Two Months!

So I'm a little behind on the update, but we just got back from North Carolina yesterday.  Here are Regan's two month pictures!  She is almost as big as her bear!

I will post some pictures of our vacation soon!

Doctors Checkup!

Today was Regan's two month doctors appointment. Turns out our little one is battling a mild case of Rotavirus, which is making her tummy very upset, and making mommy very upset too. They told us that she will be just fine, and should be back to normal in a matter of days. She doesn't have a fever so they also gave her her vaccinations (not SHOTS, because we don't shoot babies).

She had to have four injections and one oral vaccine, and took them all like a champ! She recovered immediately from crying when it was over. We also got her measurements charted on the growth chart, and as we suspected she is a tiny bean!

Height: 21.5 inches - 17%
Weight: 8# 10oz - 6%
Head Circ.: 14 5/8 inches - 10%

So all indications point to her being taller than mommy, who was only in the 3rd percentile for height when she was little.

This week we learned to grasp a rattle, though she doesn't quite know what to do with it once she has it. So after bopping herself in the head a few times, it was quickly abandoned. Here is an action shot:

Napping with daddy:

Hanging out with Grandma Gannon:

This week was also got a surprise visit from Rachel and Giulianna all the way from Georgia. This was the first time they got to meet Regan. Here are the girls meeting for the first time:

Giulianna's birthday present was much more interesting than any silly old baby

Rach and Giulianna hanging out with the baby. She is so cute! She kept pointing at Cosmo and saying "Cat! Cat!"

This is our daily attempt at "tummy time" Regan seems to like being on her tummy so much she fell asleep.

"So who exactly are you again, and why are you holding me?"
Regan spending some time with Uncle Colin:

It is finally warm enough, and she is finally big enough to wear some of her cute summer outfits:

Also, last week I decided to get crafty with some ribbon and a CD, and make a mobile to hang above the baby at her chaining table. Here's how it turned out:

She loves it and will stare at it forever, giggling and smiling when I spin it around and tickle her face with the ribbons.
Baby's Eye View:

So on Sunday we are attempting our first family vacation when we join Kevin's family in the Outer Banks for the week. We will be driving down starting Sunday morning. I hope everything goes well and that Regan is feeling better by then. The doctor seems to think that everything will be fine.

So I will take her two month picture tomorrow and post it, since we won't be around for her actual two months on Sunday.

Seven Weeks!

Today Regan is seven weeks old! Where has this time gone?

This week we tried a new bottle for her and she really liked it... no more crying and fussing while she takes it. She has been getting one bottle every day to get used to it. Even Daddy is getting in on the act by feeding her at night.

I found a few pictures on Colin's iphone that I finally put on my computer:

Regan and Great Grandma Flo, her first day home from the hospital.
Here's Regan playing Playstation with Daddy and Uncle Colin.

Hanging out with Great Aunt Joanne at Shannon's birthday party.

I also got a picture of her smiling and a few more of us just hanging around the house, including this family photo:

Pita and Cosmo just happened to be chilling with us on the couch, so Colin snapped this picture of our family.She is getting to be so big. At last weigh in she was up to 7 pounds 14 ounces! These pictures of her in her car seat show just how big she's getting. The first one was taken when she was two weeks old, and the second is from this week before my doctors appointment.

This week Sunday we also celebrated my first Mother's Day. We spent the afternoon at Beth's house with Kevin's Mom and Grandmother. We had a great lunch and got to spend lots of time with the baby and Derek. Later we went to Antoinette's for ice cream with my mother and grandmother. Regan pitched in and together with her dad they got me a food processor, so that I can make my own baby food! It was a great day all around.

This Week: Regan Smiles!

This week, our little bean has been a girl on the go.  Places to go and people to see, making appearances at family social events all week.  Mom has also spent a few hours staked out with the camera trying to capture the ever elusive smile.  

Regans first real smile came in the afternoon on Friday when mommy held her up to the mirror, and she saw mom in the reflection.  It was so cute!  Ever since I have been trying to catch a picture of it.

Lately Regan has been trying to reach for things to touch while sitting in her chair, or playing on the floor.  So Mom and Dad wanted to make it easier by placing her toys next to her, and hanging links from the bar.  Things did get a bit crowded after a while, and Regan decided all she really wanted to do was chew in her bears ear.
Thursday night we went out to dinner with the entire family to celebrate Aunt Kays (Great-Great Aunt Kay's) 90th birthday.  We went to Shimshacks - a rib place up in Pendelton, NY.  Regan was really good the whole time, and everyone was there to help hold and distract her.
Here is a picture of the first two members of the Regan Jean fan club!  Uncle Mark and Patrick serve as President and Vice Pres respectively.  If given the opportunity, I think they really would steal her.
In other news, when she naps during the day she can do it in ther "big girl" crib now.  I layed her in there while she was still drowsey the other day, and out she went.  She took a nice long nap in the crib and Mom got a few things accomplished around the house!  Yay!
Friday Grandma and Grandpa Kerl came over to watch Regan while Mom and Dad got the opportunity to go out for dinner.  It sounded like a good idea, but we choose to go the the Pancake House because it was close and we wouldn't be gone long.  I just didn't want to leave her for more than an hour or two.  She slept the whole time we were gone anyway.  It was still fun because then we all got to watch a movie (Slumdog Millionare- it's good!  See it if you haven't!)

On Saturday, the tour of appearences continued when we went out to the nursing home for Great-Grandma Jackies birthday.  We had a big pizza party in a private room, and Jackie got to meet her Great Granddaughter for the first time.  
So we've kept you waiting long enough... here it is... the smile.  I waited forever to catch it, and she delivered.  Of course it promptly turns to a frown after I make a big deal about the smile... oh well.

Belly Series

Pictures of the belly growing from week 4 to week 38.  If you click on it it should get bigger.

One Month Old!

I can't believe our baby is already one month old!  She has gotten so big already too!  We went to the doctors on Wednesday to check her weight, and she gained 8 ounces in 7 days.  That was more than we ever expected, so I guess all the ice cream and shakes from Taffy's did the trick.  So as of Wednesday our little bruiser weighed in at 6 pounds 3 ounces.
This week we celebrated Shannon's birthday at Aunt Joannes house, and Regan was a highlight of the party again (along with Shannon's new dog Rosa).  There's no shortage of people that want to carry her around, and she enjoys it.  

She has also started to consistently sleep about 4 to 4.5 hours at a stretch at night.  Mom and Dad are very grateful for this, and hope that it continues.  Sleeping through the night looks like it may be in our near future.
We tried out our sling this week, because Regan has not been sleeping as much as she used to during the day.  It works out really well because she enjoys being on the move, and mommy can still get things done around the house.  It took a few tries to position it perfectly, but once we figured it out it was very comfortable for the both of us.
Lately Regan has been pulling the "binky" in and out of her mouth herself.  This picture shows her holding it tightly in her mouth.  
Daddy came home from his training early and got to spend the afternoon with us.  This is the position they are currently in as I write this.  Regan looks very comfortable, but daddy looks like he might want to get up.  However, it doesn't look like he's going anywhere anytime soon.

Week 3

Regan's third week was all about meeting new people and going new places.

We spent her first Easter and Grandma and Grandpa Gannon's house, and Grandma and Grandpa Kerl came for dinner along with the two Great Grandmas. She slept all through dinner, and then the rest of the clan came over during dessert. Six second cousins, 2 great aunts, 1 great uncle, 2 great-great aunts, and 1 great-great uncle. Everyone had to have their turn holding her, so we played "pass the baby".Mommy tried to take some cute Easter pictures of her posing in her Easter basket with her pink bunny... baby Regan was NOT having it; hence her miserable face in this picture:On Wednesday we went back to the pediatrician for a weight check. Regan weighed in at 5 pounds 11 ounces. So the good news was that she is back over her birth weight, the bad news is that she didn't gain as much weight as they would have liked. So mommy was promptly given the task of eating a bowl of ice cream every day, to try and fatten her up. We shall see if this proves to fatten mommy or Regan in the long run.

This week we started laying her on her activity mat so she can listen to the music and look at the toys. We also do "tummy-time" on it. It was popular with her for a few minutes, but Cosmo loved it! I even caught him playing by himself with the toys this morning.In addition to her trips to the doctor, we have started to go for walks around the neighborhood. It is nice to be able to visit Great-Great Aunt Kay, who is just around the corner. We spent about an hour there the other day visiting with the great aunts and uncle.

Here are a few pictures from this week:

Week 2

This week it seems that we have all be adjusting to life with Regan. Daddy had his last half day of work on Monday, so he was back to full time on Tuesday. We miss him a lot during the day, but thankfully Regan has remained her calm self during the day, and mommy is able to get a few things done around the house.
Sunday we also gave Regan her first bath on Sunday, because her umbilical cord fell off last week. She didn't seem to mind the water, and didn't cry at all while being bathed. She did have a very serious look of concern on her face though.

Afterwards I think she was happy to be all wrapped up in her warm towel. Hopefully she enjoys the bath enough to make it a welcome part of our routine. She smells so nice when she is all clean!

Also, this week mommy got sick of her socks falling off because her feet are so small, so I found a pattern for some little shoes online. They only took about an hour to make. She seems to like them, and they fit perfect! Hopefully this will solve our cold feet problem.

Sunday night Regan experienced her first Wrestlemania, and Jen, Andy, Erin and Colin came over to watch it too. On Tuesday Dr. G and baby Melanie stopped by to visit and Regan behaved well by sleeping the whole entire time.

Regan's First Week

We have all been adjusting very well to Regan's first week at home. She's a pretty happy baby, and sleeps most of the day, waking up about every 3 hours or so to eat. So far we have had only one "bad night" where she was fussy and didn't want to sleep, but other than that we have been very lucky. Mom and dad are still trying to get used to the idea of being up at 3 o'clock in the morning, but we are getting used to it. The cats on the other hand, and beat tired by the time morning comes around. They are not used to all this activity at night. They have both been very good with the baby so far, and watch her attentively. This morning she started crying and Pita came running to her side to see what the problem was... I have been calling her "Nanny Pita".

This week Tuesday was Regan's first trip to the Doctors office. She did really well in the car and didn't cry at all the whole time She gained one ounce since leaving the hospital on Friday, and they said she should reach her birthweight again in about two weeks. Everything else checked out really well, and we go back in a few weeks to weigh her again. Also, her umbilical cord stump fell off last night when I went to change her. Now she has the cutest little belly button!