Reagan Meets The Big Guy

We took Reagan to meet Santa yesterday at the Cherry Hill Mall.  After a morning filled with complete refusal to get out of bed and get dressed (no, not me... Reagan), she got all dolled up in her sweater dress and red booties, and looked so cute.  I wasn't sure who was more excited, Reagan or her daddy.  Ryan was overcome with excitement, yelling in the mall to anyone who would listen, "SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA'S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!"

Anyway, back to the real reason we went to see Santa... Reagan :)  She was a total champ and went to the Big Guy as if knowing he was going to supply her with an amazing First Christmas.  The camera lady kept trying to shake the ridiculous rattle at her to get her to "wake up".  I told her we were very happy with the photo because she at least had her eyes open (without tears) attempted to look at the camera.  What more could I ask of my six week old infant when a large, furry stranger is holding her?

In my opinion, she looks a little unimpressed with the big guy, and Ryan thinks she looks like an ewok (note the ears sticking out). 

Personally, I think the meeting was a success after her initial meeting with Santa last weekend at the Nello Christmas Party.  She was half out of her beautiful Christmas party outfit because of a minor heat rash. 


Note to self: When it's 50 & humid outside and a room is crowded with people, a sweater dress/tights/boots are not an appropriate outfit

And even though I was disappointed she didn't have the full ensemble of the pretty outfit I picked out for the day, I figured "hey, at least she's not crying."

Oh, no, wait for it..... then Santa had the audacity to remove the treasured Binky from a quiet and content babies mouth.

Note to Santa: NEVER remove a Binky from a quiet baby taking in the scenery of complete strangers. 

 

Reagan's BIG Puppy-Dog

So most of us were wondering how our first "baby", aka Roxie, would do when Reagan arrived.  Well, I'm happy to announce that Roxie LOVES Reagan and appears to have found her long lost duty as "guardian dog".  For the most part Roxie leaves Reagan alone, but when Reagan gets really upset Roxie is right there to check out what's going on.  She's been known to bark & follow people around the house if they're walking around trying to soothe a crying Reagan.  There's also plenty of slobber on the edge of the pack n' play where Roxie checks in on her to make sure she's okay. 

11.11.10 - Checking to see if the baby is still there. 
Yep - still there!

11.29.10 - Roxie LOVES Reagan

11.29.10 - Reagan has her own personal pony!

Proofs from Reagan's Portraits Are Here!

Last Friday, our wedding photographer, Jeff Anderson, came to our home to take portraits of Reagan and here is the link to view the proofs online.  We're both really excited about them and love all of the pictures!

Here's a preview of the proofs....

View the entire collection at http://jeffanderson.instaproofs.com/emailLogin.php?id=316238, and use the password: reagan.

THANKS SO MUCH TO JEFF ANDERSON FOR THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PICTURES OF REAGAN!

Sharing Made Easy....

...with SHUTTERFLY.COM!

Obviously we've had lots going on this past month and there's lots of cards and announcements I need to get together to send to everyone who loves us so much :)

Shutterfly has hundreds of options to choose from this year when creating your Christmas card, unique to your own family's style.  I like the ones that have multiple photo openings so I can include a family photo for the centerpiece as well as individual photos to showcase our new little one... and we can't forget a space for favorite four-legged girl, Roxie!  Creating your own 2010 Christmas Card at Shutterfly is as easy as 1-2-3, just visit http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards.

I've also been lucky enough to find amazing birth announcements and thank you cards on Shutterfly's website.  And to make it all easier, I already upload all of Reagan's beautiful baby photos to the website for viewing by our family and friends, so adding the photos I want to her announcements and thank you cards is a piece of cake! 

We can't wait to see what all of you have been up to over the past year!

The First (of many) Great-Grandchild for the Furgione's

Ryan's grandparents come over today to meet their first great-grandchild today!  They're both soon to be 90 year's old and we feel really blessed that Reagan was able to meet them and spend time with them today. 

Great-Grandmom and Great-Grandpop

Pretty soon they'll have two more great-grandchildren to go... Ryan's sister & her husband, Lori & Anthony, are due to have their son on December 6th, and Ryan's cousin and her husband, Kristin & JP, are due to their baby boy on January 24th.  That's lots of babies in a short period of time :)

Today was also the first time that Ray got to meet Reagan as well!  Grammy was very happy to show off her first granddaughter to her family!

Reagan with Grammy & Pop

4 Generations!

Family Photos & a Lazy Family Night

On Friday we had our wedding photographer, Jeff Anderson (www.jeffandersonphotography.com/blog), come over to take newborn photos of Reagan.  Jeff did such an amazing job with our wedding, that we knew he would be great to capture the special moments & document our baby girl.  He spent a few hours in our home with Reagan's personal items such as her blankets and bassinet to ensure he was getting her as she is in her own element.  We're so excited to get the proofs!!

Friday night was a lazy (just what we all needed) night spent with family relaxing.  Reagan got to meet Todd & Bianca for the first time, and she absolutely loved being held and sleeping all night. 

Todd & Bianca with Reagan

Thanks for my new bonnet, Aunt Deb!

Jamie finally came home from work to see Reagan!

I was scared she wasn't going to sleep for us once we got home, but thankfully she slept almost all night!!  She went to bed around 12, woke up at 5 to eat and was back to sleep by 6ish until 9am!!  Crossing my fingers I get more nights of sleep like that :)

Reagan's First Thanksgiving


Our first family Thanksgiving was very quiet and we enjoyed the entire day!  We spent most of the day at Ryan's Dad & Mary Ann's house, not far from where we live, and got to hang out just the five of us.  A perfect setup since Reagan is still too small to be around too many people, and we were able to bring Roxie along for the day :)

Family Photo



Sleeping with GrandMom

Hanging with GrandPop



Still our favorite pup :)

 Of course Reagan slept most of the day, but woke up just in time to head home (aka go to sleep).

Bright eyed just in time to go home

Yet Another Pediatrician Appointment... and visits with the Grandmother's!

Our second pediatrician appointment went just as well as the first one and Reagan is gaining weight like a champ... 7 pounds 5 ounces at 11 days old... won't be long until she's out of those newborn clothes.  We're not due back at the doctor for two more months!

It's exhausting getting up so early to go see the doctor.

I left Reagan for the first time today to go get my hair done so I could feel like a human being again.  Luckily she was home with her Daddy so I knew she was in the safest arms possible :)

Reagan was lucky enough to get visits today from both of our Mom's...
 

Mom-Mom (my mom)



Grammy (Ryan's mom)

First Outing with Mommy & Daddy

We woke up and decided it was time to get out of the house for a little bit... cabin fever had definitely set in.  So we bundled up the baby and took her to our favorite breakfast spot - the Whitman Diner.  We figured it would be pretty quiet and not very busy in there since it was a Wednesday morning, and boy we were right!

Reagan did great and just slept in her seat while we got to eat a meal out for the first time since we welcomed our baby girl to our family :)

Big (First) Weekend at Home

Reagan had her first bath at home on Saturday and was not a fan of the wet washcloth!  We made the mistake of using our bed as the base for this spongebath, only to find that our little peanut goes potty when the cold air hits her naked bottom! 

Reagan took her first nap in her very own crib this morning!  The only time this little girl likes to lay alone is during her daytime naps... at night she expects Mommy or Daddy to hold her continuously!

 

She tried to roll onto her side and apparently liked the way it felt half way through the roll, and decided to just stay in that position.

Our first weekend home was very eventful and filled with visits from our much loved family and friends!  We're all so lucky to have such caring and loving people in our lives.  We truly appreciate all of the beautiful flowers, gifts, and especially the food to keep us going as we adjust to life at home with a newborn!

Auntie Kimmy

Auntie Kimmy & Uncle Mike

 Auntie KK

 Anne, our wonderful next door neighbor!

 Grandmom & Grandpop just love their baby granddaughter :)

 Aunt Jeanine was so excited to see me again!

 Uncle Pete

Midnight snuggles with Mommy after everyone left Saturday night.



Sunday was a very uneventful day as we all just relaxed and enjoyed the sunshine :)  We got very cute pictures of Reagan's many funny faces and poses - it was like her first photo shoot & she loved every second of it! 

She looks a lot longer than she actually is!

Grumpy old man face

Strike a pose!

Roxie LOVES to lay outside in the sunshine!  And is just as good at posing for the camera as Reagan :)



First Pediatrician Appointment

Reagan had her first pediatrician appointment this morning with Dr. Katie at DelGiorno Pediatrics... the same place Ryan went when he still saw a pediatrician.  He used to see Dr. DelGiorno, who surprisingly still practices but on a much more limited schedule.  Dr. Katie seems really thorough and even has young children of her own so she understands our perspective as new parents.  Reagan did great and came out weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces, up from 6lbs 10oz when we left the hospital just two days ago.  It's safe to say we have a very a very active eater!

Grammy came up to spend the afternoon with her first granddaughter - she already has four grandsons from her husband's children and one more on the way from Lori.  This allowed Mommy to get some much needed rest and Daddy to run some errands for things we needed here at the house. 

Lazy Friday with Grammy :) 

No pictures, please! 

 Hanging with Mommy while she fills out FMLA forms so she can stay home with me longer!

It's so exhausting being this beautiful!