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You can find me here for the next week!!! I cannot wait!

we'll be back after the 4th of July!

two month update

The dress Reese wore to church last weekend was the dress that my mom brought me home from the hospital in 25 years ago. How special. She looked precious (and so much like my baby pictures!!)

She finally loves bath time!!! Yay. It's so cute! She kicks and splashes and we even heard her first laugh when Mark tickled her with the washcloth under her arm! 

She has found her hands and LOVES to suck on them!! She hasn't discovered her thumb yet, but she does suck on the knuckle on her thumb. We'll see if she's going to be a thumb sucker like her daddy was or a finger sucker like her mama.

Two month picture in the green chair - she thought it was pretty funny to take pictures this time!!

This past weekend we went to DFW to be at John Sterchi's wedding (my bestie Lindsay's little brother). It was a fun, but exhausting weekend. My parents drove down for the wedding too so we all stayed together with my grandmother in Ft. Worth. Reese had her first meal at Uncle Julios and our dear friends Preston and Shelbi Rampy came over to say hi and meet Reese. Saturday we finally got to see Lindsay, Elliott and their sweet baby Avery (who we had never met)!! We went to a yummy brunch and got to be with the Sterchi's, shopped in the 100 degree weather, had yogurt with Adam and Jenni Hefton and it was so good to catch up with them, hung out with Anne Marie (Mark's sister) and Reese got to meet her cousin Gena. The wedding that night was beautiful and I'm so happy for John and Kate. Sunday we had a father's day brunch at my grandma's house and then got on the road to head back home. So fun to celebrate Mark's first father's day. What a special day. He is truly the greatest dad and I sure love watching him love on and obsess over his little girl. She already has him wrapped around her finger!

Reese had her 2 month checkup this morning and the doctor said she was "perfect!" {I think he knows that's what every mom wants to hear :)} She weighs 11.8 lbs (75th percentile) and is 22.5 inches tall (50th percentile). He said he did some of the 4 month developmental tests and she was looking advanced {again, I'm sure he just knows to say to give the momma's something else to be proud of ha} but she really does have great head control already and puts weight on her legs when you stand her up. She also got four vaccines and it was really the saddest thing ever! She was so scared and sad in the dr's office but settled down when we were holding her. This afternoon when she woke up from her nap she got really, really fussy and it was so sad. I just held her most of the day after that and every time she would wake up she had the saddest cry. It made me cry too. I just hate feeling helpless and seeing her sick and hurt. I did love cuddling with her all day though. :) The tylenol helped and she woke up a little while ago smiling and "talking" to us. I think she's feeling better!! What a little trooper. I'm so proud of her and I couldn't love her more.

bff

my bestie best friend in the whole entire world is coming to visit us in amarillo tomorrow!!!! I couldnt be more excited. Lindsay and I met the summer after ninth grade when we were in the same cabin at kanakuk together. We decided then, in cabin 4, that we would go to Baylor and be roommates someday. We sort of lost touch throughout high school but when it came to senior year we realized that we really were both going to Baylor and we decided to really be roommates!! It was the best decision I ever made :) We were attached at the hip from day one in collins room 123. We lived together until Lindsay got married after our junior year. We were maid of honor in each others' weddings and if anyone knows my heart (besides mark of course) it's Lindsay! We've been through ups and downs, so much laughter and tears, middle of the night convos, 4am meals at ihop, vacations and special trips and I am so incredibly blessed to have such a fantastic best friend. Now that she and her husband Elliott and sweet little one-year-old daughter Avery are missionaries in the Dominican Republic, we don't get to see each other very often (except for on skype, which is a lifesaver). In fact... until this past weekend I had never even met little Avery in person. What a special treat it was. and now the Drakes are headed to West Texas to stay for three days!!!!! Whoooooo!

pool time

Reese had her first dip in the pool last week and wasn't too sure what to think about it. She didn't cry but she just seemed a little confused and had these huge eyes the whole time. It was too cute. She did love swinging in the shade after getting in the pool though. I'm hoping she'll get used to the water so we can have fun at the beach in a few weeks! She does love her baths now and likes to splash her feet in the water so hopefully that will translate to the pool.

1st

our little wiggle worm just rolled from her tummy to her back for the first time!! i'm a proud mommy. {i think she was proud too because she let out the cutest little noise and a big smile after she did it} i know this is just the beginning of many, many 1st's and i can't wait to see them all! way to go little reese.

wiggle worm

time flies

Reese is now seven weeks old..... but here is her six week picture in the green chair:

She is getting so big! She has officially outgrown her newborn clothes and diapers, her neck is getting so much stronger and she can hold her head up pretty well but is still pretty shaky, she loves tummy time and tries so hard to roll over {she can do it if her arm is underneath her to give her a little head start and when she rolls over she gets so excited! so precious}, still hates baths but only cries a little instead of screaming, has giggled a few times in her sleep and I absolutely die every time!!! It is the sweetest sound you've ever heard! Her hair is coming back slowly but surely but we still can't tell if it's all brown or maybe a little reddish. She has "slept through the night" several times {sleeping for 7-8 hours} it's amazing! I never thought I could feel so rested after sleeping for seven hours! ha how times have changed. She truly is such a good baby - very laid back and so sweet! It's so fun to see her little personality as she continues to grow up.

Last week my parents were here hanging out with us and we had a blast. We spent most of our time just staring at Reese and trying to get her to smile at us {which she does a lot now and it just melts my heart every time!!} Thanks for coming to play with us Gigi and Papa Joe!! We love you so much.

She loves to play on her play mat and look at the bear that lights up and plays music. She also loves the black and white penguin and smiles so big every time she sees it.

what a happy baby!

cheeks.

gosh i love these cheeks.

my aunt sent reese these cards and she loves to look at them and laugh. its so cute.

happy summer!

Grace's graduation

Mark's little sister, Grace, graduated from Amarillo High last weekend and is now headed to ACU in the fall. We were so glad we got to be here to see her through her senior year! How fun. We love you Grace and couldn't be more proud of you.