Riley Mae's update-It's been forever



we since added the side rail



Riley is officially in her big girl bed. She moved in there 10 days ago and has had zero issues to report. She does take a little longer to go down for bed and of course uses the stall tactics all kids do. ( I have to go potty, one more hug, where's b?, she forgot to put her baby to sleep and so on.) She was super excited to get her bed. She still fit in her crib, but since she is potty trained it was growing more and more difficult (and annoying) to have to get up out of bed to get her out of her crib to go potty. We never went through this issue with Devin since he was kicked out of the crib at 19 months to prepare for his sisters arrival shortly there after. I still have to update her drapes now that I got rid of the valance that matched her cribbing and her bedding is now white not beige but we are getting there!

She is growing more and more independent and is loving that we are able to understand most of the things she is saying. There are times still that I have no idea what she is talking about but for the most part I can figure it if she repeats herself if she talks to quickly the first time around in her lil squeaky voice. She will repeat anything now and is always trying to say new words that were difficult before. For example, yesterday on the way to school I was reviewing what a cable car was in San Francisco (for his show and tell) and Riley was trying her damn-dest to say San Francisco.

She has grown in height too this summer. Since her 2 year well check she has grown a good 2 inches in 5 months. Now along with that she may have gained a few ounces as well. Haha, she is still a string bean and probably will be until puberty and I am totally fine with that. There are a few things I bought for her for this summer to wear that she will never get into because 24 month bottoms are just too big for her. She is still in 12-18 mo or 18-24 mo depending on the store for bottoms. Tops she is regular size for the most part unless its one that is a swing top or similar. Here is to hoping she gains a little weight for this winter so she can fill out her clothes.

I believe she will be doing gymnastics when we get back from Florida. We leave the first week in to the 6 week session and then she would miss the second week too and I have to find out what the policy is with joining late or missing classes (if we sign up now.) She is very agile and has some serious strength so I think she would do well with this. I was thinking ballet as well, but I think at this age she would do better with something that was a little more lax.



Those 2 year old molars still have not popped through. They have been gumballs sitting on her jaw bone but under the gum for weeks now. She wakes up now and then out of dead sleeps because they hurt her. Poor kid. I have no idea what is taking them SO fricking long to cut through, but let me tell you this stinks. She has three up now and the fourth is coming up. Hopefully they will pop through before we get on a 5 hour plane ride next Thursday without Daddy. There always is Motrin and orajel I guess :)