Riley

Now that Riley is 5 ½ months old he does a lot more than just eat, sleep and poop. Here are some fun facts about Riley:

- He likes to sleep on his side. I always lay him down on his back and he immediately rolls onto his side, even when he’s fast asleep!


- About a month ago he found his feet and he can’t get enough of them! He loves to suck on his toes and show off how flexible he is.


- He is a rolling machine! Although if you want him to stay in one place just pull out the camera and try to video tape him rolling!

- He likes to hear himself make noise and will ‘talk’ your ear off already!

- I haven’t figured out if he’s going to be a thumb sucker or a pacifier kid, he doesn’t have a strong preference yet.

- He was a kicker in the womb and he is still kicking! All you have to do is put your hand against his feet to get him to start kicking.

- He likes to make diaper changes interesting and must think mommy enjoys a challenge! As soon as I get his diaper off he will do one of three things: grab both of his feet, try to roll over, or reach his hand down to grab his pee-pee! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to wipe cream off his fingers!

- He tries to grab everything he sees.

- Yesterday he sat up all by himself for the first time! He sits really well, but falls over when he reaches for a toy.

- He thinks Tyler is the most fascinating thing in the world!

- He has the biggest smile and flashes it regularly. He’s going to break some hearts with that smile some day!


- He’s ticklish and has the cutest laugh!

- He loves to play peak-a-boo! He likes to sit on our laps, facing us, then he’ll fold himself in half and wait for us to say, “Where’s Riley?”. Once we do he sits up and gives us a big smile! I tried video taping him and Matt playing, and of course he stopped as soon as the camera came on!

My chuncky little monkey!