of it into her mouth.  Then she proceeded to try sticking her tongue out as far as she could to like the remaining off of her chin!

Week 45

Here are a few pictures from this last week.  I haven't been able to snap a pictures of the new tooth yet, but when I do I will be sure to post it.

Normally I cannot get Regan to watch TV at all, not like thats a bad thing, but she wants nothing to do with kids shows like Sesame Street or anything like that.  I think Kevin is more enthralled with Handy Manny then Regan is.  So the other day, a show comes on and Regan starts clapping her hands, and throwing her arms in the air, getting all excited...

...yes ladies and gents, I couldn't be prouder; The Golden Girls!  She was so excited that the Golden Girls were on.  I have to say I'm not that surprised.  I used to DVR episodes and watch them at night when she was a baby. 

Here are a few pictures from today.  Regan and I are wearing red for "Wear Red Day".  Still not crawling or pulling up yet, but this girl can roll!  She can pretty much get anywhere she wants to go in the living room now by rolling there.  The baby proofing has commenced, as she has tried to grab everything she can reach so far.

***Edited to add: If you click on the picture above and enlarge it, you can see her tooth, and the one coming in next to it!

Lastly, I had to show this off, because honestly, I wasn't sure the day would ever come where Regan had hair.  Now she has enough that it even curls a little at the bottom.  I long for the day I can successfully manage a pigtail.

I guess this means we got the right one...

I was playing around with some face recognition software on myheritage.com, and they have a thing that analyzes how much your child looks like the mother and father.  The results seem to show that she is a pretty good blend of the two of us.

First Tooth!

Regan woke up this morning sporting her first tooth!

Her left lower incisor made a peaceful appearance sometime in the middle of the night.  You would have never known that she was teething at all, with the exception of the fact that her gums turned white earlier in the week.

I will try to get a picture soon!  I can't wait for toothy smiles!

10 Months Old!

Double Digits!  Regan Jean is 10 months old today!

64 Days Until Regan's Birthday!

This is what "the bump" website told me this morning when I signed on...64 days!  Where has this time gone?  What happened to my little baby girl?

I have to say, even though she doesn't want to crawl, and she still has no teeth; what this girl lacks in physical accomplishments she makes up for in smarts.  How much she comprehends astounds me everyday.

Last night she was playing with her little "sillytown" toy, and pulling little pop-up guys of of the bin.  I said, "take one out", and she did!  Then I told her, "toss him back in", and she did that too, and proceeded to clap for herself.  This morning she pulled her quilt over some of her toys so they were covered by it.  I asked her "where is your spoon?".  She pulled the blanket up and looked until she found the spoon, them proudly displayed it for me (she did this with a few objects).

Baby Genius.

Update - Drs Appointment

These past few weeks Regan has been learning lots of new "tricks", and she loves to show them off.  She knows how to clap her hands, and will clap when you clap, when you say "Clap" or "Yay!".  She even clapped when she saw someone on TV clapping!

She also loves to wave "hi".  While at the Doctors office today she waived to call the kids in the waiting room, the nurse, the Doctor, me, Grandma...everyone.  To make things even more impressive; she has a different wave when she wants to wave "bye-bye".  The "hi" wave is mostly a twist of the wrist with her palm facing out.  "Bye-bye" is the whole arm waving back and forth.  It's too cute.

She also likes to put her arms "up" and "down", or will lift an object over her head for "up".  She also raises her arms when we yell "touchdown!".

Now when one of her new toys starts playing music, she will bounce with the beat.  If you say "dance baby, dance", she starts bouncing and "dancing".  The kid's got rhythm!

Clapping

Waving "hi"

Today we went to the Doctors for her 9 month appointment.  Here are her latest stats:

Weight: 17# 11oz - 24%

Height: 28.25" - 68%

Head Circ: 17" - 22%

So even though we pick on her for being chubby, she is actually tall and thin!  The Doctor says she's all cheeks!  Besides that everything checked out well, and we don't have to go back until her birthday!  I can't believe it's less than three months away!

Here are a few more pictures from last week:

Trying out some of her new toys from Santa

The Dog and Fairy Princess were in on the action too

Opening some gifts from Grandma and Grandpa

All these gifts and she wants to play with a paper plate

Out to lunch with Aunt Erin, sitting in a high chair for the first time!

Struggling to read one of the big books Aunt Erin got her for Christmas

This is what happens when you leave the bowl of food unattended for a split second

Holding her sippy up all by herself!  She finally figured out how to tip it!