Three!

Our little Rae Rae beans is three months old!  And what a wonderful three months it has been.  Hubby said the other day, how it seems like we have had her for so much longer than three months. She is such a little snuggle bunny.

Our little Italian princess is looking darker by the day!  I am having to explain daily to strangers that she has never been exposed to sunlight, only shade - she looks like she has a permanent tan.  Which looks hilarious compared to her fair-skinned family.  She and Reilly next to each other look like vanilla and chocolate sisters.

Her eyes look like they could go either way- we were convinced she would have dark eyes, but now they are looking more and more blue.  She is also losing some of her baby hair.  She is changing every day!

She is our little chunkies!  Aunt Mimi calls her "my little meatball".  She has little rubber-band rolls all up her arms, which I nibble on.  And her cheeks look like she is storing nuts for the winter - I have been saying the only thing bigger than her eyes, is her cheekies!  Her legs might be my favorite though - Reilly had such skinny legs, I'm so excited to have a little chubba baby with her kissable rolls!  At the doctor, we found out that you are 15 pounds 8 ounces!  We are so happy that you are such a growing girl!

Okay, her cheeks are my favorite.

No, I think its her arms.  These arms in a tank top - I mean, what's cuter than that??

Our little easy-going baby - do you ever complain?  She has been smiling up a storm, and laughing all the time!  She will laugh when anyone talks to her, especially her sissy.  Reilly has started leaning over her and talking to her like we do - "Oh, HI Rae Rae!  You are such a cutie! Look at those cheeks!"  It's probably my favorite thing ever.  And Reagan smiles and smiles at her.

I recently started letting Reagan sleep, and not waking her every 2 hours to eat during the day.  You are forming your own little schedule, babygirl!  A long nap mid-morning, and a TON of feeding after your sister goes down for the night at 7:00.  You are waking 1-2 times per night, always once around 4, and sometimes another time before that, around 1:00.

I love your wide-eyed look when you are awake, I hope you always look like that.  You are so eager to study and observe your world!

You stare at whoever is talking to you, and will turn and strain to look at where all the action is (which is usually wherever your sister is!).

The other morning, Daddy when in to see you in the morning, and you were lying awake in your crib, just smiling to yourself!  You are so content and happy, we can't believe it.  The other night, you were crying a lot from discomfort from your first vaccines.  It was the most that you have every cried, that Daddy and I got nervous.  He said, "I don't think this is normal.  Babies don't cry like this."  To which I reminded him, that some babies do cry like that, but YOU never cry like that.  You are so good.  But we are glad that you know how to let us know when you are unhappy!

Right after people comment on your chunky cheeks, they comment on your tiny feet!  You are wearing 6-9 month clothes, and yet newborn shoes fall off your feeties!  They are so cute and teeny.

You are cooing and talking more everyday, no doubt trying to be heard over Reilly Belle!  We love your noises.  We love your snuggles.  You are the sweetest little bean, Reagan Kate.

Go Uncle Matt!

 Uncle Matt, I had so much fun at your graduation!  We were so happy for you, and cheering you on!  The other day in the car, I was remembering the graduation, and I started cheering "Go Uncle Matt!" again to myself.  Mommy laughed.

 There were so many people!

Here is Papa and I, waiting for people to stop talking so we could cheer for you again.

 I am so proud of you, Untoh Matt!

 You make me laugh all the time.

 We all love you so much!

 Mima and Papa love you...

 And Mimi and Mama...

 and Papa Mommy!

Your graduation was really fun.  Even though I kept waiting for Elmo to come out on the stage like at Sesame Street Live. :)

I love you the most Untoh Matt!

Love,
Rei Boo

Reilly's Second Party!

 Reilly was looking so forward to all of her friends coming to her party!  She was talking about everyone who would be there, and was so excited to see so many of her favorite people in the same place.  Here she is as everyone was arriving!

 The teeny babes had a great time, and decided to chill out and sleep the whole time and let Reilly have her time to shine.  Thanks, little cuties!  You were wonderful angels!

 Reilly got to drink out of a big girl Elmo cup with a straw, and thus went through about 4 dresses that day as a result. :)  But what would a good party be, without a nice mess?

 Here we are with our first babygirl.  We love you so, Reilly Belle.

 I love her pout.

She obviously was loving that cup!

 The weather was beautiful!  Which was amazing, since last year was raining and needed to be indoors.  I was so happy it could be outside, since going outside is one of Reilly all-time favorite thing to do.

She smiled for the whole day!

We loved seeing her happy face, and it made all the preparations so worth it!

The Chapman family, enjoying the outdoors.

The best part of the day was the water table (which Reilly got from her friends last year!), which soon became a Bubble Table, as the kids filled it with suds.

 They were soaked, but they were clean!

 Reilly and Papa!

 Reilly opened all her gifts, and loved seeing everything she got.

She got such wonderful, generous gifts.

 Man, was it getting to be a workout for her!  Mama had to remind her to drink up.

 She loved being the center of attention! :)

 Mama loves a good family picture - had to get one in! :)

 Enjoying her Elmo cupcakes - she recognized him, which was my only goal!

 Sissy's and our little meatball :)

The kiddies at Reilly's new table! Thank you, Mima and Poppy!

 Greg chillaxing at the end of a tiring day :)

 This girl never ran out of energy, and never lost that big smile on her face!  We loved having a day to celebrate her, and the wonderful little person she is.  I know she felt how loved she was, by everyone there, and of course by Elmo. :)

I wish we could have a party for you once a month chicky!  That's how much fun we have seeing you so smiley.  We love you to pieces!

Shopping with the Girls

 Reilly loves going shopping with me.  Even though the only kind of shopping we do is food shopping, she still loves it.  When I tell her we are going shopping, she says, "Food shopping with the girls?".

 This past week when we were on Long Island, I had to teach her that sometimes there is "food shopping", and sometimes there is "fun shopping". 

 The other day when we went shopping, she insisted that she had "Rei bag" (which contained a tiny book, and a box of raisins), and "Rei scarf" so she could match Mommy.

She's one stylish little chick, this girl.  She's ready for shopping with the girls!