Teething!!

Riley is officialy teething at 11 months....she's a late bloomer!  Anyways, she is quite cranky and I have been freezing teething rings to give her.  They seem to work well for only a little bit though.  I have tried orajel and haven't seen the best results either.  Are there any secrets to helping your baby get through this process?  She is very restless at night and I feel so bad for her!! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Happy Friday!
Andrea :)

Easter Weekend

I hope that all of you enjoyed your Easter holiday as much as I did!! My family went to my in-laws river house in Oriental.  This was Riley's first Easter and first time hunting for eggs!  She had a blast!  She also went swimming in the pool for the very first time!  On Sunday we went to church and had a family cookout.  The weekend couldn't have been any better!  Here are some photos from the river house!

Family golf cart ride!

Riley found some eggs!

Swimming with daddy :)

Learning to Walk!

So now that Riley has mastered crawling, she's ready to start walking!  She can hold on to our coffee table and make her way around.  I can tell she wants to be as mobile as possible, which is scary for me!  I am so excited for her to walk but I'm nervous at the same time because it will be so much harder for me to keep up with her!  I'm also nervous about her getting hurt.  She gets so many bruises from bumping in to the table and various other things.  Any suggestions or recommendations on safety tips for newly walking babies?  Anything would be helpful!

Thanks!
Andrea :)

Decorating

I have been in the mood to decorate my house lately.  I just feel like it doesn't have enough on the walls.  I found some great ideas on Pinterest.com.  This site is awesome!  If you are crafty and want to work on do it yourself projects, this is the place to go.  You can look up anything from clothes to cooking to decor and so on.  I got some pretty neat ideas and hopefully I will get the chance to do them.  Once I do I will be sure to post pictures of my new and improved home!!

Andrea :)

Let's Go for a Walk!

Today was so beautiful outside!!  I enjoyed it by taking Riley for a nice stroller ride and we took our dog along too.  After that we set out a blanket in the grass and played around.  She loved it!  She is definitely an outdoors kind of girl.  Going on walks is great for us stay at home moms.  It gives us a chance to get out of the house, catch some rays, exercise, and relive some stress.  I would recommend it whenever its nice enough to take the little one out with you.  I plan on walking every single day I can and I hope you all do too!

Happy walking!
Andrea :)

Crusin!

Sorry it has been a while since I last posted everyone! My husband and I went on a cruise and we were out of contact with everyone.  AHHH it felt so nice to get away!  My in-laws along with my parents both watched Riley while we were gone, so she was in good hands. 

Coming back from the cruise....well lets just say I probably gained a good amount of weight!! Not to mention I am still trying to lose my baby weight.  Here is something that WORKS and all of you moms out there who need to drop weight...this is it.  It's called the 90 day body by vi challenge.  You replace meals with delicious shakes and see the weight dissapear.  I have lost 5 pounds so far, my mom has lost 9 pounds and I know plenty more people who have lost anywhere from 10-50 pounds!!  I am telling you this method works!! If anyone has any questions or wants any info feel free to comment on this post and I would be happy to give you info!

Happy Monday!
Andrea :)

She's Crawlling!

Well it's finally happened...Riley is crawling!! She loves it.  She has become so much more active, which is great for me because she spends more time entertaining herself now.  I have baby proofed my house by putting plugs in the outlets and bumpers on the ends of the coffee table.  I would definitely recommend the bumpers.  I feel much more comfortable about Riley crawling around because I know that they will protect her little head.  Any other tips for baby proofing?? Advice is much appreciated!