The West Coast Reynolds

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Pregnancy #2!

If you haven't heard the Reynolds family is growing again! We are excited to announce that baby Reynolds #2 is due to make his or her arrival in October of 2015!

So far the pregnancy has followed a very similar pattern as Ruth's. Lots of nausea starting from week 6 until now. Thankfully nausea is starting to taper off a bit!

The doctors have given us two good reports that the baby is growing and developing well! Please continue to pray with us that baby will continue to grow with no issues.

Pregnancy progress pictures!:

5 weeks and 3 days

12 weeks and 3 days

Ruth 2 years old!

Our little girl is 2! We are still trying to wrap our minds around where the last two years have gone. She is spunky fun and always up for a challenge. The word "can't" is not in her vocabulary.... Though "no" is! She is so loving and a friend to all . (Including animals and toys.) we couldn't be more proud of our sweet Ruth and can't wait to see what this year has in store!

Height: 33 inches
Weight: 24 lbs
Clothes size: 18-24m
Shoe size: 5.5 or 6
Diaper size:4

Likes: cats, cheese, coloring, baby dolls, her family, music, church, gymnastics, older kids, grouping things, purses, cooking in her kitchen, Daniel tigers neighborhood.

Dislikes: bed time, the answer is no, sitting still, not getting to watch tv when she wants too, having to pick up toys.

Language: Ruth has a huge vocabulary! There is not much she can not communicate using her words. She uses sentences that are 3-7 words long regularly. She can identify most pictures in books and is starting to have a grasp on colors. She has not mastered her alphabet yet but likely will within the next 3 or 4 months.

New experiences: over the last year Ruth has gone through many changes. The biggest of which was moving to New Mexico! She is loving having Laura at home full time and is in love with the country life. She has seen more animals here then you could find at a petting zoo!! Her favorite being "baby doats" aka baby goats. She is also the owner of her first pet. A kitten named winter. They are be best of friends! Ruth also experienced her first 2 weddings this year as cousin Susan and Aunt Carlena got married!! On the way to Carlena's wedding Ruth experienced a first we all could have done without. Her first stomach virus. Yuck! Poor thing was sick for about a week!! We have counted our many blessings for our very healthy girl up until then and know so many have it much worse.

Our routine: most days look something like this:
7:30-wake snuggle and play
8:30-breakfast
9-12 play or do an errand
12- lunch
12:30-1-play
1-3nap
3-5:30- play
5:30- dinner
6-7-play
7-7:30- get ready for bed songs and story.
7:30- night night!

Always on the move

20 month pictures

The Christmas Fairy

Our little book worm

Ruth's 2nd Birthday party

Moving to New Mexico

Ruth's first snow

Christmas family picture 2014

Winter and Ruth

The Cuba life

Our Gymnastics super star

Marlena's wedding makeup artist

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Ruth 18 Months Old!

Wow our tiny baby is already 18 months old! We couldn't be more excited and proud of the sweet spunky girl she is. Here is a little about Ruth these days:

Weight- 22.3 lbs
Height-31.5 inches
Head- 17.5 inches
Clothes size- 12-18m
Shoe size- 5
Diaper size- 4

Likes- Baby (her doll), gymnastics, going for walks, singing songs (row row row your boat, rise and shine and give God the glory, and head shoulders knees and toes are all favorites), being in the kitchen with Mama, babies, cheese, cell phones, dogs, reading books, "treats" (anything sweet), swings, lemons, helping Mama with chores, figuring things out, bellybuttons, being tickled.

Dislikes- when Mama leaves the room without her, being told no, laying down for a nap, being dropped off for church or other activities, sitting still,

Communication- Ruth has a vocab of about 25 words! Right around 18 months she started pairing two words together. Her first sentence was talking to herself in a mirror. She could see several of her reflections and she said "Hi Babies!" It was too cute! Ruth also does a few signs for different items. We really like that she is able to communicate with us. It really cuts down on us both being frustrated.

Mobility- As most people know Ruth was a very steady walker/climber by the time she turned 1. Since then she has gained more and more balance and agility. She enjoys doing her gymnastics classes swinging on the bars, climbing, and learning to jump on the trampoline. She is pretty good at keeping up with the older kids in her class.

Schedule- Right now Ruth goes back and forth between these two schedules depending on if we have a morning activity or not.

1. No morning activities
7:30- Wake up
8:00- Breakfast
8:30-10- Play
10-12- nap
12- Wake up for Lunch
12:30-2 or 3 play
2-3 or 3-4 nap
4-5:30- Play
5:30- Dinner
6- Bath
6:30-7- Story, Songs, and goodnight kisses!
7-Bed time!

2. Morning activities
7:30- Wake up
8:00- Breakfast
8:30-12- Gymnastics, BSF, Shopping, or Church
12- Eat Lunch
1-3:30 Nap
3:30-5:30- Play
5:30- Dinner
6- Bath
6:30-7- Story, Songs, and goodnight kisses!
7-Bed time!

Gymnastics Class

Ruth loves watermelon!

Steve's Graduation

First face paint

Sporting the first outfit Laura made her

Forth of July with the Beltran family

Ruth's Cousins came for a visit

Ruth always finds something to get into

Sporting a new leo Laura made her

The girl loves her boots!

Tahoe

Ruth friend to all animals.

Meeting Judah!

Farmer Ruth

With her great grandparents

Happy Birthday Aunt Becca!

Riding on a tracker at the buffalo park

Our little pumpkin!

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese June 2014

Last weekend Steve and I got the urge to go and do something as a family. We finally concluded to go to Chuck E. Cheese. (We are enjoying still being in the days of just deciding things last minute!) We would say it was a total success other than Ruth did not like Chuck E. He surprised her from behind when she was eating pizza and was so scared she just started to shake. From then on she was on high alert watching for the mouse to come back. (Who could blame her, it's a GIANT MOUSE!) The day ended with 240 tickets, and a few junky prizes to show for them! We had a blast!

Friday, July 4, 2014

Sew Fun: Rompers and Dresses

Over the last 6 Months I have been enjoying my Christmas gift of a sewing machine. A few months ago I posted about sewing my first dress for Ruth. She is finally big enough to wear it! If you want to see how she has grown click here! Here are a few pictures from before church last week!

Each week Steve is gracious enough to let me enjoy a girls craft night in Mill Valley. Each week we all work on our own craft projects while enjoying catching up and sharing words of wisdom in the areas of ministry and parenting. The last two weeks I worked on my first romper! I was pretty pleased with the results! Here are a few pictures from the 4th of July.