Ocean Isle 2007

Daniel, Reece and I had a great time at the beach! Reece did great on the plane and slept well at the beach house. We had a great time with friends, and beautiful (hot!) weather. The only down side was that we all got a stomach virus when we got home. We are still recovering...

The whole beach gang

Reece's buddy Aron. He's only two days older than her. They had a good time stealing toys from each other.

Reece getting eaten by a shark...don't worry, her daddy saved her.
We visited an aquarium. Reece loved looking at all the fish and other weird creatures.
Don't drop me!!!
Once again, Reece proved herself to be a beach bunny. She ate the sand every chance she got, and she loved to crawl in the waves and suck on the seashells. She loves the beach, just like her parents.


I can't tell if Reece attacked Aden or Aden attacked Reece...
Taken just as a short storm was rolling in.
This is pretty much how things went in a house of 11 people for a week. The kids had fun playing with each other while the adults got hooked on the Discovery channel! Okay...so none of us have cable at home... :)
Reece and daddy on Reece's first plane ride. I'm sure Daniel was trying to explain to Reece how this whole flying thing works.

9 months--Can you believe it??

9 months!

This past weekend, Reece hit a couple more milestones. I have been trying to teach her to clap for the past few months and on Saturday, in the pool of all places, out of nowhere, Reece clapped!! And she really hasn't stopped since then!! Also, her first tooth started coming in on Friday. I can see just a speck of white in her bottom gums. It's about time! I just love her SO much. Ya know how sometimes you get sick of your dog or mom or sister, well I keep waiting to get sick of her, and I don't think I ever will. I can't get enough of her!

It's Been Awhile...

Galveston Beach Vacation

My WHOLE family went to Galveston for the week and stayed in a beach house together. It was a lot of fun!

Reece loved the sand! I tried and tried to keep her mouth free of sand, but I had to give up because she was a maniac with that sand! She just wanted to eat it and spread it all over her whole body. We has a lot of baths that week!
Sand Eater!

Reece and Rowan in their bikinis! Daniel was out fishing that day and that's how I got away with putting Reece in the bikini!

Reece conked out in the beach chair. All that sand eating and crawling in the waves is hard work!
The whole family at Moody Gardens


I can't believe how time flies! It's been a long time since the last time I posted an update. I have two excuses for this: one, I started a new job three weeks ago, and two, our Internet has been down for about a week. My new job is at a Pediatrician's office three days a week. The kids there are pretty fun and the staff is great! The best part is that I get to spend the mornings and evenings with Reece instead of not seeing her at all when I worked the 12 hour shifts.



Reece is almost 9 months old and is doing great! She is crawling like a pro, pulling up on everything, and has some more great tricks like sharing, waving bye-bye, saying da-da (actually to her daddy!), eating more finger foods, giving kisses, and drinking from a cup (only if I hold it for her).



Daniel is very busy flying and has lots of students. He is also remodeling our bathroom shower, which is a slow process since he is really busy with work, but it looks great so far.

9 month picture coming soon!

We are Busy!

For Daniel's Father's Day gift, I took him to an Astros game. We actually had really great seats. We were in row 36, but towards the end of the game, we moved up to row 10. Unfortunately, Reece did not go with us. It is really loud down there, and I don't think she would have made it through the whole game. Especially since it went into extra innings!Being this close was a first (and probably a last!) for us. I think this is Lidge pitching. It was a really close game, but in the 11th inning, we lost to the Oakland Athletics (what kind of a name is that, anyway!!)

A couple days after the game, Reece and I embarked on our first road trip together (well, we did go to Dallas once before this, but that was a little different.) This is Reece in her first hotel room. We shared a bed!! But, neither one of us really slept that much!
We went in one vhicle to Oklahoma (6 hours away) with 3 adults, one 7 month old, one 10 month old, a 4 year old and a 7 year old. It was a crowd!! This is Reece's cousin Rowan.

The next few pictures are random, but fun.

Reece loves her Daddy!

Our dog is so weird! He is not allowed on the couch, but Daniel is a softy when it comes to this rule. And I guess he's not really on the couch, he's on Daniel! The two of them took a long nap together like this! Is a 100 pound dog still considered a lap dog?

Reece is NOT a boy, but she looks so cute in her cap!

I've been trying to capture her new facial expression on camera all week, and this is the best I've gotten so far. She squenches up her nose and puckers her lips every time is is frustrated, which is a lot lately since she is trying to crawl. I know she's not happy when she does this, but it's SO cute! Reece got her first pair of sandals! She's ready for summer!

Reece's First Swim

We finally got to take Reece swimming in Grandmama and Grandad's pool! The water was really cold, (Christian, my 7 year old nephew had to push me in) but Reece really enjoyed the water. She wasn't laughing and splashing wildly, but she was entertained. My mom watches her while I'm at work, and they have been swimming several times after this. She's even been dunked under water! We'll have her loving the water by the end of the summer.

Six Months and Some Firsts

Reece is growing up so fast and doing so many new things, I feel like I can't keep up with this blog fast enough! I realize that you people don't need to know everything that goes on in the Perez lives, but it is fun to share! She is also becoming a ham. Every time I get the camera out, she flashes her million dollar, toothless grin.
This is Reece's first experience with sweet potatoes. We have now moved on to carrots and even applesauce. Oh, but don't even mention the word "yams" around her...it was a bad experience for the both of us.
This is Reece's 6 month picture taken on May 12. The day before, she had her first fever of 101. It is not fun having a sick baby. So much for sleeping through the night!!
My first Mother's Day and Reece's dedication day! She was feeling a little bit better. The fever was gone, but the day after this she started with a really bad cold complete with runny nose, cough and sneezing. Will we ever sleep again!?! It is in those moments of a crying baby at 2AM that I should just let Daniel sleep through it. The other night (at 2AM), he said, "One child is enough for us!" I think it was just the sleepiness talking! :)

Happy Belated Mother's Day

My Mom sent me a really sweet Mother's Day card, and this is what it said:

Being a Mother means loving more that you knew you could love,

giving more that you knew you could give,

it means receiving so much more in return...

It means sharing a connection that keeps surprising you

with its depth and strength.

Being a mother means knowing that whatever else you did or didn't do,

you gave the world something beautiful.



I love being a mother!!