Happy New Year!

Woooo, almost 2008! It's crazy how fast time flies when you're knee deep in bottles, strained peas (yes, Riley still eats baby food!) and onesies!

The holidays were good to us...we're both very lucky as our parents still treat us like 10-year olds on Christmas, getting us whatever is on our Xmas lists! Thanks! I made out like a bandit in gift cards and lotions and potions and whatnot...and Jim got tons of 'puter parts and otherwise good stuff! Riley got a bunch of new toys and some cool clothes...which is good b/c he's growing like crazy! Luckily, he's thinning out and growing taller these days, although he still has a nice round belly that he loves to punch and squeeze! He also likes to do the same to our bellies...which is um, not so gratifying for us, ha ha.

It's back to work for me on Wednesday (Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!) and after more than a week off, I'm still not ready to go back! ha ha. Jim has had off for most of the week too, which has been nice but of course, it was still a "busy" week at home chasing the litle guy around! Tonight, for New Year's Eve, we're making some yummy eats (pics to follow tomorrow!) and then tomorrow, we're heading over to the Pierces for a New Year's Day Potluck Brunch- should be fun, and I can't wait to hold Gibson in my arms again, b/c that little guy is adorable!

So, what's the skivvy on Riley these days, you ask?

1. He LOVES to dance and spin until he falls down...last night, he "stole" the tv remote and put on some Latin music and was going to town with his dance moves. He's a much better dancer than either of his parents, but that's not sayin' much, I suppose!

2. He's been eating up a storm- he will try ANYTHING! We went to a Spanish Restaurant on X-mas Eve and he pretty much ate anything and everything that anyone gave him- chorizo, celery, langostinos, shrimp, scallops, etc.

3. He's been saying a bunch of new words, but I doubt he knows the meaning of most of them- Belly (comes out like baby), NOOooo! (he does know the meaning of No!), Yes, Yay!, baba (knows that one too), puppy, Daddy, Mommy! Last night, we were watching the Sprout "Good Night" show and he walked around saying "Nina", which is one of the hosts, for about 10 minutes.

4. We haven't caught it on tape yet, but Riley LOVES Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"...we sing it and he does the "Bah bah bah"...but of course, whenever we have a video (be it from our phones or the camcorder), the kid goes all Michigan J. Frog on us!

5. Laundry basket "rides" is totally the new horsey. He loves it.

6. Oh, and we seem to be through the looking glass with Riley's sleep issues...we've only had one night (he woke up and I guess was scared b/c he did this weird hypervenilating cry that he only does every once in a blue moon) where he slept with us in bed and he's been going through the night until about 6:30am! Yay, us!

Anyway, pics to follow in the next few days! Have a good New Year's Eve!