meeting our new cousin

On Thursday, we went to Grandma Dorothy's to see Jerry, Julie, and baby Brayden! Brayden was born in September and looks so much smaller than Reece! He was very cute and I am so glad I got to meet him! These pictures crack me up because Reece was helping to hold him up the whole time, after a while, he started playing with Brayden's ear!

pictures of the new tub!

He loves it when we pour water on his head!
If you squeeze the big duck's bill, it quacks!
After bath fun!

new bath tub!

Last night, I bought Reece a big inflatable duck that doubles as a bath tub! It fits inside of our tub so now he can sit up and be bathed! He loved it, but I forgot to take pictures. Oh well, I will next time.
Hopefully, I can also get some video of him watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - it's his favorite show and when it starts, he starts kicking his legs, flapping his arms, and squealing! It's so cute!
I'll try to get some video tomorrow!

shopping!

We've gone shopping the last two nights and Reece sat in the cart! He was so stinkin' cute! He just loved looking around at everything, and touching the pairs of pants just hanging down the aisles! Tonight, he would grab anything and attempt to shove it in his mouth - I had to remind him the real reason for sweaters and pants!
Thankfully, tonight's shopping trip was a success and Don managed to find something nice to wear to Maggie and Danny's wedding this weekend!

Big Boy bath and teeth??

Reece is finally over his cold and ear infection and he is like a new baby! He is so happy and playful all the time! But...just like I had predicted, he's gotten over being sick and is now in the midst of cutting teeth. He's still not sleeping well because they must be bugging him. He wakes up crying a lot. Orajel and teething tablets have been our friends lately! Hopefully they'll start cutting through soon!

Last night we gave Reece his first bath in the big bathtub! He tries sitting up too much and seems to get a little frustrated in his infant tub, so we turned to the trusty laundry basket! It kept him contained and he totally loved it! This is the look he gave me when we first put him in...He loves his rubber duck!
Look at that face! So cute!
He was getting sleepy here so he started rubbing his eyes.

Fun Times!

Last weekend we just hung out at home most of the time. Here he is playing with the balls from the ball popper!


Diaper head!
I think it's time to start strapping him into the seat! He must have been wanting to help me wash dishes so he was trying to get out!

so sick :(

Poor Reece. Not only does he have an ear infection, but he came down with a nasty cold Saturday morning. He's been running a real low temp., has a cough that makes him gag, and a horribly snotty nose that he won't let us wipe. Because of all this, he doesn't want to be put down, which makes sleeping really difficult for the entire family. Last night, Reece and I slept in the spare bed, and while it took him a while to stay asleep, he did finally sleep for almost 6 hours.
Of course, he's sleeping now in his crib!