This morning

So I've gotta tell you that this is the most precious thing I've EVER gotten via text message. I have been feeling a little, well, left out of the mornings at home since I'm typically out of the house by 5:15 and on my way to the gym. Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate that James gets Reagan up and does the daycare drop off, but I don't get to see the morning smiles or hear the babbles when she's the happies...I usually get the tired out daycare baby after work. ANYWAY, this morning I get this picture message from James and it totally melted my heart. If I can't physically be there in the am, this is the next best thing. So I get this picture with a note attached, "good morning mommy. have a good day!" Awww!

Plus, the other side of this is that it's proof that she can roll over and be happy on her belly. Now, if you know Reagan, you will come to understand one thing (if not many)...she really does things only when she wants to. She won't be pushed or "made" to do something if she doesn't want to. That's just how it is. We have worked with her just about every night on the rolling thing and tummy time, but she fights us all the way. This is quite the milestone for us!

Anyway, just had to share. If getting out of bed was a pain at 5 am this morning, I'll tell you what, seeing a text message with this picture at 7 am was totally worth it.

Anthony Santaro Park

Yesterday we took Reagan to Santaro Park, a cute little park right up the street from us. It was really nice to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and some fresh air.

Reagan seemed to have a good time. James "helped" her go down the slide a few times (pictured left) and she got her first experience on a kiddie swing. The swing was...a little large for her (to say the least! she's a peanut!) so her swinging was short lived. We found some big kid swings nearby and swung with her on our laps. Then we found a bench swing and all three of us sat and swung together.

It was a nice breakaway from the house, really. It created a distraction for Reagan who is teething (and she had her 6 month shots on Friday) so she was slightly, if not overly, a wreck this weekend. Anyway, we all had fun and I think it will definitely be something that we take advantage of more often.

Webster Pond outing

Reagan and I went to Webster's Pond last weekend (it's this enormous "bird" pond on Valley Drive in the 'Cuse). We needed some fresh air and a change of scenery. Let me preface this next part by saying that since we moved here, I've been telling James about this pond and how great it is...that we really need to go to see all the birds and that it is SUCH a family place, etc..you get the picture.

Well, James was working, so I decided that it would be fun for Reagan and off we went.

I got Reagan out of the car and into the "big girl stroller" and proceeded to the pond...there were ducks, geese, swans and other birds everywhere. Feathers just a-flying. And then...a goose starts to follow us...it's slower than we are, but none-the-less, it starts honking at us and following us over to the benches. At this point, I'm freaking out. So...I got Reagan out of the stroller and put the stroller between me and the bird...it sort of stood there looking at me, but passed by after a few minutes. You can tell Reagan is so impressed by the first picture. It was then headed to the little guy at the bench next to us that had food (see below).

All in all, it was an interesting experience, though I don't think we'll be going back there anytime soon. Birds are rather dirty animals and scary, too!

(PS - our little stalking goose is the one headed for the little kid!)