Reagan's Birth-day, August 22, 2013

When I was pregnant with Kayla, my gauge for when it was almost time for her to come was when my stomach was touching the steering wheel of my Honda. I took this picture of Reagan the day before she was born. I was at a stoplight on the way to the hospital for my pre-op appointment when I took this picutre with my phone.

Every night, Kayla Grace and I pray together. During my pregnancy with Reagan, after every prayer, Kayla would kiss her sister goodnight.

 

 

 

I took this video the morning Reagan was born.

 

I'm happy Mom likes to take so many pictures. She took this photo of me in the lobby of the hospital while we were waiting to go in for final paperwork before the surgery. It was Reagan's last photo in Mommy's tummy before we met her for the first time.

Just two and a half hours later, at 12:34 p.m., Reagan Paige Wicker came into the world. Dr. Amy Sarver delivered her.

 

Reagan was small in comparison to big sister, only weighing in at 8 pounds, 9 ounces. She was 19 inches long.

 

She was holding her face in her hands. It was so sweet.

 

Here's a close-up of her hands on her face.

 

While I was in the post-op portion of the hospital, Brian and our parents were watching Reagan in the baby nursery. She's holding Brian's finger in this picture. Mom said she was very impressed with how alert Reagan was already even though she was only a few minutes old.

 

Since I had her by C-section, I couldn't hold her until we got into our room. She was so light and small, and stole my heart immediately.

 

Dad is so proud of his newest granddaughter!! He also had the knack of bringing out the many faces of Reagan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kayla holding Reagan for the first time.

 

 

Since I hadn't eaten since 10:00 p.m. the night before Reagan's birthday, these fajitas from On the Border were the best tasting I'd ever had!

 

It was a great room for the first two days of Reagan's life.

See the resemblance? The one on the left is my newborn picture from the hospital. Of course the one on the right is Reagan.

 

James says, "Every good and perfect gift is from above." My girls are perfect and I love them oh so much!!

 



Nine Month Maternity Photos

I'm blessed to have a couple of friends with GREAT cameras and BIG hearts. As a result of that combination, every six months or so, we get family photos taken by either Kate Burris of "Kate Burris Photography" or Rachel Cornett who isn't an "official" photographer, but she also takes amazing photos!!!

Kate took my maternity photos four years ago when I was nine months pregnant with Kayla Grace. Per my request, we went to Tanyard Creek which is a hiking trail in Bella Vista that has some pretty steep hills and rocky terrain. Suffice it to say, she got some less than desirable looks from some fellow hikers the first go around. Since I'm a nostalgic person, I thought it was only appropriate that we go back there for Reagan's photos as well.

Kate took our most recent family maternity pictures two Sundays before Reagan was born. I was about 38 weeks pregnant when these photos were taken.

Tanyard creek trail ends on the dam of Lake Windsor. I call Lake Windsor "my lake". I go there sometimes to pray, read, or catch some sun. Kayla likes to take her barbies for the occasional swim there.

It seems like just yesterday Kate was taking my maternity photos with Kayla Grace and now she's four years old. Time has flown by so now I'm trying to savor every moment. In another glimpse, our girls will be grown up. Life is precious and made so much more beautiful by our children. They have a way of making the simplest things extraordinary. Their laughter is contagious and their tears make your heart hurt to the point where you cry with them. I love my girls so much. It almost gives me an understanding of how much not only my own parents love me, but also how much my heavenly Father does. After all, I would NEVER give my girls up so that others would be saved. I'm still trying to fully comprehend that love and don't think I ever will. But for now, I'll seek a greater understanding of my purpose in life, while striving to raise my girls in a home full of faith and love, and together we can cherish those "moments to treasure forever".