Recap of Our Week

-Ethan and Riley were dancing together downstairs. Ethan accidentally bumped into Riley and Riley hit her tooth on the coffee table. Her front tooth now has a chip in the corner. Flipping. Awesome.

-I had a knock at the door. A lady who used to live in our house wanted to walk around in the back yard. She then offered to buy our house. That was really weird and random!

-Ethan's last molar came in. Yey! He's completely done with teething. He has all 20 teeth.

-Mia's bottom canine finally came in. I was starting to get worried that she didn't have canines. Ethan has had his for a year. 6 more teeth and she'll be done teething (2 more canines on the top and her 4 molars.)

-Riley has been waking up every night for the last two weeks. I can't figure out why. I don't feel any teeth coming in. I'm flipping tired!

-I had a migraine a couple of days ago. It wasn't as bad as the last one. I think the medication is helping. If only I didn't get them at all...

-I had a work meeting on Tuesday. They changed the time and location so I missed the first 30 minutes. Now I have to go again next month for those 30 minutes I missed. Thanks Uncle Mark and Uncle Bernie for watching the kids. What are you doing next month? :)

-Riley has started telling me when she poops. I think she'll probably be potty trained before Ethan and Mia. :)

-Ethan had his 4th speech therapy session. We call Laura his "teacher." He actually started talking in an audible voice this last session. Before, he would whisper every time she asked him something. I can tell he really likes her.

-Do you want to know what Ethan's weird object of the week he carries around with him all day and sleeps with at night is? A bar of Dial soap.

Riley's Favorites

1. Favorite fruits: bananas, watermelon, strawberries

2. Favorite lunch: cheese hot dogs (she can eat two of them!)

3. Favorite desserts: ice cream, cake, cookies, donuts

4. Favorite item: the talking baby

5. Favorite toys: anything the twins have!

6. Favorite drink: pop, juice

7. Favorite movie: none yet

8. Favorite book: The Minosaur

9. Favorite cartoon: none yet

10. Favorite shoes: her pink strappy sandals

11. Favorite thing to do outside: swing on the swingset

12. Favorite thing to do inside: pester Elsa and Rusty, chase after her bro and sis

13. Favorite item of clothing: nothing yet

Mia's Favorites

1. Favorite fruits: bananas, watermelon, oranges

2. Favorite lunch: hot dogs, peanut butter

3. Favorite desserts: ice cream, cookies, cake, donuts

4. Favorite item: her blankie

5. Favorite toys: dolls, doll accessories

6. Favorite drink: pop, juice

7. Favorite movie: Monsters Inc, The Transformers, Toy Story

8. Favorite book: The Minosaur

9. Favorite cartoon: Yo Gabba Gabba

10. Favorite shoes: pink crocs

11. Favorite thing to do outside: swing on the swingset

12. Favorite thing to do inside: watch a movie

13. Favorite item of clothing: nothing yet

Ethan's Favorites

1. Favorite fruits: grapes, bananas, watermelon

2. Favorite lunch: hot dogs, peanut butter

3. Favorite dessert: chocolate, ice cream, cookies

4. Favorite item: blankie

5. Favorite toys: balls, tonka dump trunk, bubbles, cars

6. Favorite drink: pop, juice

7. Favorite movie: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, The Transformers

8. Favorite book: Firefighters to the Rescue

9. Favorite cartoon: Wow Wow Wubzy

10. Favorite shoes: crocs

11. Favorite thing to do outside: play in sandbox

12. Favorite thing to do inside: watch a movie

13. Favorite item of clothing: none, he hates wearing clothes!

My Birthday

I know this post is a little late! I had a good birthday. It was pretty quiet but still fun. The kids helped make me a birthday cake. It was triple chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Can you tell I like chocolate? We ordered pizza from Tomicelli's, played pictionary, and hung out. Mike surprised me with an I-pad. It's awesome! I didn't really want to turn 30, but it wasn't so bad once it was here. I hope my 30's are as memorable as my 20's!

Ethan and Mia put the candles in. Half of them were upside-down!

Happy 16 Months, Riley!

Another month has passed us. It's hard to believe that it's the end of July. Where is this summer going? Riley is always on the move. She does pretty well keeping up with her big brother and sister. She loves being wherever they are. Riley likes helping them cause chaos!

Riley is talking up a storm. She says new words every day. She'll say, "bu" for bubbles, "Ri-Ri" for Riley, "there it is". I need to start writing this stuff down. It's hard to remember when it's time to post it on here! She'll attempt to say whatever I say. It's pretty cute but it's one more reminder that I have to watch what I say!

I think she's working on some more teeth because she's been waking up a lot at night. She goes down easily for nap time. She usually sleeps 1-2 hours in the afternoon. Putting her down at night gets a little harder, especially if I'm around. She goes down easily for Mike when I have to work, but if she knows I'm here, she's a pain in the butt! She still sleeps with the talking baby and likes the hallway light on at night.

Thankfully, Riley isn't at that picky stage as far as eating goes. She'll eat anything we put in front of her. We usually put her in her highchair, but lately, she likes sitting at the twins' little table. The problem with that is that Mia steals Riley's food. I have to keep my eye on that Mia! She's probably the easier one of the three, but she's incredibly sneaky!

Riley is pretty outgoing. She's not afraid of strangers and will let almost anyone hold her. It's nice because Ethan and Mia are in a major stranger danger phase right now.

I painted her toes for the first time. It was kind of hard! She moved constantly. Ethan wanted his toes painted too. Mia wouldn't let me do hers. She was afraid for some reason!

Summer Fun

What's better than Schwan's ice cream and a lawn mower? This is Ethan's ideal way to spend time!

Almost had all 3 looking at the camera.

Looking kind of sad...

Mike complained that his lawn mower was all sticky. I wonder why. Thank goodness it poured later that night!