Chef Benson

Say cheese

This picture was taken right after Benson stopped "holding" her rather abruptly. It looks like she has that Atkinson attitude and knows how to show it.

He tried to make up for it.....

It seemed to work.

Month One

Reagan is doing well and growing fast. She has started smiling but I haven't quite been able to catch it on camera yet. There are a few before and after smile shots though.

This little outfit was all Benson's idea. He was helping me get her dressed and he wanted to pick the outfit. The skirt was in the closet and he chose that first. I then tried to direct him a matching top in the dresser but he insisted on this red turtleneck.

This was the beginning of a fashion shoot with changes of clothes that she really didn't enjoy too much.

Reagan's First Few Weeks

Reagan's first few weeks have been going very well. She really isn't too fussy, except for 8:00 to 11:00 at night. But once we hit 11:00 it is usually smooth sailing til 8:00 the next night.

We have lots of fun dressing her in fun outfits and taking pictures.

And playing with her hair.

These little shoes were the start of quite an outfit production.

My mom and I found these at a store back in October and thoughgt that they were so cute. After a little looking around, we found this cute sweater to match. Months later we still hadn't found a dress to go with it, so my mom ended making one. This was also the start of the cute hat that Reagan wears very often. I thought a matching hat for this outfit would be perfect. So my grandma made the hat and the matching flower for the hat.

Big Brother

Benson meeting Reagan for the first time.

He loves to hold her hand.

Most of the time, he is happy to see her. He wants to wake her up sometimes to play and occasionally tells me to put her down so I can play.

Yesterday he got really close to her face so her reflex was to move her arms and she touched his face. So he quickly said, "no hitting, baby Reagan. Mom, she needs a time out."

He hasn't tried to pick her up yet. Just lots of really tight hugs, that make me a little nervous.

He likes to "help" get her dressed, give her baths, rock her to sleep, and give her blankets. Each little task is followed by his announcement, "I am good helper."