Dear Girls

RC1 and RC2,

You girls are our world.  Daddy and I love you more than you will ever know.  We love to hear you talk.  We love to see you play together.  I get so excited when I get off work to go pick you up from school and day care.  Our daily reunions are my favorite part of the day. 

It melts me when I see your beautiful smiles.  When you laugh or when someone or something makes you happy, your smiling faces are like gold to me.  You are both so different yet so alike in so many ways.  When I look at the two of you it amazes me that God chose us to be your Mommy and Daddy.  You are both little miracles. 

Please remember to always put God first. Pray everyday, for yourselves and also for others.  I pray that you are always kind to each other and everyone around you, that you are sweet and loving girls, and that you always remember to do the right thing by making good choices (Ryan I say this to you everyday before you go to school - Reagan you will hear it too one day).

I love you with all my heart.

Love,
Mommy

One Year

I guess it's true that the older you get the faster time flies.  This time last year (which seems like it was just yesterday) I was home with a newborn, a 3 year old, a husband, and wondering - "what in the world have I gotten myself into!"  While this year has been a year of major adjusting, I am glad to say we made it. 

And what better way to celebrate than with a party for the sweet little blessing that God blessed us with on September 23, 2013.

For 1st Birthday celebrations, we do a small family party (which isn't small since we have a pretty big family)...but anyway, here we go.

The Baby

The invitation/party design theme (courtesy of B.Elliott Designs)

I will post actual party details later, which in "natisha blog time" means in 3 months - but I will try my best to do it sooner.  Everything was SO CUTE.

Here is Reagan at 1 year old:

Likes

• Ryan
• balls
• running around the house getting into anything and everything
• telephone, iPhone, remote
• eating (banana, potatoes - fried, mashed, baked, all of the above, green beans, broccoli, eggs, chicken nuggets, french toast sticks)
• Nana
• JaidenNel
• dogs (at least Jaiden's dog Blu) - and we all know how I feel about animals...
• Song, This is the Day (that the Lord has made) - we sing it when I wake you in the morning

.  Dislikes

• GETTING YOUR HAIR COMBED (I am sending a prayer request for this situation.  Everyone please pray)
• taking something away from you
• new people (you take a minute to warm up)
• sweet potatoes
• Being confined to one space (per Daddy)

Words

• Dada
• Mama
• Wine (Ryan)
• Daden (Jaiden)
• Nnnn (Nana)

(You are not much of a talker- unlike your sister, but these are a few of the things that you will say when you do decide to speak...which is actually becoming more and more frequent)

Dear Reagan,

 You are the sweetest baby ever.  You like to cuddle and give kisses ("kissy"). You sleep all night long.  I'm sure this is because you go all day long.  You are a very busy and active little girl.  Between chasing you around the house and just watching you go from one thing to another, we are all worn out by the end of the day. 

 Last month (August) you started day care.  We all cried - you, me, and Nana.  She hated to see you leave her but the time had come.  Thankfully your daycare is awesome.  They love on you and treat you like their own.  We have been so blessed for that.

 You and your sister are so sweet together.  She takes good care of you and it melts me to see the two of you playing...and occasionally fighting over a toy.  Here is what she told me just yesterday about you,

"Mommy, I love my sister soooo much.  I mean, she's just so pretty and beautiful and sweet.  I'm so glad I have a little sister and that I'm a big sister.  I have to take care of her.  I love her soooo much."

 

Your most recent trick is that you have learned how to have a tantrum.  The only time you have one is if I take something from you that you shouldn't have, like the nightlight in Ryan's room that you seem to have a universal attraction to.  You lay out in the floor screaming and rolling around.  Not a tear. Just screaming and hollering.  Then you eye something else to get into and it's over.  For 5 minutes. Then you head back to pulling that nightlight out of the wall.  Then I decide to go on and unplug the nightlight and put in the protector.  Then you lay out and roll. Yet again. :-)

 

 You like to play in the kitchen.  The real kitchen AND the play kitchen.  You like to play music on my iPhone.  The phone will be locked but somehow every time you have it you figure out how to access the music.  Then you smile and laugh at yourself as the songs begin to play.  It's like you figured out a puzzle and your proud of yourself.

 

 Daddy continues to call you rambunctious.  Not sure how I feel about that description but I must admit it is pretty accurate.

 

 I love you so much Reagan.  Here is your song, not sure if I have documented that I wrote this song for you and have sung it to you every night since you were around a week old.

 

Reagan the sweet little baby,

Reagan the sweet little baby,

Mommy and Daddy love you,

The big sister Ryan Claire loves you,

Reagan the sweet little baby.

Reagan the sweet baby girl.

 

"Children are a heritage from the Lord. and the fruit of his womb is his reward"

Psalm 127:3