Bama v. Duke

We enjoyed a lazy Saturday with Riley's Dad and sister watching the Bama game. I only got these pictures of Papa Doug and Anna Riley playing in the floor.

Little Red Wagon

Granna and PawPaw got AR a wagon and since it has been a little cooler it is actually enjoyable outside to use it.  She was not in the best of moods this day but seemed to really enjoy her ride.

Playing is hard work

Peas Please

Riley and I both HATE English peas and there aren't many foods that either of us do not like but that is one that we both agree on.  I let Anna Riley try them this week and she really liked them.  I didn't want to deprive her of a food just because we didn't like it.  The foods she eats the most are definitely the ones that we eat the most just because its easier that way but I still want her to try other foods.  I am just wondering when and if I am ever going to find a food that this child just hates because I really thought it might be this one but I was wrong.   You should see what all this girl can inhale in one sitting too...what can I say though she comes by it naturally, her Daddy and I both love to eat!

She is getting very good and feeding herself...we usually just do snacks but I have been practicing with other foods.

She LOVES water and is so good at drinking out of her sippy cup and only likes the kind with the straw now, but refuses to hold it...so this was an improvement!

                                     

The last picture isnt good quality but was taken from the non-interesting video of her eating...but please notice how she lined her peas up in a perfect line!!  haha...how funny is that?!

Many Faces of AR (in the tub)

If you are around Anna Riley a lot you know she has lots of facial expressions.  She always has.  It is so fun to catch them on camera.  Here are just a few of her many!

Shoes

Anna Riley really never wore shoes.  It is really hard to find shoes that will fit newborns and by the time she could wear shoes, it was summer so why bother?  I am trying to get her used to shoes since she will have to wear them very soon, so I have been putting them on her everyday and she seems to really like them.  She plays with them and stares and them a lot! It is so cute. A few people told me they had problems with their child wearing shoes when they had to because they never did as babies but it doesnt seem that it bothers her yet!

Its just all happening a little too fast for me...

Wow! It seems like she is hitting so many milestones this month and it makes me realize that my baby is growing up soo fast!  I may have shed a few tears tonight.  Don't get me wrong I LOVE every stage she has been in and this is probably my favorite (aren't they all though?)  but when I go back to thinking about that little baby, a part of me is sad to think how fast she is growing and before I know it this stage will have moved on and she will be on to something else.  Anyways...enough sappiness!

**And we had to lower her crib all the way down because she pulled herself up and was standing in her crib.

**She also said her first word this week and it was "HEY!"  No mama or dada just a simple hey! haha  She has said it several times since then but never when I want her to of course!