Mimi and Big Daddy

This weekend, Mimi and Big Daddy (Dowell's mom and dad) came to visit. It was so fun to see their faces when they saw how Reese had grown and changed. They hadn't seen her since she was 2 days old! We had a really good visit. Every time Big Daddy got a hold of her, he would smile and laugh at her like I've never seen him do. Reese was having a big time with him too, smiling back. He was singing the Arkansas Fight Song to her and she would just stare at him with a big grin on her little face.

Mimi kept Reese on Sunday and I was able to go to the Titans game vs. Buffalo. She said they had a good time together. It was fun for me to be back in my seats at the game. I have to admit, it was hard not to think about my girl at home. And I quickly found out that I am not in 'game shape' anymore! I've gotten so used to watching the games from my couch, that by the end of the 3rd quarter, I was exhausted! I hung in there, however, and saw a great win. The Titans had a rocky start, but have picked it up and have won their last 3 games. I'm keeping the faith that we will continue to win. Next week, we will play Monday Night Football against the Houston Texans in Houston, so that will be a big game for us...Go Titans!

Fun in the Tub

She loves her bath! She has learned how to splash and loves to see how much water she can splash out of the tub. It's so funny. I think I love it as much as Reese does.

It's official...

I'm officially a MOM. I know that it was probably inevitable, but I can now be accepted into the New Mom's Club. As of Saturday night, I attained the Triple Crown! I have been pee'd on, covered in spit up, and had poop running down my shirt. Reese has been loving her baths at night! Thursday night, I got her undressed in her room and was carrying that little naked baby to the bathtub. All of a sudden, I felt something very warm on my stomach...She had just let that little bladder go and I had pee all over me! I couldn't help but laugh. And, of course, when I look at her sweet little face...she just smiles so big.

Last night, Dowell got home earlier than usual. Reese, Cooper, and I had just come in from a run and I was so excited to be able to jump in the shower. I handed Reese over to her Daddy (who is extremely worn out every night, but still manages to spend as much time as he can with his family), however, when I got out of the shower, this is what I found. It wasn't just Daddy who was tired!

Cooper is a fantastic big brother. He is very sweet, gentle, and protective. I think that he loves having me home with him, even though my hands are usually on Reese.

Speaking of hands, Reese is beginning to discover hers. It's really cute to see her holding her fists in the air and staring at them. This morining, Dowell was kissing her head before he left for work. Each time he bent down to kiss her, she would "punch" him, then smile really big. Almost as if she was doing it on purpose. We both couldn't help but laugh!

As promised

Here are Reese's Halloween pictures...taken by Uncle Mark Burnett

Our Sweet Little Pumpkin

Carving her 1st pumpkin

Helping Mommy dig out the pumpkin seeds




Trick-or-Treat

Happy Halloween!

The little pumpkin

A few pictures to catch you up...

Welcome Baby Reese!

Nana and Reese

Her Daddy already bought her some "personalized" candy

In the hospital nursery

Minutes old on August 24th

6 days old

5 days old

11 days old, with her Mamaw (Great Grandmother)

...and her Papaw (Great Grandfather)

2 weeks old...and a VERY true statement

After her 1st bath...after all the fussing

3 weeks old

"Code Blue"...Reese's 1st Titans game

She likes her baths now!

Helping Daddy at work

Sleeping angel

Her sweet smile

Ready to take Cooper to the park

We had just come in from a walk...she wasn't quite sure about the whole warm hat thing.

8 weeks old

Aunt Jamie, Reese, and Uncle Mark

Our first trip in the jog stroller

Halloween Weekend

So it's been a month and a half since the last post...I told you I wasn't very good at this. Reese is growing like crazy and is now 2 months old (10 weeks today). I still don't feel like it has been that long since I had her.

She went to see Dr. Ladd, her pediatrician, on Friday 10/30/09 for her 2 month check up and to get her first round of vaccinations. It was a great visit, but a little difficult for me to see her hurt so much when she got her shots. She had to get 3 in one leg and 2 in her other leg, then 1 was an oral vaccination. Her face turned bright red and that bottom lip started to fold down...I couldn't stand it! I just wanted to take the pain from her. The nurse was great though because she acknowledged that it was tough on both of us. She let me hold her immediately afterwards and let us stay in the room as long as we needed to. Surprisingly, Reese was smiling and cooing before we left the office. What a trooper! She is now in the 75th percentile for length and weight! She is 23 inches long and weighs 11 lbs. 11.5 oz.

She is smiling a lot now and making such precious noises. She is a great sleeper too! Around 6 weeks she started sleeping through the night and is now sleeping about 7-8 hours at night. She's a nap fighter, however. I guess she doesn't want to miss anything during the day.

This past weekend, her Nana (my mom), G-Pops (my dad), Uncle Mark, and Aunt Jamie came to visit. It was such a great time. Mark and Jamie haven't seen her in person since she was 5 days old and they couldn't believe how much she had grown! We had a great Halloween with them. On Saturday, the Titans had a family Halloween parade and trick-or-treating at the facility, so we took Reese in her pumpkin costume! She was, by far, the most precious pumpkin you've ever seen! Her Uncle Mark was snapping photos left and right. I will post some as soon as he sends them to me. That evening, we took Reese outside to take more Pumpkin pictures and carved her first pumpkin to set outside! She got to put her hands inside the pumpkin and seemed to love the mushy feeling. We all had a great visit!

Reese's 1st Pumpkin