Riley is now 5 months old! It's crazy how big she is getting and how quickly she is changing! She can now roll over back to front and front to back. She is SO close to crawling! She can rotate around in a circle when she's on her belly and then rolls to get to where she wants to go. We can't leave her alone for a second! She knows how to use her arms to crawl and what to do with her legs - she just can't seem to coordinate them at the same time. I am totally fine with that! Crawling is great and all - but once she can do that, I think my job becomes harder! :o)
Riley is such a wonderful and happy baby! She STILL hasn't taken a bottle and still is waking up about 3 times a night. Other than those two things - she is such an easy baby! I'm excited to be able to start her on solids next month!
I took Riley swimming for the first time and she LOVED it! She was so cute in her little swim suit and loved splashing in the water. She's ready for her trip to the beach at the end of August! She also still loves listening to her daddy play guitar. She loves her bouncing activity center. Her feet now reach the ground so she can bounce away on her own. She lasts for about a half hour in it until she wears herself out from bouncing so much! She also is very into watching our food. Anytime she can see what we are eating she is reaching for it and trying to get her hands on it. She especially wants to drink out of our cups. When we let her try it - she loves it but gets water everywhere!
We just got back from a long trip to Chicago. I'll post about that and put up some new pictures soon!
As a side note - I'm going to be an Aunt again! Rachael and Barry are expecting their third at the end of March. I'm SO excited for them! Congrats!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
4 Month Update
We went for Riley's 4 month doctors appointment yesterday. She is 4 months 9 days old, 15 pounds 2 ounces and 26 inches long. The doctor said she looks great! Riley now rolls over, grabs onto toys, can sorta laugh (still sounds kinda like a little grunt), squeals and yells, and is teething like crazy! She had discovered her toes and wants nothing more than to get them into her mouth! She also loves listening to her daddy play guitar.
We got the go-ahead to start her on rice cereal. She didn't really know what to think of it, but got quite a bit down! She was a MESS! She also gets to start having a little bit of water in a sippy cup. I'm hoping that she can figure out how to use a sippy cup since she still hasn't used a bottle! She was sleeping 6-8 hours a night, but for some reason has gone back to waking up about 2 times a night. We are trying to figure out how to get her back to that 6-8 hour a night because I am exhausted by the 2 night time feedings!
In 2 weeks, we head up to Chicago. Kirk's coming for just a few days and then coming back to take the junior highers on their mission trip to Chattanooga. I'll stay up in Chicago the week he is gone. We're excited to see friends and family and I'm thrilled not to have to be home alone with Riley for the week he's gone.
Here are a couple pictures from Riley's first rice cereal experience!
We got the go-ahead to start her on rice cereal. She didn't really know what to think of it, but got quite a bit down! She was a MESS! She also gets to start having a little bit of water in a sippy cup. I'm hoping that she can figure out how to use a sippy cup since she still hasn't used a bottle! She was sleeping 6-8 hours a night, but for some reason has gone back to waking up about 2 times a night. We are trying to figure out how to get her back to that 6-8 hour a night because I am exhausted by the 2 night time feedings!
In 2 weeks, we head up to Chicago. Kirk's coming for just a few days and then coming back to take the junior highers on their mission trip to Chattanooga. I'll stay up in Chicago the week he is gone. We're excited to see friends and family and I'm thrilled not to have to be home alone with Riley for the week he's gone.
Here are a couple pictures from Riley's first rice cereal experience!
Pictures
Our friend Lisa Potter took some adorable pictures of Riley this past weekend. There are so many cute pictures! Here are some of our favorites!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Twin Cities, Teething and Turning Over
The past few weeks have been busy for all 3 of us!
Kirk - Kirk took the senior highers on a mission trip to Logan, WV. They had a great week! I was so jealous that they were there, because Logan is one of my favorite places ever! Kirk got to meet most of my friends there and became known as "Mr. Jess." He got to visit our friends in Delbarton as well. I think the students had a great week. He is now getting ready for a week of VBS, a weekend trip with senior high and college students, a quick trip to Chicago and the Jr. High mission trip to Chattanooga, TN.
Jess - Because Kirk is a great husband, he didn't want me and Riley to be home alone the week he was gone in West Virginia so he surprised me with a trip to Minneapolis! For those of you who don't know, I lived there for 3 1/2 years while I worked for YouthWorks. It was AWESOME to see friends. We got to see almost everyone I wanted to see and Riley was a trooper! I had forgotten how much I loved the cities.
Riley - Riley has been a busy girl the past few weeks. She has started teething. She chews on everything and drools all over. She isn't really fussy from it yet, which is nice. She also learned how to roll over! She is so proud of herself when she does it, but quickly realizes she doesn't like to be on her stomach so she starts to cry until we flip her back over. She is officially out of her bassinet and sleeping in her crib. We go to the doctor next Tuesday for her 4 month appointment and I think we'll get the go ahead to start her on rice cereal! She still hasn't taken a bottle, so me and her haven't been apart for more than 3 hours (ugh). She is doing better sleeping and will usually have 2 good nights and then a bad one. She loves her new activity center (she stands in it and once she grows another inch, her feet will reach the ground and she can start bouncing!). She also likes her Bumpo chair and when she sits in it, she tries SO hard to get her feet in her mouth! She has also learned how to grab and hold onto things so now I need to be better of keeping things out of her reach!
July will be a busy month for Kirk and all 3 of us will be headed back to Chicago to visit. Kirk is going to fly up with me and Riley for a few days and then fly home to take the Jr. Highers on their mission trip. Riley and I will stay for the week so we don't have to be home by ourselves when he is gone and so Riley can be spoiled by grandparents, aunts and uncles, and my friends.
Kirk - Kirk took the senior highers on a mission trip to Logan, WV. They had a great week! I was so jealous that they were there, because Logan is one of my favorite places ever! Kirk got to meet most of my friends there and became known as "Mr. Jess." He got to visit our friends in Delbarton as well. I think the students had a great week. He is now getting ready for a week of VBS, a weekend trip with senior high and college students, a quick trip to Chicago and the Jr. High mission trip to Chattanooga, TN.
Jess - Because Kirk is a great husband, he didn't want me and Riley to be home alone the week he was gone in West Virginia so he surprised me with a trip to Minneapolis! For those of you who don't know, I lived there for 3 1/2 years while I worked for YouthWorks. It was AWESOME to see friends. We got to see almost everyone I wanted to see and Riley was a trooper! I had forgotten how much I loved the cities.
Riley - Riley has been a busy girl the past few weeks. She has started teething. She chews on everything and drools all over. She isn't really fussy from it yet, which is nice. She also learned how to roll over! She is so proud of herself when she does it, but quickly realizes she doesn't like to be on her stomach so she starts to cry until we flip her back over. She is officially out of her bassinet and sleeping in her crib. We go to the doctor next Tuesday for her 4 month appointment and I think we'll get the go ahead to start her on rice cereal! She still hasn't taken a bottle, so me and her haven't been apart for more than 3 hours (ugh). She is doing better sleeping and will usually have 2 good nights and then a bad one. She loves her new activity center (she stands in it and once she grows another inch, her feet will reach the ground and she can start bouncing!). She also likes her Bumpo chair and when she sits in it, she tries SO hard to get her feet in her mouth! She has also learned how to grab and hold onto things so now I need to be better of keeping things out of her reach!
July will be a busy month for Kirk and all 3 of us will be headed back to Chicago to visit. Kirk is going to fly up with me and Riley for a few days and then fly home to take the Jr. Highers on their mission trip. Riley and I will stay for the week so we don't have to be home by ourselves when he is gone and so Riley can be spoiled by grandparents, aunts and uncles, and my friends.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sweet Home Chicago
(Please ignore my spelling errors! Spell check isn't working and I'm a terrible speller! Don't judge...i have other skills!)
We just got back from almost 2 weeks in Chicagoland. It was an almost perfect visit. The highlight was definitely my sister Stacy's wedding. It was so fun to celebrate her and Brett. I'm so excited to have Brett as my new brother-in-law. He's a perfect addition to our family! Kirk officiated the ceremony which made it extra special. The ceremony was sweet and beautiful and the reception was a great party.
We got to see so many of our friends and family over the 12 days and it was fun to introduce Riley to everyone. She was such a trooper! She was totally off her schedule and didn't get good naps. It was really sweet to see her meet her Aunts, Great Aunts and Uncles and her Grumme (we call my grandma Umme and since she's Riley's Great Umme - her name is Grumme!) for the first time.
While we were there, Riley celebrated her 3 month birthday and also began chewing on everything! We think she's starting to teeth because she's always putting her hands, clothes, blankets, etc in her mouth an drooling all over the place! She slept 7-8 hours every night we were there (unfortunately- that hasn't continued since coming back. The first night home, she slept 5 hours and last night she woke up every 2 and a half hours...punk!).
I think our stomachs are still recovering from all the food! Between my mom's cooking, my grandma's cooking and hitting all of our favorite restaurants - it was basically one big food crawl! I think we are both still full!
All in all, it was wonderful. It was a little hard to come back here. It was so nice to have so much help with Riley and be able to go out with friends and be close to family. We also have come back to 95-99 degree heat here! Kirk's busy summer of youth events is about to start and I'm trying to be ok with being alone with Riley while he's gone a lot! Especially because he's taking the youth to Logan, WV - one of my favorite places! I want to go so bad, but a 3 month old and a week of YouthWorks don't really mix.
Below are 2 pictures of our trip. More to come - assuming people email me the ones they took! We didn't take any pictures ourselves! oops!
We just got back from almost 2 weeks in Chicagoland. It was an almost perfect visit. The highlight was definitely my sister Stacy's wedding. It was so fun to celebrate her and Brett. I'm so excited to have Brett as my new brother-in-law. He's a perfect addition to our family! Kirk officiated the ceremony which made it extra special. The ceremony was sweet and beautiful and the reception was a great party.
We got to see so many of our friends and family over the 12 days and it was fun to introduce Riley to everyone. She was such a trooper! She was totally off her schedule and didn't get good naps. It was really sweet to see her meet her Aunts, Great Aunts and Uncles and her Grumme (we call my grandma Umme and since she's Riley's Great Umme - her name is Grumme!) for the first time.
While we were there, Riley celebrated her 3 month birthday and also began chewing on everything! We think she's starting to teeth because she's always putting her hands, clothes, blankets, etc in her mouth an drooling all over the place! She slept 7-8 hours every night we were there (unfortunately- that hasn't continued since coming back. The first night home, she slept 5 hours and last night she woke up every 2 and a half hours...punk!).
I think our stomachs are still recovering from all the food! Between my mom's cooking, my grandma's cooking and hitting all of our favorite restaurants - it was basically one big food crawl! I think we are both still full!
All in all, it was wonderful. It was a little hard to come back here. It was so nice to have so much help with Riley and be able to go out with friends and be close to family. We also have come back to 95-99 degree heat here! Kirk's busy summer of youth events is about to start and I'm trying to be ok with being alone with Riley while he's gone a lot! Especially because he's taking the youth to Logan, WV - one of my favorite places! I want to go so bad, but a 3 month old and a week of YouthWorks don't really mix.
Below are 2 pictures of our trip. More to come - assuming people email me the ones they took! We didn't take any pictures ourselves! oops!
Brett, Stacy, Me, Kirk
Carrie and Christy
Carrie and Christy
@ Stacy and Brett's Rehearsal Dinner
4 generations! My mom, me, Umme and Riley!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
2 Month Update
We went to the doctor this week for Riley's 2 month check up. She is 11 pounds 11 ounces and 24 inches long. That puts her in the 68 percentile for weight and the 92% for height. Her head is 38 cm around which puts her in the 34% for that. So she is still a stringbean. She had to get 3 shots and she took them like a champ. I, on the other hand, had to sit down and let Kirk hold her down during them. I never get nervous or dizzy when I get shots, but I couldn't handle her getting them! The doctor said she's doing great!
We are less than 2 weeks away from our trip to Chicago. I can't wait! I'm so excited for Riley to meet her aunts and the rest of our family and friends! I also can't wait for my sister's wedding! Yea Stacy and Brett! :o)
Riley is getting bigger and cuter every day. She's discovered her hands and loves to put them in her mouth. She tries to shove her whole fist in there. She also will stick her hand so far back that she gags herself and then panics a little bit. We're hoping she catches on to the fact that she doesn't have to keep gagging herself. She's had a cold for the past week and a half. Her poor little nose is so stuffed up! Otherwise she loves her bouncy seat and her Sophie Giraffee. She loves walking outside in the sun and taking baths.
Kirk is busy with all the end of the year stuff with the youth. The trip to Chicago will be a nice break for him before the craziness of summer programming kicks off. I'm just trying to keep up with Riley and am still despertely trying to get her to sleep just a little more at night, so I don't feel like I'm in a constant fog. I'm also still on the quest to try and get her to take a bottle so I can be away for longer than 2 hours at a time!
That's all for now. Chicago friends and family - see you soon!
We are less than 2 weeks away from our trip to Chicago. I can't wait! I'm so excited for Riley to meet her aunts and the rest of our family and friends! I also can't wait for my sister's wedding! Yea Stacy and Brett! :o)
Riley is getting bigger and cuter every day. She's discovered her hands and loves to put them in her mouth. She tries to shove her whole fist in there. She also will stick her hand so far back that she gags herself and then panics a little bit. We're hoping she catches on to the fact that she doesn't have to keep gagging herself. She's had a cold for the past week and a half. Her poor little nose is so stuffed up! Otherwise she loves her bouncy seat and her Sophie Giraffee. She loves walking outside in the sun and taking baths.
Kirk is busy with all the end of the year stuff with the youth. The trip to Chicago will be a nice break for him before the craziness of summer programming kicks off. I'm just trying to keep up with Riley and am still despertely trying to get her to sleep just a little more at night, so I don't feel like I'm in a constant fog. I'm also still on the quest to try and get her to take a bottle so I can be away for longer than 2 hours at a time!
That's all for now. Chicago friends and family - see you soon!
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