Look Who's six Months Old!!!

I know I say this every month but seriously where has the time gone???? My little Reesie is already half way though her first year of life... I can hardly believe my eyes... And my heart and my mind can hardly keep up on all the ways that she is growing up...

She's waaaaay past the newborn thing... that phase flew by with Reesie... even though she didn't sleep through the night until 13 weeks (3 weeks later than the other two kids), I finally (by the time the third kid came) put my heart and that newborn time in the Lord's hands and He just blessed me beyond anything I could have thought up on my own... He changed my attitude and my outlook towards all the difficulties of those first few months.... The nights were not nearly as painful as they were with the first two (not that they were any less exhausting, they were just conquered with a different perspective)... oddly, there were many nights that I found joy being awake with my little girl... It was the only time a day that it was just the two of us...

I soaked it up and now I'm thrilled with phase two... Sleeping all night, settled into her naps... eating four meals a day... rolling... holding and chewing on everything that she can get her hands on... full of smiles and laughter... hanging out in her walker... able to entertain herself for twenty to thirty minutes at a time... a chatter box who is constantly covered in drool!!! She is a LOUD talker... I guess being #3 she instinctively knows that you gotta speak up if you want to be heard... everyone has something to say and it seems that it all needs to be said at the exact same time... We are working hard with the older kids on respectfully waiting our turn to say what we need to say; key word, "working on!" Reesie on the other hand, has one volume... LOUD! We might have to work on that when she gets older!!!

Anyways... She has been quite sick this past week with a runny nose and a cough, some fevers and an ear infection... Besides the snotty nose and the dreadful cough you might not even guess that she was sick... She's sleeping like a champ and still loaded with giggles and smiles..

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Well here are the most recent glamour shots of our precious treasure...

She definitely has her own look... She is for sure a Clark but with her own special flare!


She still likes her pacifier but she has added her fingers into the mix...


You can hardly tell that she has been super sick this whole past week...


She loves this walker... She'll hang out in it for a good half hour...


Kindred Spirits!!!

Well, until next month... This is the Mama signing out...

My First Christmas...

My Very First Christmas was just lovely...
Here are some highlights...

Our dear Friends the Barons took some family photos for us...

Mommy loves this picture of me... she put this hat on one morning and went a little crazy with the camera...


Our decorated tree... we are... the three amigos...


My cousins came down to visit to bless my mommy!!!


We went to see Christmas lights... I got to sit in the front seat with mommy while we drove around the neighborhood... I just stared at all the lights!!



Just spending time with my mama...



We visited Gramma and Grandpa in Fremont...



Granny DeeDee baked us some delicious gingerbread cookies...



I have been trying to eat my peas without making a face but I can't help myself... They're just so, kinda, really yucky!



On Christmas eve I went to the wild animal park... The park was empty and we had such a good time...



On Christmas morning aunt Mindy and Uncle Jason came over... Papa made a delicious breakfast, we read the Christmas story and opened gifts...



Then we spent the afternoon with Granny and Gramps... Granny made a delicious dinner... we spent time together by the fire... opened gifts... Granny's great at making things special!




It was a lovely Christmas!!! Aren't I cute???

A most Merry Chirstmas from me... Skyler Reese!!!

She has got to be one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me!!!

She is a cuddle bug... The other kids were never as into being in my arms as Skyler is... it has been such a blessing these past few weeks... The poor girl, if she was not sleeping she was in my arms!!! I have been extra grateful for Skyler ... for her smell... for the way that she buries her head in my chest ... for her giggles... for her smile...

She is a TV watcher... But it's not what you think... She loves "American Chopper" and "Sunday Night football." She'll sit on the couch for an hour without a peep, with her blanket and her pacifier. She's super content a good 90% of the time.



We can't leave herr on the couch anymore unless we're right there to catch her... She rolls right off!!! She's getting way better with tummy time these days... she actually even has some fun every once in awhile...



Look how long she is... when did this happen????

Honey, I think you got a little something on your face!!!!

This girl is the messiest eater in town!!! But nothing a giant warm wash cloth can't fix!

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Loving you more and more each day my precious Skyler!!!!

Five Month Update...

Can you see her LONG eyelashes... Aren't they beautiful? :)

We went to the doctor today for a little check up and we have a happy, healthy baby! She's is 27 1/2 inches which is SUPER tall, over the 100 percentile!!! Which is kinda funny to me because Joey and I aren't that tall... :) Her head is not as off the charts as it was the last time we went in (that's kinda nice that she's growing into her head! :) And finally, she's 15 lbs 5 ounces! You go girl!

Lately when I set her down, leave the room, and come back she's in a totally different spot in the room than where I set her down. I love that she's doing so many new things all the time...

She's also moved into a four hour schedule this past week which I LOVE! It's so nice that she eats only four times a day now... three "meals" with rice cereal or vegtables and a bottle... then one last battle before bed. She has been sleeping like a champ since we got home from Texas. She's finally settling into some decent naps... Today had to be one of the best nap days since she was born. She slept this morning for two hours and this afternoon for a little less than two... It feels so good to have things "settled in"... I love this stage with my whole heart... I love waking up in the morning to the sound of Skyler talking to herself through the monitor... it's one of my favorite sounds.

This girl has got a plethora of faces...

Happy Five months my sweet girl!!! I sure do love you...

I Can Sit... Well, Sort Of

This past week I have learned some new tricks... I am starting to sit a little bit on my own... I kinda still fall forward a lot but I really am getting better each day...

I have also started pushing myself forward when I am on my tummy... I pull my legs up under me and thrust my self forward... I can get half way across the room but then I get tired and super mad and start screaming... what can I say, when I'm done, I'm done!!!

I just absolutley love Siah... I get bashful around him... When he talks to me my whole face lights up. He can make me smile more than anyone else!!

What a face... :)
Until next time...

It Was My First Time Eating Food Today...

I have been waking up at night for the past five nights so today Mommy gave me some rice cereal for the first time. I ate it like i was an old pro! i didn't even really spit it out like Siah and Hal did when they first had cereal.

Ok, so I got a little bit on my lips... but for the most part I slurped it all down...


What is that stuff??? Whatever it is, it's mighty tasty! :)

Just wanted to show you some pictures of my new trick :)

Can You Believe She's Four Months Old!!!!!!!

I am so stoked and yet so stunned that Skyler is already FOUR MONTHS old!!!! We're that much closer to the one year mark which has become my success date... I have in my head that if we make it to the one year mark we can do ANYTHING! The past few weeks have been up and down; good and bad; fun and crazy!

The past few weeks we have been calling Skyler "Reesie". Reesie has had a cold off and on. Just when she gets rid of one, she has a break for a day or two then catches another one. She's still been sleeping pretty good at night but she has been waking up at 5 every morning and talking at the TOP of her lungs. (I feel kinda bad for our neighbors). Who wants to wake up at 5am?? Not the Mommy!!! But I have been getting up and feeding her, then putting her back to bed and going for a morning walk. Whenever I get back she's asleep so that's nice. It's been nice having time in the morning to get some exercise and have some quiet time before all the kids wake up. :)


She's been super crazy every time we feed her... She drinks about an ounce then freaks out for about 20 seconds then drinks another ounce... But she's eating plenty and doesn't seem upset after she's, done so there you go. I'm pretty sure her nose is just plugged and that makes it hard to eat. We've been cleaning out the poor girl's nose like crazy. She doesn't like it very much, and rightfully so, I'm sure that it doesn't feel that good.

But as you can see, she is still full of smiles... She looks a lot like my mom to me... Which blesses me throughout the day to have those little glimpses of my mom.

Although she loves to smile she still has her many serious moments. She's so funny... you can make her belly laugh then right away she'll go back to her serious face.... which makes it even more funny.

Anyways, here we are at four months... pluggin through and feelin blessed!