I Talk With The Animals!

Here I am conversing with Elegant Elephant (NOTE: No harm was done to animals in the making of this video. The elephant voice-over sounds a lot like Bompa, but they tell me it was a real elephant).

Great Grandma D's Birthday

After my photo shoot in the Family christening dress (that's me waving to the camera), I took Mommy, Daddy, Grammy and Bompa on a walk by the river.
Bompa made a snow castle for me out in the yard because he loves me so. My initials are in the front. See?There was still time for Grammy and Bompa to make a fuss over me. Whew! Being a baby is a 24-hour job!

Happy Anniversary, Grammy and Bompa!

Here I am, wishing Grammy and Bompa a Happy Anniversary.
Grammy is painting the butterflies at the ends of the curtain rods
in my room right now. I'm taking a little nap to let Bompa "upload",
whatever that means. Grammy and Bompa have been married 38 years.
I don't know what that means, either, but it sounds impressive.

Xmas Day, 2008

"OOOOO! Presents! For Me?"
Baby's first hangover

Grammy and Bompa Arrive

JOY TO THE WORLD!
Here's Reese today, Xmas Eve, singing "Joy to the World:

And a Video of Reese after feeding this noon:



Great presents are wrapped and all under the tree,
But none here are as precious as R-E-E-S-E!
Mom and Daddy are proud; you see in their eyes,
The love and the joy that seems to arise
When you see a small cherub, like that first Christmas Day
Then you know that All's well, and this Love's here to stay.
Cherish that Peace, even when your Yule's noisy,
And know the Child's wondrous (like the one here in Boise)!Merry Christmas to All--
RJR, Bompa and Grammy

Weeks 6 & 7

Reese is growing like a weed. She weighed in at 10 pounds 3 ounces yesterday.

Reese gets some belly time on the beach ball and gives mom a big smile.
"Do you like my hat?",
"No I do not like your hat",
"Goodbye",
"Goodbye".
-Go Dog Go!!! by P.D Eastman

Reese isn't quite sure what to think of her new sun hat, so she strikes a pose. :) Little does she know that it is sunny in Boise 300 days a year so she will be wearing this hat every day.
She's graduated to baths in the tub and seems to really like it.
Grammy and Bompa are coming to visit in 3 days. Three cheers!!!

What Have I Been Up To?

My parents insist that we take walks every day, but I'm not too happy about all the clothes that I have to wear to go out into the cold.....
....until I'm in the comfort of my child seat. Check out my huge hat complete with ear flaps. Take that Project Runway!!! (Is it poor style to have 5 different patterns of pink on one outfit?)
When I'm not being forced out into the cold, I also like to test my attention span by checking out this cool mobile above my crib. I think that I must be going through another growth spurt because I'm now getting too big for some of my newborn clothes already.
I'm now taking big girl baths, which I think I actually enjoy. Afterwards, I wear this goofy towel over my head.
I helped my dad decorate the Christmas tree, but that was only entertaining for about 18 seconds.

Topping the 9 pound mark

Well, Reese topped the 9 pound mark today. Here are some photos from the past couple of days:

Reese getting some exercise on the floor.


A smile for mom:
Reese takes a nap on dad's chest.