Four Feet

Evening Glimpse

Riley is usually a happy boy when his daddy gets home in the evenings.

(And his momma is a happy girl!)

If he gets home early enough, Kenny takes Riley off my hands for a few minutes while I get his dinner ready.

This particular day, Riley was fascinated by the stripes on Kenny’s shirt.

A quick time out for a family picture! (This doesn’t happen every night.)

Then it’s time to feed Riley his dinner. Veggies and rice cereal…..yum!

Riley now has a full belly, and he’s squeaky clean after his bath. Time to get in some jammies, read a book, have one last bottle, and go to bed!

Once he’s in his crib for the night, Kenny and I switch gears. We throw together something for our dinner and usually relax on the sofa for some quality couple time for a few hours. And it’s sad but true: we’re in bed before 10pm most nights.

Then we do it all over again the next night!

This has been a glimpse into a typical evening in our house. Thank you for your attention!

Cuteness Number Five

  Drumming with Daddy….kind of

  Hi there, Mr. Blue Eyes

  Happy Valentine’s Day!

Loving looking in mirrors!

Breaking the rules….again

Mornings with Mom

    ‘Sup?

    I like to chew on my bibs…..

  …..and also tree branches

  Napping with a new friend

Diaper Change Distraction

Riley received a cute little plush alligator rattle for Christmas, and I pulled it out recently when he was getting restless on the changing table. He no longer just lays there looking cute; he’s too interested in the fan, the wall, the light, etc. So I started giving him the gator to hold onto and play with while I change his diaper.

When I hold it up and shake it before handing it to him, his face breaks out in a huge grin and he waves his arms around frantically, reaching for it. That little gator is making the diaper changing process much easier these days!

     

Video Monday: Squash!

Kenny took a video the first time we gave Riley baby food, and its Monday premiere has finally arrived.

(Warning: it’s a bit long, but the facial expressions dispersed throughout are worth it.)

Enjoy!

Squirmy

Nola recently found a onesie at Walmart that she just had to get for Riley-bean. It’s so perfect for him, and I’m so glad she bought it!

That first picture is my favorite: I love how the only thing in focus is the caterpillar and the word “squirmy” because he just couldn’t sit still!

Wonky Hair

So, on second thought, perhaps we didn’t solve the problem of Riley’s crazy, wonky, ridiculous hair.

Here he is on two separate occasions, hair sticking up and refusing to be tamed. It looked particularly funny the first day; the second wasn’t quite as bad. Regardless of the state of his hair, though, he’s still one happy boy!

My apologies for the quality of these pictures; it’s becoming more of a challenge to photograph my increasingly squirmy little man!

Can I Have That Too?

A couple of weeks ago Riley got a hold of Kenny’s cell phone.

Not surprisingly, he immediately put it in his mouth.

And since his dad is such a softie (unlike me), he didn’t stop Riley from doing so.

Mmmmm….phone taste good.

I think the remote control for the TV may be next on his list.

He’s been eyeing it for quite some time now.

On the Road Again

Kenny’s shoulder/back/neck was not getting better after his first visit to his orthopedist (and the subsequent round of meds he was prescribed), so he scheduled another appointment for Monday. His doc wanted him to get a MRI scan beforehand, so he had that done here on Thursday. Then we loaded up the car for the second weekend in a row and the three of us headed back to the Big Easy.

The good part about going in again was that I got to join the girls for Becky’s baby shower on Saturday afternoon, and Kenny and I both got to hang with lots of our friends for a group birthday bash at the Bulldog. Then on Sunday Riley and I wandered around the French Quarter with four crazy women on an absolutely glorious day. All three were really fun events that we previously thought we were going to miss out on, so the trip was definitely worth it!

  

Kenny actually forgot to bring his MRI scans in with him (oops!), but he went to his appointment without them. His doc was emailed the report from the imaging center, and that was apparently sufficient, along with another round of X-rays.

The diagnosis? Tendonitis. Kenny was given a shot to see if it would cure the problem, but it unfortunately didn’t work. So, he’s on a different prescription. He’s supposed to call his doc after 10 days to let him know how he’s doing. All of our fingers are crossed that this works!

We drove back home on Monday afternoon. I fed Riley his dinner and then Kenny took over with him so I could make our Valentine’s dinner. I made this pasta dish with asparagus and French bread. And as a special treat, Kenny had started crème brulee for dessert earlier in the evening, and we had that after dinner while we watched our wedding video. It was a wonderful Valentine’s night!

Not This Year

Colorado is calling me. Breckenridge is beckoning me. The Upper Layman ski run is yearning for me.

Unfortunately I won’t be seeing Upper Layman or Breckenridge or Colorado this year.

I won’t see this.

 

Or this.

Or even this.

I won’t get to do this.

Or this.

Or even this.

But it’s because of this.

And this.

 

And this.

And he’s so worth it.