Reagan Stats (Ongoing Post)

Ok I'm going to do my best to publish Reagan's stats...

May 10, 2011 - 5 Days Old
7 lbs 4 oz
20 inches (she shrunk!!)



May 19, 2011 - 2 Weeks Old
8 lbs 5 oz
20 1/2 inches


June 7, 2011 - 1 Mth Check Up
9 lbs 11 oz
21 inches
Fever of 99.5 and cold symptoms (doc only slightly concerned, must monitor fever)

A Beautiful New Addition

Miss Reagan Hannah Marshall arrived (via scheduled c-section) at 7:37 am on May 5, 2011. She weighed 7lbs 14 oz (I knew she was going to be bigger than her brother!) and measured 20 3/4 inches. I think she looks very similar to Britton as a newborn, more like her daddy than me!

She's such a sweet baby (so far!), and is eating well and sleeping pretty well. She's a snuggle bug, she loves to curl herself up on my chest, which is so sweet.

Britton is an amazing big brother...he loves to give her a paci and kiss her feet. We'll see soon if he wants to send her back or keep her!

Here are a few of my favorite pics from the first few days.

The Nursery Gets a Makeover (oh, and we have a name)!

Baby Reagan Hannah Marshall will be here on May 5 (cinco de mayo party!), so we have been hard at work giving the nursery a makeover. I've attached the pics I've taken so far below, but they were taken with my phone, so some might be hard to see the details. Below is the link to a better picture online from JC Penny.

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=148f506&submit%20search.y=0&Ntt=paisley+splash&SearchString=paisley+splash&Ne=840+4+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+598+11+15+12+506+10+23+585+596+963+579+1031+8+1022+1014+18+904+903+969+833+949&hdnOnGo=true&NOffset=0&submit%20search.x=0&Nao=0&N=4294959029&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresults

I decided to go a bit of an non-traditional route for baby Reagan with blue and green paisley (and to be honest, we didn't want to paint again!), but I think we found a great girl pattern that we really love. Actually I bought this pattern over 2 years ago for Britt but thought it was too girly, so I was very excited to re-purchase it!

The letters on the wall are a story in themselves, needless to say I have spent almost every free minute at night working on them over the past week!

We hope you like!

New Train

Check out this video of Britt's new train set. I found it at a church consignment sale for $10, woop woop! He's officially in love...

Water Table Fun

Britt has been wanting to spend more and more time outside, but it's hard to contain him in our little yard. Since it's warm now (actually verging on hot already!), we brought out the water table he got for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Marshall. He played for over an hour without stopping, which allowed Justin and I to get some serious yard work done. Hope the fun doesn't ever stop with this thing!

Big Boy Room

Today is Day 1 of sleeping in the new Big Boy Room. We've spent a lot of time in it reading, playing, and "practicing" in bed. Here are some pictures of the finished product and of him today before naptime.

Northern Visitors

Ma and Uncle John came down last week for a visit to Justin's parents' house, so we spent last Sunday visiting with them. Britt was super-well behaved, especially since we made the drive up and back that day and went out to a nice lunch. Here are a few pictures with Ma.

Super Bowl Fun at the Foxworthy's House

Britt and Cole had some major fun on Super Bowl Sunday. These two really egg each other on, but usually behave very well together! Of course we made them take silly "future blackmail pictures", hah!

Petting Zoo

We visited the petting Zoo in Kissimmee a few weeks ago, it was a lot of fun to see Britt with the animals. Here are some of my favortie pics...

I love Clifford the Big Red Dog!

We start our mornings out with Clifford, usually in the high chair during breakfast. Probably a bad habit, but it gets him in such a good mood for the day!

Burger Family Christmas - Dec 16-19, 2010

We drove up to Atlanta to spend some time with my family before heading out for Japan. We got to go out for Big Daddy's 60th birthday and have an early Christmas before our big trip. Below are some of my favorite pics. Uncle Zac gave Britton a Mr. Potato Head, and ZZ and Big Daddy gave him a Little People Airplane and Radio Flyer Tricycle.

December 15-16, 2010 Marshall Family Christ

We celebrated the Marshall Family Christmas a bit early this year due to our trip overseas. We visited a house near their neighborhood that spend months decorating, it's becoming a bit of a tradition for us. It was freezing and dark out, so some of the pics aren't that clear.

Baby Girl Marshall 23 Weeks

I didn't get to post it before we left for the holidays, but most of you who read this blog know that we are having a girl! No serious name conversations yet, although I think Justin and I will disagree more this time around.

Here is a pic from today (1/13/11). I'll be 23 weeks tomorrow and have about 15 to go, as she will be a scheduled c-sec at the beginning of May. I've gained about 16 lbs so far, and baby's measurements were healthy and right on schedule at our 19 week ultrasound.

Christmas at Sea World

We've had such a great time this year with our Sea World passes, but the best trip yet was this past Monday. The entire park is set up for Christmas, and many of the normal attractions and shows have been changed into Christmas themed shows. We did the Polar Express (which is usually the Arctic attraction), and we all loved it. First we saw a short movie that made us feel like we were on the Polar Express to the North Pole. After the movie, we entered the attraction, which always has sea lions, walruses, beluga whales, and polar bears, but this time Santa greeted us and the entire place was decorated for Christmas and smelled like hot chocolate.

Next we saw the Shamu show, which has always been Britt's favorite, but I thought they had stepped it up a few notches. An amazing saxaphone player played Christmas carols prior to the show, and then the show had a Miracle theme with lots of Christmas lights and music. It was also our first night-time show, which I thought made it seem even better.

We're hoping to go back once more before our holiday craziness begins. Here's a family pic we had a tourist take of us, which I think turned out pretty good!

Baby Marshall 16 Weeks

Here's an update...feeling pretty big all over. This was taken tonight, so I'm 16 weeks and 4 days. Less than two weeks to go to find out pink or blue, then let the shopping begin!

Baby Marshall Bump 12 Weeks

Here is my first belly pic of Baby Marshall 2. This is at 12 weeks, which is where I started with Britt, and I'll try to do one every few weeks.

I've gained a lot of weight already (about 11 lbs), but I technically still weigh less than I did with Britt at this point. However, I feel A LOT bigger! So far this time has been tougher, because I felt sick from 6-12 weeks and had the worst cold I've had in a long time. Also, I think running after a toddler just plain wears you out...no more working on the couch for 12 hours a day like I did two years ago!

Oct 29, 2010:



Reference, he is a pic at 12 weeks with Britt in Sep 2008:

18 Month Update

(Farmer's market in Fayetteville, AR Oct 16, 2010)

Britt's 18 Month Check up was actually on Oct 21, which is closer to 19 months, but we had gotten backed up due to a prior ear infection.

Here is a summary at 15 Months:
- 23 lbs, 4 oz
- 31 (shorty!)
- Has mastered up and down the steps comfortably, and is working on jumping (he gets about 1/2 inch off the ground!)
- Has progressed to full jibber-jabber conversations but has not picked up many decipherable words in the last few months. Newest is "moo", "ut oh", and "oh no", "tractor" (he loves roadside construction and calls all machinery a tractor).
- He's become a little bit of a picky eater, which is hard not to cater to, but he loves veggie straws (they are like chips made out of veggies and shaped like a french fry), turkey dogs, nutrigrain bars, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, and he still loves chipotle!
- He's mastered using a straw with a lid and usually does so without spilling much. He also loves loves loves ice cubes. We constantly have wet spots all over the house, as we allow him to carry them around. They also hold him over at a restaurant while we attempt to watch football :-)
- We are still active in our play group and try to do something once or twice a week.
- I never thought we would get to this point, but he loves going to the gym nursery about 3-4 times a week. He has a favorite teacher, and they love him as well. It's nice to open the door and see him run to his favorite toys and be able to have some time to myself. He also has been great in the church nursery and will start going more if he ever drops his morning nap for good.
- He still loves Clifford and Wheel of Fortune, and now dances his pants off t jeopardy music. I also let him watch Nick Jr while I'm taking a shower in our room, and he seems to really enjoy that.
- I also never thought we would put our books to use, but now I am so glad we received so many as gifts. No exaggeration, we read at least 10 books a day. He could read for hours on end. His favorites rotate, but now are "Be Gentle with The Dog Dear", "Things That Go", and "Busy Bees".
- He has a minor obsession with trucks, we have WAY too many around the house!

Here is one of my favorite 18 mth pics.