Foiled by the economy...but at least Riley is as healthy as a horse :)

So for those of you who dont know...our house deal fell through. Yes, our dreams have been crushed by John Laing Homes. Ok, that was a little dramatic...but really, it does suck! John Laing apparently fell victim to the economic hardship that everyone else is going through and long story short, they do not have enough money to finish our house...

Yea, I know, only 3 weeks away from getting the keys...all I can say is: LAME!

So, other than that huge bummer, all is going well with the Ri man. He had his 6 month checkup today and he was cleared to join the military. I know, seems early huh! Kidding. He did get a clean bill of health and is tapering off on the percentages...which is good.

90th percentile for weight, 21 lbs
78th percentile for length, 27 1/2 inches
84th percentile for head size, 17 3/4 inches

In addition to his good health, he continues to develop as fast as a little hummingbird. I am assuming they grow fast. If not, at least they fly fast...so maybe Riley is growing as fast as a hummingbird flies. Whatever...u get my point...

He now has a third tooth up top and looks like his 4th is coming in slowly but surely.

Teething has been tough on the little guy...up several times a night with big tears, but we have all finally had some relief the past two nights since his top tooth broke the gumline...YAY!

Thats two nights of at least 4 hours of straight of sleep...I never thought these times would come again. Its amazing how much sleep controls my mood fluctuations. Sorry Nick! Hahaha.

Other than teething he is rolling all over the place and sitting up on his own. He can hold his own bottle and laughs hysterically when we tickle him. He looks like he wants to crawl sometimes when he flops from a sitting postion to his belly...and he usually ends up crawling a little, but backwards. Kind of funny to watch. He also continues to be very social and happy around other people...which is nice. Although, he is starting to have a little separation anxiety at the house with us, ie: if we leave the room he sometimes cries...sometimes so loud that you have to run back in the room and see if he fell...yea, he has us wrapped around his little chubby pinky...

So...I think that is a good enough update for now. More pictures to come soon...O and FYI...I used to arrange the pictures in story fashion so you would have to scroll down to the bottom to see the most recent picture...but now the site wont let me do that...so THE MOST RECENT PICTURES ARE UP TOP. Probably easier for all of us...

Hoping you are all doing great!!!! Lots of love...The Knights

2nd tooth

same as the first...

Or is that 2nd verse, same as the 1st. Anywho...Riley got his second tooth yesterday...well, at least that is when we noticed it popping through. Exciting :)

So...we were at a new years day party and I mentioned Riley had his 1st tooth. The guy asked how old he was and when I told him 5 months he said..."O, I'm so sorry." I said "I know, I'm just waiting for him to bite me" and the guy laughed awkwardly and said..."wait, no, I mean, I've heard if babies get teeth real young they get cavities sooner." Ooops...and here I was about to divulge boob stories with a stranger and he was talking about cavities...naturally.

Anywho...HaPpY NeW YeAr everyone!!! I hope you all rang in the new year with your special loved ones and were safe and happy.

I fell asleep at 10:30pm on new years eve...SOOOOOO exciting! We put Riley down at 10pm and by 10:30 I was in the recliner, fighting sleep as much as possible until Nick finally told me to give up...so I did. BORING!

And to think it was just 2 (or 3) years ago that we were ringing in the new year like a rock stars (or people without kids) in Reno, with Josh, in his penthouse til 5am...eating chips to Josh's delight! Hahahahaha.

I swear...if you eat one more chip...

So now I am old and tired and sore and tired and a mom. Although Nick and I have been used to going out to celebrate big events, it was nice to be home with our family this time. Plus, its time for us to start chillin it out. A hard concept to grasp, but it seems to be coming naturally these days :)

Blah, blah blah...check out Riley's 1st Xmas pics below and have an awesome new year!