UPDATE!

Sorry, I haven't been too good about updating my blog. Being a mom is a full time job, and is hard to find time to sit down and update. Here is what has been going on for the last month.

Riley is now 4 months

The other day he had his check up. He is 13.3 Pounds and 25 inches long. He is tall and skinny as the doctor said. He also had to get 4 shots. It was so sad to see his face. He didn't know what to think of it, but daddy saved him and then he was ok. The doctor said it would be ok if we started him on cereal. So, that night I gave him some rice cereal and he did not like it one bit, he made a bitter face, and spit it out. My mom told me to try applesauce, and we tried that too, but he didn't like that either. Then finally, today I tried again and he started to like it a little bit better. Still made the bitter face, but ate more than he did the other day. We will see how it goes. I dont have a picture yet of him eating, but as soon as I do, I will post it.

He has learned so many things. He has started cooing and making a lot more noises with his voice.He can roll over from stomach to back. He still loves his hands in his mouth. He loves playing with toys. He likes splashing in the tub. He can recognize who you are now. He loves to be sung to. His favortie song is 5 little monkey's swinging in a tree teasing Mr. Alligator. He laughs when you tickle him. When were not paying attention to him, he will yell and wait for us to go play with him. The only thing that he is having a problem with(actually mom is) he wakes up once a night. That is still good compared to other babies. One day he will sleep through the night.He is growing so fast!






Grouse Creek

Case's mom is building a cabin. Well, it is built, just the inside needs to be finished. After 3 years the outside is finally done, except for the porch. The roof, siding, and dormers are done. The cabin has a 2 levels. The downstairs has 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom, and the upstairs is just a big loft with a lot of open space. Thanks to my brother in law's father in law- Marvin. He knows so much about building houses. We really appreciate it! Our next project is to finish all the insulation, and put up sheet rock. Also,we have the electrical work done. When we have a generator we have a few lights and an outlet working. We have had a lot of help with this house, and we all appreciate it. We are looking forward of it being complete, but it will be a few more years. But, at least we can put a few beds up there and sleep up there.





Hopefully, I can keep up with my blog, so everyone can see how Riley is doing and the family. Thanks for visiting our blog!

Blessing Day!

Yesterday, we blessed Riley. I made sure he was fed and changed before we went to church. He was wide awake when we got to church. I was worried he would start to fuss during the blessing, but he did great. Case, said he had his eyes wide open and was wondering what was going on. He did so good, he enjoyed it. And Case did such a great job on the blessing. After he was blessed, he got passed around being held my family members. Next, it was my turn to do my part. I have always felt when a baby was blessed that the dad blessed the baby, and the mom had to bare her testimony if it was fast Sunday. I didn't know if I wanted to get up in front of a lot of people,every time a little kid went up, I told my self it cant be that hard, so I would go up after they were done, but I never did. Finally, I was brave enough and was the last one to give my testimony. I felt so much better after I gave my testimony. After church, we all headed to my parents house to have lunch. It turned out so nice. So much yummy food. It was so nice to have our family and friends come over to hang out for awhile. Thank You!



Riley, has been growing so much! Just with in a week, I have noticed he has grown a lot. He is finally in three months clothes. Also, he has discovered so many new things such as.. Playing with his tounge, making loud noises, sucking on his hands, and smiling so much more. Also, he is learning how to sleep in his own crib, which is so nice, so mommy and daddy can get some sleep. The other night, he slept from 10:30 PM until 5 AM. It was so nice.

2 Months And Counting!

My Riley Boy is 2 months!

Where has the time gone? He is growing everyday in so many different ways.
He brings a smile to our face everytime we see him.
He still is in his newborn clothes, but some of them are getting a little tight on hin, soon he will be in his 3 month clothes. Im hoping by May he will be a little bigger in order to fit in his blessing outfit.

He is starting to eat more and sleeping longer. I kind of have a routine for him, so he can sleep good at night. I give him a bath, feed him, rock him to sleep, and by 8:30 or 9 he is fast asleep. And he will sleep until 2 or 3 in the morning. He will eat again, and by half way of the bottle he is sleeping again. So, he is doing pretty good.

On Monday, we went to the doctor for his 2 month well check. I was wondering how much he would weight. The night before we were all guessing on how much he weighs, so I went on my mom's scale to see how much I weighed with him in my arms, and then we subtracted his weight from mine, and the scale told us that he was 10 pounds. I didn't beleive it. So, when Riley was on the baby scale he weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces, and was 22 inches long. I was shocked he gained that much weight in 2 months.

The one thing I'm working on is having him sleep in his crib, rather in my arms in the rocking chair at night. Hopefully we can work on this, so he doesn't get used to sleeping with me every night.

Some of his favorite things to do is..
- Just lay on the floor and move his little body
- Make cute little noises, like he is talking to us
- Snuggle
- Smile

We love having Riley in our lives, he is such a sweet little boy.
We love him so much!

New Pictures!

Riley is growing so fast! I cant believe it.

He is starting to...

Hold his head up

Focus more

SMILE

Make little noises at you, when you talk to him.

It's so fun to see him do all of these things.

He is my sweet little boy!

5 Generations!

On my Mom's side we were able to take a 5 Generation picuture.

My Mom's Dad's side, My Great Grandma Fran turned 90 in January, she is such a sweet lady.

When we went to take the picture, she said it took her 90 years to finally get a 5 generation picture. I was happy that I was able to do that for her.

On my Mom's, Mom's side, My Great Grandpa Pete who is 89, such a nice guy once you get to know him. When you first meet him, you might think he is an old onrgy man, but he is a great guy. Something neat about this side of the family, is that Riley was born on the anniversary of my Great Grandma Reah, who passed away a year ago. It was a blessing to have him come on that day. Also, my Aunt Ardene who passed away last August had alway wanted a red-headed little boy, and thats exactly what Riley has.

We all miss them very much, but we know that they are watching over us and taking care of us.

2 Week Photo Shoot

Here are the pictures Case's cousin (Austin) took for us when Riley was 2 weeks old. 

The lighting brings out his RED hair.

They turned out really CUTE.

Thanks Austin.

Happy Birthday! One Month Old!

I can't believe that it has been a month, since Riley was born.

How time goes so fast.

He is growing so fast. He is actually wearing newborn clothes now. He finally grew out of his premie clothes. Well, some premie clothes still kind of fit him. His pajamas are way too tight on him, they are falling off his shoulders. But his pants still fit him.

He is growing, and before I know it, he will be in 0-3 month clothes.

Riley is starting to focus on a lot of different things.

I think one of his favorite things to look at is, any thing that is bright. Mainly lights. He will just stare at the light for awhile.He also is starting to recognize family voices.

He makes some funny faces too.

When I was changing his diaper, I told him he was a stinky butt, and he made a cute litte smirk, knowing that he is a stinky butt.

It was cute.

The other day, my cousin Ashley took his month old pictures and he cooperated very well.

She got a lot of good pictures. The only time he whined was when we put him into a different position. It was Ashley's first infant baby shoot. And it turned out great.

I cant wait to send out his birth announcement, for everyone to see all the good pictures.