Catching Up!

Wow it's been a while!! Sorry I haven't been able to keep this updated, as most of you know I've been in and out of the hospital the past month with my gallbladder removal and then pancreatitis.... it's been a rough recovery but I'm feeling great now!

I'm finally able to play on the floor with Riley which I LOVE because the girl rolls over like it's nobodys business! She's able to sit up on her own for at least a few seconds, LOVES to sit up and look around and wants to crawl so bad but her dang belly just seems to be in the way. She just turned 4 months old a few days ago and you can already see the whites of her teeth trying to pop out of those little gums. I really can't believe how much she's grown already and how well she's developing.

She can eat a small bowl of rice cereal like a pro already! Later this week she'll get to try the baby oatmeal cereal and the Dr said we can start letting her have a little juice if we wanted and could even puree banana into her cereal if we wanted. I'm thinking the juice and fruits are still probably going to wait a little bit, I'm in no hurry for this lil girl to grow up so big!

About 2 weeks before she turned 4 months I took Riley and had her ears pierced. I figured I'd rather do it now when I can clean them and take care of them before she even knows she has ears. She only cried for a little bit and it started because of the coldness of the alcohol swab, lol. So far my theory has worked great, she doesn't touch her ears and they're healing nicely (knock on wood). They look adorable too!! They're the perfect accent for those big Jarrett ears!

At her 4 month appointment she weighed 14.5 lbs and was 26.5 inches long, she's in the 67th percentile for weight and 99th for height. The Dr called her a 'tall skinny baby' but 67th percentile sounds pretty good to me!

11 weeks

David and I have seriously lucked out with Miss Riley. She is SUCH a good sleeper and wakes up with the biggest smiles every morning. It has actually come to the point where we have the camera ready to catch those huge smiles and sleepy eyes, she's just so adorable!

Things with her 'day care' have been going great and David and I are extremely fortunate that we have family able to take care of her. She is already quite the social butterfly and doesn't seem to mind anyone... except her Grampa, lol. We're at 11 weeks now and she seems to getting taller every day and the cheeks get chunkier by the minute!

2 months old today!

Miss Riley is 2 months old today! She had her first shower (mommy was running late and maybe a little lazy), she did great - just a little confused.

She also had her 2 month vaccines, I'm not sure which ticked her off more, the fact that she had to stop eating for the mean lady or that the mean lady was poking her with needles! Once she was picked up she calmed down pretty quick and when she got to eat again it was like everything was right in the world. She now weighs 11lbs 5.2oz and is 23 1/2 inches tall; the size of her head is in the 50th percentile, her weight is in the 60 somethingth percentile and her height is in the 86th percentile (gee, I wonder where she gets that from).

After her Drs appt David took her to our nephew Jake's baseball game where she was adorably sporting their team colors blue & yellow. I can only wonder if the bow stayed on her head to show she really is a girl (I thought I was going to have to thump the nurse that kept calling her him today!). I've started making hairbows like a crazy woman, never really thought making hairbows would be the most relaxing part of my day! I'll have to get some pictures posted so ya'll can see just how adorable she is with them....

8 weeks already... Miss Riley is getting SO BIG! I just can not believe how much my little chunk-a-monk is growing! She actually doesn't look so small when David holds her anymore! We really don't have too many updates so I'll just share some pictures - I'm slackin a little the past couple weeks but I'll do my best to get some more soon. Feel free to leave comments!