Time to Partay!

Daddy helping make tissue poms!

I had originally ordered all these animal safari themed decorations for the party in Blue, Orange, Green and Brown that ended up never showing.  So I improvised and made my own door sign (which I also printed a bunch of and hung them throughout the house):

And my own name banner to hang above his high chair:

And since the cupcake toppers didn’t arrive, my two wonderful friends Miss Jess and Miss Andrea helped make these awesome R’s to top the cupcakes!

And I printed out all of Riley’s monthly pictures in the dump truck and put little labels on them and hung them by string in the living room!

Tissue Poms!

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And I made a slideshow DVD of pictures all throughout his 1st year and played that during the party!

And since we were originally supposed to be having an animal theme, we filled the take home bags with animal crackers and play-doh.

And the only pictures we have from the party are of singing Happy Birthday to Riley and of him throwing a complete and total fit about the chocolate cupcake.  He was in awe of a roomful of people singing to him but then as he saw the cupcake coming toward him his expression changed and when I placed it down in front of him he got MAD!  MAD MAD MAD!  He wanted NOTHING to do with it.  He pushed it away and then was mad that he had icing on his hand and that it wouldn’t go away and got even more mad when I tried to feed it to him.  He was MAD!

 

And the next morning we pulled out his BIG present!

Happy Birthday Daddy

Since we’re having a big party for Riley on Saturday, we celebrated daddy’s birthday on Thursday and had Riley open his presents too!

    

Riley is ONE!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY!!! 

 

We took Riley in for his 1 year check up today.  He’s definitely still packing on pounds but only grew 1/2 an inch in the last three months, but the doctor wasn’t concerned.  I’ve filled in the chart with the latest stats!

Age	Weight	%	Height	%	Head	%
Birth	8lbs 9oz		21.75”
1 week	8lbs 1oz
1 month	11lbs 3oz	90th	23'”	90th	15.25”	50th
2 months	12lbs 14oz	90th	25”	100th	15.75	50th
4 months	15lbs 14oz	75th	27”	100th	16.5”	50th
6 months	17lbs 9oz	75th	28.25”	100th	17”	50th
9 months	21lbs 3oz	75th	30.25”	95th	17.75”	40th
12 months	25 lbs	75th	30.75”	75th	18.25”	50th

I also made him this little shirt for his birthday.  It didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped, but here is the best picture of it….

And Big Brother has to get in on the action too!

Happy Birthday Riley!!!

One year ago, we went to the hospital with so much anticipation to meet our baby!  It was such an emotional day and it was such an amazing moment in our lives when we learned that Riley was a boy!  Daddy got to make the announcement, which was even more special, since Riley and Daddy share their birthday!  This last year has gone by faster than any other year of our lives and I wouldn’t trade one second of it for anything.  It has been such a blessing to be home with both boys but to be here for all of Riley’s big milestones!  He is such a funny little guy, he laughs at everything and his laughter is contagious.  Happy Birthday Riley!  Can’t wait for many more years to come!

 

He Walks! He Talks! He has Teeth!!! He’s fearless!

Mommy and Daddy left the boys for vacation for 10 days (missed them terribly) and came home to find Riley with 4 new teeth!  Talking up a storm (no real words but he’s definitely having a conversation!)!  And……drumroll…….walking!!!!  Yay!!!  The first night we got home he was a bit scared and possibly forgetful of who we were (maybe it was mommy’s awesome sunburn that scared him to death?).  But the next morning he definitely remembered and giggled and gave mommy a nice right hook punch to the eye just like every other morning.  And then he took 2 steps here, 4 steps there and then it was 7 steps across the kitchen and now he keeps trying and wants to walk SO badly!  He will stand in a spot for long periods of time, not holding on to anything and then will just start walking like he knows what he’s doing!  He wants to run after his big brother!  And he will be before we know it!  And at the playground he can now climb up the stairs and through the tunnel and then head down the slide head first!  He’s completely fearless and laughs so hard and can’t wait to climb back up and do it again!  So proud of Riley!  Such a big boy!!!

Rooooooooar

Wait….what am I supposed to do?  

Hey, there you are!!

Choooooo Choooooo!

What’s my name??

Ohhhh, that’s right!

Davis Play Date Update

I totally forgot the video:

and this gem of a story…..we go into the kitchen for snack and Finn climbs up into his booster seat and Davis goes to sit in a regular chair (we only have one booster seat) and Davis says “Why is Finn sitting in a baby chair”!  GAH!!  NOOOOOOO!  “No Davis, that is Finn’s big boy chair”, “No, its a baby chair”.  OMG, I was dying.  Thankfully Finn didn’t blink an eye and still hasn’t mentioned it. 

Hug with my arms

When I tuck Finn into bed, he always lays down on his belly, I cover him up (making sure that grandma is tucked in too) and then lean in, give him one last hug and kiss on the head.  Lately he has been sitting up asking “I want to hug with my arms”.  Kills me every time.  I could not possibly love this little man more.