Soooo clingy

When I got upstairs from working out, everyone was home. Jim picked up both girls today so I could get a short workout in before the evening started moving. Reagan was, needless to say, grumpy. As soon as she saw me, she started crying until she got to me. I couldn't figure out if she was hungry or her mouth was hurting but she's been like this since she started in the new class at LRS.

I put my finger in her mouth to see "what was going on" and her canine and first molars are coming to the surface. I'm guessing that's why she's so "off". Jim had given her a bottle, but she was also clearly hungry. So I gave her some snacks and she stopped crying. Hmmm.

So I started to get upset. I have noticed since she's started the new daycare class, she's been ultra clingy and hungry. I know this weaning thing is tough, but I've noticed she doesn't eat well nor does she drink at all during the day. This is a problem. I told Jim that we should put some stuff on her gums to see if she eats better on Thursday. If not, then I would have to start talking to the teacher on Friday morning. Ugh. I wish I could see what she does all day. I'm really struggling with her moving up classrooms. Oh well.

Something neat

I picked Reagan up from LRS today and saw something really neat. There was a child, probably about 18-months old, that was very kind. Reagan was crying, of course, when I picked her up and threw her pacifier on the ground when I walked in. This little boy picked it up and handed it to me.

Holy cow.

Wow

There was so much stuff from today that I am just going to list it all off so I don't forget it.

- She stood up from a downward dog position today without any support. I just couldn't believe it. WoW!

- She is not interested, at all, in being carried around. She wants to walk everywhere - and she's FAST!!

- She is now asking to "play" the piano. She walked over to it today and pointed at it while saying "mama". I picked her up and she started banging away. How cute is that!?

-She has an ever growing interest in the dog crates. She has gone from letting the dogs out (been doing that since she's been pulling up) to now giving them toys in their crates. I found her little radio toy and two magnets in Sydney's crate. Thank goodness she doesn't give this stuff to Carson - he would eat it.

and finally...

- She held her bottle for the first time today! Yea Reagan.

Coughing baby

Well I just got a phone call from LRS that said "she's coughed so much this morning so far that she's thrown up twice, but don't worry...".
How do I not worry? Amy said that she was fine keeping her since she wasn't sick, but just wanted me to know. My poor thing.

This morning was different for me. I knew no-one was going to be at the office until about 9 or 930am. Half the team I work with does not work on Friday’s at all. And others were on vacation. So I decided to relax this morning and just play with Reagan in the morning and take her in later. I got into work and there wasn’t anyone there until about 10am. Ugh. I spent a lot of time reading and working on a status report. I had a meeting at 2pm with my colleague and he then left at 230pm. After that, I was it. So I finished my work and took off about 3pm. I went by the Pinnacle office and then picked up Reagan at 4pm.

When I got there, she was sleeping. She was so darn cute – when she stirred, she grabbed onto her snuggly. After talking with the teachers, I finally woke her up and took off. I was ready to get home. Jim had to get to the karate school for a black belt test and I really wanted to see him before he left for the night.
He took off at 530 or so and it was me and the baby. She and I were both tired about 630pm. I took her upstairs to rock her to sleep and we both slept in the rocking chair for the next two hours – Oops. I had to wake her up even after I stood up. She was OUT! It was really nice just having her to myself. I really miss that. We stayed up watching a girl flick (which I don’t do) and tucked her in about 11pm. Good night all!

Nice morning

This morning I decided I was going to wake up my little stinkerbutt because I really feel like I haven't seen her since the weekend. The last two days Jim has woken her up after I've left for work and I haven't gotten to see her untnil I got home. After work on Tuesday I felt so horrible that I laid on the couch - not really able to play with her. She was so happy to see me I think. I got upstairs and turned on the light and when I leaned over the crib, she looked up and smiled. It just really starts my day well when I get to see her face like that. Jim still took her to school, but I got to wake her and feed her before they took off. Off to work. :)

Snuggle butt

Tonight, Reagan was so tired after her day at school that she passed out on the way home. We went upstairs after we got home and I gave her a bottle. She promptly fell asleep in my arms and slept until about 730pm. Wow. Ms. Amy had said she didn't really sleep all day - she did but only 40 minutes. I figured she'd be tired, but I didn't figure she'd sleep all evening. Grampy came over to hang out for a little bit and we chatted until it was time to wake the little stinker up. We took her out on the porch to just chill. She LOVES it outside. She watches the cars, the dogs and all the people that go by. It really seems to relax her. Tonight she fell asleep on my chest onthe couch. She really wasn't in the mood to sleep in her room, so I carried her downstairs so i could hear the RNC VP candidate speech. She's so cuddly when she sleeps on you. It was the first time she had fallen asleep on me in a long time. Snuggle butt.

Big day for a little girl

I dropped her off for a “test run” with Lynn today and she was not happy. When I dropped her off, Lynn said to “get going” but she was already crying by the time she walked away. I ran my errands and had a huge day planned, but ended up sleeping for about 2.5 hours. Apparently I needed the sleep. I called Lynn at 2:00 pm to see how she was doing and she said that she was mad. She had cried all morning and was still having trouble. Oh No! She told me to not worry and that it was normal. Hmm. I couldn’t stand that. I picked her up at 4:00 pm. When I walked around the back, Lynn and the kids were sitting outside just hanging out. Reagan was just chillin in the walker.

When I approached her, she didn’t even see me. Once she saw me, she ignored me. She didn’t even react. She just sat there and looked at me. It took her until I picked her up to “say hi”. It broke my heart. Hopefully she will do better next time.


Thumb
She was sucking on her thumb today a lot. I’ve never seen her do that. But she was successfully putting her thumb in and out of her mouth and chewing away. Wow. I hope she really doesn’t end up being a thumbsucker.

Interview and Babysitter

Today was Reagan’s first time with the sitter alone. I dropped her off around 9am. I hung out for a few minutes to get her settled, but was soon on my way. She slept great for Lynn (about 90 minutes) and didn’t cry at all. She didn’t eat, but that doesn’t really surprise me. She will eventually when she figures out (after I start working) that she’ll be really hungry waiting for me at night if she doesn’t.  I’m not worried though. Lynn will be great for her.