Where should I start? How about the cold.
Last Friday, she started to get a little cough, and by Saturday, she had a good rattle going in her throat. Through it all, she stayed pretty happy with just a few periods of fussyness. At night, she was getting pretty noisy with her breathing, and at times, she would wake up with trouble breathing. So, today, I took her to the doctor. And, she's just fine..
Oh, we had another milestone of sorts. After one of her fussy periods on Saturday, we fed her, and I gave her a little bit of Tylenol, then picked her up to comfort her. Big mistake. I got her just to eye level, when I say this blinding white light (or so it seemed), and it was coming right at me. I didn't even have time to close my eyes all the way. Blam! She puked right in my left eye and all over my face. My eye felt weird the rest of the day.
On to the more interesting things!
Last week, I put her in her swing which has seat belts and a little motor to gently rock it back and forth. Well, I had just set her down and taken my hands off to grab the seat belt when she suddenly lunged forward. I was able to catch her, but it felt close. Once I got her buckled in and the motor set on medium, I turned to start breakfast. About 30 seconds later I noticed that the swing sounded funny. When I turned around, Riley was lunging forwards and backwards with the swing causing it to swing way past even the highest setting. Wow, she wasn't just passively sitting in the swing like previous, she was controlling it, and laughing! I took a video, but I can't post it here, so if anyone wants to see it, send me an email, and I'll email it back.
Today, almost a week later, I put her in the swing, and she did it again. Amazing.
Lauging and playing, and just about to roll over.
She now plays with her toys in a much more interactive way. She grabs, pulls, twists, hits, bites, grunts, gurgles, growls, and generally beats the heck out of things.
Here she is on her play mat. Previously, she would just wack at things or try to grab them, but now it's all about playing. Also last week, she discovered a Teddy bear. When we would give it to her, she would thrust her hands out to grab it, then grunt and pull it back and bite it, then burry her face in it. She smiles when she sees it in her crib or on the bed.
Bumbo
Another really cool thing was when her mommy brought home a surprise. Riley likes to sit upright, but she doesn't have enough strength to keep from falling over, and all her supportive seats put her in a very laid back position. So, mommy got a thing called a Bumbo which supports her butt. This picture is of her sitting in it for the first time yesterday. She absolutely loved it. Tonight, I had her in it in the kitchen while I cooked dinner. She enjoyed watching me, but she started to laugh out loud every time Laney (the cat) walked by. This picture might be the one we send to the Parents magazine contest (thanks Chris!).
Time for a nap.
Well, there are too many things to list tonight, and like a busy baby, I get tired and need a nap. For Riley, that means a nice little nap in Grandma's lap!
Good night!
