6 months: week 4

My little Fasion Diva!

Milestones/Developments:

Sit-to-Stand:

Rileys little legs are getting stronger! and she is understanding how her arms can help her get where she wants to go/do what she wants them to do even more so than before!

We were sitting in the pool on the baby play spot (its likes 2 inches of water over a big flat...nice for Riley to play on) and i had her sitting in between my legs and she grabbed on to my leg and pushed herself up to stand up, she was so proud of herself and i was proud of her as well!

Adventures of the week:

Visitors:

Amanda and Jeff came in to see us. Riley had a blast playing with someone other than her mommy, and i must say it was a nice break for me every once and a while to have someone else there to entertain her. The week went by pretty fast but it was really nice to have some company...not to mention have an excuse to venture out of the house...even if it does cause a run in the police.

The Pool:

We have spent more time in the pool this week than i think we ever had! Riley has such a great time in the pool she kicks her legs and moves her arms to try to move herself closer to the waterfall. she splashes the water and tries to grab it in her little hands to eat it.

i bought this float that i must say is the best thing in the world for us... she goes on one side and i have a float on the otherside.

she likes to lean to the side and try to drink all of the water out of the pool. And of course the toys that are in the center she likes to lick them.
i must say this has been a fun week...for both of us!

THE BEACH:

The best beach trip so far! Still stressful but until she can walk i think it will be that way... trying to crawl in the sand = a lot of sand in the face and eyes.

Riley had a blast! she splashed in the water, squeaking and laughing and smiling the entire time... i walked a little bit deeper in the water (the water was mid-calf...Riley could still stand in the water) i was holding her and everything the big waves would come she would Grab on to my neck and kick her legs to go up high on mommy. It was pretty cute!

After a mouth full of water from the big wave, i took Riley back up to the sand and on our way up i got a huge sharp shell in the bottom of my foot (as i am jumping on one foot and holding Riley yelling for amanda to get her out of my arms) i finally got the shell out and Riley got to eat all the sand she could shove in her mouth before mommy telling her "No" and brushing it out...18 thousand times. I am pretty sure she consumed more sand that food that day! needless to say Riley had an absolute blast!

She was very upset with me when it was time to leave.

We made it 2 blocks from the beach before getting pulled over...why you ask....because apparently police officers in brevard county have nothing better to do than to pull you over for the tint on your car being to dark. yup. an easy fix... but just a hassle to get cleared so i don have to pay the 189.00 fine!

All in all it was a great day!

Beach Trip no. 2 (for the week)

This time around i bought a tent.. they had the baby tents for around 30-40 dollars....orr.. they had regualr 2 person tents for 19.98... so i got that! it works just the same and it doesnt have disney characters on it. and its big enough for john and i to sit in..or sleep in if we wanted to use it for camping (since we do that so often)...Recommend anyone and everyone if you have a small child you are trying to keep out of the sand/sun...Get a tent. my life was so much less stressful (well until i tried to take it down without it touching the ground) I stuck her in it added some toys and she played away!

I still let her play in the sand of course..and she once again ate as much as she could... We played in the water..and unwillingly she drank the entire ocean. It was a short trip to the beach but an adventure of course.

Uncle Grandpa's Birthday!

Friday was "Uncle grandpa's" birthday, Riley had her first taste of chinese food and some family lovin'... She got to play with her Auntie Rye and Aunt Hayden her Mimi and of course her Uncle Grandpa.