The first part of this post will be sad but the sad part is necessary to get to how she got her name. I have two older sisters – the oldest has 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, and the middle has 2 children, 1 boy and 1 girl. I was beyond happy and excited as each of my nieces and nephews entered this world and I am close to all of them. I bestowed on each of them my own special nickname and frequently call them by those nicknames – in public.And the kids don’t mind! In order of birth they are, Beaner, Super Chunk, Peanut, Minnie-Me, Kaboom and Goat-Butt. With a tiny bit of training (LOL), if you ever ask any of them who their favorite person in the world is, they will tell you Aunt Dawn. That may not actually be the truth, but they’ve been coached well. They are all growing up now and making their way towards adulthood but the special and close relationship I have to all of them has only grown deeper with each new year. In April 2008, the worst possible thing to ever happen to our fami...
It is no secret to those close to me that I have issues with the paci. My issue you ask? I really don't want to ever have to take Reagan's paci away. As I've mentioned before, I actually remember the trauma of giving mine up - to Santa Claus no less (and I almost opted out of presents that year just so I could keep it!). I remember arguing with my sister when she took the paci away from my oldest nephew and I stated - no baby should ever have to give up their paci. I've joked with my friends that Reagan could keep her paci until college if she wanted and part of me actually meant it. But, her teeth are now showing evidence of being on the paci too long. I *thought* that it wouldn't become a teeth issue if she only had it at nap and night time. Apparently I am wrong about that. So, here I am breaking my own heart over a paci. LOL I say my own heart because I am well aware of my issues and fully realize that I am probably more ...
Yesterday I had the best *stress-free* saturday that I have had in a long time! It started early with heading out to Bryce's first birthday party. The party was held at a really great local park that has plenty to keep children occupied and happy. First on Reagan's agenda was the really fun playground - and the big kid section at that! From there it was on to the Splash park. She didn't play in the water as much as she ran around the outside of it but the entire splash park is fenced in so I was able to just chill and watch without having to chase her all over the place. After a little bit of yummy food, it was time to check out her first ever Bounce House! She was intimidated by it for about 3 whole seconds and then she had the concept down easily. She loved it! It wasn't long before she figured out how to navigate to the top of the attached slide and Little Miss No Fear went down without hesitation. It is easily the highest slide she'...
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