Big Events

WE ARE 7 MONTHS!!

Yep, it is true!! Riley turned 7 months yesterday!! Can you believe it? I sure can't. Let's see.....this is where we are at now: We are sitting up on our own, just about to crawl, talking all day long, laughing all the time, eating Stage 2 foods and getting ready to try some crackers!! Oh yes, and she can stand with some support too. Joe and I were talking the other day about what a great age this is. She is ssssooo happy all the time, talking, playing and very active!!

Another big event this weekend was Riley's Aunt Kerry got married!! She and Brian are now off on their honeymoon. Riley got to meet SSSOOO many new people on Friday night at the rehearsal dinner. She loved it. So much love and affection. She had a great time. She especially loved to meet her Great grandmama!! What a treat. Then on Saturday my parents came and picked her up and kept her over night. They loved it, as did Riley!! They said she was a perfect angle!!!

Here are some photos:

TRYING to crawl

Sitting up all by herself!

All bundled up

Meeting her Great Grandmama for the first time!

They love each other SSOO much!!

Joe and Riley at the rehersal

The bride and her dad

Mr. and Mrs. Good!!

Riley and Trish

Joe and I, enjoying some time away!!

Handsome Bouch Boys

A Little Pumpkin

Today I was *sick*.....ok, so I wasn't sick, but I played sick (knock on wood, since Joe is currently in bed with the flu!!) Riley had her first field trip today and so I went along!! This is how our day went along:

9:15- I got Riley dressed in her pumpkin best and had a quick photo shoot at home!!

9:45 - Met up at GiGi's house. All the other parents were there too. It was great to meet them all and put faces to kids. Then we all caravan over to Cox Farms. http://www.coxfarms.com/

10:00- We got to Cox and walked in to begin our journey. ($9 for 2 and up during the week, $15 for 2 and up on the weekends....but well worth it!!)

Her "classmates"

10:30- Riley was sound asleep!! She was enjoying the cool fall day while sleeping in her stroller. We wondered around and the older kids went on slides, saw animals, and got to run around. This was when I realized I LOVE the fact that Riley is not crawling, walking, or running yet!! It was so much easier to just push her all day!!

11:30- We all made our way over to the hayrides. We climbed inside and enjoyed the ride. We saw lots of cool cut-outs (snoopy, care bears, ghosts, goblins, witches, aliens, and we went through mud and a pond. It was defiantly a great ride for kids and adults!!

Mommy and Bear on the hayride

12:15- We all sat down for some lunch. Riley enjoyed some green beans and a bottle while I enjoyed the sandwich that I packed from home. Although, Cox does have a very extensive snack bar (pizza, hot dogs, burgers, fries, nachos, kettle corn, etc) I actually did get some kettle corn, which I am enjoying as I type!!

1:15- We headed over to enjoy a few more slides. This time Riley and I went down one together. It was a lot of fun.

Mommy and Bear going down the slide

Riley and GiGi

1:45- All the other kids went through a corn stalk maze. Riley and I stayed behind and watched all the stuff. She was getting tired and since strollers were not allowed in I didn't want her to have a melt down halfway through. By the time they all came out (10 minutes later) Riley was fast asleep again!!

2:00- We headed over to the goats. The other kids went in to pet and feed the goats. (free to go in, $1 to get food to feed them).

2:30- Then it was time to go. As you leave, you get to take home a pumpkin (the free ones are pretty small). I had hoped to sit Riley up in between some pumpkins, but you guessed it....she was asleep. So I think Joe and I will take another trip over there, or to another pumpkin patch, and take some photos.

We had a GREAT time and Riley was very tired from it. I am sure all the other kids went to bed early tonight!!

I am pretty tired too. Since Joe is in bed sick, I have had baby/home duty all alone tonight. It would not have been so bad if I was not in need of making baby food too. Luckily she has not figured out the crawling thing yet (although I think it will be this weekend!!), because she was easily entertained laying on her blanket with her toys. Yet, she is still mobile.....she rolls everywhere! If she wants something, she will get it, just by rolling over to it.

Ok, I gotta tend to my sick hubby!! I hope you have enjoyed the pictures!!

A New Addition to the Family!!

We are: 28 weeks and 6 days!!

On Saturday morning we found out that we have welcomed a new addition to the family!! My sister had her baby at 3:56am!! The had not found out if it was a boy or girl...drum roll please....they had another little boy!! John Patrick "Jack" Harrison weighed in at just under 7 pounds and right at 21 inches!! He is so little and very long!! You forget how little they are when they are born!! Jack and mommy are doing great!! I will upload pictures when I get a free minute.

My last blog mentioned how great Riley did with her shots....I had spoken too soon. Tuesday she was not a happy camper. She became fussy and didn't want to eat. But, she slept fine and woke up Wednesday back to normal. However......that didn't last too long. She is now battling a bad cold. She is really congested and coughing a bit. It acts up mostly when she is laying down. The last few nights she wakes up every hour or two crying because she can't sleep. It is really sad and Joe and I are very tired.

I have today off, but Riley is at GiGi's for a few hours. I am cleaning the house from top to bottom and then heading to the dentist. She....she is off playing with the other kids for a few hours. I am sure she was happy to head over there....she loves it and gets to play with other kids.

OH!! other big news.....Riley is days away from crawling!! She is scooting along and trying to get up to crawl. She can get her legs in position, but her head goes down. Then she gets her head and arms up, but her legs go down. But I am thinking she will be crawling any day now. We have already put a gate up going down the stairs and need to get another one for the other set of stairs. She also says "RaRaRa" now. I am thinking she is copying us when we call her "Ri". At least we know she will not have a speech impediment saying her R's!

Hope you are all enjoying your long weekend!! I will post pics and a video soon. Little Jack!!

LOVING bath time!!

This is of Riley TRYING to crawl while she "talks".

A Bear in a Box

We are: 27 weeks and 5 days!!

Today we had Riley's 6 month check up and all went well. She was quite the trooper after her 5 shots!! She had the same 4 shots (and one orally), plus she had the booster for the flu shot. We will head back in a month for the other half of the flu shot. Right after the shots I scooped her up and about 30 seconds later she was sound asleep in my arms!! She was sound asleep, yet still sniffling...too cute!! Here are her stats:

* Weight: 18 pounds (87%)

* Height: 28 inches (99%)

Still at the top of the charts!!

On Sunday we had some visitors for the Redskins game. We dressed her in her finest Redskin gear (cheerleader outfit!) and her Uncle Tommy, Aunt Kerry, and Uncle Brian stopped by. Riley was not too fond of the cheering, a few times she would burst out in tears and needed some comforting. However, after a 2 hour nap she was back in high spirits and cheering on the Skins. Then her Aunt Kerry put her in her toy box....she loved it!! She also sitting on Uncle Tommy's shoulders. What a fun day that ended in a Skins win....good times all around!

We have started her on meats. Some chicken and gravy and turkey with gravy. They smell HORRIBLE, but she loves them, so she gets it!!

We are battling a bit of diaper rash. We are not sure if it is from a new food she ate or from her new wipes. But we are eliminating the new foods and sticking out the wipes. If it doesn't go away then we will try eliminating the wipes. The doctor today gave me a prescription for "butt paste" (that is the real name for it!!). She said to give the over the counter stuff a little time to work, but if it is still there on Wednesday then we should get the RX. But it was looking better tonight.

That is all from here. Hope you are all doing well!! We are looking forward to Kerry's wedding in 3 weeks!! We can't wait to introduce Riley to everyone!!

Hangin' with my Uncle Tommy

Feeding herself (not really, just holding the spoon!)


A Bear in a box!!

More Bear in the box!!

All Better

We are back on schedule!! Last night we seemed to have gotten back on schedule. Riley slept through the night again and we seem to have everything on track. She is happy again and playful. Tonight we have been working on sitting up on her own and crawling. Riley likes to sit up for a few seconds, then falls forward or over. Also, we are trying to help her to crawl. Hayan showed us some tricks to help her, so we have been "scooting" around together.

Here are some photos from last weekend:

Riley and her Grandpa O

Riley and Hayan

Hailey and Riley cheering on the Skins.