June...

So, school is out for the summer (even though I've been on maternity leave since April) and the weather is finally turning the corner *hopefully*. Maybe we'll even get to the beach one day soon as Riley is really itching to hit the water and the sand. Riley is still being a really good big brother! He's been really patient, especially when it's just me, him and Griffin. He still loves going to "school" but squeals with delight on the days he gets to "stay home with Mommy and Griffin". He's talking like crazy and will say words like "Madagascar" and "scone" with awesome diction...and his memory is insane. If Griffin's memory is half of what Riley's is, we're screwed. ha ha ha Griffin is still a beast, but a good beast as he really rarely cries and is pretty good about sleeping, although he still is up 2-3x/night. Then again, unlike Riley in the wee hours of the morning, Griffin is "all business" and then passes back out, so it's not that bad. That being said, I would give my left arm for a solid 8 hour clip of sleep. ha ha ha

Anyway, here's some recent pics of the boys:

He was shocked we actually allowed him to splash in the puddles..but it was an hour of sunshine sandwiched between 72 hrs of straight rain
The face that inspired the "Mr. Ferley" nickname- if only I had a 70's polyester suit to outfit him in, ah haaaaaa haaaa
Flirty Face
Griffin and Grammy
Riley loves taking care of his baby doll..we caught him reading his "2 stories" before nappy time one day

3 months down

eep! Time sure does fly.

Happy 3 Months Griffin!

Happy Father's Day!

We love you Daddy! Love, Mommy, Riley and Griffin

Hello Summer!

The month in review

I'm not sure I even really remember what has actually happened in the last month or so as we've been keeping busy or we've been sick. Griffin is apparently our next little germ catcher as at 2 1/2 months he has his first cold and was so congested in his lungs that he's been rocking out at the nebulizer just like his big brother has this month with his allergies. Riley had a double ear infection to start out the month of May, as his ear tubes have fallen out- he hated taken his medications but M&M's are the way to his heart and we figured out that 2 measly ol' chocolate-y disks are fantastic bargaining tools. Jim also been suffering from allergies/sinus issues all month so that about rounds out the medical needs of all of us (I've been surprisingly okay on the illness front, just sleep deprived as Griffin is a midnight snacker and is often up 2-4x/night still).
Riley has been a really good big brother, now 2.5 months into it all- he is rarely jealous and only swats him occasionally. He loves hearing him cough/whine/cry in the morning- it usually sends him running down the hallway into our bedroom with a "Good morning Doddlebug" or a "Doodlebug Woke Up, Daddy!!". Yup, The Doodlebug moniker has stuck for Griffin- sometimes we just call him doodle or various nicknames with doodle at the end. "Cheese-doodle" for when we find milk crud in one of his chins, "Stink-doodle" for when he's particularly unpleasant to the nose, "Foof-doodle" if he's ripping a few, "Snug-doodle" for when he's snuggling in and "Chunk-doodle" for when we are marveling at the sheer brawn of Griffin. That's right, Griffin is a "BIG" boy..weighing in at a whopping 15.2 lbs at his 2 month check-up and measuring at 25 inches. In other words, he's a beast, but a cute beast nonetheless. We actually got full (well, we meaning "Jim and Riley") smiles from Griffin this past weekend- of course, we only got a measly representation of one on film, but hey, at least we are posting a pic of him looking happy, as he really is a happy little guy most of the time.
As you'll see in the photos below, Riley LOVES "going in the cribbie"- we have our rules that he has to get a clean diaper/undies (potty training is still on slow-mo, but he does really well at whizzing on the potty at school) and that he has to be gentle, no jumping, yadda yadda yadda, but he loves spending time with his bro in the crib. I'll admit that I really expected bringing Griffin home to be a much more traumatic effect on Riley, but so far, he has taken to being a big brother in great stride. Then again, Griffin "lets" him play with his toys without any fuss and just lays there as his kissing target/punching bag so he might change his tune once Griffin starts to be more mobile in the upcoming months.

Oh No You Didn't...

... Oh yes we did

With summer coming, and Riley's crazy hair in general, we decided it was time (overdue) for a haircut. For those that remember (or those interwweb savvy enough to go through the old posts), Riley used to have a pretty sweet mohawk back in the day, mainly due to his male pattern baldness that kept the sides of his hair from growing in. We felt (well, Alison took him for his haircut) it was time to bring back the FauxHawk for Sir Riles.



Apparently Riley was an angel getting his hair cut, although I heard that he horrified some preppy mom with his new 'do. But the hair stylist was so impressed that he had to take a picture (supposedly she never take pictures of kid's cuts when she's done). Riley was so proud of his new cut that he even got a tad upset coming into the house as a couple raindrops got on it, prompting a whine of "Mommy, my hair"