Riley in her Crib

Here's Riley in her crib for the first time. I tried putting her there to sleep last night and she woke up constantly. (She ended up back in her pack and play!) I also tried three times today to lay her down for a nap and she woke up immediately. (She ended up back on our bed, her favorite place to nap.) She's not too fond of it, needless to say! I told Mike that he can transition Riley to her crib when I have to work this weekend! haha

This is a lot better than mine!

This is a lot of fun!

Don't you dare leave me here!

Ethan and Riley

Ethan's upper left canine poked through. Only 3 more teeth for him, and he's got them all (except for his second year molars!) I can't wait to be done with teething!

Mike's been wanting to kick Riley out of our room for awhile now. She's been sleeping in a pack and play next to my side of the bed. I don't think she makes much noise, and it's easier for me to grab her when she wants to eat, but Mike is pretty persistent!

We finished painting Riley's room. I wanted to do pink and brown stripes, but Mike said no. He thinks I'm going to make a mess painting, so he wants to do it all. But, he complains when I want something painted. WHATEVER! I ended up getting a light purple color. It looked like an Easter egg after the first coat. I was thinking that I had picked the wrong color. The second coat darkened it up a little. I'm not a huge pastel-colored person, but it looks cute for a little girl's room. Once I get some decorations up, I'll take some pictures.

Peas, Take 1

We decided it was time to try some veggies again. We gave her a few bites of peas. She didn't necessarily like them but she didn't dislike them either. I've noticed that she's really sensitive to food. If I give her too much cereal or make it too thick, she gets extremely gassy and fussy. She slept through the night after eating the peas but we're still limiting her to only a few bites! I can't take these all-nighters anymore!

Did It Again

Ethan climbed out of his crib again while he was supposed to be napping! Little squirt! I don't think they're ready for toddler beds yet. I'd like to hold off on getting those for as long as I can. We've got to come up with something...

Oh No!

I suppose you can't guess who climbed out of his crib when he was supposed to be napping?!? I could hear him in their room and went to get him. The little stinker was walking around their room. I have no idea how long he'd been out. I'm not even sure if he took a nap! I could hear him and Mia "talking" for quite awhile. I knew he was going to figure out eventually how to get out of his crib. I was hoping it would come much later! I hope he doesn't do this on a regular basis!

My Little Whine-ster

Mike has been calling Mia, "Meemster", since she's basically been born. He has started calling her, "Whine-ster", now. She has been whining non-stop for almost a week. Her bottom right molar finally started poking through. These molars have been hard for her! And us too!

This weekend at work went so-so. My sister, Kelly, watched the kids on Friday night. I guess Riley was a pain! She woke Kelly up at midnight, 2:00am, she was awake from 3am-5am (and woke the twins up at 3am because she was crying), 5:15am, and she was up for the day at 6am. It breaks my heart that she has such a hard time when I leave! There's nothing worse than knowing your baby is crying and you can't do anything about it! I'm hoping as she gets older, she'll get better about me leaving! I do think she has gotten a little better since I've started working. The twins had a rough day on Monday. Mia's molars are still bothering her and Ethan's fangs are starting to come in. Plus, they're both getting over colds. Poor kids!

Nice Snotty Runny Noses

YUCK! I hate snot and I hate boogers. All three kids have somehow gotten a cold. Their noses are running non-stop. This will officially be Riley's first cold. Poor kids! I don't see how I'm going to avoid catching it. Ethan and Mia love wiping their noses on me! I hope I don't get it before I have to work on Friday.

The infectious disease doctor at Sanford sent an email out about the H1N1 virus (swine flu.) He said that the second wave is going to hit when all the kids go back to school. They are expecting the second wave to be much worse than the first wave. They expect 40% of the workforce to be out sick. The virus is targeting babies and young children more than the elderly. It's pretty scary if you think about it! I thought I'd pass on the warning! Everyone wash your hands!!

Mike went to Phoenix today for business. I have all three kiddos on my own until Friday. Uncle Mark came over today for an hour to help out with the kids. Ethan and Mia love their Uncle Mark. He completely shaved his head and the kids are fascinated with it. They constantly run over to him and rub his head. Mia called his head a "ball" today. I guess I can kind of see where it would look like a ball! Mike's Aunt, Sharman, came to Sioux Falls today and brought the kids one of those hummers that you drive. Ethan and Mia are absolutely going to love that thing! We also went out to supper with Sharman and Gary, so the night went really fast.

I think I'm going to bring the kids over to Aunt Sarah's house tomorrow. The last time we were there, she had to completely rearrange her house because Ethan and Mia were getting into all of her little trinkets and picture frames. They also kept turning her tiffany lamp on and off, which was driving Sarah crazy! I haven't quite told her we're coming over. Maybe we should surprise her! :)