Raegan's First Baby Food

A couple of weeks ago we started Raegan on baby food. Her first food was sweet potatoes. Since then she has also had carrots, squash and green beans. So far she seems to like everything we've given her. I've purposely left peas for last. Neither Natalie or Brandon would ever eat peas for me. After peas we will start on fruit. Here are pictures of her eating baby food for the first time.


Here is a video of her first bite.

Natalie Playing Dress Up

Natalie has really gotten into playing dress up lately. She loves to dress up (sometimes in strange combinations) and then have her picture taken so she can look at herself on camera. Here are some pictures.
Natalie as a princess. Notice the feather boa and the Minnie Mouse princess hat.
Natalie as "Belle" from Beauty & the Beast.
Tinker Bell

Snow White
Scooby Doo

Raegan's 4 Month Check Up

Raegan had her 4 month check up early last week. She is now weighing in at 17.5 lbs and is 25 inches long. The doctor said she was doing great and is very strong for her age. She has absolutely no trouble holding her head up or even putting all of her weight on her legs. She loves to sit in her exersaucer and her jumper and play. Right now she's got a cold, but I think she's on the mend and is getting some rest (which wasn't the case two days ago). Here are a couple of recent pictures.
Raegan with her new favorite Tigger toy. Thanks Uncle Marc!


Raegan and her cousin Keira (my cousin Zettie's daughter). We were able to visit with them while we were in Virginia Beach.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Grandma!

We Love You!
Natalie, Brandon & Raegan

Raegan Playing in her Exersaucer

Here's a video of Raegan playing with her Exersaucer. She's recently started reaching and grabbing for toys, so I thought I would get the Exersaucer out to see if she would play in it. I think she likes it. :-)

Raegan

Here are some recent pictures of Raegan.

Raegan Rolled Over

Last night we got pounded pretty good from the remnants of Ike. I can't imagine what the people in Texas and other southern states lived through. It was bad enough here. There are lots of branches and power lines down and most schools in Northeast Ohio were closed today. So last night when our electricity went out, Raegan decided to put on a show for us. She took that opportunity to roll over for the first time! Unfortunately it was too dark to get a movie of her, but I was able to get one of her when the power came back on later that night. She's getting so big so fast!

Apple Orchard

Well it's apple picking time! Brandon has been talking about picking apples since the day we picked last year. This is one of his absolute favorite things to do, so he was thrilled when it was time to go pick again. This year we made apple pie and applesauce. We even canned a few jars of applesauce to last us until next year.

First Day of Preschool

Natalie & Brandon started preschool a couple of weeks ago. So far they are really enjoying themselves! So much so that they usually don't want to leave to come home. The teacher has nothing but good things to say about them. The first day we were walking from the van into the building, the kids with their backpacks on and me behind them holding Raegan, when Natalie said "Brandon, let's hold hands". Natalie is always very good to make sure she is holding someone's hand in parking lots. However, not only did they hold hands through the parking lot, but they also held hands all the way down the hall and into their classroom. I WISH I had been able to get a picture, but I didn't have my camera ready. I'm sorry I missed out on that picture, but here are a few others from that day.

Happy Grandparent's Day!

Dear Gammie, Papaw, Grandma & Grandpa,




Love,

Natalie, Brandon & Raegan