Fun with Green Beans

I'll have pictures from D.C. when my in-laws email them... and Easter pictures when I steal them from my sister (although, there aren't too many of those.).

Quick update - Riley and I are staying with my parents this week! It's been amazing to be around so many people. I get lonely in Lynchburg and here is a nice escape. Although, I do miss Ryan something terrible. Only a couple of more days! I miss my house, but not so much Lynchburg.

Ryan's family came to D.C. to visit for Friday and Saturday and left around 10:15 on Sunday. It was great to see them! Stinks that they are so far away. Riley LOVES having all of the attention. She puts on a great show with her smiling and giggling!

Riley is a rolling fool lately. Three times in the last 24 hrs I've found her asleep on her tummy. However, if she rolls that way when she is awake - she gets PISSED. She'll lay there and play for a few minutes now and then wants someone to come and flip her back over. Sigh. What will I do with that silly girl! She's so fun and cute these days. Smiles real big whenever anybody says she is cute or pretty.

Tonight I was feeding her green beans in just a diaper and socks. She was laying in the crook of my leg and batting her arms all over the place. It was quite a site... oh and she was wearing no clothing because she peed on the bed AGAIN when I was changing her. She did it right after I said, "Riley... if you pee on the bed again, Noni is going to spank your butt." She laughed and peed.

and she rolls!

A video of Ri rolling. Exciting... I know.

and the camera has been found!

Last night I started tearing the house to shreds trying to find the dang camera. We even searched the car... in the rain! I finally found it... my coat was laying in the hall and it was in the pocket. Hm. Good place for it. NOT.

So today, Ryan went to Bobbi and David's wedding... Riri and I did not join him because well... let's evaluate this. 3 hr drive there. Wait around, keep her quiet during the ceremony, small reception (think appetizers), 3 hr drive home - with an almost 5 month old (yes, almost 5 months old, folks.). That didn't sound like fun to me... or Ryan... or Riley! I'm glad we stayed here... the weather was BEAUTIFUL! We went out front and just laid on the blanket and soaked up some rays! It was so wonderful! And here is Riri looking so cool!

"Um, Mom. Can I please have my sweet shades?"

Lookin' so fly w/ her shades!

and so the adventure continues

If I do not find this dag on camera, there will be big problems in this house tonight. BIG. I need new pictures of Riley. People like seeing this cute little girl. Currently... she just talked to herself for nearly 20 minutes in bed before she decided she would go to sleep. She sounded like she was having a great time.

A little update, sans pictures, on the Rooster. She has started rolling back to belly. Every.single.time. I put her down to play on her playmat, w/in 30 seconds (if that long) she has flipped herself over. Seriously kid, knock it off. Not funny. Then she gets all pissed off because she can't roll belly to back (because she is L A Z Y) and grunts or whines until I move her. Lucky for me, she hadn't tried these tricks in bed yet, so we were still getting 12 + hrs of sleep at night. And then rolls 4:30 this morning. I hear it... I knew what that sound meant. It was the grunts and whines of, "Um guys... I did that trick you love so much again. And... well... I'm stuck. AGAIN. Please. Somebody. HELLO? Can somebody PLEASE come and get me." So I go in and flip her over, give her a kiss and say, "Riley, it's ni-night time. Good night. I love you." As she laughs at me. LAUGHS. This is NOT hilarious. It is not hilarious to wake me up when you KNOW it'll take me at least an hour to go back to sleep!

She also has a jumperoo... she loves it. I think I might go and buy some batteries this weekend. As if this toy wasn't obnoxious enough... if you add batteries, it will light up and sing everytime they jump! So if you are every in the store and think that you want to get your child something you will hate and they will love, Fisher Price Jumperoo... Not only does she love it, she is too short for it. Big surprise, right? We have the game of Life under her feet so that she can touch and bounce.

In other news... my brother will be living with us. This isn't a permanent thing... just until the end of the semester. Sometimes things happen and plans change. Riley is pretty excited, she looooooves when her Uncle Stephen comes over! It'll be a little bit tight, but 2 months is no big deal!

I found a picture of her eating the side... it appears as if she has been swallowed by a tree frog.

Before I head to bed...

I'll post a cute little picture of my sweet girl. I can hear her sucking her thumb in her bed. Gosh I love her and her hilarious (strong willed) little personality. She's gonna be a strong girl.

ummm... mom, I really hate being on my stomach.

Do you have to take 40 million pictures of my cuteness? Really?

Riley's new shades

Riley and her new sunglasses... she looks pretty fly!

4 months old! (yesterday)

Riley had an uneventful 4 month birthday. She rang in the day by sleeping 11.5 hrs straight! WOOO! And then we went to lunch at La Villa... where she charmed the very Italian owner. All of the workers were just ooo'ing and ahhhh'ing over her. 2 of them said, "oh she looks JUST like her momma!" That was kind of them, but we all know that is not true as she is a SPITTING IMAGE of her dad. But hey, it made me feel good for .5 seconds!

We had the 4 month check up. 11lbs 10oz and 23.5 inches long! She has gone from the 10th %ile to the 25th! Way to go RiRi! That's what I'm talkin' about! The dr gave us the green light to start on other solids besides cereal. Thank goodness, I was itchin' to move on! She got 3 shots. That is the hardest thing in the world to watch. I got a little teary eyed. I'm a loser. She smiled and talked and laughed for the dr and nurses. Dr M was VERY proud of where she is developmentally. Right before she was getting weighed, I was holding her... naked... and she smiled, BELCHED, and then smiled and laughed at the nurse. A comedian already!

Don't worry though... I rewarded her for her terrific behavior at the dr's office! On the way home, I got some ice cream and sweet tea! Then, we took her to Target later on... and she got to pick out 1 video game. She picked out Dance, Dance Revolution - Supernova. How she knew I wanted it soooooo bad, I don't know. She's just that smart! She also got a gift from her Grandma (Plice)! New babylegs! Nice and hand knit especially for her! We sure did wear her out again... she slept 11 straight hours! (well, she woke up at 6 and talked to herself and laughed for 30 minutes, then went back to sleep on her own). Now she is down for her morning doze!

As for Ryan and I... I only have 10 more working days left! WOOOO HOOOO! I may take on watching a couple of kids, but I'm in no rush to do that right now. I want to enjoy time with just my little girl for a little bit. Next weekend we are headed up to my parents (again), but I don't think Ryan will be joining us. Riley will go to a nestie get together (the online mom forum I am often on) and get her professional pictures done! Ryan has been working a lot lately. It stinks... but hey, it's money! We need that! Soon tax season will be over and he won't be allowed to do any overtime... so that's ok! Exactly 1 month until EASTER!

I'm 4 months old today! (2/22)

Mmmm Banana's and Rice Cereal. Sometimes mom lets me eat naked. These are my new babylegs!