Baby dedication and four month pics.

I'm finding the months going by more quickly than I realized they would! Her four month pics are so cute. The dress is her baby dedication dress. We had her dedicated at our church on May 16th. She received a card and a small pink bible with her name on it. We weren't members of a church when Hayden was born so we didn't have him dedicated, but I am thinking about asking if we can when they do the next one. It was very important to us to be able to stand in front of the church and say that we will raise her to believe in Him and do everything we can to guide her back to her Heavenly Father.

The pictures of her on the blanket are very special to me. Her grandma is a member of a knitting group. Several ladies in the group knitted a square and sent it to her. She then knit them all together into a blanket. The tags are little notes from each person with their names and well wishes. The squares have hearts, baby booties and the state of Texas. It is such a treasure to me. I didn't have anything like that growing up so it really made me cry when she gave it to me.

First foods, New Toy and First Swim!

Reagan's four month check up went really well and we got the all clear for her first foods. We had actually started cereal a few days before her appointment and she did so well that her Ped said that she could start other new foods. Since starting cereal she has had Peas, Green Beans and Squash. She really likes Peas, but the green beans are not her favorite. She just started squash last night and the jury is still out on that one.
Just recently Reagan noticed she has feet. The have quickly become her favorite toy! They never leave her and she doesn't have to share. Shoes don't stay on long, but socks seem to make her feet much more fun!


Grandpa and Grandma got Hayden a new pool for his birthday. It's a small version of an above ground pool and is about 30 inches deep. I think it said on the box that it holds 640 gallons! We set it up last weekend and put the kiddos in. The water was COLD the first day, but Reagan seemed to enjoy floating around in the sunshine. She only stayed in for about 10 minutes, but she sure looked cute in her little blue polka-dot bathing suit!!

Easter

Easter was rather quiet this year. Since Craig's schedule has changed, he only has one Sunday off a month and it didn't fall on Easter this weekend this year. But this was our first Easter at our new church! It felt so good to be in our new church on this day and I am so glad that Hayden is learning about Jesus and his sacrifice.

Because Craig wasn't home for the Easter Bunny on Easter morning, the bunny stopped by a few days later. I know we won't be able to pull this off much longer so hopefully in the future Craig will be home for the bunny's visit. The bunny left a note for Hayden along with an empty basket. He really had a lot of fun "hunting" eggs. I just love watching him and can't wait until there are two little ones out there running around trying to get the most eggs.

Stay Tuned...

With our computer frying I haven't really had an opportunity to blog much lately. I have lots to cover and I am about to make my 100th post!! Stay tuned for all the little details...

Progress

This last week we are making some progress with potty training! Everyone told me that with boys it would be easier to train without wearing anything and I am learning that is the case. Hayden has been running around the house playing "streaker". For some reason it helps him to remember that he needs to use the potty when he has nothing on. When he is wearing underwear or pull ups, he forgets and then has an accident. He is doing surprisingly well and has even used the potty for other business too! We are still using diapers at night and the occasional pull-up, but mostly when he's home he runs around sans clothing. It makes for some cute pictures of a little boy in his boots with nothing else on. I don't know what it is that has made him suddenly want to use the potty, but I am glad that it's clicking and so ready to only have one little kiddo in diapers! Keep up the good work Hayden!