Last Friday night, we took the kids - Riley, Ethan and Emily along with Josh to the local splash park to play. They had a blast of course! Then we took them to have snow cones afterwards.
At one point while we were having snow cones, Emily came over to see me and I picked her up and said "Come here you little sweetie pie!" All of the sudden, Riley turned around from his snow cone and said "No Mommy! I'm your sweetie pie! Not Emmy!"
Oh goodness! It was so sweet and sad at the same time! So sweet that he even notices I call him sweetie pie..b/c I would never know it! But so sad at how much his life is about to be turned upside down! :(
I mean let's face it - he's the CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE - for both Kelly and I now! He has 2 parents, playmates, servants at his disposal!
I've already started to be cognizant of the things I say like "You're the sweetest boy in the world!" and "Mommy's Little Man"...so I'm thinking - how do I tweak that so it doesn't all of the sudden seem like Riley's being cast aside b/c we have a new little man.I know...I'm a freak! But I would never want either one of my kid's to feel hurt by me saying something seemingly innocent, but it coming across as playing favorites or whatever!
At least I have a whole new area of focus with this new baby...LOL! I don't even know if these are thoughts other parents have, but they do cross my mind!
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving Week
So I'm suffering from the same personality ailment on the blog that I suffer from on home or organizational projects! I get stuck and can't get going b/c the thought of catching up is overwhelming! So....I'm just going to blog on current events, then I'll play catch up slowly but surely on the last couple of months. As usual, I want to include pictures and videos, so those things always make the process take quite a bit longer!
We had a great Thanksgiving week! We started off the weekend before with GiGi coming to watch Riley so Kelly, Josh, Nancy and I could go down to Austin and do the Warrior Dash for Kelly's birthday. Kelly and I have been wanting to do it for quite sometime, and we just missed the one near Dallas earlier this year. Our friend Hon from Austin did it with us too, so it was a lot of fun! I have a bum hamstring, and Nancy is nursing runners' knee so we walked/ran it, but we did all the obstacles and finished it! I have to admit it was WAY easier than I had mentally psyched myself up about it! Kelly and I ended in grand fashion - he did a front flip into the final mud pit and I did a face first belly dive! Good Times!!! :) Then we went out in Austin that night. We went to some private party at a bar of some of Hon's friends. And there was a guy there doing balloon figures or whatever. He was AWESOME! Here's a quick pic of my Star Wars nerd husband who happens to be trapped in a hot, jock body! LOL! Although I have to admit his friend ordered it for him for his birthday! Still pretty impressive though! And our friend Hon used it to pick up all sorts of chicks that night, so I guess every chick does secretly want to be Princess Leila! I think it took Kelly and I until Tuesday to feel normal though! We are definitely out of practice from how we used to be able to go out!
Then we actually sent Riley to school this week since he had been out of school since last Thursday ill so he'd be back on schedule, and we were totally self indulgent and had day dates and went to see 4 movies! We even went out with friends one night, and Talana watched Riley for us! So we almost had an entire 'adult' week if you count Saturday through Wed! :) It was fun! And we didn't really see any bad movies either, so that made it worth it! And Riley had a BLAST at school because they made each day a fun day - they watched Toy Story, played with Bubbles then brought their favorite snacks one day. It helped me feel less guilty and self absorbed when he didn't want to leave school when we went to pick him up! He LOVES it!
I'm sad to say we missed most of my family Thanksgiving Day, which is my favorite holiday of the year because usually everyone comes. What can you do?! Kelly and I overslept, and you can't just "get out the door" with a toddler like we can when it's just the 2 of us! It was still a good day! And we still got to have our FAVORITE Chicken and Dressing! Every year my Aunt Char's tastes more and more like my MemMaw's did! Yummy! It's Kelly's favorite now too! Which unfortunately, means less leftovers for me!
We got our tree up during Riley's nap yesterday, so now we just need some presents under it! And we got to see my Godson's family from Portland this afternoon, so I'd say we had a pretty good Thanksgiving/Kelly's Birthday/Vacation week! Now back to reality tomorrow!
We had a great Thanksgiving week! We started off the weekend before with GiGi coming to watch Riley so Kelly, Josh, Nancy and I could go down to Austin and do the Warrior Dash for Kelly's birthday. Kelly and I have been wanting to do it for quite sometime, and we just missed the one near Dallas earlier this year. Our friend Hon from Austin did it with us too, so it was a lot of fun! I have a bum hamstring, and Nancy is nursing runners' knee so we walked/ran it, but we did all the obstacles and finished it! I have to admit it was WAY easier than I had mentally psyched myself up about it! Kelly and I ended in grand fashion - he did a front flip into the final mud pit and I did a face first belly dive! Good Times!!! :) Then we went out in Austin that night. We went to some private party at a bar of some of Hon's friends. And there was a guy there doing balloon figures or whatever. He was AWESOME! Here's a quick pic of my Star Wars nerd husband who happens to be trapped in a hot, jock body! LOL! Although I have to admit his friend ordered it for him for his birthday! Still pretty impressive though! And our friend Hon used it to pick up all sorts of chicks that night, so I guess every chick does secretly want to be Princess Leila! I think it took Kelly and I until Tuesday to feel normal though! We are definitely out of practice from how we used to be able to go out!
Then we actually sent Riley to school this week since he had been out of school since last Thursday ill so he'd be back on schedule, and we were totally self indulgent and had day dates and went to see 4 movies! We even went out with friends one night, and Talana watched Riley for us! So we almost had an entire 'adult' week if you count Saturday through Wed! :) It was fun! And we didn't really see any bad movies either, so that made it worth it! And Riley had a BLAST at school because they made each day a fun day - they watched Toy Story, played with Bubbles then brought their favorite snacks one day. It helped me feel less guilty and self absorbed when he didn't want to leave school when we went to pick him up! He LOVES it!
I'm sad to say we missed most of my family Thanksgiving Day, which is my favorite holiday of the year because usually everyone comes. What can you do?! Kelly and I overslept, and you can't just "get out the door" with a toddler like we can when it's just the 2 of us! It was still a good day! And we still got to have our FAVORITE Chicken and Dressing! Every year my Aunt Char's tastes more and more like my MemMaw's did! Yummy! It's Kelly's favorite now too! Which unfortunately, means less leftovers for me!
We got our tree up during Riley's nap yesterday, so now we just need some presents under it! And we got to see my Godson's family from Portland this afternoon, so I'd say we had a pretty good Thanksgiving/Kelly's Birthday/Vacation week! Now back to reality tomorrow!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Week 16 in The Life of Riley
Hmm, so this week was a low key week for us. I think I knew it was my last full normal week at home with Riley so I wanted to relish every moment, smile, giggle, etc! This coming week we have his 4 month checkup, then Thanksgiving so I won't be able to just stay in my pj's all day and hang out with Riley! Oops...did I just admit that publicly?! Yes! There are still days when I stay in my pj's and we just hang out ALL day! And I LOVE them! Kelly gets home from work, and we're like Hey! We've been having fun all day! No time to bother with getting dressed! Haven't I said this before - I STILL don't know how I'm going to go to work!!
One of our big treats this week was having my friend Doug come over to take some at home photos of Riley! He's taken up photography as a hobby, so he wanted to do it as practice and of course - I can never have enough pics of my boy! I swear my picture folder on my pc is 15GB! I keep saying I need to back them up to an external hard drive because I will FREAK if I lose all my pics!!
Anyway, I couldn't be more happy with the shots Doug captured! OMG! It was a Mother's dream! I feel like he totally captured the Riley I spend every day with! Those cheeks and that drool and those funny looks! I know...things only a mother could love! But that's the thing you miss with studio portraits - it's hard to capture the essence of who Riley really is in that setting. But at home, Doug could take pictures during his nap then when he woke up again so we got an entire feed, wake, sleep cycle of a day in the life of Riley! It was AWESOME! I just keep looking at them over and over again! Here's a couple of my favorites!
Riley & Dad talking and laughing like they do every day!
OMG! Those CHEEKS!! See why I can't stop kissing them?!
And how do you know you're a 1st child?? When your Mom has pictures of you getting your picture made! I couldn't resist!
Doug taking Riley's picture
Kelly's 35th birthday was Thursday, so Riley and I did take a trip to Central Market to get a birthday cake and nice dinner for his birthday. Then GiGi came Saturday and babysat so we could go out with friends and celebrate Kelly's birthday. And I only text messaged home ONCE!! It was a record!! Mainly because my Mom said he was already asleep, so there was no need for me to text again! We had a great time out with friends, but let's just say we both felt 35 the next day! We're WAY out of practice!!
Dinner @ Baja - l to r Kelly, Grace, Doug, Kelly, Me & Scott
The boys - Kelly, Scott & Doug
Me & Kelly
The girls - Nancy, Talana & Me
The boys II - Scott, Josh & Kelly
One of our big treats this week was having my friend Doug come over to take some at home photos of Riley! He's taken up photography as a hobby, so he wanted to do it as practice and of course - I can never have enough pics of my boy! I swear my picture folder on my pc is 15GB! I keep saying I need to back them up to an external hard drive because I will FREAK if I lose all my pics!!
Anyway, I couldn't be more happy with the shots Doug captured! OMG! It was a Mother's dream! I feel like he totally captured the Riley I spend every day with! Those cheeks and that drool and those funny looks! I know...things only a mother could love! But that's the thing you miss with studio portraits - it's hard to capture the essence of who Riley really is in that setting. But at home, Doug could take pictures during his nap then when he woke up again so we got an entire feed, wake, sleep cycle of a day in the life of Riley! It was AWESOME! I just keep looking at them over and over again! Here's a couple of my favorites!
Riley & Dad talking and laughing like they do every day!
OMG! Those CHEEKS!! See why I can't stop kissing them?!
And how do you know you're a 1st child?? When your Mom has pictures of you getting your picture made! I couldn't resist!
Doug taking Riley's picture
Kelly's 35th birthday was Thursday, so Riley and I did take a trip to Central Market to get a birthday cake and nice dinner for his birthday. Then GiGi came Saturday and babysat so we could go out with friends and celebrate Kelly's birthday. And I only text messaged home ONCE!! It was a record!! Mainly because my Mom said he was already asleep, so there was no need for me to text again! We had a great time out with friends, but let's just say we both felt 35 the next day! We're WAY out of practice!!
Dinner @ Baja - l to r Kelly, Grace, Doug, Kelly, Me & Scott
The boys - Kelly, Scott & Doug
Me & Kelly
The girls - Nancy, Talana & Me
The boys II - Scott, Josh & Kelly
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