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8 WEEKS!

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Fall!

Welcome!

We didn't get to experience fall last year.  I wasn't even convinced Colorado was capable of being anything but cold and miserable.  This time last year, we had 8 feet of snow on the ground!  However, the end of summer and beginning of fall 2010, have been the best weather I've ever lived in!  True statement. It has been in the 70's during the day and down into the 50's at night.  Perfect! I can take Reese out in the stroller in the middle of the day and not get overheated.  But then wear a light jacket at night!  We have been cooking out at least 2 times per week.  It is so much fun.  Sadly, Matt is averaging 95 hours a week, so he hasn't gotten to enjoy it as much as Bailey, Reese and I. 


As mentioned in previous posts, Reese isn't such a fan of the bottle.  We have been working on it (minimally) since she was 3 weeks old.  She really doesn't fuss very often and when she does, it is pretty mild.   But put that bottle anywhere near her face and watch her shriek.  She wants nothing to do with it.  I know I am not supposed to be the one giving it to her, but Matt works entirely too much.  I am not about to give up the bedtime feeding, but even then, he's only here at bedtime about 1 night per week and then he leaves before she wakes up in the morning.  C'est la vie.  Thus, I have gotten her to swallow 1.5 ounces from the bottle. Yesterday she actually latched on the stupid plastic nipple and took half an ounce.  And today, she refuses to let it touch her lips.  Hopefully, she will be a little less persnickety when visitors come to take care of her.  If not, we only live 4 miles from the hospital....  Sorry in advance!

I snapped a quick photo to commemorate the latch...
in case it never happens again :)

"I love tummy time!"

Reeselet by the numbers

6- days late
1.5- ounces she's taken from a bottle (yikes)
8- bags of IV fluid I received while pregnant
32- weeks I vomited
4- IVs I got placed
30- minutes I pushed to get her out
18.5- hours of labor
10- fingers and 10 toes
9- hours she sleeps at night (yay)
3- naps she takes per day
11- pounds she weighs now
8.4- pounds she weighed at birth
25- inches long
20.5- inches she was at birth
96- kisses she gets from me everyday!
1,000,000- prayers I uttered for her health
5- weeks she slept in our room
2- times Bailey has eaten the entire contents of the trash
7- times Bailey has puked in the house since she was born (it's no wonder his name was HURLey before we got him)
1- minimum number of times I have wished the snake bit Bailey in the neck (only a little...)
5,280- feet up in the air we live
4- miles I can run with the jogging stroller before wanting to die
16- hours matt works per day
14- hours per day matt wishes he wasn't at work (only a slight exaggeration)
15,000- dollars it cost to give birth
1,000- dollars insurance thinks an epidural should cost
1,800- dollars it actually cost (all the more reason to try to go natural again)
13- friends that have found out they're pregnant since I found out about reese (don't drink the water up here!)

Brad Paisley and Perfect Baby

 This week has been so great!  We've been able to go running several times with the stroller, thanks to the awesome weather.  Reese slept through the night (every night) and then 10 hours on saturday!  Whoa!  And, we went to see Brad Paisley in concert with our friends Derek and Aimee Phipps.  Enjoy the pictures!  she is such a happy smiley baby.  I know it isn't at me yet, but that doesn't stop it from being my favorite thing to look at!
Happy 7 weeks little Reese!

Here is my perfect, wonderful baby who loves to sleep all night!  

(now if only I could)

bailey comes to check out the excitement. 

At the Brad Paisley Concert

a little tummy time. 

this is my dog, he thinks he's human

SIX weeks!!!

big girl!  smiling!

Theresa meets Theresa

Aunt Theresa came to town to meet her namesake. Although the visit was too short, we had a great time.   Now we have an empty house until I go back to work.  :( All the visitors have been such fun.  Enjoy her 5 week pictures!

2 T's!

"requires constant supervision"  not sure who that applies to more!

celebrate!  5 weeks!

i couldn't help posting this one too.  she was having so much fun
while i was taking her picture!  every single one of them was adorable!

visitors!

We had lots of visitors this week.  Tiffany flew in from Tallahassee, Mom and Dad from NC and Daniel from LA.  We celebrated mom's birthday, labor day, Matt's birthday, Reese's 1 month, and mom and dad's #40!

Tiffany comes to visit!

Meeting Grandpa Frank for the first time.

Meeting Uncle Daniel!

Hiking in Boulder with the Pancotto clan minus Theresa P

relaxing after 7.5 miles of hiking!

4 weeks!

3 weeks

3 weeks!  Party like a ROCK STAR!