Finally able to blog - at last! Hopefully it will continue. We have been so busy with Christmas shopping, Jason's night school and me trying to get my appeals done. It's hard to do with Riley here. Naps just aren't long enough! I wish we had family closer to watch her sometimes - I am sure they would enjoy it too! Things will be so much easier when I get caught up on my work.
Riley is doing great and getting so big. She started crawling up on me today and just took her hand off me and stood up on her own. I was shocked. It only lasted for three second, but that seemed like a long time! She waves goodbye now and "loves" Baby Einstein videos. She is also able to throw quite a tantrum now. Sometimes I can't believe how those fits can come out of her. For instance, I put her down at 7:00 for bed and she is in her crib screaming like you wouldn't believe. It's 7:42 right now. She will probably keep going until 8:00, but the good news is is she will sleep all night in her crib until about 7:00. Since we were out shopping today she is overtired and very miserable. We have a doctor's appointment for Riley tomorrow where she will be weighed and given her second flu shot.
Talk to you all later.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Monday, December 05, 2005
Computer Trouble!
First of all, I want to say Happy 75th Birthday to my Grandma Marchant. There was a big surprise party for her. My grandma had no idea there would be a surprise party, so it was quite a success. All of her children were there and friends she hadn't seen in years. It sounded like quite a turnout! Wish our family could have been there also. Hopefully we will be able to make the trip for the family reunion in July...or is it June?
I am not able to post pics due to the fact that we are having a lot of computer problems right now. Jason hooked up wireless Internet, and while it's a very neat concept, it's driving me crazy because it's messing up a lot of things. I am getting a lot of my e-mails back and it's usually a few days after I write the letter. So sorry that I am not able to keep in touch better with you all.
Riley is doing great. We have been working on sleeping with her. It is going great. As a matter of fact, she is asleep right now! She now puts herself to sleep in her crib for her naptimes. December 3rd she slept in her crib overnight. That's right - she had been sleeping with us up to this point! Isn't that terrible? I started this terrible sleeping arrangement when I was working but wanted to keep breastfeeding her and didn't want to get up at all hours of the night. Having Riley sleep with us was very enjoyable for Jason and I , but the time had come (like three months ago actually) for Riley to be in her own bed. She slept great in her crib last night and all is going well. Riley made a new friend, Lauren, which is Jason's cousin's baby. Lauren's age is a year and-a-half, and she is quite a cutie. We had a very nice dinner with their family and Riley loved their little girl. Lauren's mother, Danielle, was holding Riley when Riley decided that she "needed" to give Lauren a kiss. She grabbed Lauren's shirt and just kept pulling Lauren closer to her. Riley was very focused on this kiss and wouldn't give up. Poor Lauren wasn't too sure what to think about Riley. Finally, Riley succeeded and planted a big sloppy open-mouth kiss right on Lauren's cheek. When Riley sees something she likes, usually her stuffed toys, she wants to kiss them.
Brayden's (Riley's cousin) eye procedure went well, although was very scary and uncomfortable for him for a while. Unfortunately, I can't write Sue to find out how he is doing, but hopefully he got through this weekend and all is well. The doctor said everything went great and as it should. We wish him all the best.
I am not able to post pics due to the fact that we are having a lot of computer problems right now. Jason hooked up wireless Internet, and while it's a very neat concept, it's driving me crazy because it's messing up a lot of things. I am getting a lot of my e-mails back and it's usually a few days after I write the letter. So sorry that I am not able to keep in touch better with you all.
Riley is doing great. We have been working on sleeping with her. It is going great. As a matter of fact, she is asleep right now! She now puts herself to sleep in her crib for her naptimes. December 3rd she slept in her crib overnight. That's right - she had been sleeping with us up to this point! Isn't that terrible? I started this terrible sleeping arrangement when I was working but wanted to keep breastfeeding her and didn't want to get up at all hours of the night. Having Riley sleep with us was very enjoyable for Jason and I , but the time had come (like three months ago actually) for Riley to be in her own bed. She slept great in her crib last night and all is going well. Riley made a new friend, Lauren, which is Jason's cousin's baby. Lauren's age is a year and-a-half, and she is quite a cutie. We had a very nice dinner with their family and Riley loved their little girl. Lauren's mother, Danielle, was holding Riley when Riley decided that she "needed" to give Lauren a kiss. She grabbed Lauren's shirt and just kept pulling Lauren closer to her. Riley was very focused on this kiss and wouldn't give up. Poor Lauren wasn't too sure what to think about Riley. Finally, Riley succeeded and planted a big sloppy open-mouth kiss right on Lauren's cheek. When Riley sees something she likes, usually her stuffed toys, she wants to kiss them.
Brayden's (Riley's cousin) eye procedure went well, although was very scary and uncomfortable for him for a while. Unfortunately, I can't write Sue to find out how he is doing, but hopefully he got through this weekend and all is well. The doctor said everything went great and as it should. We wish him all the best.
Monday, November 28, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving!
My mom put together a beautiful dinner for us. Thank you for the good food and company! Unfortunately, Dad was sick, but felt better by the end of our visit.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
A Mover and a Shaker!
Riley loves to climb on anything in sight. She especially loves it when mom and dad get on the floor so she can climb on them!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Riley Loves Bears!
In the hopes of getting Riley to like her bedroom, before and after a nap I will have her greet her bears in her room with a kiss and a hug. Yesterday when we were sitting in the living room I handed her her Teddybear and said, "Give him a kiss, Riley." She opened up wide and shoved the Teddybear in her mouth. Thinking this was just another "I must put everyting in my mouth" moment, I said it again. Sure enough, she opened up wide with a big smile and did it again. Now I just need her to give us a kiss and hug!
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Coming Home for Christmas!
We just received news that my Uncle Clayton from New Orleans will be going to my Grandma Joyce's for Christmas. We are so excited. That just makes the holidays so much fun. My grandma is going to have a full house this Christmas. Here are a couple pics of my Uncle's last visit with us. After the devestation in New Orleans he took a trip on his motorcycle and visited family. Riley just loves her Great Uncle, and I must say I do too and am glad that he will be with his family over the holidays. We will take good care of him!!!
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