I know, I know...

3 blogs in one day probably seems a little excessive.

But, I'm going back to work tomorrow, so who knows when I'll have time again.

Plus, I promised a video of Reagan sometime soon. So, here is one of her eating her puffs. I thought it was a cute one!! I used my cell phone for it. I still can't figure out how to get my webcam to record something small enough to be used. Anyway, there is sound, so if you have it, turn it up!!

Deals (More like STEALS)!

For those of you who have not used Craigs List before, (which is probably none of you, because I think I was the last person I know to be successful with this...) I highly recommend it.
Last week I got a Bundle Me (seen above) and a bunch of clothes in sizes 6-12 months for Reagan. The Bundle Me is a sort of "kid sack" that goes into the car seat, stroller, baby jogger, etc. that has holes for safety straps and harnesses and zips around her to keep her warm in the winter (or fall, when it's snowing.) It retails for about $40.00. Mine is gently used, zippers work perfectly, and I got it for $20. I also got 30 items of clothing for $48 total. Jeans, pajamas, shirts, sweaters, a hat....I am SO excited. (By the way, that is less than 63 cents per item...in case you weren't impressed by the initial numbers.) Obviously all the clothes wouldn't fit in this picture, but this is a sampling:
I suppose The Lamb Way can even be taught to me. :)

SNOW!!!

Would you believe it's snowing here? I suppose you would if you've ever lived in our lovely state. Last night it started raining around 10:00 and it continued to rain...when I woke up at 2:00am (WHAT?) with Reagan (it's her new favorite time of the day...) it was snowing as if it were March. (That's when we usually get the big, heavy, wet snows here.) So we went to church this morning and now are doing our best to stay dry and warm indoors.

We went to Durango on Friday, just for an excuse to get out of town. We left around 5:30 am, and arrived in my college town at about 11:30. It usually only takes 5-5.5 hours, but having to stop to feed Rea slowed us down a bit. We only stayed one night, and it's a good thing. The wind was blowing so hard on the way home we ended up getting nearly 38 miles/gallon!!! (Partly because the wind was at our back, but partly because we were in my awesome Subaru.) I didn't take a single picture in Durango! I guess it was becuase we were too busy visiting.

Today, though, since it was snowing, I decided it would be a good time to see if Reagan's sweaters made by her Auntie (code for Great Aunt) Carol fit yet. They do! She has a little room to grow, but they'll be perfect for the winter. So, thanks again to Carol for her two pretty sweaters. I guess this post is mostly for her, so she can see how cute she looks in them!

I'm also including a picture I took last week while waiting for a girl to show up for her senior pictures. Happy Fall! (Complete with snow for some of us!)

6 Months!

I can't believe that Reagan turned 6 months old on Monday. It seems like I'm always in disbelief when another month passes us by. She's growing so much, and developing so fast.
I had this last week off (and the next one too) for fall break. It has been so nice to spend some time with Reagan. It makes it a littler harder to go back to work, but it's nice to know that in another 9 weeks, I'll have 2 more off. (Not to mention the 5 day break for Thanksgiving!) So far, the break has kept me extremely busy taking pictures....a very good thing. I had my first wedding last Saturday. It went well, I think. It's hard to know until the pictures are delivered. I've learned a good lesson though: this will be the last time I give anyone a CD with all their pictures on it without charging a hefty sum of cash for it. But, it's been a good learning experience all around.

Reagan went to the doctor on Thursday for her last round of shots for awhile! She surprised us all by coming in at 16 pounds, 8.5 ounces and 26 and 3/4 inches! I had someone tell me their kid wasn't that big until they were 1! She's such a big girl, but the doctor always says how good she looks, and is always sure to tell me that she's not TOO big. Her eyes are starting to get a little more gray and have a few more flecks of green in them. I'm really excited to see what she finally ends up with. She sits up all by herself, rolls all over the place, and is showing the beginning signs of being ready to crawl. We got the go-ahead to try to get her to start feeding herself a little. So, I figured it was time to buy her an actual high chair, instead of the bumbo seat. She seemed to like it--and I do too, because it gives me her full and undivided attention for feeding. Much less messy.

The outfit she's wearing in the pictures says "SuperFan". it's a Tee shirt that Cross Country sold as a fundraiser a few years ago. I decided I wanted to make it into an outfit for Reagan. So, I cut it out and Mom sewed it, and I sewed snaps on it. It was so fun! And everyone loved her in it. :)

I got a new laptop, which I love, and it seems to have come at the perfect time because we found out last night that Jim's is on its last legs. So, luckily, the blog can continue. :) And, as you can see, it has a webcam, so we can catch Reagan doing cute things, and you can watch as if you were here in person! All the ones I have so far are too big to put in here, but stay tuned, and there will be a video here soon.

Fall is officially here, so I figured it was time to change these colors to reflect the change around us!

And the winner is...

The results of the last poll are in! Jim wins...hands down. Closely resembling my fantasy football luck, he won 5-0. I kind of think, though, that it's because people haven't seen my baby pictures...or maybe my parents don't remember what I looked like as a kid. But, I swear, I have no bias. :) Anyway, there are 2 new polls this week, so be sure to check them out and cast your votes.

Last weekend (or was it the weekend before??) I bought Reagan her favorite toy yet: a jumperoo. She LOVES that thing. It's like the old "Johnny Jup-Ups" that used to hang from doorways, but safer. It's suspended by 3 poles, and when she jumps it plays animal sounds (my favorite is, of course, the monkey) and songs.



I got to play in the "studio" that I've started in my basement. I think I need to get another light though because there doesn't seem to be enough. I finally found use for the little bit of hair Reagan has had since she was born. I found some ribbons for it at a garage sale I went to last weekend. The hair is the longest on her head, so if I put it in just right, she becomes our little Pebbles. (Guess that makes her friend Waylon Bam Bam?) I also think, after seeing the spiders and the cricket I vacuumed up before starting the pictures, that we need to do some kind of pest control. Ick!


Speaking of spiders, last weekend we had a HUGE one that spun a HUGE web right outside our front door. I stepped outside for something or other, and happened to look up and see the sucker. I don't think I've ever seen one that big that wasn't in a cage or a zoo. Ick! Again!!

Anyway, Reagan is nearly 6 months old!! I can't believe it. Falcon's homecomming is next week...that should be good and crazy. It's always so exciting though. And this school has a ton of traditions that seem VERY exciting. Hopefully I can get Reagan's "SuperFan" outfit made (it's an adult medium tee-shirt that Mom is going to help me sew into a onsie...I'll keep you posted on that one.) in time for the meet on Friday.


Speaking of my parents, if you haven't already heard, my Dad was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week. He's been in the hospital since last Wednesday, and on chemo since Monday. Things are going extremely well for him. Please pray for that to continue. They say if you're going to get cancer, this is "the one to get", so to speak. It's extremely treatable, and very curable. Hopefully
he will continue to respond as well as he has been! In an attempt to help when we have felt pretty helpless, we have been watching Tank, Mom and Dad's rottweiller. He is, despite appearances, a total sweetie...all 130 lbs of him. He LOVES Reagan, and he even tollerates Scout's constant body-slamming competitions. It's been nice to have a "foster-dog" during the week.

First Swim!

Last weekend (Labor Day) we took a trip up to Breckenridge with Jim's mom, dad, sister, and Mikey. I didn't take a single picture!! But luckily, others did...especially considering we took Reagan for her first swim.

The place where we stayed is called Beaver Run. It had several hot tubs and 2 swimming pools. The pool where Reagan swam the first time was one of those fancy half indoor/half outdoor pools, and it was heated. She wasn't too sure what to think. I think she thought it felt like a bath, but with strange clothes on and mom and dad in the HUGE tub with her. We had a blast with her. We tried again the next day, but she seemed as though she had had just about enough of vacation. Personally, I think she was missing Scout.

Vacations with a baby wear us out! I'm grateful that we're not doing anything for awhile....although there has been talk about heading down to Durango in October since I get two weeks off...but then again, there's also been talk about doing the kitchen floor. Either way, I'm sure you'll be able to read about whatever we do here!

*Thanks to Mikey (for his camera) and Julie (for using it) for the pictures in this post.

Reagan's First Boyfriend

Over the summer, a good friend of mine that I worked with in Ellicott had a baby boy named Waylon. He was born on June 21st, so he's a little younger than Reagan. He came over to play last Friday and I got some pretty cute pictures of the two of them together. Jim keeps saying, Reagan, No Boys. I think my dad might have to take him shot-gun shopping...he, after all, has it down.

Busy Busy Busy

Wow...when was the last time I blogged?? 2 weeks ago?? So much has happened!

Reagan seems to suddenly be developing at a break-neck pace. She has started reaching for things, which I guess she's been doing for awhile, but she's starting to make contact more frequently. I've considered cutting my hair, as when it's down it seems to be her favorite target. I think I'll just be leaving it up for awhile. Earings are also high on her list. Even more exciting though is the aquarium toy we've had on her car seat on and off since she was born. It has fish dangling from it. They're pretty small, and they seem to be far away. Thinking back to when we brought her home from the hospital, I remember thinking, "I wonder how long it will be before she's playing with that." Well, my answer came this weekend. She loves to hold on to them and stare at them.

She has also made contact with her bottle using both hands. She is able to hold it in her mouth at an appropriate angle for a few seconds. That's a pretty exciting feat...I suppose sippy cups are not far around the corner.

She has still only rolled over twice more since the first night. I'm not sure why she's so behind in this area, but we've been giving her more "tummy time" in an effort to encourage her to do it more.

She ate her first "real" food this weekend, also. She had her first taste of peas yesterday. She made quite the face, but seemed not to mind too much. I told her that when she's older I'll let her eat them with butter and salt and that then they would tase much better. Luckily, she doesn't know what she's missing, and the peas and water combo seems to be just fine. She ate much more peas today...almost half of what was left in the jar, which was most of it. She seemed impatient to have the next bite in her mouth and she couldn't eat it fast enough. So, I kept feeding her the peas until she was too upset, and then resorted to a bottle. She did eat quite a bit. Any advice and/or help in this area would be much appreciated...I don't have much experience here! Especially as far as how many feedings I replace with solids, or if I replace any at all... It's confusing me a lot!

Last weekend (and this weekend, for that matter) were mostly spent working on our yard. My mom and dad bought us some flagstone for our back yard for Jim's birthday. So last Saturday we put the flagstone down and then planted some thyme in between the rocks, all under Reagan's close supervision. She had to make sure it was done correctly, after all. I'm so excited for next Spring to see what the garden ends up looking like! I have before, during, and after pictures here. As you can see, it made a HUGE difference! It's so nice to not just have dirt down. I wish I had taken before and after shots for all the projects we have done, as our back yard was pretty much a pile of dirt when we bought the house. It looks completely different now!

School is going better. The school is great; so many opportunities for kids! It's still not easy to be missing so much time with Reagan, but I'm lucky to have the set-up that we do. Katie is absolutely wonderful, and our moms have been gracious enough to help out a few days a month, which eases the financial strain of having an in-house nanny. (And it helps grandmas to get their baby fixes.) I've also been asked to help out part time with the cross country team. It's nice to finally have my 5 years of coaching experience and certifications finally be appreciated somewhere. The head coach is great, he just needs me 2 days a week and for meets. And he doesn't even mind if Reagan comes for practice! So Katie will bring her to school on Mondays and Thursdays, and Reagan will come help me coach. She has been to one practice already, and she loved it. She sat in the stroller, "talked" to all the kids (and they absolutely loved her), and then promptly took a nap. I think it will work out just fine.

Hope you're all well!

Rollie Pollie Ollie!

Reagan rolled over! Twice! I don't think I've ever been so proud. The first time was the best because I put her down on her tummy, and all of a sudden she was leaning, and before I could even get Jim's attention, she was on her back. Luckily, though, he was already looking. It was so great! We had to make her try again. It took her awhile, and she got a little frustrated and needed a break, but in the end made it over once more. I don't think she's realized what she did...or if she did she seemed pretty nonchalant about the whole thing. Kind of like, "What Mom? I've been doing this forever. No big deal!"

Freshmen had their first day of school today...luckily I don't have any so I got an extra day to work.

Tomorrow is when the real excitement begins.

YAY for Reagan!!

Lamb Family Campout

Oh my, this is an overdue blog. Sorry if you are one of those who has been waiting...patiently...

Last week, my last week of summer, Jim and I took Reagan and Scout on the "annual" Lamb Family Campout. We stayed at the traditional place, one campground lower than last year, at the bottom of Mt. Princeton. I think it

was the perfect place for us. I'm not sure how much everyone else enjoyed being right next to a stream that was abnormally high for the time of year, and therefore very loud, but it was perfect for Reagan. It was like having a bathroom fan (our saving grace during screaming fits) at our disposal in the middle of nature. I also enjoyed it, as living in Durango for 4 years turned me into quite a river rat. It felt like a little piece of another time.

Reagan got to spend quite a bit of (much enjoyed) time with her Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Lamb, and also her Great Aunt and Great Uncle Carol and Mike, and their kids, Claire and Katie, who were the flower girls in our wedding. Whew, that was a handful to type. Anyway, she seemed to really like being around the family. She was a little fussy on the first day, I think just because of the unfamiliarity of everything, but after that she seemed to take right to the camping thing. She slept in the tent with Jim, Scout, and me. And with the stream being right there, she slept like, well, a baby. She even slept through her early morning feeding, which I was shocked by.

In other news, I started work yesterday...sad. The teacher in me is so excited by the new school and seemingly excellent administration and the amount of support teachers are given. Also, because I should be getting my PROFESSIONAL teachers license in the mail any day now, something which I have been working for, on and off, for about 6 years now. The mom in me however, is somewhat depressed by leaving my baby with someone else. Katie (our nanny) is doing an AWESOME job with Reagan, and it makes me feel silly for ever worrying about them. She is a natural, and Reagan has a smile on her face that has nothing to do with me every time I come home. She's always happy to see me, but I know she's having fun with Katie. That makes it a little easier. Please pray for the photography business to flourish, so that next year I can afford to stay home with her. It is also reassuring to remember that I have no memories from before about 2 years of age...so I'm guessing she won't remember that I wasn't here with her.

Today I'll be adding a few more milestones to the list on the right. See if you can distinguish which ones are new, and which ones are too old to talk about!

Eyes, Feet and Lips

These are my favorite parts of my daughter. I don't know why, but they've been my favorite since the first time I was really able to study her.

It's been awhile since I've posted...I guess I've been trying to relish every last second I have with her before I go back to work. That, and I've been crazy busy, and there isn't much of an end in sight. It's good busy though. The kind of busy that makes money, so I can't complain too much.

I had my fist taste of being a working mom today. I had to go to a training with my department and Mom watched Reagan. I was able to get away at lunch and go visit her, and give her her 12:00pm bottle. I suppose I don't have to mention how much I hated every second of being away from her. Going back to work is going to be rough, but I suppose I knew that.

We are taking some time to go camping with Jim's family for a few days starting on Monday. Reagan's first camping trip! I'm so excited to get outside and away from everything for awhile. Jim's aunt, uncle, cousins, GRANDMA AND GRANDPA LAMB!!! will all be joining us for the trip. And of course, Julie and "non-uncle" Mikey. (hehehe) Rest assured there will be many pictures. We have a list about a mile long of everything we'd possibly need for Reagan while away from civilization...hopefully it all fits in Jim's Xterra...

Congrats to my cousin Ashley and her husband Josh! Emerson Marley was born on July 12th! Another (distant) cousin for Reagan!! (And me!)