Monday, February 20, 2012

Reeces Pieces

Incase you haven't picked up on it yet, we are kind of obsessed with our little Reece. We pretty much think that the world revolves around her, and feel justified in our assumption when everyone she meets is automatically infatuated with her as well. Not only is she the cutest baby, well, ever, but I am fairly certain that she is also what Tracy Hogg refers to as an 'angel baby' in her book "The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". She has slept "through the night" (at least 5 hour stints) since day one, cries only when hungry or tired, put herself to sleep at month two, and plays happily in bed until someone goes in to get her. Perfect? I think so. I keep catching myself thinking, "If one is this easy, we should just have another right away!" but then I bring myself back to reality, remembering that horrific first month of "recovery", as well as reminding myself not to push my luck. One perfect baby is one thing, but two is practically out of the question. Even now I am almost afraid that publishing the awesomeness of my baby for others to see will in some way jinx it. If she wakes up tomorrow as a terror, I guess I will have been sufficiently humbled... But for now, I will bask in the glory of my little baby Reece, enjoying (almost) every minute of her, and snapping so many photos that I am pretty sure at just two months she already knows what to do when I camera is in her face. Enjoy!




One of her rare bouts of crying. Probably because I was taking pictures instead of feeding her.


Showing off her strong neck!

LOVE this pic. Max and Reece actually get along really well, but this was snapped at just the right moment.










We are both sleeping here, but Sean was able to get one of her smiling in her sleep. How cute is that?





Holding her rattle by herself for the first time!







Her Valentine's Day gifts. The card is from Uncle Tio and the Piglet is from Daddy!







Smiling in her sleep during a milk coma.

Dinner at Ted Bulletins

As I have said before, I love this city! There is so much to do. It is also nice to be really close to family. The other night Sean's cousin Brenton was in town from CT, so we met up with him and cousins Bill and Mary who love in the District for dinner. We went to Ted Bulletins, a restaurant on Capitol Hill that serves a mix of burgers and breakfast food that surprisingly combine to please everyone. Plus they show old movies and cartoons on the wall above your head, so not only is the food great, but there is entertainment as well. I enjoyed snippets of "Breakfast at Tiffanys" and "The Wizard of Oz" in between large bites of my avocado and bacon burger, oreo milkshake and homemade strawberry pop tart. Even President Obama has enjoyed his burger there a time or two. And TMZ labeled it one of the best burger's in town, or so I have heard. Plus, parking was free, which makes everything 10 times better.


Uncle Tio Comes to Play

My brother Kevin (aka Uncle Tio) just got home from his mission in Ft. Lauderdale, FL last month and decided to come hang out with us for a while. He is watching Reece during the day while I work, and looking for a job in the evenings. He is also spending a lot of time at activities with the single's ward around here. We are loving having him here, and Reece is having a blast!


All dressed up and ready to meet Uncle Tio!

Love at first sight!

Getting acquainted

Bouncing Reece to sleep



He's so good he rocked them both to sleep.



I think we may have worn him out...

The National Air and Space Museum

I am absolutely LOVING living in the Washington, DC area! There are so many cool, interesting and fun things to do around here. Since I moved here 6 mos pregnant and then had a baby, and now it being the middle of winter, we haven't been able to do all that much yet, but one of the fun things that we have been able to get out and see is the National Air and Space Museum. Here is a little of what we saw: