Starting back up!

So it's been quiet a while since I've written anything. Life with a baby just kind of takes off. You just don't realize where your time has gone. I can't believe Riley is a year old now. I feel like it's flying by and I'm afraid I'm going to miss something. So much has happened in the last year and it all has had some sort of impact on my life. Good and bad. But I'm ready for change now. I'm hoping that my new journey gives me some answers and some guidance. One of my goals is to keep up with my blog better than I have been doing. We shall see how it goes! Wish me luck :)

A Little Behind? YOU THINK!

Well it's been 3 months since I've posted! But life with Riley is very, VERY, very busy. And now I'm back to work full time. I have been back for over a month now. It's very hard to leave her everyday. And with being out of the house so much, taking care of the apartment, Family and Riley - there is just no time left. So some things had to suffer. One of those things being this blog. But I'm going to do my best to be more timely in my posting. I enjoy writing and putting up pictures. So I'm going to do this for me. But for this post I'm going to just post the Life of Riley up until now!

Me & Mimi

 Me & Oma

Sleeping in my cool bed (now I'm in a crib)

After my first bath (I like them now tho)

Big brother Gabriel feeding me

My 1st St. Patty's Day

Gabriel and Ian in their first Race

Gabriel won the Race!

I love sleeping on Daddy

1st Trip to the Easter Bunny

Getting ready for my 1st Rock Cats Game

Sleeping :)

Ian's Daycare Concert

Gabriel starting T-Ball

Me & Uncle Samuel

Me & Great Grammy B

Me & Papa Bill

Me & Auntie Marion

Coloring Easter Eggs

Me & Auntie Jan

My carseat

My Easter Onsie

Me & Cousin Lexi

Me & Uncle Wally

First time in a swing

My cool swing from Papa Walt

Me & Uncle Tyler

We went to the Beardsly Zoo

Memorial Day Parade

My new Bumbo!

My first Merry Go Round ride

Me & Titi

At Auntie Tora's Concert

Wearing my brother Ian's sunglasses

Me & Papa Walt

Getting finger printed at Duck Day

Strawberry Festival

Riley's here!

As of today Miss Riley is 11 days old! She was born February 24th at 9:15 pm. She was 2 weeks early but perfect. It was a c/section. She was 6 lbs 11.4 ounces and 19 inches long.

Lyrics that Mean Something to Me ~ Thursday

Kelly Clarkson ~ Breakaway

Because of You

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

I will not let myself

Cause my heart so much misery

I will not break the way you did,

You fell so hard

I've learned the hard way

To never let it get that far

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

Because of you

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

Because of you

I am afraid

I lose my way

And it's not too long before you point it out

I cannot cry

Because I know that's weakness in your eyes

I'm forced to fake

A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

My heart can't possibly break

When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

Because of you

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

Because of you

I am afraid

I watched you die

I heard you cry every night in your sleep

I was so young

You should have known better than to lean on me

You never thought of anyone else

You just saw your pain

And now I cry in the middle of the night

For the same damn thing

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

Because of you

I try my hardest just to forget everything

Because of you

I don't know how to let anyone else in

Because of you

I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty

Because of you

I am afraid

Because of you

Because of you



What I'm Loving Wednesday

The Babycenter App for my HTC!

Our new diaper bag!

37 Weeks ~ FULL TERM!

How your baby's growing:

Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)
Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

Riley Update!

As of now I go to the doctor every week. UGH! And the appointments are almost an hour and a half! First I get an UltraSound. So they are always checking the size of the baby. As of Wednesday she weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces. That could totally explain why I'm in more pain and feel like I'm carrying a bowling ball. After that they do a NST (non stress test). It is supposed to take 15 minutes. They are just looking at the heart rate. But if you lose the heart rate then you keep going until you get enough of a reading. Wednesday I was on the machine for 30 minutes. She just didn't want to cooperate. It looks like at rest she is 127 and they said it's pretty good. Then of course you have to have the regular check up with the doctor. This appointment I had to have the Group B Strep Test. Let me just tell you, they should really warn you about that test before they give it. I know it has to be done, but for the love of all things holy, a warning would have been nice! Now I just wait for the results!!!

Valentine's Day Part 2

Flowers from my Dad :) And the tall rose is from Mike!

Heart Attack Grill

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -

The Heart Attack Grill in downtown Las Vegas lived up to its name Saturday night, when a customer dining on a "triple bypass burger" suffered an apparent heart attack. Amateur video of the man being wheeled out of the restaurant by EMTs was posted to several web sites. "He was having the sweats and shaking," said ‘Nurse' Bridgett, who was working at the restaurant when the man in his 40s began experiencing chest pains.

"Doctor" Jon Basso, who opened the restaurant in October, told FOX5 at first he thought it was a joke.

"One of the nurses came back to me and said, ‘Dr. Jon, we've got a patient who's in trouble.'" The restaurant is known for not holding back on the food it serves. Signs around the business glorify bad eating habits and the menu includes items like Flatliner Fries, and Butterfat Milkshakes. One meal, the "quadruple bypass burger" can easily exceed 8,000 calories. The gentleman who suffered the heart attack was in the middle of eating a Triple Bypass burger when he began experiencing the symptoms. Despite the clinical atmosphere, Basso is not actually a medical doctor, so he called 911. Paramedics and EMTs arrived in moments.

"The gentleman could barely talk," said Basso. "He was sweating, suffering. Anyone with an ounce of compassion would've felt for him."

Basso tells FOX5 he has heard the man is alive and recuperating. His name is still unknown. The staff at the Heart Attack Grill willingly glorifies bad health. If you weigh over 350 pounds, you eat for free. And on Saturday night, Basso saw the other side. "I actually felt horrible for the gentleman because the tourists were taking photos of him as if it were some type of stunt. Even with our own morbid sense of humor, we would never pull a stunt like that," he said. Tourists were disheartened, but not entirely surprised to hear about the incident. "I don't think I would walk into a place, even if it's called the Heart Attack Grill, and order food, and expect that I was going to have a heart attack," said Las Vegas resident Debbie Kaye. Customers, however, continued eating the burgers, fries, and shakes Tuesday night. "It says right on the door, it's hazardous to your health," diner CJ Beeman pointed out. Basso said there have been a ‘variety of incidents' in the past, but this is the first full-scale coronary that happened in his restaurant.

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill

Lyrics that Mean Something to Me ~ Thursday

ADELE21 ~ Love Song (originally by The Cure)

[Verse 1:]

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am home again

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am whole again

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am young again

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am fun again

[Chorus:]

However far away I will always love you

However long I stay I will always love you

Whatever words I say I will always love you

I will always love you

[Verse 2:]

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am free again

Whenever I'm alone with you

You make me feel like I am clean again

[Chorus:]

However far away I will always love you

However long I stay I will always love you

Whatever words I say I will always love you

I will always love you

However far away I will always love you

However long I stay I will always love you

Whatever words I say I will always love you

I'll always love you

I'll always love you

Cause I love you