Ellen dancing II

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Sleeping in= Danger

This morning my sweet husband let me sleep in a little later while he got up with Riley. When I got up, I came out to thank him and found this.


Craig thought Riley was in the play room playing by himself. Does he even know this kid?? If he's doing something on his own, it's not good. Our little monkey climbed into the office chair (that spins around and has wheels, mind you) and then climbed from that onto the desk. When I walked in he was actually sitting throwing things about. We've been working on some things lately and there was lots of paperwork and such on the desk that was strewn all over the floor!
Anyways, doubt I'll be able to enjoy sleeping in anytime soon...I didn't realize how risky it was!

Another example of my child's desire to be injured. Why does he think the ground is such a bad place?

Riley's 15th month

a little early Easter egg hunting in Louisiana

His best buddy.

Riley spends as much time as possible with his cousins Mason and Gavin.

getting the candy out. he's no fool.

uncle Trevor came to visit

you may be wondering what Riley's face looks like after most of these pictures. i too wonder that somedays. mostly i just see the back of his head running off to get into something!

15 Months

Our little bundle of joy recently hit the 15 month mark. Pictures are becoming more rare as it is impossible to catch him still and looking at the camera...but I will post a few.

15 month stats:
24 lbs 50%
32 inches 75-90%
head 19.3 inches 97%!!!

Now, what to say about our Riley boy...

- I would say that he has become an expert walker, but he doesn't really walk. He RUNS everywhere he goes. Of course it's a cute little toddler run. The kid has one speed: FULL speed.

- He climbs on everything and is getting pretty good at actually getting down from the peaks he reaches.

- He's become a little shy when meeting new people and will smile and bury his face in my shoulder. I LOVE this because as many of you know Riley is NOT a cuddler and it's the only time he snuggles up to me besides when he's going to sleep.

- He still does not hug or kiss, but will ocassionally allow me to plant one on him and purse his lips together in a tolerating fashion. He just doesn't have time for the mushy stuff, he's got too much to do.

- He's smart! It's amazing to see the things he can pick up on. For instance, he knows I always wear my glasses in the mornings (because I don't yet have my contacts in) so if Craig gets him out of bed he comes in my room and picks my glasses up next to my bed and hands them to me.

- He has lots to say. Some favorite words are: alright!, uhoh, DaDa (MaMa is becoming more frequent), ball, bird, kitty, eeze (cheese), hot? (always a question), night night, ba ba (bottle), bye, hi, no, thank you, boon (balloon).

- He can signal "touchdown" and "safe" on demand and show you where his nose is.

- He tells everyone we pass when leaving a store "bye".

- He loves mac and cheese and will go in the pantry to get it and bring it to me to fix. He has become a little more picky with his eating, but is still a healthy eater. Fruit and cheese are by far his favorite foods.

- He loves animals and balloons.

- I just bought him some new summer clothes...2T. What has happened to my baby??