Happy Father's Day!!!

From us to you......

Well, my theory about Riley's illness this weekend being because of the heat was wrong, because Todd is home in bed today with the same sort of thing...must have been some weird kind of bug.

Anyway, I finally took the video from Riley's recital rehearsal off of the camera, and uploaded it. Grams has a video from the real recital, but this one wasn't too bad:



And here are a few pictures:

So, Riley and I just got back from Annie's Baby Sprinkle, which was not a sprinkle AT ALL...more like a full-blown Baby Shower!! Seriously...I think I got more stuff today than when I had my shower for Riley!! Everyone was so generous- it was more than I ever expected and I had a great time. Karen has pictures, of course, so I will post them when I get them from her.

Riley had a great time as well. She was a little shy at first, but then she had a snack, and once we got into the presents, she was wide-open! She helped me with the gifts, and even got a few of her own- a cute little doll, a ladybug plate and cup set, some hair things....and her favorite- from Ms. Alison- a makeup kit, complete with lipgloss, hair clips, rings and eye shadow. She demanded it be open the minute we walked in the door, and proceeded to cover herself in makeup! The pictures may not do her face justice, but you might get the point....





And, finally, an updated belly picture. Am getting much, much bigger! In fact, someone told me today that it looks like I grow bigger each day!

Anway, the first pic is from Riley's pregnancy, hence the sweater, which I certainly would not be wearing today, as it was 100 degrees again!!!! Second one is from today!




Not too much difference...still about the same weight gain. If anything, I think that I am more belly this time, and haven't really gained any weight (or very little, at least) anywhere else. At least thinking that makes me feel better!! Could have less than 6 weeks to go at this point...now I need to find a place for all of my new stuff!! Oh, and Todd's work wants to have a shower for us, too....we are so very lucky to have such wonderful family and friends.....

Monday

Riley had a great day today with Ms Donna (a friend of Grams) since her school was closed. She will be back at school tomorrow since the air is now fixed- yay!

They played all morning, and Riley took a long nap after lunch...like, she was still napping when I got home at 4:30- that is really, really long for her, lately, at least. Hopefully she will go to bed good tonight, or we might have a grumpy girl on our hands tomorrow! Right now she is getting a bath and her hair washed with Todd tomorrow because she wants to look pretty for Annie's Baby Sprinkle tomorrow afternoon!

Can't wait!!!!

Not long after I wrote that last post, Riley started complaining that she didn't feel good...and was just really tired and lethargic that night. She said her eyes hurt, and went right to bed without reading any books or complaining! And then she woke about 10 pm, with the eye thing, and again at 11:30, saying her stomach hurt and that she was hot, then cold, then hot. And she had a slight fever. So, we stuck her in our bed, and she slept on and off all night- probably more than I did since I was on the couch!!

On Saturday, it was more of the same...until that evening, so she just stayed on the couch all afternoon and watched movies! She seemed ok that night- she had a nice cool bath and slept all night (in her own bed, thankfully), and now is much better.

I think she might have been affected by the heat, somehow...maybe dehydrated, or some heat stroke or something. We have no idea how long the air was out at her school before they called us, but more than likely a while, and with having such a busy week and really no time to rest after we got back from Hilton Head, her poor little body just needed a break!

Air is still broken at her school, so she is home with a family friend today...hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow.

Riley would like me to inform you- all of you out there in cyberspace- that she is now officially a big girl. That is, she has been moved to the PreSchool room, also known as Ms Kelly's room. She is so excited!! Yesterday, right before my OB appointment, I received a call from the director of the center, saying she needed to talk to me about something. Of course, my first instinct is to freak out...so, I called her, and she informed me that one of Riley's old teachers was out sick, and therefore, Riley and another of the kids from the lower room spent the morning in the PreSchool room. When asked if they wanted to return to their room before lunch, they both decided not to, and since they were scheduled to transition anyway, they just stayed!! So, she was there all day, and it sounds like things went great, so there she will stay!!

She was super excited when she got home and had to tell me all about everything they did. I am thrilled, and we have been waiting for this for a while since she was quite obviously bored and just too old to be where she was for so long. I loved her teachers, but this is more like school, and I know that she will do just great. She is very excited, and is expecting Ms Kelly to teach her to read (note to self: inform Ms Kelly of this before Riley does!!) She was sent home with a little questionnaire that we needed to complete all about her, and so we started to work on that tonight.

Of course, after all of that, she went off to school today, so excited, and Todd and I both got a call (I was in a meeting, so he ended up getting it), that the air conditioner at the school was broken (uh, yeah, forgot to mention it is 100 degrees here right now!!!), so she had to be picked up early. But, they hit Dunkin Donuts on the way home, so tomorrow we have donuts for breakfast!! Yay!

Hilton Head

We are back from Hilton Head- had a great time and a very nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa Buckley. Riley had her recital on Saturday, right before we left, but I will save that for another time, since I am waiting on a few pictures and video from another camera.

So, Hilton Head...we arrived about 7 pm on Saturday night, and right away, Riley wanted to go swimming. And then that was pretty much the theme of the three days we were there...with one trip to the beach thrown in! Seriously, she and Todd went swimming on Satuday night, we took a trip to the beach Sunday morning, which then ended at the pool...back in the pool again Sunday afternoon, and then she spent most of Monday in and out of the pool...she is quite the little fish. She made a few friends, learned to play dominoes (which, by the way, she is GREAT at...don't think she has lost a game yet. We played again last night, and she beat Todd once, and both of us once...she is a wiz!!).

We had some great meals, and just relaxed and had fun. I wish we could have been there longer, or gotten there earlier, really, since Grandma and Grandpa arrived a few days before, but the recital got in the way. The trip home went quick, but I am pretty pooped this week..even though Todd really did all of the work, and I just was there :)

Had an OB appointment this afternoon, and was checked because of all of the contractions I have been having- I was worried about dilating this early. I am not, so far, which is good...but I need to keep track of the contractions and to let them know if they get more frequent or painful...and have to go back in two weeks...and every two weeks from now on....holy cow!! Todd and I are planning to work some on the nursery this weekend, and get the crib set back up...I have a lot to do. We are also hoping to catch a movie on Saturday- Riley will go to Grams and Gramps house- since we might not have much time left!! And my baby sprinkle is on Tuesday- so excited!!!

That's it...enjoy the photos!