Cupcakes!

Regan helped mommy make some yummy Halloween cupcakes that she picked out at Target over the weekend. She had a great time putting all the Halloween sprinkles on each one (and making a nice mess too!). Too bad she's not a big fan of eating them because we have a lot of cupcakes sitting around now.

Bath Time!

Sidney's great aunt Sandi and great uncle Bill sent her this cute frog towel; it's so soft it keeps her warm and cozy during bath time. Thank You!

Thanks Nana Jan!

We were blessed with help from Nana this week. She did everything from cleaning, to laundry, to taking Regan to the park and even painting our bathroom! It was great to have an extra set of hands around. Mommy even managed to take a nap everyday which was well deserved :)

Regan's teaching Sidney all about her toys!

What did you say?

This morning (Ryan's going to kill me for posting this), Regan needed a Kleenex and headed into the bathroom just as Ryan was getting out of the shower. She took one look at him and said "that's a funny looking butt" describing something else! From where I was, I could hear him about to respond and I could have died laughing at her little comment! Needless to say, he just let it go and she grabbed her Kleenex and ran off :)

Two weeks old!

Sidney is two weeks old today and we're starting to fall into a routine of eating, sleeping and pooping (and looking cute)! She fits into her newborn clothes so well it's so much fun to get her dressed up, even though we have absolutely no place to go. Yesterday we did run a few errands but she told me early on during the run that she wasn't going to cooperate and cried the entire time we were in a store. Poor thing, just needed to burp and then she's happy again.

Youngest Vikings fan!

Despite the terrible start to the season, Sidney is the youngest Vikings fan. This morning, mommy got her all decked out in the Vikings gear that fits her (she's still too small for the outfit) and took her for a long walk. She's pretty adorable hanging out with her Vikes hat on :) We hope her cheering will help them pull out a win today.

I love my baby sister!

Squishy cheeks!

Yes, she does have the cutest squishy cheeks, even Regan said so! Yesterday she walked up to Sidney and squished her cheeks and said "look at those squishy cheeks"! The best part is that neither mom nor dad had ever said that, Regan came up with it all on her own!

Down she goes!

Regan finally mastered all the slides at the park this week, with the help of the neighbor girl. All summer, Regan has been too nervous to go down the "big huge slide" and that's partly our fault as it goes super fast and we were concerned she'd fly off the bottom (mom and dad have both gone flying off the bottom!). Turns out Regan figured out how to slow herself down by putting the soles of her shoes onto the slide-smart girl! The park is much more fun now that she goes down 3 more slides! Look closely and you'll see Regan at the top of this picture getting ready to head down the slide!

Sidney's 1 week old!

Hard to believe it's been one week since Sidney was born, it's gone so quickly already! We are all adjusting to life with a toddler and newborn, and it's sure different around here! Regan is mommy's big helper when it comes time for baths, feedings and diaper changes (provided it's just a potty). She tried once to get Sidney to play Barbies with her, but that just resulted in a reminder from daddy that Barbies feet don't belong on Sidney's face (and a little red mark on Sidney's cheek; poor kid's going to grow up a tough one!).

Rain Rain Go Away!

Regan needed some time outside of the house after an entire day of rain so we just decided to let her go outside and play in the puddles. They came back soaking wet and a little cold, but she sure had fun!

Although the last two days have been quite rainy, we did have a chance on Friday afternoon to go for a short walk in the neighborhood and let people meet Sidney. She and I both love the sling, and it will be great for those trips to Target when we don't want people too close to her giving her an icky winter cold.

Just Jump!

Grandma Jan and Papa took Regan to Just Jump in Edina on Thursday morning! Everyone had so much fun, even grandma and papa went down the slides and got in on the fun :) We can't wait to take Regan back there; daddy is especially excited to head down some slides and jump around.

It's a girl!

Sidney Marie was born on Wednesday 9/10 at just about the same time of day as Regan was (ironically on a Wednesday as well!)-2:59pm. Sidney weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 19.5 inches long. It was a quick labor, only 4 hours and started during work! It was an interesting day :)

We are all doing well and Regan loves her new baby sister, except when she cries or poops! At some point I'm going to have to change the name of this website because I don't intend to keep up two blogs so I'll be combining the two. We came home from the hospital late this morning and everyone except me (mom) is napping; there's something wrong with that picture!

Regan spent the last two days playing with Nana and Papa and was in her glory with all the attention. She's happy to have mom and dad back but I wonder what she'll think about sharing our attention.

We went to Logan's softball game last weekend and Regan had to be just like her big cousin, Hunter, with her cool shades!

And for those of you wondering and waiting, no, there is no baby yet! We're (im)patiently waiting!