6 week pics, 2 month stats

Riley had his 2 month appointment today....

12 lbs 1 oz.
23 inches

It's funny because everyone keeps commenting on how strong he is and how muscular he looks. Even the nurse today thought his arms were so cute because you can see the little definition of his biceps. I'll have to take a picture of them.

These pictures are from a couple of weeks ago when he was 6 weeks. I'll post newer ones soon!

BYU vs Florida

Today was a day Craig hoped would never come, BYU vs Florida. However, Riley and I were not torn and as you can see Riley was very excited for BYU's win. GO COUGS!

A night in my life.

11:00 PM Put baby down for second or third time. Straighten up house. Finish workout I started 3 hours before.
12:00 AM Bathe for the first time today, if it's 12:00AM does it count for both days?
12:30 AM Get in bed. Husband can't sleep.
1:00 AM Husband falls asleep. Baby is still awake in his bed and is no longer content. Feed baby. Change diaper.
1:30 AM Lie down. Cat needs love and attention. Pet cat for 10 minutes. Cat goes to sleep.
3:45 AM Baby wakes up. Baby sprung a leak. Find the last clean pair of jammies. Change baby. Baby screams because he's hungry and doesn't want to be changed. Feed baby. Baby's sheet is damp from leak...change sheet or put a blanket down and change in the morning? Put a blanket down. Burp baby. Baby spits up on me. Put baby down. Change my clothes. Get in bed.
6:30 AM Husband's alarm goes off. Too tired to ask why husband is getting up so early. Husband leaves. Baby wakes up. Feed baby. Burp Baby. Baby spits up on himself. Change baby. Put baby down. I lie down.
9:00 AM Baby wakes up. Feed baby. Burp Baby. Change Baby. Put baby down. I think of what I need to do today. I go back to sleep instead.
11:30 AM Baby wakes up. Get dressed. Feed cat. Feed baby. Burp Baby. Change baby.
12:30 PM Baby is tired. Baby agrees to go back to sleep. I blog.

I didn't have to change the sheets on MY bed. Baby didn't throw up an entire bottle. I didn't have to shower in the middle of the night. Everyone survived.
SUCCESSFUL NIGHT.

5 Weeks

Grandma Copeland took Riley to get his pictures taken last weekend. He was such a good sport! Thanks Laura!!

7 hours of heaven

Last night Riley baby set a new record sleeping for 7 hours straight- meaning I only had to get up once during the night!! However, when he did wake up I thought he was going to gnaw my arm off before I could get the bottle in his mouth. Wish me luck tonight, I'm expecting the worst after such a great night last night!

I just had to add this...

I've been asked who I think new little Cannon looks like, and honestly, I have no idea because I always go to this picture and I can only look at Ella. I find myself everyday since I first saw this picture coming back to look at it because her expression here is so funny to me! Ella was just a baby when Kent and Natalie moved from Florida but we still feel like we know her and Ethan so well and we just love them!
Anyways, knowing her personality, this picture just keeps making me smile day after day! Ella you are too funny and adorable!

Babies, Babies and more Babies!

This weekend was our niece Lola's 1st Birthday! I cannot believe she is a year old, it's flown by and she just gets cuter and cuter by the day.
Also, on March 1 our newest nephew Cannon Rigby Copeland was born- so Riley is no longer the baby in the family. We are so excited for Riley to have another boy in the family so close to his age. We have high hopes of them being the best of friends! Congrats to Kent and Natalie on their little miracle! We can't wait to meet him in May.

And then of course a few pictures of Riley!
At his 1 month appointment he has chunked up to 10 lbs 10 oz and is now 21.5 inches. I'm not sure where he's putting it because he is not nearly chubby enough...bring on the rolls! The Dr. was surprised at how much he is eating- which is constantly, but I think he's just burning it right off. If you've had the privilege of holding Riley you know what I mean. He never stops moving. He's constantly flailing about, jumping around, and kicking with arms flying. He's like holding a wild animal, he definitely behaves the same as when I was pregnant with him. He DOES NOT act like a 5 week old- he even thinks he can hold his head up and does a pretty good job of it.

His favorite part of the day is tubby time.

His Daddy has him practicing his throwing technique already.

We loved surprising Craig for lunch in Riley's cute little LSU outfit. This was snapped during a very brief period that he was still and sleeping. Did I mention he prefers to NOT take naps during the day? The only way to get him to sleep is to go for a ride and I think it's because that's the only time he is still is when he's strapped down.

Symposium Summary

You can read a summary of Trevor's paper in the Church News. (His name is listed as Joseph T. Antley)

I pledge...

To lose my baby weight.

I'm putting this in writing. So when you see me in a few months if I'm not on track you can all say "Wow, she really let herself go after having a baby. She'll never lose that weight" behind my back. (Don't say it to my face). I've decided the "easy weight loss" has had it's chance and now it's time to work for it!
Today I went out and bought a baby carrier as I was having a dilemma getting a workout in. Riley loved it and went to sleep as soon as I got on the eliptical. So I've officially started working out as we mark his 1 month birthday (I'll post more pictures soon, but in the mean time you can see some here). And I've officially finished this 30.4 oz bag of these
That would be 22 Servings of 21 pieces, or 462 little sour men. Thanks George and Laura for that great birthday present- this isn't including the bag they brought me during labor.

Anyways, so I'm serious. This is it. Now or never.
To all my clothes: we will be together again soon.