Playing in the leaves

we have spent a LOT of time outside the last couple of weeks - love this weather!!!

While the cat is away, ...

in this case the "cat" was napping and the little "mouse" had his way with all her toys!
now that he's crawling, he can really get into everything and had a blast with sister's toys without hearing "nooooo baby Reid, that's miiine!"

:)

Baby CPR

Step 1: Check to see if she's conscious

Step 2: Take her pulse

Step 3: Support her head

Step 4: Begin Mouth to Mouth

Step 5: ???

Reid's new tricks

Reid seems to be learning something new every day and is growing SO quickly!! Yes, his thighs are getting more squishy and squeezeable, but he is also doing more older baby things which make him seem less like a little baby...

Just this week, he has learned to:
** go from crawling position to sitting position and back to crawling position again. this was shocking the first time that i turned around to see him sitting up and realized that i had left him on his tummy and he had gotten there all on his own! now he is switching back and forth so often, it's like he's always been able to do it
** army crawl all the way across the room, around the room, and back. this kid is all over and non-stop now! it's amazing how much more content he seems for longer periods of time. i guess he isn't getting bored with so much to explore and the ability now to get where he wants, when he wants! diaper changes have started to be a big challenge because he does NOT want to be on his back - he twists and twists to get back to his crawling position and he is so strong, it's very hard to keep him on his back long enough to get his diaper on straight!
** stand up while holding on to something. no, he hasn't learned to pull himself up but if you stand him up, he will stay up!
** babble consonant sounds. his first and only sounds so far are: baba and dada. it's hilarious because when he says bababababa it's in the sweet high pitch sing songy voice...and then when he says dada it's in this low scratchy monster sounding voice. they both make me laugh, but hearing them back to back is just hilarious!
** squint his eyes when he smiles. it. is. precious. i remember sierra doing that too and i just love it. when reid does is, he looks like a little chinese man! so cute!

i say this all the time and it's so cliche, but I CANNOT believe how FAST he is growing up!!!!! he adds so much joy and laughter to our family!

we love you so much, reid wesley!

bday tent and muffin

Daddy was SO excited to get Sierra a tent for her birthday!!! almost 3 months later and she still gets in it every single day! we keep it in her room and she likes to read bedtime stories in there. she also loves "hiding" there and zipping it open and closed. so much fun  :)

playing with daddy

the very first time she got it in, first thing in the morning - what a great surprise!

haha  :)

sierra's special day...october 1

look at the size of that blueberry muffin! mommy was so busy snapping pictures, that i didn't even think to cut it before giving it to her...she ate the entire thing!! oops!

Sierra LOVES going to Poppa and LaLa's house! They always have a blast together. They spend a lot of time outside - watering plants, pulling weeds, and playing in the rocks...

 such JOY

saying something about her feet being dirty or hurting - she is a bit of a princess  :)

(this was from a couple months ago)



Reid's first cereal

(I'm catching up on pictures/posts)

When Reid was about 4.5 months old, we tried rice cereal for the first time...

 ...someone in the family can't be left out of anything! ...isn't she a ham?!

this is what he thought about it. i don't blame him...rice cereal??! blah!