17 Months of Joy, Love and Life Lessons

This month Riley Grace official turned 17 months old.  It is incredible how fast the months roll by.  As I reflect on these months I feel overwhelmed with JOY for Gods blessing of Riley Grace.  She is shear entertainment and her smile (7 teeth as of today) melts the hearts of those she meets.

What our precious 17 month is up to these days...

She can and will eat (gum) just about anything at least once.  She LOVES raspberries right now and Popsicle have been a favorite of hers for months.  She is a GREAT eater with a healthy appetite

She can say a whole library of words:

Da da,
Maw
Grandma
Papa
Sissy (Missy)
Debbie
Aunt JuJu
Aunt Mandy
Ocky (Rocky)
Britt
Uncle Kenny
Dylan
side
cheese
nanas (bananas)
asberries (raspberries)
apple sauce
cracker
cookie
milk
cheerios
chip
juice
coffee
hot
ICE
SWING
Slide
Tree
Santa
Jesus
Amen
LIGHTS
NO
yes
hat
fat
bow
flower
bath
dance
baby
fish
show
please
all gone
thank you
hi
bye
Ball
uh oh
Tiger
Tigger
red
blue
green
yellow
lunch
airplane
doll
dog


Seriously the list goes on and on!

Riley runs every where now.  Loves to swing and just be outside (who doesn't, with our weather as nice as it is).  She is also a great sleeper.  Bedtime is still 7:30 and she wakes usually between 7-7:30.  She is down to one nap and will sleep 1.5 - 2 hours.

Words we would use to describe Riley

independent
sweet
funny
aggressive
playful
tough
energetic
curious
enthusiastic
smart
focused
social
vocal
feisty
loving

It amazes me as I look back to Christmas 2009 what a difference a year makes!

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus!

The many EXPRESSIONS of RG

Tooth(5 teeth) shot

Huh?????

Outside voice!!!

focused....

Ahhhhhh......

Reason #7 why I LOVE being a mom

Spontaneous photo shoots of our beauty

Riiiiley

She is talking up a storm.  She adds a new word almost everyday! Our pick of the the week is definitely  "Riley"  There is a sign that hangs in her room and also vinyl words on her wall that have her name.  When ever she awakes (Morning, noon or night) she wants you to read them to her.  So far on the list is....




Daddy
Mama
Riley
Light
Dawg
Banana
Pease
Ball

Reason #6 while a LOVE being a mom

Seeing my parents' faces light up with JOY as Riley Grace meets them at the airport after their 2week trip to the Outback.

Welcome Home Grandma and Papa

Walk a mile in her shoes

Yep! She is logging her first miles. Still reverts to crawling when she needs to get somewhere really FAST, but walking all over and really getting great at slowing down and catching her balance.

Dance Friday

Ok so our baby girl has some moves that we are not sure where she learned them...watch closely ladies, you might be able to use a couple of them this weekend.  So cute!

ps... sorry about the camera angle - forgot I was taken video (: