4 Month Doctor Visit

We took Reese for her 4-month check up on Friday. She is growing steadily and now measures 25 inches. At birth she was 21 inches so she seems to be averaging an inch each month. She has also doubled her birth weight which is typical. She now weighs just a little over 15 pounds.

It was also time for some more vaccinations. Reese was such a brave girl and did not cry at all. We were amazed. She did however let us know by her facial expressions that she was not enjoying it one bit. Mike caught the play-by-play with his cell phone.

The rotavirus vaccine is administered orally. That was actually the one that bothered her most.Here comes the first shot!Reese is not happy!Another one?!ANOTHER ONE?!?!?!Mommy tries to comfort her.Mr Bunny does the trick.On the way home Reese is just not herself. Poor baby. What a day!

Back to Work

Well it's no coincidence that my last blog post was two weeks ago. I have now been back at work for two weeks. Even though I have only been reporting from 8am to 12pm it still changes my whole routine. The first few days were very hard on me. I was really sad to be away from Reese (and Mike). Plus, I am still breastfeeding. Trying to time the feedings in the morning and after work and trying not to let pumping interfere with my work load is a challenge. Every day it gets a little bit easier but I still miss her a lot.

As far as Reese goes though, I think she barely even noticed. She seems to enjoy the one-on-one time with her Dad.

Does this look like the face of someone who misses mommy?

This past week Mike's mom, Jere, was in town visiting us from Idaho. Reese is Jere's 8th grandchild so she's practically a professional. She and Reese took to each other right away.


Jere brought Reese this odd little musical glo-worm that Reese had a very strange/humorous reaction to. Watch her face as she tries to eat this new toy.



In other news, Reese is losing her beautiful, silky, baby hair. Evidently this is normal and it will soon grow back but in the meantime she has strange bald patches.

We are experimenting with hats ...

...and comb overs.

Laughter!

The Michigan Sandors visit The San Diego Sandors

This has been my last week of maternity leave (Quickest 4 months of my life!). But as I was making my preparations to return to work on Monday, I didn't have too much time to dwell on it because Mike's father, Paul and stepmother, Judy came for a visit.They had been to San Diego for our wedding though they had never been to our apartment before and of course they had never met Reese.

While they were here Uncle Roy stopped by.

We had invited Mike's brother Roy and his girlfriend Vilmarie over for a barbecue so Reese got plenty attention from the Sandor clan. She did her part and charmed them all with her cooing, smiling and baby antics.

Although I had some things to take care of for the coming work week, Mike and Reese showed them some sights such as Mission Bay and Balboa Park. However, I think one of the highlights of their trip was bath time. I can't blame them. It's one of my favorite times of day too.
Next week, I will be sad to return to work but I take comfort in the fact that at least for the month of August,I will just be at the office until noon and Reese will be safe and happy at home with Daddy.

Lucky girl!

Making a Splash

This has been a big week for Reese. On Thursday she rolled over for the first time! Fortunately she was in her crib so she was not at risk of falling. Unfortunately she did it in the middle of a nap and promptly woke up and let out a howl.
Since then she has been rolling over frequently and seems to be slowly getting over her distaste for Tummy Time. She even fell asleep on her stomach during one of her naps.

Reese also took her first trip to the swimming pool in our apartment complex. Initially the water was a shock but she got used to it after a minute or so and eventually had a good time...I think.

I don't know about this.

Easing our way in.

Daddy it's cold!

Now what?

I hope these swim pants do what they're supposed to.

Wheeeee!

Look at those toes!

Can we go now?

Message for Grandma and Grandpa Halacy:

Hey guys! Reese and I made a video for you.

Three Months

We were just getting used to referencing Reese's age in terms of weeks and suddenly she's three months old! I think that makes her officially not a newborn anymore.
Although Mike likes this stage best so far, three months is frustrating for me developmentally. Reese is so close to being able to do many things but is not quite there yet.

I think her next milestone will be rolling over. We often find her asleep on her side though she hasn't completely flipped over yet. When she does make it over onto her tummy she may not be thrilled about it. However, she is getting better and stronger during tummy time. Some of the tricks our friend Mary Weck, a physical therapist, showed us are very helpful. Rather than laying face down on the floor, we find creative ways to get her into the prone position. Here she is on Daddy's lap...always a favorite place to be!

This began as a tummy time exercise and then she fell asleep. Hmm...does it count as exercise if you can sleep through it?

I will be really excited when she is able to sit up on her own.

Mike thinks she might be early to stand because of her strong little legs. But, we won't worry about that just yet.

All of this physical activity is a lot for a little girl. It makes her very sleepy...