Discovering Grass & Other Great Things

Such a Big Girl!

Ryenne is totally mobile and she's amazed me so much in the past week! She's now got two little teeth coming up from the bottom - she's a bit fussy but working through it. She's such a trooper! She's loving her walker from Gams and Pops and can cruise from the dining area into the living room and our room.

Now for the big news... she's pulling up on everything! She loves to stand up and pulls herself up on lots of things. We also play a fun game where I hold her arms and she 'runs' really fast. She looks like a little ballerina on her tippy toes!!

I know that she's frustrated because she really wants to walk. I keep telling her that she WILL and not to be so fussy about it. heeheehee

We're all doing well. Getting organized (thanks Mom!) and working through Ry's fussiness - trying to get sleep whenever I can cause it's so important to my sanity!

First Tooth Breaks Through!

Ry-Ry's first tooth broke through her gums today! She's getting her lower right front tooth first and it looks like the left lower tooth is soon to come after!

Big Walker!

Ry-Ry is loving her walker. Today she started out in the dining area and walked into our room and then back out to the living room. When I called her to walk closer to me she got so excited and walked over. It's so amazing to see her moving around like that! She even grabbed one of Peter's shirts that was hanging over the couch arm and put it on her walker tray. It was so funny. It was like she was collecting things she could reach.

I got an offer to work casual at the Four Seasons. A couple of days a week in reservations - it'll be some much needed extra $$ and also an opportunity for Ry to get more accustomed to being without her mommy 24/7. I went in today to fill out paperwork and I'll probably start at the end of the week I think. Cool!!

The Stone Came Out!!

Peter's kidney stone finally came out yesterday!! I am so happy that it's over and done with because I hated seeing him in so much pain. It was surprisingly much larger than we both had anticipated.

On a different note, now that Ryenne's First Birthday is only 5 months away, I've had to really start thinking about how I'm going to decorate, ect. So I was watching QVC cause they were having a scrapbook show and they had these beautiful vintage floral papers. And WHAM it hit me - Vintage Garden Party! And I'm sure a Flower Fairy will make an appearance too. So I think I'm going to get pale tablecloths for the tables and put paper circles down the middle for color accents and get some potted flowers as the centerpieces. Simple and chic and unlike any other bday decorations I've seen. I'm so excited!

It's been a really busy week. I had two weddings and a portrait session, a birthday party, a bridesmaids dinner, and a belated Christmas party! Next week I've got absolutely nothing planned and I'm kinda lookin forward to being a house bum!

I'm a proud Mama!

My princess is 7 months old already. Gosh where does the time fly to? She actually made 7 months yesterday, but I have a junky cold and I was totally out of it and didn't post.

After a few really tough nights, Ryenne is now sleeping in her crib all by herself FINALLY! At first I was really terrified to make her sleep by herself. I thought that it was mean of me to want to kick her out of my bed, but I think she's actually sleeping better. She slept for 10 HOURS last night! Let me tell you, it was fabulous!

She's also a very smiley little girl. She is scooting all over the place, laughing like crazy, and when she's really happy she kicks out her leg and looks like a little can-can dancer!

Life is good.