Raegan and Mommy in Fallon Part I

Lots has happened since we last blogged. Raegan and Mom were in Fallon from Thursday October 8th until Saturday October 17th. Unfortunately Daddy couldn't come (school). We missed him and are thrilled to finally be back home. Here's a brief recap of what we did during our trip to F town; we were very busy. On Thursday Raegan and Mommy flew to Reno. Raegan did very well on her first airplane ride. We didn't totally annoy any other passengers or cry too much. The reason for our trip home was to attend the wedding of my best friend. Carly Sorensen got married to Kyle Sipherd on Friday in the Reno Temple. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful sealing. Later that night we also attended the reception and had a great time meeting lots of family and friends for the very first time. Raegan was passed around quite a bit, but she didn't mind too much. Mom got a chance to see a lot of volleyball friends she hasn't seen in a while and catch up on what's going on in their lives. I hope to get a Facebook account soon to keep in contact with all my friends.

Carly and me at the reception. It was beautiful.

Me and Raegan, Terrin, Carly, and Scott.

Me and Karly Sipherd, one of my good friends from volleyball and Kyle's sister (and matchmaker).

Me, Karly, Carly, Lindsay Holda, and Brianne Hall.

Mommy and Raegan at the Reno Temple. Wow, it's bright! While we were in Reno on Friday we also got a change to stop by the hospital and see Raegan's cousin Caylee. Caylee has been diagnosed with diabetes and was in the hospital trying to get it under better control. She's doing such a great job adjusting. Caylee was very excited to see her cousin for the first time. She told Corinne "my cousin that Tristin made for me" is coming. How cute is that! Caylee also sang Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam to Raegan. Caylee is going to be such a great big sister when her brother or sister is born in April. We hope she continues to feel better!

Raegan and her cousin Caylee. Caylee is trying to make her stop crying. Good luck with that!

Monday was Aunt Ali's 14th birthday and we were invited to celebrate with her. Happy Birthday Ali! Tuesday Mommy got her hair cut and Raegan also attended her very first sporting event. We went to watch Ali's basketball game. It was lots of fun. Raegan spent most of the time in Aunt Emily's arms. Later that night we went to dinner with my friend Amanda.

Happy 14th Birthday #14!

I love this outfit! Dad picked it out.

Hanging out with Aunt Em at Aunt Al's basketball game.

This is my favorite picture from our entire trip. She's is just so pretty, I can't get over it. Love the shoes too; thanks Grandma A.

Trip to the park

Thursday was such a nice day that after Derek got home from school we decided to take Raegan to the park. The weather finally cooled down this week so we had to take advantage. Raegan loved being pushed in her stroller.

Raegan and mommy getting all dressed up to go to the park.

Raegan and daddy going down the twisty slide. If you could see the look on dad's face you would think it was an extreme ride.

On Friday Jamie and Sammy came over for a play date. Apparently Sammy took a liking to the couch and took a nap. Raegan on the other hand...not so much.

2 Month Update

Yesterday Raegan turned 2 months old. Today she had her 2 month check-up with her pediatrician Dr. Laura. Raegan is still growing like a weed. She now weighs 11 pounds 13 ounces (75th percentile) and is 24 inches long (90th percentile). She's going to be long and lean just like her dad. Raegan also had her first immunization shots today, but even as I'm writing this blog she has yet to show any side effects. In fact she's been in a really good mood all day long and hasn't needed any Tylenol yet. Earlier today Derek and I got out the video camera and she put on a little show for us. She was all smiles and was cooing up a storm. It was quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen. I tried to replicate her cuteness with our digital camera (which is easier to post) but it didn't turn out quite as well. I couldn't get her to smile quite as good, but the video and pictures below are adorable nonetheless. Enjoy!

Back to school

Tristin is busy with baby, so I figured I would take a turn with the blogging for once. Things have gotten busy since school started back up last week. I was on break for over a month which made it very difficult to go back to the daily grind of sitting in class, clinical work, lab work, and the dreaded homework. I just started my 3rd year. It's amazing to think I'm more than half-way done with school. At times it's overwhelming to think I'll soon be done with school and out in the real world having to work. I've been going to school my whole life. I don't know anything other than school.

I'm now working in the clinic 5 days a week. I have a pool of patients that I see on a regular basis. I love working with different people and providing a valuable service for them. The other day I had to calm a woman down before I attempted to extract one of her canine teeth. She was on the verge of tears because she had worked herself up so much, but we managed to calm her down and get the tooth out. When it was all over she told me, "Is that it? That wasn't too bad." I just smiled and said, "I told you so."

With me being at school all day, Tristin has been busy with Raegan at home. She's trying to finish up some work that she needs to turn in, but Raegan hasn't been too cooperative. Tristin does such a good job with Raegan and is so patient with her. Each day is an adventure, and we never know how Raegan is going act that day. One day she's mellow, the next day she's fussy, but we love her nonetheless.

This is a picture of me holding a pig jaw from our oral surgery lab last semester. For practice they let us extract teeth from the pig's jaw.

Week update and Raegan's Blessing

On Tuesday Raegan had her one month check-up. She weighed in at a happy and healthy 10 pounds 6 ounces (60th percentile) and was 22.5 inches long (75th percentile). The doctor said she's perfect and is doing great. Everyone keeps saying she's going to be tall and so far they are right. My favorite is her long fingers and toes (see previous photos). Today was Raegan's blessing. Derek gave a beautiful blessing despite being a little nervous. He's such a great dad; so thoughtful and loving. We were lucky enough to have our families come into town for the weekend. Grandma and Granpda Adams and Great Grandma and Grandpa Hendrix made the trip. Grandma and Grandpa Johnson and Aunts Ali and Emily also came. On Saturday we all hung out at Lori's cousin's home here in town. They were nice enough to let us use their home while they were out of town for the weekend. We ate, swam in the pool, watched football (Nevada was embarrased by Notre Dame, but at least BYU came through with a more entertaining game and the W) , and ate some more. It was a nice relaxing weekend. Derek goes back to school on Tuesday and I officially start my new adventures in "stay-at-home motherhood." Wish me luck! This week my two goals are to address and mail Raegan's baby announcements and finish my last couple of cases for work. If I wait any longer the announcement won't even look like her. I figure if I post my intentions here I'm more likely to follow through. We'll see!

The cutest little Wolfpack fan. Maybe we'll have better luck next week.

Family pictures after the blessing

Wow! Four generations

Raegan in her cute blessing dress. The blanket was made by Delva Schank and was the same one used for my blessing.