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2/3 Year!

June 30, 2009 · Filed under Our Rynn, Uncategorized

*I updated the title…after typing this way past my bedtime, I realized Rynn isn’t quite 3/4 year. :)

Rynn is now eight months old, and she has changed so much just in the last month!  At seven months she was just beginning to sit up, but now our sweet girl is…

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crawling,

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pulling up,

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and still the happiest baby ever.

She also…

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eats small finger foods,

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loves the girl in the mirror,

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and still sucks on her middle two fingers (gosh darnit!).

Rynn is still very petite.  Most people can’t believe she’s crawling because she’s so tiny.  As I mentioned, she is still so happy, but she’s not quite as laid back now that she’s mobile…she’s just very eager!!  She gets annoyed and bangs her head when fed something she doesn’t like, and she laughs each time her sister cries (which makes me laugh, and in turn makes her sister cry harder).  She and Reece still have an awesome connection and make each other’s eyes light up, but we’re starting to have issues with “toy stealing.”  Rynn takes two really good naps each day and sleeps great at night (how did I get lucky enough to have two great night-time sleepers?!).  She also still spits up quite a bit, but surely that will begin to phase out soon.  She still doesn’t fuss much if we’re running late on a feeding, but she is beginning to let us know when she doesn’t like something, and she’s nearly impossible to restrain when she sees something she wants.  We may have to discontinue use of the changing table soon because she is a super-fast flipper.

We love our Rynner (sounds like “Lenore” when Reece says it) so much and she brings so many blessings to our family!

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Reeceisms 2

May 6, 2009 · Filed under Reeceisms, Uncategorized

Nurse: How old are you now, Reece?

“Six.”

Well, she sometimes acts like she’s six anyway…I know she could give her six-year-old cousin Anna E a run for her money in the drama category!

Today Reece tried her hand at getting me to let her take her nap on the couch.  After we cleaned up from lunch I told her to pick out a book.  “Read dis book on de couch, Mommy.” I comply and sit on the couch while she lays her head down on the pillow.  “Lay down on de couch, Mommy.” She’s SO demanding! I lean back and start to read.  “Lay down wis you feet, Mommy.” I lay down beside her and put my feet up, which gets lots of giggles from Reece.  “Two gulls juss hanging out.” (Apparently she didn’t count Rynn, whom I was holding.)  Unfortunately, I knew Reece would not sleep on the couch, so she was forced to go to her room.  She cried, “I don’t yike my bed” several times, then ran out of her room and hid inside the dining room blinds.  Luckily, her giggles gave her hiding place away (she was probably laughing at how silly Mommy looked while looking for her).  I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw her eyes through the slits in the blinds, but then had to switch back to stern-mode since I had lots to do and really needed her nap today (which turned out to be a good one by the way). :)

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Tonsil Day, Miss 5 Months

March 28, 2009 · Filed under Our Rynn, The Reecer, Uncategorized

Today (actually yesterday at this point) was Tonsil Day for The Reecer…the day we’ve been building up in Reece’s mind for nearly a month now.  She has known she’d have her tonsils taken out, and she knows her doctor’s name too.  “Dr. Potocki (she says his name like a champ) take my tonsils out.”  These words have been repeated numerous times throughout the last three weeks.  The other day, Rynn stuck her hand in Reece’s mouth and Reece said, “Oh!  Rynn took my tonsils out!”  Granny and Granddad bought her a doctor’s kit as a pre-surgery gift, and she has checked her babies’ tonsils several times.  So she’s known all about tonsils and this day we speak of (probably spoken about more to prepare the two of us than to prepare Reecer).  So how did this big day play out for our Reece?

As for her tonsils, the doctor said they were quite big for her throat and reassured us that it’s best we had them removed.  The day has been full of ups and downs…I told Kaleesha that it’s so horrible to see your child high on Versed, then 20 minutes later see her as miserable as she was when we first walked into her recovery room (they warned us, but I still took it hard).  The “downs” are the obvious feelings of pain for our child as we watch her suffer, plus the worry we have over her not getting enough fluids.  The “ups” are numerous though…at the surgery center she won the hearts of the staff, taking home not one, but THREE stuffed animals.  They were all really great to our Reecer and for that we are thankful.  My mom was able to stay at our house with Rynn and take good care of her and have lunch ready for us when we got home…so wonderful (especially considering Scott and I fasted right along with Reece).  The absolute most wonderful and super-sweet thing?  Watching Reece (who really hasn’t had a whole lot of smiles to give since her surgery) light up with Rynn this evening.  Reece wanted to sit next to Rynn most of the evening.  Rynn shows Reece her love by putting her wet, slobbery hands on Reece’s face, giving her big smiles, squealing, and giving “kisses” on Reece’s forehead…all of which made Reece smile over and over.  Reece loves her sister and I love that.  Reece even told us in recovery, “I love Rynn.”  Sweet sisters.

Let’s not forget that sweet sister of Reece’s…she’s 5 months old today!!  I’ll post a picture soon.  At 5 months, Rynn loves to smile and squeal!  She splashes like a mad woman in the bath, and I swear I saw her try to get up on all fours the other day.  We can’t feed her cereal to her fast enough, and she has recently begun sticking her tongue out…a lot!  She’s a sweet, sweet girl.  And she loves her sister as much as her sister loves her.  I’m loving this sister-sister bonding!

More on Reece’s recovery soon.  Thanks for your prayers!

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So much to blog!!!

March 26, 2009 · Filed under Our Rynn, Spring!, The Reecer, Uncategorized

I’m just gonna go in chronological order here…

Life father, like daughter

img_2947Actually, she began using the newspaper as blankets for all her babies.

Swiiiiiiiiing!

img_2954Baby girl took advantage of her big sister’s naptime and played in Reece’s swing.

Adorable, isn’t she?

img_2955Yes, the raincoat and my tennis shoes look fab on her, but look at the PIGTAILS!!!!!  Whoo-hoo!

Potty Training

img_2959She shows all the signs of readiness, except for one…she can’t sit still to save her life!  I was lucky to get this picture.

Tummy sleeper

img_2969She now rolls over to sleep on her tummy.  Why does this make me feel like she’s a BIG-GIRL?!

Ady Day

Reece’s good pal came over and spent the day with us.  The two of them had so much fun!!

img_29711snack time

img_2982supposed to be eating lunch…coloring on the floor instead

3 kids under 2 1/2 wasn’t all that bad (luckily, at least one was sleeping most of the time).  There was one chaotic moment when all three were awake…Ady, who is pretty well potty trained, was going potty before nap time.  Reece had given her stage fright all morning long by jumping around and getting in her face each time she sat on the potty, so I think by this time Ady really needed to go!  I sat the potty chair in the hallway, and told Ady to sit there a while to see if anything comes out.  Meanwhile, I notice Miss Rynn has a stinky diaper and I begin changing what turns out to be a blowout.  I can see the potty chair and Ady from the changing table.  As I’m cleaning Rynn, I hear Ady say, “I poo-poo.”  Before I can say anything, Reece has poor Ady’s knees spread open to see for herself.  Reece begins gleefully screaming, “Ady poo-poo’d, Ady poo-poo’d!” as I begin screaming back (still changing Rynn and can’t put her legs down or there’s poo-poo all over the changing table), “Reece, get away from the potty!  Now, Reece!  Get away from the potty!”  I finally get Rynn cleaned up and begin to clean Ady.  I look over at Reece and see that she has her head nearly inside the potty seat checking out the evidence once more.  Again, I go into panic mode and begin shouting at Reece to “GET AWAY FROM THE POTTY!!!”  Luckily, Reece hears my pleas and we avoid a disaster.  Whew.

First storytime

img_2998Rynn loved the book at first…

img_3002…but then she couldn’t take her eyes off of Daddy!

“Mommy, I want to pump.”

Those are the words I kept hearing as I was getting Rynn dressed in my bedroom.  When I walked in my bathroom, Reece was on my stool, trying to attach the tubing to my breast pump onto her nipple.

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Messy!

My older child would cry and say in her best whiney voice, “Messy!,” but Rynn loves a mess.

img_3007The picture doesn’t quite do her mess justice.  All the shiney areas (mouth, hands, arms, legs) are covered with oatmeal.  When you have a child who loves putting her hands in her mouth as much as ours does, you have a child who somehow gets oatmeal ALL OVER HER!

The End.

Please pray for Reece…..her tosillectomy is Friday!!

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2!

February 14, 2009 · Filed under The Reecer, Uncategorized

Today our brown-eyed girl turns two.  While it’s so hard to believe it was only two years ago that she came into this world a curious, alert baby (it seems like she’s been a part of our family the whole time), I still can’t believe she’s now this smart little person who is converses with us and makes us laugh all day long.  Although she’s a strong-willed child who is also two, she brings such joy to our lives.

A little background…

We prayed and prayed and prayed for this baby.  Having lost our very first child through miscarriage, my heart was aching bad for a sweet cuddly baby.  Not just that; I looked forward to each stage…the toddler years, preschool, a school-aged child…my dream was to be a mom!!

When I found out I was pregnant with Reece, I was elated, but cautious at the same time.   You can imagine the panic I felt when I woke up one morning around 14 weeks and I was hemorrhaging…bad!  I woke Scott up and told him, then we drove to the hospital, sure we had lost another baby.  Much to our very pleasant surprise, our baby looked super healthy on the ultrasound machine.  I started seeing the maternal-fetal specialist from then on, and everything turned out fine.  The blessing of this was that we got to see our Reece in ultrasounds every two weeks for 3-4 months!!

Fast-forward to the day Reece was born…

I had already started my maternity leave and I was sleeping in on a Tuesday morning (Scott was too…this is when he still worked from home), when around 8:00 I realized my water had broken.   This time I got to wake Scott up with news that we were going to have a baby that day!  I knew it would probably be a long day, so I took a shower and got dressed before heading to the hospital.

Well, I was right…it was a looooooong day.  My water had indeed broken, but the nurses had to induce contractions.  I never did make much progress, so after several hours of labor – and only dilating to 4 cm – I was wheeled into the OR for a c-section.  I was devastated to not be able to deliver naturally, but I was also so ready to meet my little girl.  At 8:11 pm I did get to meet her.  I remember thinking she was beautiful…and so alert!

100_0078“I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted what I asked of Him.” 1 Samuel 1:27

Reece has been a child filled with joy.  I am constantly amazed by her and my love for her is overwhelming.  This sweet girl has fulfilled my dream of being a mom, and so much more!!

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At 2 years, Reece loves her babies, and her baby sister!  She sleeps with her bear, loves to eat waffles (sometimes she ONLY eats waffles), and enjoys puzzles and books.  Her favorite book is the one shown here that’s full of Little Golden Book stories (thank you, Aunt KK and Uncle Way-Way).  She’s very creative with her play, and she’s usually very social with adults.  With kids, she can be a little aggressive, but she still has a sweet nature and loves to be silly.

A recent prayer…

Each evening we fold our hands and pray.  One evening it went like this:

Mommy: “Dear Jesus…”

Reece: “Tank you prayer Daddy.  Tank you prayer Mommy. Tank you prayer Rocky Road…”

Mommy: “Thank you for baby sister Rynn…”

Reece: “Tank you prayer Reece.  Tank you prayer Reece!!!”

Mommy: “That’s right.  And thank you for the food you provide…”

Reece: “Tank you prayer Reece!!”

Mommy: “Please keep us healthy and safe…”

Reece: “TANK YOU PRAYER REECE!!!”

That’s right baby girl…we thank Jesus for you every day! Happy Birthday sweet one!

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Anniversary & Babies

August 9, 2008 · Filed under Family, Our Rynn, Pictures, Scott, The Reecer, Uncategorized

Ughhh, I am so far behind! Let me just say the heat of the summer is definitely making this pregnancy a little more challenging, and when Reece naps, I try to nap. Plus, some girls at church told me that facebook is the cool new thing, so I’ve been doing that in the place of blogging. So, this blog is an attempt to catch up a little.

Anniversary

My friend, Robin, just posted a blog about her anniversary, and I was reminded that two weeks have gone by and I haven’t even mentioned mine and Scott’s 6 year anniversary. I really did have big plans for a blog that spoke about my wonderful husband and how I married my best friend and how I love him more now than I ever could have even imagined 6 years ago. As I’m typing this, I’m laughing to myself because early in our marriage we’d go on a trip for our anniversary, get each other thoughtful gifts, and never leave out a card. This year? Well, we did go on a dinner date, but we kinda forgot the cards and didn’t do gifts. It’s ironic what love will do to you! :)

I also wanted to scan a wedding picture of us to remind everyone of how hot we were 6 years ago, but that fell by the wayside too. I did some digging into our digital photos though, and here are a few from anniversaries in the past:

Cabo San Lucus 2005

Las Vegas 2006 (pregnant with Reece!)

2007 (dropping Reece off with friends so we could grab a bite)

And here’s a picture of us now, with a bump to possibly explain the lack of excitement surrounding our big day:

2008 (on our way to dinner)

I love you, Scott!

Babies

Reece is SUCH a great little mommy (well, except for when she throws a fit and simultaneously throws her baby doll). About two months ago, Reece pulled her baby doll from the bottom of her toy box and started being a mommy to her. Reece says “baby,” signs “baby,” and does everything with baby!!! My cup towels can be found all over the house, as Reece sees them as baby blankets. I promise you the girl can wrap a swaddle ten times better than the nurses in the hospital nursery! I’ve been taking pictures of her new hobby:

bathing baby

feeding baby

Sometimes the only way I can pull Reece away from playing to eat is to tell her it’s time for baby to eat…then she’s all for it.

sharing milk with baby

baby in bed (with plenty of toys, of course)

strolling with baby

Granny saw the need for a stroller during a recent visit.

changing baby’s diaper

Reece found a stash of newborn diapers I keep for my business, and she’s been practicing for when Rynn comes.

swinging baby

While Scott and I were working the nursery at church (and preoccupied with other kiddos), Reece decided just swinging her baby wasn’t enough and had to crawl in with her.

So in several ways, it’s all about baby at our house. Reece knows where Baby Rynn is located, and loves to blow on my belly (zurbert-style) when I ask if she wants to kiss Rynn. Sometimes Reece is sweet enough to rub lotion on my belly (or “Rynn”). My prayer for several months has been that Reece is prepared when Rynn comes.  I think The Lord is trying to tell me everything is going to be okay…

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Rynn

June 24, 2008 · Filed under Family, Our Rynn, Pictures, Uncategorized

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This is a link to pictures of the beautiful, healthy baby girl I’m carrying. That’s right, Reece is going to have a little sister! We’re so excited about another sweet little girl coming into our family. While I’m not familiar with the whole sister-sister dynamic (I grew up with two brothers), I’m so excited Reece will have a live-in friend and I’m praying they’ll be the best of friends from the get-go. Scott has said all along that it would be wonderful to have children of the same gender because of the closeness they’ll have!

I’m so glad God gave me an extra week to wonder what we’ll be having. Up until last week I thought Reece would have a little brother to run around with. However, He has really made me think about how special another little girl will be, and this entire week I’ve been thinking about what this little girl will be like and how I’d love to have another. Scott and I have had a name picked for our baby girl for some time now, and I’m so happy we can now call our precious one “Rynn.”

The blessings just keep pouring in!

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