Door County

I have some catching up to do! So much has happened since my last blog. For starters, we had our first family vacation last week. We headed up to Door County last Sunday and planned on staying until Wed. afternoon. The drive up was gorgeous, the leaves were changing and got brighter and brighter the further north we went. While we were there, we did lots of sightseeing, wine drinking, window shopping, and relaxing. It was a fantastic little break from reality for both Kyle and I. Reese was such a great baby. We only had one crabby night but she was overtired from a long day. Otherwise, she was content in her stroller or Bjorn most of the time. When we went to leave on Wed., Kyle's truck began acting up. Here we go again...I must be bad luck with vehicles lately. We called AAA (again) and they towed us to the nearest Chevy dealership (18 miles away). That was a fun ride with two guys, me, and a baby all shoved into a tow truck. Not the safest thing to do, but we had no other option. Turns out, his transmission blew! Only 40 some thousand miles on a brand new Silverado...what a bummer. But, it was covered under warranty thank goodness. We ended up staying until Thursday, and finally got home around 8 pm Thursday night. A hassle, but atleast we made it home ok.

This past weekend we went down to my parents to pick up my car that was getting fixed. I know have a brand new fuel pump, filter, struts, and my Dad fixed the squeaky brakes. Hopefully it will last me another year or so! On Saturday, Reese got to meet her Great Grandma Mosher (the last one to meet!) While we were there, my cousins/Aunt showed up so Reese also got to meet them, and her brand new baby cousin who was born two weeks ago. She is such a peanut compared to Reese! We also went to church with my mom on Sunday and talked with our Pastor, as Reese is getting baptized in two weeks. We headed down to Kyle's grandma's in Winslow on Sunday afternoon and Reese got to meet more Great Aunt's and both Great Grandmas were there as well. She was a tired baby on Sunday!

Britt and Reese- Second Cousins: 9 wks apart

Reese and her second cousins. L to R: Britt (2 wks) Reese (11 wks) Linnea (22 mo.)

Reese (11 wks) and Great Grandma Mosher (94)

Here are a few updates on my almost 3 mo. old!!:

-We are still having a tough time sleeping during the day. She is hard to get down for a nap, won't sleep lying down, and only sleeps for 20-30 min at a time. Such a stinker! But at night, I get about 6 straight hours out of her before she wakes for a feeding. I'm reading a book about healthy sleep habits, and she should be napping every hour and a half for about an hour!

-Lately, Reese has had her fair share of medical issues. Nothing serious, but enough doctors visits! She developed eczema over the weekend, so we are busy treating that. She also only has a bowel movement every 2-4 days, so I was advised by the doctor to give her and ounce of prune juice if she goes more than 3 days without one. We go to the doctor tomorrow so he can check her eczema and we will be discussing her constipation. I might need to start mixing bottles of 2/3 breastmilk and 1/3 formula so the formula can help her bowels get moving. Breastmilk tends to back some babies up.

-Reese will already be 3 mo old on Saturday, and that means.....back to work I go. UGHHH. That was a hard sentence to spit out. The reality is that she will be in GREAT hands at my daycare with a wonderful teacher, but it will be hard for me, much more so than her. I am relishing these next few days that I have her all to myself :)

Well, there ya have it...our last week and a half in review! Enjoy the nice weather outside this week, it is gorgeous!!