2 months old!!

Kamryn at 1 Month and 2 Months!!

Here are a few things about my little Kamryn from the past 2 months:

• She sleeps about 3-4 hours at a time
• She slept 8 hours on August 2
• Very alert when she is awake
• Smiled at Jon on August 4- pretty sure it was gas!
• Belly Button fell off August 1
• She pooped on our bed in the middle of night and we had to change sheets and start laundry at 3am!
• Squeaks when she yawns
• Likes to have her hands up by her face when she sleeps
• Poops A LOT!!
• Had her first ear infection at 2 wks. old :(
• Likes it when Reagan talks to her
• Loves to look around
• Holds her neck up for 5+ minutes at a time
• Has Blue eyes
• Still sleeps in our room :)
• Loves to be swaddled with her arms out
• LOVES to smile
• Hates her baths
• HATES being cold
• Loves kicking her feet

Kamryn is a sweet baby! She likes to cuddle and be talked too. She has ANOTHER ear infection right now and was up the other night from 1-6am!! Poor baby... I talked to the ENT yesterday, I think she will be getting tubes before Thanksgiving. She is growing so fast! At her 2 month check up she weighed 10.5lbs. and was 23.5 inches!!

Adventureland

For Reagan's 3rd Birthday Jon and I took her to Adventureland! She has been there once before and every time she would see a commercial on she would talk about how she wanted to go again! We left Kamryn with my parents and off we went. It was a lot of fun!! I was able to ride the merry-go-round twice and the balloon ride once, then I was done. I must be getting old! Reagan is fearless like her daddy! She would put her hands up on every ride. Jon rode everything with her that he could. He thought a few rides he "had" to ride on ( like the kids dragon ride). Maybe there was some miscommunication between us! Reagan loved every minute of it. Her favorite ride was the Frog Hopper! We left the park around 8pm. Reagan almost made it to Slater before falling asleep! We had a great night!!

The BIG "3"

It happened.. I am not sure how.. I am not sure where the time went... but it did happen... MY LITTLE GIRL TURNED 3!!!  We spent Reagan's actual birthday taking the girls to the doctor, hanging out with my brother, wife and nephews, eating cupcakes, and just relaxing. Jon and I took Reagan to Adventureland (more on that later) 3 days before to celebrate and then the Sunday after we had her Ice-Cream Birthday Party! Reagan always tells us she dreams about ice-cream- so we decided to have cake and an ice-cream sundae bar! It was very hot outside so we had everyone in the house-- it was a little crazy and chaotic, but Reagan had fun and that is all the mattered!  She even had an ice-cream dress to wear!

Here are some pictures from the party!! Reagan apparently did not like the singing!

Here is Mommy and Daddy with their big 3 year old!!

After some hard times, it was nice to find a reason to celebrate! Reagan got a lot of great gifts (which she didn't need:) ) and was just so happy! We are so blessed to have her!! Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!!

My heart is broken....

On August 8 our neighbor and close friend Karen Holland was killed in a car accident..... Karen was more than our friend, she was our family along with her husband Mark, and children Cramer and Maren. I talked to Karen everyday, multiple times. We spent a lot of time together and she taught me so much. Some memories of Karen:

• When we first moved next door she was always outside- but never really said hi! She used to tell me she was anti-social and she didn't have friends.
• St. Louis Cardinals baseball was the greatest thing in the world- next to her family.
• She got up every morning at 4:30am to workout and clean her house.
• She loved animals and reading books.
• She did not like children- but she LOVED my children.
• She would tell people what she thought not matter what.
• She LOVED her family.
• Shortly after we moved in, her and I got drunk at a neighbors party. Karen made me lay in her new bed with her, we threw rocks at our other neighbors window, and we had a blast!!
• She would go on vacation with her family every year. She told me that you never know what can happen in life and she wanted to spend that time with them.
• She was my voice of reason- she gave me advice on everything and was always there for me.
• She read at our wedding.
• She would check in everyday to see if Kamryn was making her arrival- the night I went into the hospital I talked with her in the street.
• She kept candy in a jar at her house for Reagan.
• She didn't cook much... but made some of the best pasta and we would eat it together at least once a month.
• She got to meet Kamryn and hold her. I am sad Kamryn will not get to know her.
• She was always there............................................

There is not enough space for me to write all of my memories. I can not write down everything she taught me. My last memory of Karen was when she was leaving with her daughter and niece. The came over while I was going on a walk to see the girls. She gave Reagan a kiss and said I love you and got in the car.... I will cherish that memory forever. Here is 2 pictures of Karen taken at Maren's prom......

I love you Karen and I will forever miss you............
Life without you sucks...
I know in time it will get easier, but it will never be easy......

Sisters

Reagan was the first person to meet Kamryn! She spent the night at my parents house and in the morning Jon went and got her. We did not tell her until she got to the hospital that she had a new baby sister. She was SOOOOO excited and kept calling her "my baby". She spent a lot of time holding her and kissing her. She seemed pretty interested in what was going on with Kamryn. Kamryn even had presents waiting for Reagan when she got there. She got a Cinderella Barbie and The Letter Factory dvd. Kamryn is so blessed to have such a wonderful BIG sister and Reagan is so blessed to have a wonderful LITTLE sister. I can not wait to watch these two grow up together!!