Sleeping until 7:00 a.m.

Last Friday, Matt and I had another meeting with the builder, so Mom came over and kept Reese for the afternoon. I put Reese in this cute dress that Mom bought her.

Here are some pics of Reese that Mom took:

This weekend was pretty low key. On Saturday, Matt and I took Reese to Miller's for lunch. She slept while we ate cheeseburgers with fries and onion rings. Afterwards, we went to Flying Saucer Pie as I was craving a slice of banana cream pie. On Sunday, Matt did yard work as he insists on getting it in order and looking decent. I had a baby shower to attend so Matt watched Reese while I was out. That evening, we met our friends The Bellah's and The Bazin's for dinner at Lupe's. Reese was so good. She was asleep when we got there, but then she woke up and just looked around for an hour before she got hungry and wanted her bottle.

Other news...Reese has still been going down easier and sleeping through the night. Sometimes I hear her fuss and have to re-swaddle her in the middle of the night. She usually starts stirring around 5:00 a.m., so I've been putting her in bed with us to get 2 more hours of sleep. I figured out if I put her at the top of the bed in between our pillows she is safe and sound, and I can easily give her the paci if needed. So when I go back to work, I think my plan will be to wake her up and feed her around 6:45, so I can get out of the house around 7:30 or 7:45. We'll see...I'll alter the schedule as needed to meet Reese's needs and my work schedule.

On Monday, she and I ran around all day going to Target, Kroger and Rice Village, so I think she was worn out. Then Jennifer and Brady came over to visit as the guys went to the first Astros home game. I fed her formula at 6:45 and after her bath she went down around 9:00. I expected her to wake up around 10:00 to eat, but she never did, even when I unwrapped her from the swaddle. So we let her sleep and she ended up going 12 hours in between a feeding and sleeping for 10 hours. Whoa!

Here are Brady and Reese playing in the kitchen.

Here's Reese sleeping without being swaddled; it doesn't last long...as soon as she wakes up she fusses because she starts touching her face with her hands and disturbs herself.

Reese was 11 weeks old on Monday...she is getting so big so fast! Look how big she is in her tub compared to the previous picture taken at 6 weeks.

11 Weeks

6 Weeks