Talking to Animals

When Daddy went to get Reese out of her crib this morning, she decided she wanted to just hang out, spin around, and talk to her animals on the wall. This kept her entertained for an hour!

40th Birthday

Happy 40th birthday to our friend Troy Reiter. Reese enjoyed the party tonight... and is continuing her partying 2 hours after she normally goes to bed. Oh no! We might be in for a rough night.

Wild Kingdom

It was wild kingdom around the Haag house today. First, a hummingbird got into our garage and could not figure out how to get out. Luckily Grandpa Haag was here to save the day. He crawled up on a ladder, caught the hummingbird in his hand, then let it go outside. Second, our cat Belle was jumped by a squirrel - literally! Grandma Haag and Reese were looking out the window and saw Belle laying on the sidewalk when a squirrel came running at her and jumped over her! It took Belle a second to figure out what happened, then took off after the squirrel through the sprinklers. Belle is 13 years old and has arthritis so she didn't catch the squirrel, but Grandma and Reese had never seen her run so fast!

Feeding Myself

Reese has started to hold her bottle (with a little help from Mom and Dad). It's so cute! The only bad thing is she pulls it in and out of her mouth all the time just because it's a fun new trick!

4 Month Check Up

Reese had her 4 month check up today. She weighs 12lbs 14 oz (50th percentile) and is 24.5 inches long (60th percentile). She is doing very well -- right on track in her development! Unfortunatley she had to have another round of immunizations today. She seems to be handling the shots better than she did at 2 months. She cried a lot at 2 months and had to be held all night long. So far so good today -- she's sleepy, but happy when she is awake.

Vacuum

Enjoying our first day back together, the day consisted of a lot of snuggling and a little cleaning.

Ever wonder why you buy your baby toys? Reese sat and stared at the vacuum cleaner for 15 minutes - thoroughly entertained! She kept looking it up and down and seemed to be wondering, "What is that big machine?"

Day at Heather's

Reese goes to our friend and neighbor Heather's house on Wednesdays when I am at work. Here are a few pictures from her first day... wide awake when we dropped her off, then completely tuckered out when we got home. She slept 4 hours this evening. I think Heather's daughter Ellie wore Reese out! I hope she sleeps well tonight too - let's shoot for 6 consecutive hours! We could all use a good night sleep after an exhausting first week at work.

Day Two

It was day two of work and Granny (and Grandpa) Nanny. As you can see, Reese and my parents had a great time again!

I think the second day was actually a little harder for me than the first because I didn't have as many meetings and found myself looking at Reese's picture while sitting at my desk. The key will be keeping myself extremely busy at work. I don't think this will be a problem since I used to work about 60 hours each week when I was full-time. There is plenty of work to do!

Back to Work

I went back to work today after 4 months of maternity leave. It was a tough morning leaving the house and I shed a few tears knowing that I would not see Reese for 9 hours (the longest I have ever been away from her!). But, I knew she was in great hands with Granny Nanny (my mom) and my dad even came along this week. They were ready to start "day care" at 8:00 with caffeine consumed and Baby Biorn on ready for action.

Once I got to work I kept myself very busy with meetings and updates. I only called home twice to see how Reese was doing. :) Luckily I really enjoy my job so I think I'll be okay... especially knowing it is only 3 days then I'm back to my honey for a very long weekend!

Bumbo Seat

Reese is getting to be so big! She enjoyed sitting in her Bumbo seat playing with toys this evening. It's amazing how much she has grown up just in the past week.

We enjoyed an evening at home as I prepare to go back to work tomorrow. It's going to be a tough day for me. I know she's in great hands (there is no better daycare than Granny Nanny!), but I'm going to miss her terribly. Wish me luck!