4 weeks

Wow, Regan is already a month old...where has the time gone.?! Amanda and I are just in amazement of how much she has already grown and changed. She now weighs 7 lbs and 8 ozs, which is up from her last appointment at the doctor of 6 lbs and 12 ozs. Her face is filling out and you can tell she is much longer because her nightgowns are definitely a little tighter. But on a different note, she is awake more now and much more alert. She'll stare at you and cuddle with you. Her eyes are not as "cross-eyed" all the time and they look like they might be blue...we're crossing our fingers! She's cold all the time, so when you put a blanket on her and pull her in to your chest she cuddles right up to you. What an amazing feeling to have a little person stare at you or stop crying when she hears your voice, even if it's just for a moment. She's learning our voices and it's amazing!!! I still cannot believe that we have a wonderful little girl...the feeling I feel inside me is indescribable. Amanda and I feel so much love :) Amanda has been gone since Monday because she's interviewing with UNC and Duke. She has had a hard time with leaving little missy this week because our life is totally consumed with her...all Amanda wanted to do was have cuddles from her little girl and story time. She will be home on Thursday and I am quite sure that I will not be able to get a cuddle in...ha. What a wonderful thing to see Amanda with Regan, so much love :)

We cannot wait to see what the next 2 weeks will be like with Regan in our lives. Pictures to come!

Much love

2 weeks

This is a beautiful picture of Regan...this is how she looks when she's sleeping. Our nights of sleeping a solid 8 or so hours is totally over for the next X number of years. Ha! But seriously, we are getting between 5 & 6 hours a night, which isn't that bad with a newborn at home. She goes down sometimes really easily and then other nights not so much. Amanda and I have done our best with taking turns at night...we're an amazing team! :)

Regan is now a little over 2 weeks old and has already changed so much. We were looking at her Nursery pictures from the hospital and the newborn pictures that our friend Jen took...and she already looks different. She's trying to grab at things already and she knows what she wants and when she wants it. It's amazing how much she can change in just a couple of days, literally. She's getting to the point that sometimes she can go 4 hours without feeding, but for the most part it's still around 3 hours each time. She took her first bottle this week, such a big girl! She still doesn't really mind bath time and she loves to have lotion rubbed on her...we told her she had to love lotion like her mommies!

Amanda's family is coming this weekend, then my Mom is coming on Friday and then my sister is coming the week after that. Lots of love for little Regan!!!

Still completely in love with her,

Cheryl (& Amanda)