Teeth or No Teeth

Ryleigh doesn't have any teeth yet, but we expect any day now! She is over 8 1/2 months and still no sign of a pearly white. This last week she has been chewing on her hands more and drooling like crazy, plus being fussy! Although we love her gummy smile, I'm sure a little tooth will be just as cute!
She loves her cold teething toys. The other day she had one in her mouth and would leave it there while she went about her business. In one of the pictures, the teething toy made it look like she had a full mouth of teeth and fangs! Kind of scary looking...haha!

Memorial Day

We tested the pool waters again on Memorial Day, but the temps weren't much better. But we did manage to get a little more pool time with Ryleigh. Once the water warms up, we think she is going to love it.
Here are some pics and video from Monday.

Kicking Off Swimming Season...Sort of

We kicked off swimming season this afternoon at Jarred's parents pool...well, sort of. The water was soo cold that we weren't in the pool for very long at all! Ryleigh got all suited up in her pink polka dot bathing suit with matching hat, had her sunscreen on, and her turtle floaty ready to go. Unfortunately the weather has not been picture perfect for their pool, but we gave it a go anyway. The water was a chilling 75 degrees...pretty much like swimming in ice water! We attempted for Ryleigh to get in her turtle floaty for a few minutes, but she wasn't up for the cold water either. Maybe tomorrow the water will be a little warmer since it was a pretty afternoon. If not, we'll try again next weekend! More pictures to come after we get a better day of swimming in.

Swingin'

What a task we had last weekend! Toys R Us had a swing set on sale a few weeks ago that we couldn't pass up for Ryleigh's birthday (yea, a little early, we know...). Bossier Toys R Us didn't have it, but Monroe had several in stock. My parents were nice enough to jet off to Monroe for us on the last day of the sale to get it...what won't grandparents do for their granddaughter?! :-) So my parents, Jarred's parents, MeMaw and us went in to get it for her. My parents came over to help as well as Jarred's dad. It took ALL day last Saturday. We started about 9am, took a short break for lunch, and didn't stop until after 7pm! And still didn't finish! We were missing 3 boards, but luckily they didn't prevent us from having to wait on them to continue on. We did all we could until we were all beat. There was a 60% chance of rain and thank goodness it didn't sprinkle until the very end of the day.
Jarred and I finished up the canopy after the boards came in on Thursday and finished up the picnic table part of the set we hadn't finished last Saturday.
After all said and done, Ryleigh loves swinging in her bucket swing and will hopefully get a lot of use out of it...one day.

Smart Baby

Ryleigh surprises us every day! She has caught on that if she is holding her bumbo tray and she lets go, that it will make a loud noise. Right before she lets go, she prepares herself for the loud noise. It's just too funny!

That Tickles Daddy

Ryleigh giggles and giggles when anyone tickles her belly. Her laugh just cracks us up and would make anyone smile!

Splish Splash, I Was Takin’ A Bath

Ryleigh loves taking baths, especially now that she has learned to splash in the water! She loves to pat her hands and kick her feet in the water...she gets a really good workout once she gets them going. The videos don't do it justice...she gets water everywhere! We think she is going to love the pool at Bear & Boo's in a few weeks!

Pulling Up

We had an eventful weekend with Ryleigh...from crawling to pulling up! She is everywhere and quite mobile now! She will be walking before we know it...what happened to our little baby?! :)

Sick Baby

Well, we have had a sick baby going on two weeks now! She was congested and coughing last week. She got better over the weekend, but relapsed and now has a runny nose and sneezing. We are praying this second go around does not last as long as the first...we don't like to see our baby sick!

Crawling...Officially

Ryleigh has officially started crawling!! This past weekend she went from her army crawl to crawling on her hands and knees. She has caught on very quick and can get to what she wants very fast! She is so interested in the cat, but now that Ryleigh is moving around a lot and can get to her, the cat does not like it too much! ha
Here is a short clip of her crawling towards the cat:

Verses of the Day

In light of some of the recent circumstances, here are some words of encouragement to me and others...No matter what, if you have faith and trust in Him, all things are possible.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:4-7

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:25-34

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter to everyone and hope everyone enjoyed celebrating that HE is Risen!
We celebrated by going to church this morning and having family over for a late lunch. Due to the nasty rainy weather outside, besides going to church, we stayed in for the day.
Ryleigh is 7 months old today!! It is still hard to believe that she is growing so fast! We are wondering when it's going to slow down!

Here are some pictures from our Easter Morning:

Movin' and a Shakin'

Oh how we will miss the days of not being mobile....

Hands and Knees

Ryleigh is learning and changing so much. She has quickly caught on how to get on her hands and knees. She rocks back and forth like she's going to take off! She is just trying to figure out how to get somewhere...which won't be long before she figures out!

Army Crawling

This past weekend Ryleigh started army crawling! If something is out of reach, she is heading towards it! Jarred had her doing circles around him! She has been getting up on all fours for about a week now, but she would always slide back down on her tummy. Guess she is getting the hang of it because she can get to where she wants to go!