Reese is 5 months old

I had a friend ask me a couple of weeks ago if I had had one of those moments where I look at Reese and all of a sudden it seems like she has become a little toddler. At the time, I really hadn't, but since then, I seem to have those moments about everyday. I just can't get enough of her before she seems to move onto the next stage of her life. I just wish that time could slow down so I could enjoy my baby girl more. She truly has made me the happiest Mama in the world. I think back to my life before Reese and it seemed like there was a huge hole in my heart that I tried to fill with anything and everything and yet it remained empty. Now it is overflowing and I love it. I love it when Reese gives me hugs and snuggles her head into my neck. She smiles at everything and loves to look at herself in the mirror. She loves the bath and always splashes me with her hands. It's little things everyday that I need to write down.

I tried sitting her in her exer-saucer about a month ago and her feet couldn't reach the bottom and she would flip her head forward and just wasn't quite big enough, now, she goes crazy in it. It was a sad and happy moment. I sat her in there and she started playing with everything and pulling herself around in a circle. Reese is so strong and continues to amaze me. I love to watch her learn how to use her body, how to grab something or pull something to her mouth, how to push a button or just grab her feet. She is a piece of heaven and I love everything about her.

I think I mentioned before what a happy baby Reese is when I walk into her room in the morning.....Here is what I get to wake up to every morning. Some people think that just smiling at someone can make a difference in their life. Now that I get to wake up to Reese, I know that statement is definitely true. It is the greatest feeling in the world to have Reese get so excited just to see me.

So miss Reese is sitting in her high chair and it has been a lot of fun. She helps me cook and we sing and dance in the kitchen. The funnest thing we do in her highchair is chase after the dogs. Sachi is a little curious of the chair so we wheel Reese around and chase the dogs. Reese laughs and Sachi will try to hide underneath the chair. Our poor dogs! Oh yeah, she has started eating rice cereal also. Not a big fan of it, but I forgot we also use her high chair to feed Reese:)

Our new house....

Our house is getting close to being done and we are SO excited! They actually poured the driveway today and it looks really nice. It is so exciting to bring our new baby (well, she is now 5 months old, but she is still a baby to me) to our new house. It seems that we have been trying to sell our home forever and try to have children forever and now we finally have both. I feel the same way about our house as I did when we adopted Reese.........and that is a feeling of being undeserving. I got so used to praying and waiting for blessings to come that I felt the wait and learning from the spirit was the blessing. Now that we have Reese and are able to sell our home and build a new one, my heart is just so full of gratitude. We are very grateful that our builder is buying our home we are in now. We would not have started building a home if he hadn't presented us with this option. It has been fun watching the house go up very quickly. Being busy with Reese, the house seemed to go up extra fast. We have the greatest neighbors and I am so excited to decorate Reese's room. These are some pics from a few weeks ago, so we should be moving in soon.

Reese's new pics....

My friend Jamie came over and took Reese's pictures! I thought they turned out great! Reese is such a happy baby and she was so funny during the photo shoot.

It's no surprise that we are USC fans!

This dang computer....

So I still have not been able to figure out what is wrong with my computer, but I found a way to post by publishing on Ron's computer. Anyway, I can't believe how fast Reese is growing up. I know I say that in every post, but it is true. She is the greatest blessing we could have every hoped for! I don't believe I have posted Reese's stats from her 4 month appt, so here it is....

4 MONTH STATS

Weight: 10 lbs 8 oz

Length: 21 1/2 inches

She finally had made the charts and was in the 5th percentile for her weight and had not yet made the charts for her height. She might just be a little shorty like me:)

Next week she will be 5 months old and I can't believe how much she learns everyday!

In the past few weeks, Reese has really been laughing and it is SO cute! When I lay her down for a nap in her room, I can just hear her jabbering away to her mobile. I love it! Reese thinks it is hilarious when you laugh with her. She scrunches her nose and opens her mouth really big. I feel so blessed to be the mother of such a precious baby!

Reese is so strong and continues to amaze me. She is starting to climb stuff and loves to bounce up and down on the couch. She prefers to stand and if I lay her on her stomach on my legs, she will push her body up and over my legs. It's pretty funny! She has a very strong grip and will pull herself up from her back while holding my fingers. She loves this and starts to get her big grin when she stands up. Reese has started sleeping from about 10:00pm to 6:00am and then she eats and sleeps again until about 9:00. It's a great schedule for me:) She has also started taking long naps in the daytime. Most people would be totally excited about this, but I am a little pathetic and always want to wake her up from her naps because I miss her. It is in those quiet moments when she is napping and the dogs are asleep and I just get these overwhelming feelings of gratitude for my life and our sweet baby girl. Truly our family is our greatest treasure and I can't wait to be sealed to Reese for eternity.