Odds and Ends

Here are a few of the cute things Reagan has done in the last week:

Scott, Reagan, and I had gone for a stroller walk around our circle. When we returned, our neighbor Bill was out washing his car. Ashley, his 20-year-old stepdaughter, came out to see Reagan. As we were all visiting, Reagan kept getting closer and closer to Bill and all his car washing supplies. Before we knew it, she was dipping her hand in his bucket of sudsy water and "washing" his car with her hands. Wish we had the video camera--it was quite funny.

This goes under the category of "just plain sweet": Reagan and I were grocery shopping. After going down several aisles, Reagan began to reach for me. Now, after about 10 minutes, Reagan is usually ready to get out of the cart, so this was no surprise. I bent down to get closer to her face and she just grabbed me in a hug. Then she pulled back and kissed me. She wasn't looking for an escape from the cart--she just wanted a hug and kiss!

This week we got Reagan a new CD player, and I brought several of the CDs I had for her in the car back into her room. She immediately grabbed the Barney CD and started begging, "Barney! Barney!" I played it for her once through (it's only about a 15 minute CD with 5 songs). Yesterday, she was again begging for Barney. I put her in her crib (so I wouldn't have to sit in there with her and listen to Barney) and turned on the CD. Listening from my computer, I could hear that the CD had stopped. I asked her if she was ready to get out of her crib and she said, "Barney! Barney!" So...I started the CD again. After three times through, I finally had to pry her from the crib to bring her back into the bonus room to play. Crazy purple dinosaur!

And, finally, I just wanted to add that I love the Praise Baby CD that Grandma got Reagan for Easter. It is the sweetest thing to hear Reagan's little voice singing along to songs like "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" and "Oh My Soul Bless God." Precious!