Reagan Mae Anderson

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

Braided Sprout!

Check me out! I have a Sprout! I really like to take it out! You'd think it'd've staid, when put in a braid, but I'm dexterous without a doubt!

Once the weather turned nice-ish, we started going outside. I was not to sure about the grass at first, but only days later and I was running around, jumping, climbing, chasing after balls and frisbees, and hanging out with my cool big sis. I love outside.

I'm 1.5!!!!!

This is me when I turned 18 months old. Check out all my new skills. I can organize stuff in cabinets, and I'm starting to understand how that little TV that Mommy and Daddy hold in their hands works. I'm also just about ready to string words into sentences. I can also run around really fast and fall on my face, so look for the little badges of high-speed honor that I like to wear on my forehead, cheekbones, and lips (ouch!).

Head Wrap

Who says I can't dress myself yet? Who says you can't wear PJ bottoms on your head? Who says head wraps are out this season? Not me, people. Not me.

Vacuum Helper

Mommy and Daddy finally caved and got a new vacuum. I jumped right in to help Daddy with all the attachments while he was cleaning.

The Enderby's Good-Bye Party

Our friends the Enderby's are moving away soon. We had a chance to hang out with them and some other good friends at their goodbye party.

All wrapped up.

I'm really in to helping with laundry. I've recently started playing dress up too. Here I am modeling one of Daddy's shirts right after he got home from work!

Cruising in STYLE!

Hey, we had a few days where the sun actually came out in May. Believe it or not, we have some things called "Sun Glasses" in the car, and I got to try on a pair that fit me for the first time EVER. Pretty cool, huh?

Friday, June 8, 2012

Fun in the Sand

It may not look like it in the first picture, but I love to play in the sandbox. I love to shovel the sand into the different buckets and on to myself, I tend to leave with quiet a bit on me, but what's a little fun without a little mess.

One Happy Princess

Looks like Bailey isn't the only princess in the Anderson household.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Mother's Day

After Mom had her traditional Mother's day breakfast of Krispy Kreme donuts, we headed to Goldendale to help Grandma celebrate her special day too. I am always a little shy at first, but after the toys are brought out I am little more willing to hang out and play.

Springtime Sunshine

Although I had fun swinging with Dad and in my own little swing, the really fun spot was under the playground equipment. I wandered all around exploring the bark chips and the under side of the bridges and slide.

I Love Books!

Sitting in my room surrounded by a large pile of books is one of my favorite things, I love to have them read to me or read them to myself. Plus, when I am done Mom gets to reorganize them back onto my shelves...it's fun for all.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Playtime Plethora

Check out the picnic of toys Bailey set up for me! What to do...What to do. Read a book, build a tower, learn my shapes, lucky me I have a big sister who will help me with it all.

Hunting Eggs with Mom

This was my first Easter egg hunt, and although I needed a little help, I had fun finding all the different size and colorful eggs.

OMSI - Take One

This was my first trip to OMSI and although I was a little unsure at first, once we got to a place where I could play too, I was all about exploring and playing in the ball pit made for people just my size.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Hand-Me-Down Scooter = New Fun

I love it when Mom and Dad push me around the house on the scooter, but since I am getting older and they tire easily I am learning to scoot around all by myself. I am pretty lucky to have a big sister who can show me how it is done and give me a few pointers too.

Library Fun

At first I wasn't so sure about the Library, there were people there of all sizes and so many toys and structures that I felt a bit overwhelmed. After taking it all in I honed in on a few toys that I liked quite well and decided the library was a pretty awesome place (plus they have books too!)

The Return of the Stork

5:00am on the 9th of December, Ryan and Lindsey's alarm went off, rousing them from a mostly restless period of sleep and non-sleep. It was time to get up and go to the Family Birth Center of the hospital again. This time around the stork had a scheduled landing time and place, so Ryan and Lindsey had looked forward to this particular day for many weeks and months prior. Leaving their 3-year-old daughter, Bailey, in the capable hands of her Grandpa Ed, Grandma Debbie, Grandma Lynnette, and Aunt Avery, they headed to the hospital and were checked into their room, this time #150 (just three doors down from where little Bailey was when she was first born).

Their first nurse, Lindsay, helped prepare Lindsey and Ryan with ID bracelets, and gowns and scrubs, then she put the IV in Lindsey's arm and everything went smooth as you please. The doctor came to talk to Lindsey, and then they just had to wait a few moments to make sure the OR was available. After that, they started walking there, but suddenly a nurse told them to head back to the room, because there was another mommy-to-be that might need the OR in a few minutes, just in case. Back to the room they all went where they waited about fifteen more minutes and then they began the walk again.

Lindsey was walked into the OR, and Ryan again had to wait for a bit outside. This time he was more excited than scared, and it seemed like the wait before he could go in was much, much shorter than the last time.

In he went and sat by Lindsey's left shoulder. There were sounds, there were smells, there was motion, and after what seemed like a small trickle of flitting little moments, the doctor said, "It's time to see baby come out," so Ryan peeked around the curtain.

This time, there was a very tall doctor in the way, so he didn't get to see little baby poking out or being pulled out, but a nurse brought her right around RIGHT after she came out, and she was very vocal about her displeasure.

Baby got cleaned, weighed, and measured, and Ryan asked Lindsey if the name they'd planned seemed to fit after they'd both seen her. It did, and minutes later little Reagan Mae Anderson was in her daddy's arms.

She was 7lbs 40z and 19 1/4 inches long. That's just a little bit heavier and longer than her sister was. She came out at 9:02am.

The parents and their new little daughter went to the recovery room for a bit, then went back to their new mommy suite. On the way Daddy signaled to Grandma and Grandpa Bliss that everything was A-Okay, and then the visiting began.

A few minutes later, Grandma Lynnette and Aunt Avery brought the new Big Sister Bailey in to meet her new baby sister Reagan. On the way back to the suite, Ryan told everyone her name, and Bailey said, "Oh, Daddy, it's beautiful!"

Overcome with emotion and overwhelmed by the amount of people in the room (and that Mommy was still in a gurney, not her regular bed) Bailey needed her Daddy to hold her for a bit as she first laid eyes on her little sibling. Later that day, she got to hold her for the first time.

Mommy and Reagan had to stay at the hospital for a couple days longer than they'd hoped, but finally, on Monday the 13th, everyone came home and the new foursome family life began.