Who loves Reed?.......I do!!!!!

So, I know that my blogging has been slacking lately..... I'm sorry for those of you who were waiting anxiously every single day! But, a new post is here! Hooray and huzzah (I rent from Redbox, can you tell?!)!!!!!! :) Well, just to let you know, I have been busy the last little bit. I was not just slacking. First off, Tyson broke the screen to my lap top and had to take his lap top to school and study for the CPA exam and I was left without a lap top during the days I was home. Plus, I had gone back to work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at my old job. Plus, we were getting ready to move to Washington, DC. Anyways, those are my excuses for being a bad blogger. But, we have arrived in Washington, DC!!!! Yahoo!!! We have been looking feverishly for about 2 weeks for an apartment and finally found one that we want last night! So, we move in on September 13th, if all goes well. So, here are some adorable pictures of Reed! They are in no particular order because I always forget to put them in reverse order and stuff. But, I will try and date them so that you can see how big he has gotten! He is such an amazing kid and just fabulous! I really have no complaints J I love being Reed’s mom!

Grandma Walker did hand and foot prints of Reed. We scrubbed and scrubbed, but couldn't get all the ink off for a few days! Sorry Reed! Taken August 9th

Reed fell asleep in his jogging stroller after a stroll around DC! Taken August 14th

I just liked how he was showing off his belly! Taken August 14th

Reed posing on Grandma Rowberry's couch! He could be a model :) Taken August 26th

How do kids get so dang cute?! My adorable little boy! Taken August 26th

Reed loves reading! Clifford is his favorite :) Reading time with daddy - Yahoo! Taken July 28th

This is our little family! I didn't realize it at the time, but we are wearing red, white, and blue! How patriotic! Taken July 29th

Reed in Grandma Walker's pool! Yeah for swimming! Taken August 1st

Reed with Shauntelle's two girls - Evyn and Mary! Taken August 1st

Evyn and Reed are 6 months apart and have matching car seats! How cute! Taken August 1st

We had a mission reunion with my second mission president and his wife (Presidente and Sister Geschwandtner). From left to right: Sister G, Me and Reed, Alisha, Stacey and Jules, and Presidente G! It was great fun! Taken July 19th

Sleeping babies are just so cute! He is getting to be a little chublet :) Taken July 22nd

One of Reed's first experiences with baby food - he loves his carrots :) Taken July 25th

We went to visit my Grandma Dalling (well, Rowberry, but she re-married when my Grandpa died...so, Dalling) Taken July 26th

My Grandma and Grandpa Dalling with me and Reed! Taken July 26th

I love those close-up shots of babies, if you couldn't tell! Taken July 7th

Although I am not huge fan of grown-up feet, I love baby feet :) Taken July 7th

I love the bath towels with hoods - this is one of my favorites - the lion towel! Taken July 10th

Reed's first taste of baby cereal! It went pretty well :) Taken July 18th

This is one of Reed's favorite toys! The thing that was so cute to me was that he pulled in his duck and put him arm around him! So cute :) Taken July 18th

Reed in the baby bath for one of the last times! He is getting so big! Taken June 27th

I love Reed in his little backwards hat! He looks pretty smooth :) Taken July 4th

Tyson trying to imitate Reed's expression - pretty good, huh? Taken July 5th

Just a beautiful picture. No explanation needed. Taken July 7th

Another one of those amazing shots! Taken July 7th

This was Father's Day! Tifani brought back matching Father/Son ties from Scotland! Thanks Aunt Tif :) Taken June 15th

I found the trick to getting Reed to smile in pictures - take him outside so the flash doesn't go off! I think he seriously has one of the most beautiful smiles :) I could be a little biased! Taken June 16th

Another smiling photo - I couldn't resist! Taken June 16th

Reed with his Walker cousins - Mackenzi and Vance! Cousin fun :) Taken June 21st

Another four generation photo: Great-Grandma Walker, Grandpa Walker, Dad, Reed! Taken June 21st

This was one of the first times that it was warm enough to just be outside for an extended period of time. Reed absolutely loved it! He stared at the trees for an hour! Taken June 13th

So cute! I love my baby! Taken June 13th

He should be one of those baby models :) Taken June 13th

My brother, Michael (holding Reed), his wife, Sarah, my brother, Justin, Tyson, Reed, and myself at a Thai restaurant in SLC! Taken June 13th

Reed is such a happy baby! One of his favorite things is to be outside under the trees :) Just another one of those amazing days :) Taken June 14th

I know that this picture is fuzzy, but it was just so cute, I had to put it on! Taken May 25th




This is Tyson's Grandma Walker, the first time she met Reed. Taken May 31st


This is Tyson's Grandpa Zobrist, Tyson's mom, Tyson, and Reed! Four generation photo!
Taken May 31st




Reed would make this face all the time! We finally got a good picture of him doing it! Then, we made a Wii character that looks exactly like him! The cute little bug :) Taken June 7th

San Diego Part 2

So, I am really sorry that I didn't update the blog the next day like I said I would. I do have a good excuse, though :) As some of you know my husband, Tyson, has carried around my Dell lap top in his backpack for the past two years. Well, he didn't have it in a little computer pouch or anything, so the screen started acting all funny over the past few months. Then, not too long ago, the computer decided that the screen was not going to work. How rude!!!! Thus, Tyson had to take his HP computer to school and study for the CPA exams. Thus, I was left without a computer and could not update the blog!!!! So, I know you have been waiting on bated breath for more pictures of San Diego...here they are and then I will do a blog just about adorable little Reed :)

So, I decided to go on the Sea World version of the tea cups with my father-in-law and brother-in-law....yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. They tried to get the cup to twirl as fast as they could. I just ended up hanging on for dear life! Now I can officially say that I have done and never have to do it again!

This was post-Sea World. Yeah, I didn't wear sunscreen on my legs and this is what happens. Poor little Reed got a small sunburn on his arms!

This is the difference between Vance's and Reed's reactiongs to the water. Notice, Reed in the background blowing bubbles and just relaxing. Vance, not so content in the water :)

On Wednesday of the trip, we went to the USS Midway....it was pretty sweet! I had never been on an aircraft carrier before that day! This is the BRIG!!!!! We were so sad that we had gotten thrown in jail! Good thing they released us - phew!

This is all of us (except for Dave who is taking the picture) at the USS Midway...I just noticed that I have my legged popped, like I am officially posing or something :) Just thought you should know! Other exciting news from the trip is that my sister-in-law, Kimber, is pregnant! Yipee...another little baby :)

San Diego Part 1

At the beginning of June we took a Walker family vacation to San Diego, CA. It actually was colder than I thought it would be in the mornings, but the weather turned out to be nice! Reed had his first experience swimming in a pool and the verdict is that he loves the water!!! I could have guessed that since he likes bath time so much. He kicked in the water for about 15 minutes straight! It was amazing :) I even laid him on his back and he would get excited and flail his arms and kick his legs super hard. It was just so cute! His cousin, Vance, does NOT share the same love of the water. He just wanted to get out as soon as we got in! Hopefully, he will like the water as he gets older! So, while I was in the pool with Reed, Tyson was scuba diving with his dad, sister, and brother-in-law (I am not certified...so could not go). I am actually not too sad that I missed it because they all ended getting sick and throwing up - a total of 11 times between the four of them! My brother-in-law, Adam, even ended up throwing up while he was scuba diving!!! They say it wasn't the best diving in the world, but definitely the most memorable dive trip they have taken.

Reed's first swimming experience!

Later on that day, we went to beach! So, Reed got his first view of the ocean as well! I can't say that he was too excited...he was actually starving, so we only stayed for a little while. But, in the time we did have on the beach, we managed to get his hat all sandy and he got sand all over him despite the fact that he did not get close to the sand! Go figure!

Reed at the beach for a few minutes -

Vance loved the sand, even though he didn't really like the water :)

It was actually not the warmest day, which is why my coat is on! But, the beach looked beautiful!

In the hotel room, Reed took his naps in the closet and slept under the sink at night!

The next day, we went to Sea World! I don't think I have been there since I was little. It was great to see all the shows again. The Shamu show has really gotten huge....it always was, but they have done a whole lot with the show. The day was filled with seeing all the cool shows and even going on some rides. There was a roller coaster like Splash Mountain sort of. We went on the water part first and then the roller coaster. I am not the hugest fan of roller coasters, but I am willing to go on them. I do have to say that one was pretty fun!

A major part of the Walker family trips is the food! Hence, the pictures with us stuffing our faces! Yummy :) Even Reed is eating (his fingers, that is)!

Look out for part 2 of San Diego tomorrow

The Suit :)

So, I forgot to do the updates after Reed's 2-month checkup! Well, he went on May 15th and here are the stats:

Head circumference - 40.5 cm, 66%; Length - 23.2 in, 68%; Weight - 12 lb 6 oz, 65%

All-in-all..he is doing great! I figured it out and since his 2 week appointment, Reed has gained a little over 10 ounces a week! From what I have read, the regular amount to gain is 6-8 ounces...so, Reed just really likes to eat! He is fabulous! I love being a mom! Recently, he has really started talking to us! It's so fun! He makes a noise and then we do it back, then he does it back! He talked to me for 10 minutes the other day! He has chuckled a few times and just loves to smile! He is such a happy little boy :) I love it! I will try and get a video of him talking...it's just so cute! Yes, you can totally tell that I am a first-time mom! I soak up everything that my child does!

In other news, Reed has worn a suit to church for the past 2 Sundays! (Thanks Grandma Rowberry). He is definitely the best dressed there and is such a heart breaker. Here are some photos of his amazing little suit! This is week one -

"I look so good in this suit!"

This is week two-

"I'm trying to do my stone face, but it's a little hard because I don't know what that looks like."

"I'm still a little confused as to what is going on!"

"Hey! How are you? Can I play?"

So, Reed really loves his sleep and trying to wake him up is not always the funnest thing in the world. This is just an example - he starts to wiggle and grunt and averts his eyes from my direction. It makes me laugh, so I had to take a picture just to remember how hard he tries to stay asleep some times :)

Baby News :)

Recently, our friends, Colby and Audrey, had a beautiful baby boy - Eli Stone :) So, we went to visit and were comparing sizes! Note the difference in birth weight - Reed 6 pounds 14 ounces, Eli 10 pounds 2 ounces! Right away we noticed that Eli wasn't that much lighter than Reed and Reed was 7 weeks at the time!!!! But, Reed is growing a ton and weighs around 12 1/2 pounds :)

If there is one thing that I love that is completely impractical, it is baby shoes! Reed is not walking quite yet :), but I had to put these amazingly cute shoes on him! Thanks Darby, Melissa, and Heather! I just can't get over how much I love baby shoes!

So, Reed needed some shorts since it is supposed to be getting hotter here in Utah (but, the weather is simply crazy). So, we splurged and went to Baby Gap!!! These are some seriously nice shorts - better than any pair that I own! It's so cute because Reed has a long body and short legs! So, he is growing out of his 0-3 months onsies, but the 0-3 months shorts are still pants on him! I love it :)

Reed is still enjoying tummy time, especially when he has something interesting to look at! He also loves to pose when he has cool clothes on!


So, below is the outfit that Reed came home in! It's crazy because he is growing out of it! His arms are too long for it and when he stretches out, the neckline is kind of like an old man's neckline - kind of saggy because it has been stretched out many times! The difference is that Reed has stretched it out because he is so long and not so chubby :) I love it! So, this is today's picture (May 14, 2008 - 2 months old)


This is the day he went home (March 15, 2008) - He is getting so big! 2 months of growth - amazing :)

Graduation, Blessing, and Lots of Fun!

On Saturday, April 26, Reed took his first trip to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake! This his him along with his aunt, Krystal, and Tyson...and of course, the elephant!


On Sunday, April 27, Reed was blessed! I do have to say that he was the best dressed of anyone there!Can you beat a suit with a satin cumber bun and tie! Not to mention that his coat has tails! I will have to get a better picture of the back to show them off :) The blessing was so amazing! I am very grateful that there is a worthy Priesthood holder in my home! My sister, Shauntelle, and her family were able to come up from Vegas! Also, my brother, Michael, and his family were able to come down from Logan! Tyson's family was able to stay the whole weekend and his aunt and her family were able to come from Spanish Fork area :) It was a beautiful day!

The cutest kid in the world!

Almost everyone who came :)

The circle!

My Family

The grandparents
Tyson's family
Grandma and Grandpa Rowberry

These past few weeks have been busy and tons of fun! On April 24-25 Tyson graduated with his Master's degree in Accounting (MAcc). I'm so glad that he is finished! He is as well :) Being the crazy new mom that I am, I was desperate to find a matching cap and gown for little Reed. I looked everywhere for a gown, but no one had them. I thought the bookstore might, but no luck, and I searched everywhere online. Then, I a girl in my ward emailed the phone number of a lady in Provo that rents them out. So, the day before graduation I found Reed a matching cap and gown! I was so excited and even more excited when she had a matching tassel! Isn't he just the cutest thing in the world! I am definitely a proud mom :) The graduation was long, but great! Tyson's family got to come. My parents also flew in! It was fun to see everyone! Tyson was just happy that it was all done with!

Awwww! Daddy and baby have matching caps and gowns!
Tyson's Superman pose

Ryan and Tyson

Jeff, Alex, and Tyson


When we took Reed into the Doctor at his 4-week appointment we found out some amazing news! He gained 23 ounces in 15 days!!!! He weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces :) Well, I guess he's getting enough to eat :) I always worry about that, but am always reassured that he is eating enough! Well, that was 3 weeks ago, so I am assuming he is at least 10 pounds by now, if not close to 11 now :) He's growing so big! This is the picture of him on the scale at the doc's office :) Next is his cute little bath - I just think he looks so cute :) Lastly, we have what I call a sleep sack - it's simply amazing! Thanks Barb and Ryan! We love you!

Wow! I am gaining weight :)

Bath time is much more fun in lots of water!


My sleep sack is amazing! Thanks Barb & Ryan!