Photo Post - 6 of 9

Faux-hawks are Fun!
Taken on February 17th, 2008.



Three more days to go

Photo Post - 5 of 9

First trip to a Japanese Steakhouse
Taken on February 16th, 2008. Reese loved her dinner experience at Yamato's. All the others at our table loved Reese!



Four more days to go

Photo Post - 4 of 9

V-Day
This photo was obviously taken on February 14th, 2008



Five more days to go

Photo Post - 3 of 9

Went to the fair...
These photos were taken on January 27th, 2008. The bundled-up photo is Reese as we were leaving. It was a beautiful day, but kinda chilly! The second photo is Reese doing a little weeding while at the fair.





Six more days to go

Photo Post - 2 of 9

The waking of a sleeping baby
This was the only time that Reese has ever fallen asleep on the floor. She simply laid her head down and fell asleep for 45 minutes. When she awoke, it was as if she'd never been asleep. She immediately pick up some toys and continued to play.

These photos were taken on January 21, 2008:







Seven more days to go

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Photo Post - Day 1 of 9

I know I said that there wouldn't be much other than pictures...but this photo needed a little explanation.

Here at A Little Piece of Reese, we report all the news. Not just the happy, fun, and cute news...but the hard-hitting, my-baby-isn't-always-healthy news. This photo was taken during one of those occasions.

During a January 16th visit to the pediatrician, some blood tests were ordered to rule out allergies to various foods. The blood draw didn't go as smoothly as we had hoped. After digging around for a vein in her left arm (and not hitting it), her right arm was also punctured (notice the TWO band-aids). But our little trooper tuff'd it out and was back to her normal, happy self within moments of this photo being taken. Breaks yer heart don't it?


Eight more days to go...

The truth is...

...that what you, the viewing public, really want to see is photos. I know it, you know it, we all know it.

In order to quench your thirst for Reese imagery we're starting a series of posts that will contain little more than a photo or two. Everyday for the following 9 days we'll post a new, never before seen (by the blog-viewing public), photo of the Nugget from the past couple of months.

This series should catch you up with Reese's growth during 2008. Feel free to leave your comments about how beautiful our daughter is (we already know it, but it's fun to hear others describe how awed they are by her beauty (a.k.a. cuteness)).

To kick things off we've decided to wet your appetite with an hors d'Oeuvre of Reese at about 6 weeks old. This will give you a great reference point of how much she's grown...enjoy.



Nine days to go

Valentine's Day card

We realize that we've gone on another hiatus from our posting duties...but do not fear, photos cometh! In the mean time, enjoy this V-Day card of the Nugget.

Picture of the Day

Taken January 13th (the 9 month anniversary of Reese's birth) while on the way home from running errands with Mom and Dad.

Paid in full...

As I sit here in my office surrounded by posters, pictures and nic-nacs of Gator glory both past and present, I lament my decision to place a small wager on the Capitol One Bowl Game this past New Year's day. The heavily favored Gators were matched up against the Wolverines from Michigan and we were unable to secure the victory, thus leaving me with the burden to fulfill my debt.

Regrettably, the wager made with my brother-in-law was not one of monetary value...for that would be an easy pill to swallow. This wager affects ones pride, ego and spirit. If the Gators had won (which they should've), I'd be enjoying photos of my Maize and Blue lovin' brother-in-law struttin' around Detroit-Rock-City wearing the glorious Orange & Blue of my beloved Gators...but nay! The retribution I am to pay involves the same type of penalty, but the twist was that my precious, innocent little Reese would be the one bearing the burden of the gambling seeds that I have sewn.

As a man of my word, I sorrowfully post this image. The shirt is maize and blue, but the blood that pumps beneath it is Orange and Blue...I can assure you of that.

P.S. Upon leaving the Swamp, we were reminded that it's ALWAYS "great to be a Florida Gator"!

All Grow'd Up

After eight long months at home baby sitting her parents, Reese felt she was ready for something a bit more challenging. So on Monday of this week the Nugget ventured out into the real world to try her hand at daycare. Sure it would be hard a first, maybe a few tears, pouting, feeling of emptiness...but her parents would get over it and come to realize that their little baby girl is all grow'd up.

Armed with eight teeth, the ability to walk, a charismatic personality and a deep hunger for knowledge, Reese conquered her first day, and then her second. What'll be next for this head-strong bundle of energy? Who knows...stay tuned...

"Mom, Dad, I'm all ready for my first day."

"Oops, forgot my diaper bag and jacket...now I'm ready!"

Day one, no problem...Bring on day two!

A Piece of the Holidays

Tis the season to drive all over the state of Florida, eating lunch at turnpike rest-stops, packing luggage, daughter, doggy, Christmas presents, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., into the car, give gifts, receive gifts, give gifts to other side of family, receive more gifts, pack those new gifts into car along with daughter, doggy etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., drive some more, sleep in relatives guest bed, eat too much food, come home, unload daughter, doggy, luggage, gifts etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., try to find room in house for all the new stuff, give up on finding room for stuff and just leave it all on the living room floor, go to bed, wake up and reflect upon your restful vacation...ahhhhh.

Reese's first Christmas was indeed a busy one loaded with friends, family, travel and a ton of gifts. Reese started opening presents in early December and honed her paper-tearing skills all the way through the end of the year. Reese loves all of the things that Santa brought her this year even though she would probably have been just as happy with a couple of cardboard boxes, one of Daddy's old shoes, a lid to a fry pan and her most recent fascination...the potato masher.

Here are a few images from the month of December:

Reese's first session in Redington Beach with her Uncle James and Aunt Lynn

Reese's second session with all her friends from the "Tuesdays with Mommy" playgroup

A box of Nuggets

Session numero three

"Who is this scary old man?"

Now we can get started on that Couch Potato career

Session number 4 - Ft. Lauderdale - Christmas Eve

Christmas morning - Session cinco

Sharing a nice warm bath with her cousin Hayley after sessions 6 & 7 in Ocala and Orlando respectively

Reese ...On the Move

More Pieces

Here are a few pictures from the past couple of weeks. Reese is growing faster than our ability to blog it all. Stay tuned for some quick videos to follow. Enjoy...

See, proof that underneath those cheeks there actually IS a neck!


Deep in thought


Here is our other daughter, (the dirty one)


Here's Reese with her Great Grandma Messal

Faux Hawk

The hair is a gettin' longer. Here is Reese post-dinner, pre-bath...it's amazing what a little applesauce'll do for the coiffure.

Picture of the Day, No Picture of the Year!

If this picture don't get yer grinnin' goin'...Yer happy must be broke!

Random Pieces

We know you all love the pictures, and some of you may even prefer it if we offered them up sans colloquy...Well this post is for you. Below are some random images that we thought were befitting bestowment...enjoy.

Following the Gator Gallop, Reese watched the floats pass by during the UF Homecoming parade.

The Nugget perfects her pimp strut with the assistance of her new 'mail cart'.

This photo, taken a month ago, is just plain ol' cute!

Editor's Note: Any of these images can be viewed in a larger format simply by clicking on the photo.

Life's a Beach

It's a hard life being halfway through your sixth month of living...spending your days being waited on, entertained and cared for by a couple of warm, thoughtful and good-looking parents. Hungry?, they feed you...Tired?, they'll lay you down for a nap...Gotta poop?, no worries, just expel it into your pants and they'll clean it up later. Life aint bad!

Top all of that off with a trip to the beach. Sand, surf, tiki bars, fancy hotels, swanky restaurants...funny thing is I don't remember any of those things, but I do recall getting lots of rest...Ahh, aint life great?!

Below are some pictures from my trip to Bradenton Beach. The first one is me doing some 'four-wheelin' on the beach, followed by a raucous time at the Tiki Bar (where I promply passed out from all the partying). Enjoy.

Reese

A piece of the Pretzel

What do you do while driving three hours to the beach while your wife and daughter listen to a children's "sing-a-long" CD with 44 tracks on it? You nibble your way through a big bag of pretzels which results in this.

Breakin' off a Piece...

...of sweet potato
"Sure, give the 6 month old some solid 'adult' food. Just give her one bite at a time on her tray so she can develop hand-eye-mouth coordination." said the pediatritian.

It's amazing how far a 6 month old can stretch one bite of sweet potato. Reese stretched it all the way from the back of her head to her eyebrows to her chest to the dinner table to the floor. How's that for coordination?

Editors Note: Reese IS perfectly capable of picking up food, and bringing it to her mouth...she just has more fun painting with it!

Pieces of Halloween

Due to an overwhelmingly large amount of requests for pictures from Halloween...we proudly present to you, photos of our 'Chicken Nugget'...enjoy.

A milk cow and a cute little chicken frolick lovingly on Messal farms


The Chicken Nugget sits upon her perch awaiting trick-or-treaters


The Nugget gazes curiously into the Milk cow's eyes and wonders if she is her Mommy


"Do you know where my Mommy is?"


The little Punkin in the Punkin patch awaiting to be picked [up].

Catching up with Reese...

Well, it's been almost a full month since our last entry and we've been busy. Our home computer has been slowly running out of storage space due in part to the copious amounts of photos and videos that we've been weighing it down with as if it was a pack mule setting off on a cross-country excursion. With a new external hard-drive in place, we're now galloping smoothly along like a thoroughbred en route to the triple crown.

I'm now going to diligently populate this blog with a few of the "Reese's Pieces" that you've missed in the last month. I'll start with:

Reese's New Kicks:
No self-respecting father is going to let their child wear any type of athletic attire without a good pair of sneakers. A Gator cheerleading outfit and a pair of butterfly sandals just don't jive. So we took a trip to the Kid's Footlocker in the mall. The result was a slick lil' pair of Nike 'Shox' (I highly doubt that there is anything that would remotely resemble a shock in these shoes).

Reese loves the shoes and they add a great deal of stability while she is attempting to stand. The best thing about the shoes, according to Reese, is the taste. I haven't taken a nibble, but judging by her eagerness to open mouth and insert shoe, they must taste great.


No Likey Peas
Our daughter hasn't met too many types of food in her short life that she hasn't liked, or at least tolerated enough to fill her little belly. But when it came to peas, Reese's little tastebuds just couldn't handle it. Instead of crafting the image of the event with words, here is a series of photos that will better illustrate her reaction.

•1• The dreaded peas

•2• Just prior to contact

•3• The reaction