Four Months!!

Well everyone, I’m four months old now!! And I am loving life!! Mommy says I’m a happy baby, and my babysitter Katy thinks so too! I spend most of my time playing with Mommy, and my toys. My favorites are Jingles my giraffe, and my rings (because I can chew on them the best!!) I can entertain myself for a little bit now, which makes Mommy happy! I also like to talk, a lot!! And sometimes in the car, I sing along with the radio! My newest trick is I can blow raspberries!! It’s fun – especially when I get slobber on Mommy or Daddy!! Daddy says I sound like the Tazmanian Devil - brrrrllllaaaa, bbbbbrrraaaa!! I am also getting better at holding my own bottle, but sometimes my arms get tired and I drop it, (or I’m just kinda lazy and I let Mommy, Daddy or Katy hold it for me!) I like watching the doggies – they are funny, and always walking around. Sometimes the kitty is entertaining too – mostly in the mornings when he’s awake! I don’t like it when I get put on my tummy. I think my Mommy and Daddy want me to roll over, but I just can’t figure out how to do it!! I kick my legs like crazy, but it just doesn’t happen! Mommy says I’m going to be spending a lot of time with her and Katy for the next 2 weeks, because Daddy has to go away for work. I’m going to miss him. Well, it’s almost time for my nap. Here’s some new pictures of me!!

Holding my Bottle
Yummy rattle!!
blowing raspberries!!
Hi everyone!!

check-up

Riley had his 4 month check-up today, and everything is good!! The fluid in his ear has cleared up, and he now weighs 14 lbs 3 oz. and is 26 inches long!! The Dr. was a little concerned that he's not pushing up with his arms a whole lot, so we are working on more Tummy time. He got round 2 of shots today, and has been pretty fussy. Daddy brought some infant tylenol home after work, so hopefully the evening will be better. Poor guy!! Also, we found out today that his crib is included in the huge recall annouced today. Apparently it only involves the hardware on the drop side and incorrect installation instructions. Our hardware is ok, but we did intall it upside down. Mommy tried to call as soon as she found out, but the company was already closed. She will try again tomorrow, but in the mean time Riley will be sleeping in his pack n play. So we just need to find out if it's safe to just turn right side up, or if anything needs to be replaced. Thankfully nothing dangerous has happened to us. Have a good weekend everyone!!

Here's Riley's three month picture for those of you who haven't seen it! Riley is feeling much better with his medicine now. He is just like his usual giggly self!! Although he doesn't seem to like the bubblegum flavor too much, which is understandable since he's use to just one flavor!! We had a busy weekend, Daddy tried to climb Long's Peak, but the weather was pretty bad at the top, so he didn't make it all the way up. And Mommy and Riley went to the Sustainable Living Fair that Fort Collins does every year. She learned a lot about cloth diapers and is really considering switching. She didn't realize that they were so easy and fashionable now!! And Riley just keeps on growing!!! When we went to the Dr. last week he weighed just under 14 lbs, so it will be interesting to see how much he gains before his 4 month check up this Friday. He's starting to fill out a little bit, he's not as skinny as he used to be - especially his legs!!

Videos!! And More

Ok - so we finally figured out the video thing! So far we have added the videos from Mount Evans (sorry we don't have one of us at the top - our video camera was low on charge and didn't like the cold!). We will add more eventually, but photo bucket only allows 100MB videos and most of ours are bigger than that.

Also, Riley went to class with Mommy yesterday. Everyone loved him (even though he cried a lot!), and his "Ranger" shirt. Erin nicknamed him "Ranger Riley"!! Then after class we went to the Dr. and found out that he has fluid in his ear - which is good because we thought it was an ear infection. So he's taking some decongestant that the dr. gave us, and feeling much better!! We have our childbirthing class reunion this weekend, so we get to see all the babies, and show off Riley.

And last - a Congrats to the entire Epple Family!! Riley can't wait to meet his new girlfriend, Eliza!! (Did I spell it right??) And neither can we!! Happy Birthday little one!!

Go Colts!!!

Mommy and Daddy let me watch some of the game!! (At least long enough to take some pictures!!) I'm suppose to say thanks to Auntie Linda for my Peyton Manning Jersey!! It's still kinda big, ok, really big, but that means it will last me the whole season!!! When it gets colder out I can wear the one from Aunt Janice! So GO COLTS!!! Let's Make it another Super Bowl Year!!!

Mount Evans

Yesterday Riley climbed his first fourteener!! (well . . . kind of) We went to Mount Evans, you can drive almost to the top, but you have to hike up the last couple hundred feet of elevation. It was really exciting for us - but Riley slept through the whole thing!! Daddy has the goal of making Riley the youngest person to climb all 54 fourteeners in Colorado (he wants him done by the time he is 5), so I told him that he's carrying Riley up all the 14er's!!! We'll see if that actually happens! Here's some pictures of our trip and us at the top, we can add video clips now, so as soon as we figure out how we'll add a clip of Mommy and Riley reaching the top!Riley Meeting Smokey the Bear



Riley and Daddy in the 1600 year old forest

Riley and Mommy at Summit Lake

On Top of the World