My Two Favorite Peeps

Jeff is such a good daddy! He was worried he wouldn't know how to handle a newborn, but after a few hours, he was holding her and swaddling like a pro. It is so fun for me to watch them together. I can tell how smitten he is with her and she just gazes adoringly back at him!

Squeaky Gets a Bath!

We now refer to Reese as "Squeaky" or "Squeaks" because she makes this super cute high pitched squeak a la Mariah Carey. My mom (Mimi or Grandma, she can't decide which) and I gave Squeaks a bath for the first time. She was a little upset at first but loved having her hair washed, being towel dried, and having lotion rubbed on her arms and legs after. I just loved how clean she smelled! Props to Granmarnie for the cute monogrammed hooded towel!

A Portrait of a Lady...

Sun Bathing Beauty

Reese is slightly jaundiced so her doctor said to put her in a window to get some good indirect sunlight to help get rid of it. We have put her in the window of her bedroom the past two days and she LOVES it. She is our little sun bathing beauty!

It's in the genes...

We have tallied the votes and here is the consensus: nose of Fred in picture #1 + eyes and lips of picture #2 = cute and cuddly picture #3!

Welcome to the World Baby Reese!

I loved the line that Resha and Bethany used in the card that came with their flowers so much I stole it for the title of this blog - Welcome to the World Baby Reese! Here are her stats:

Reese Pendley Riddell

February 20th, 2008

10:48 PM

7 pounds, 7 ounces

19 1/2 inches long

Full head of dark hair, pink cheeks, and red lips!

Reese's Room!

We are almost finished with Reese's room! One of my good friend's, Katie (who just got engaged lucky woman!), is an artist. She came over and drew this cute bird family above the crib and we painted it together. Well I filled in the birds with paint and she did all the details :) It looks so cute! I have also been scouring antique and craft stores for any bird themed item I can find. Our last thing to do is to hang the mobile over her bed and hang a bird cage in the corner from the ceiling with a cute family of birds inside (fake of course, I am not dealing with birds AND a baby!).

I still need to figure out how to arrange things in the shelves, but it is all coming together. Thanks to Molly for giving me the idea of the Roman shade and coming with me to pick it out!

Reese's Future BFF

This is Miss Caroline Grace Zazueta, Reese's future BFF! She is 4.5 months old and so happy and adorable! I got to babysit her today while her momma, Resha (my bff and "business" partner!), went on an appointment. Jeff came home for lunch and we had so much fun teasing her and making her smile. I just couldn't resist grabbing my camera and getting one of her cute smiles!