Ms.Reasa Appreciation Week: Day5

We have been so blessed that the Briggs family has shared their mom with Maddy since she was 3 months old.  Maddy also has a special bond with all four of Reasa's kiddos. First, there is Reagan the oldest, who will be a freshman in high school next year. Maddy loves Reagan and is always interested in what she is doing.  Then there is Belle, who will be in fifth grade next year.  Belle loves babies and especially her baby sister and Maddy of course.  Every time I see Belle I am guaranteed a hug and Maddy gets lots of special attention from her, too!  Then there is Quin, the only boy who is three.  Quin has welcomed Maddy to his family and is very protective of his "Baby Daddy!" The youngest of the bunch is Rilyn, who is only about 3 weeks older than Maddy.  This is Maddy's BFF!  They have played so well together since day one and are both very amused by the other.  Many times Reasa has been asked if they are twins. (I must find pictures of them together.) 
Anyways... She has also been a great resource to me as a new mom.  Having 4 beautiful children of her own, she has had lots of experience. Anytime I had a question or worry Reasa has always been there to give me advice or calm my fears.  So today we thanked Ms.Reasa for helping Maddy GROW by giving her a little plant.  Unfortunately, we missed the picture!

Ms.Reasa Appreciation Week: Day 4

Ms. Reasa has been so sweet to Maddy over the past 16 months!  She has always done extra sweet things for her. She always gives Maddy lots of extra TLC when she needs it, feeds Maddy her favorite foods, plays her favorite games with her, and even keeps her when Maddy is feeling a little under the weather. We thanked Reasa by giving her something SWEET... M&Ms in a personalized jar. (I tried etching glass for the first time and etched a B on the jar... initial of her last name.  You can't see the B... I had to rely on Brandon to take the pics for me.)

 

Ms. Reasa Appreciation Week: Day3

There is no question that Maddy loves her Reasa!  Maddy has fussed like a total of 3 times when we have dropped her off at Reasa's.  Maddy fits right in at the Briggs and I'm sure it feels like home to her. Maddy receives lots of attention from her Ms.Reasa!  Reasa takes time to play with Maddy and they usually have some quality time together everyday while the other babies are sleeping. Since Maddy has learned to hug I'm sure Ms.Reasa gets lots of those during the day.  Maddy loves her Ms. Reasa HANDS down...so we got her a big bottle of pretty smelling hand sanitizer... because with four kiddos you can always use it!

Ms. Reasa Appreciation Week

The Haywoods declare this week Babysitter Appreciation Week or how we like to call it Ms.Reasa Appreciation Week! Thanks to the National Teacher Appreciation week for giving me this glorious idea.  I must also thank my good friend Kelly for blogging  http://obabydavis.blogspot.com daily about Teacher Appreciation Week with her cute ideas she did for Hayes' teachers. I only stole a few. Anyways... the real reason for this post.  Brandon and I are so blessed to have such amazing child care for Maddy.  This was one of my biggest stresses before Maddy was born.  I added it to my "to pray about" list.  Then shortly after, prayers were answered.  Within a day Reasa messaged me on facebook inquiring about possibly watching Maddy when I returned to work.  She also had a baby girl arriving a few weeks before Maddy.  After a few conversations we knew it was a perfect fit. La la la... here we are.  Maddy has been welcomed in the Briggs home everyday since, while I am at work.  Maddy absolutely loves her friends (Reasa's son Quin and baby girl Rilyn) there.  Reasa cares for Maddy as her own.  This is such a blessing... there isn't one day that I am ever worried about Maddy or wonder if she is okay. This week we will honor Ms.Reasa and all the wonderful things she does for our Maddy Muffin.
We had to wait till today to kick off  Ms. Reasa Appreciation Week!
We combined Day 1 and Day 2 today.
For Day 1 we made muffins to thank Reasa for taking care of our little Muffin.

On Day 2 we let Ms. Reasa know how much she has MINT to Maddy (and to us of course!)

Stayed tuned for more cute stuff and fun stories about Ms. Reasa and Maddy!