Fun in the TUB!!!!

This is a recent video from Raygen in the bathtub enjoying a water workout to the sounds of the duck. She really gets after it in the tub, ever since she was born! I'm guessing Dr. Clinite was correct in stating that this one was going to be a swimmer!! Just look at her kicking away, sometimes I wonder about her smashing her head into the side of the tub she is kicking so hard! She does let us know she is having a blast with the smiles though!!!! Enjoy your viewing ;)

I have 2 sets of Great Grandparents!!! & they love me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREAT GRANDPA!!!!!!!

Great Grandpa Dave got a birthday visit from little miss Raygen. She brightened his birthday day! She was talking to him and in her own little way saying "happy birthday!" These days all she does is jibber jabber and smile constantly! She makes everyone who is around her Happy! In these pictures she is wearing her "girly" camo outfits from Bass Pro Shops that her grandma gave her.

SKUNK IT IS!!!

We stumbled upon this wonderful costume while shopping, but not for her halloween costume. We put a monkey one on and then we put this skunk on and it was just too funny! I know I know ... why would I make my kid something smelly? But seriously it is so adorable on! IT looks like she knows she's a skunk because she was giving such a dirty look in this picture.

Last week raygen went for her 4 month shots and she weighed 17.1 lbs and was 26 1/2 inches long. She is in the 90th percentile for her age. The dr. said she was her fathers child...ha! She is healthy and smiles ALL THE TIME! she loves to jibber jabber. She is starting to grab objects and transfer them hand to hand and of course eat them. She makes me happy every day all day! I cannot wait to come home from work and see her! Now that I have to work full time I miss her all day, it is truly hard, but I remind myself that I am providing for her! The kid has to have a full closet, too...c'mon? hAAA! Ohh and she loves eating yogurt, pears, and rice cereals...I think she'll have a sippee cup soon, too!!!

The Wedding experience - 9-6-09

Daddy holding Raygen up overlooking the awesome view of the meadow (at wedding site)

All the girls in the wagon

Family photo before the ceremony....can you see raygens boots?

Raygen and Shannon (The super hot bride). Sept 5,2009 I had the honor of being in one of my childhood friends wedding. Raygen had her yellow dress to match the wedding party. She even got to come in with the girls in the house before the wedding started. Raygen loves to watch people, colors, and movement in general. Raygen got to stay for the wedding ceremony and through dinner then grandma and grandpa took her home.

Raygen & Chip

Raygen has found her big brother Chip, although she is pretty much the larger one of the duo already!!! Take a look as she goes along for the ride!!!

Raygen and her saucer

Raygen tries out her saucer. Of course it's a little big and all she wants to do is eat it. She is now teething so anything that gets close to her she tries to put it in her mouth to relieve her pain. I guess mom was an early teether, so it's usually passed down. She usually just likes to turn herself in circles in the saucer with her feet, but in this video she didn't want to do much! We've had 2 weeks of mom back to work full time and it's working out. The time I do have with her I savor so much more because it's limited. She's been going to bed around 10pm and waking between 5-6am every morning, (unless her teeth are bothering her) and then it's earlier. When she hears our voices come in a room she looks all over to locate either mom or dad! too cute! she is laughing and smiling all the time. I have a whole rubbermaid bin (big one) of clothes shes' already grown out of. She is basically 4 months, but fits in about 9 months...some 6 months, but for the most part 9 months and bigger. She is just really long so nothing snaps because they are all made for short babies.... or babies without super tall dads! haaa

Raygen is over 3 months old and Mom is going back to work now!!!!

These past three months have went by way too fast. I was so busy "mothering" that I can't even hardly think about how fast it went. Raygen has become such a "happy" baby. She loves to talk to everyone and laugh. She went on her first camping trip this past week with a whole bunch of family. We even saw a bear (she doesn't know that, though...she was sleeping). She has a whole bunch of cool camping clothes she got to wear...I have to say she got quite dirty, too. I am so sad to go back to work. I love spending time wither and seeing all her "new" developments. She loves bouncing in her bouncing chair and eating rice cereal. She recently had a case of thrush in her mouth so she got a new medicine, so she has to take two med's, which I hate giving such a small baby, but if it makes her feel better it's certainly o.k. with me. She weighed 15.5 lbs at 3 months, so she's quite the "big girl", but she is mostly just long...not chunky. I guess she takes after her daddy! We will see how she does without mommy around....I'm sure she'll miss me :(