Happy 1st Birthday, Sweet Girl!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Reese Lane...Happy Birthday to you! I love you Reese and thank God every day for you. More details/pics from our fun day and birthday party to come.... :)

Remembering...

Remembering my best friend's 4 sweet, precious angels in heaven today...happy 1st 'heavenly' birthday Brayden, Avery, Austin and Brock. You are so missed and so loved...

Dr. Appointment Update

We are fast approaching Reese's 1st Birthday...2 more sleeps to be exact! I still cannot believe it. Reese was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis on April 20, only 10 days after she was born. I am feeling a bit anxious as the diagnosis day approaches and many feelings have been creeping up on me. A lot has to do with a year of her life passing by with there still being no cure. CF is a progressive disease, so each day that passes with no cure is a bit frightening. But, we must forge ahead and trust in the Lord's ultimate plan, knowing He is in control.

We had Reese's 3 month check up with her Pulmonologist Dr. Wallace on Tuesday, April 6 and she passed with flying colors. Well, minus the traumatic experience of getting on the scale and getting measured...oh and the blood-curdling screaming when Dr. Wallace pulled out his stethoscope. Silly girl. My chunky monkey weighs 27.8 lbs and is 29 1/2 in. long. She's measuring above the 97th percentile...just by the skin of her teeth :) Anyway, we are delighted Reese has been growing so well, and Dr. Wallace said she was doing very well in all other areas too. This is such a relief for us, because as we have learned, it can change in the blink of an eye. But for now, we will take the good appointment and concentrate on enjoying life!!! Oh, and frantically getting things ready for a certain little cutie pies birthday party! I will post pictures of the bash soon!!!

PS...we were also told that Reese could be getting THE VEST in about 6 months. How great is that!!!

Easter Cutie!

We had such a fun Easter! This is Reese's second Easter...she was born last year on Good Friday and we brought her home from the hospital on Easter Sunday. We were able to spend the holiday with my family in Emery, which was so much fun! We went to church and then went home and enjoyed some fabulous food and lots of laughs. Since Reese is the only grandchild and the only little one around in our family, she of course, entertained everyone there! She had a blast running around outside in her Easter dress...which by the way I LOVE! What a gift Jesus gave us by dying on the cross and rising again to save us. We have much to be thankful for.

Reese and mommy

My mom, my grandma, Reese and me last Easter. So tiny!

"Who is that?"

Those are pretty much Reese's favorite words...she says it all the time. Except it doesn't actually come out as "who is that". It's more like "whosat". Nonetheless, she loves to say it...especially when she's "talking" on the phone...too cute!

And "whosat?"...that's our very busy, very active, very squirmy, and in our opinion, our very cute and lovable 11 month old!

St. Patty's Day Surprise

I love St. Patty's Day! I have some Irish blood in my family that runs deep, so we usually like to partake in the St. Patty's Day festivities to celebrate our heritage. I definitely want Reese to get in on this so I decided to whip her up some green mac-n-cheese in honor of the holiday. She totally dug it! It looked unappealing, but she wasn't afraid. When we were little, my mom used to put little green freckles on our faces with a toothpick and green food coloring on St. Patty's Day. I was a little annoyed by it then, but have come to love the fact that she did that to us. I didn't give Reese the freckles this year just because I feared it would have looked more like face paint than freckles, but don't worry...her time will come! For now though, she'll just have to stick to green mac-n-cheese.

Little Bruiser

Reese started taking steps around 10 months and very quickly caught on to WALKING! She has been on-the-go ever since!

And because she's so busy walking and exploring without inhibition, Reese got her first black eye...but she makes it look pretty cute. This little mishap happened when she was still pretty clumsy and she fell on a toy. Ooops... :( She has since mastered the art of walking a bit more gracefully, but she still occasionally takes a tumble. All part of growing up, right?!?

Little Bruiser...