Riana is ONE!

Happy First Birthday to the best baby girl in the whole world!  Riana turned one on March 9th.  The week leading up to her birthday was interesting, she ended up having to go to the doctor on Monday because she had an ear infection.  She was put on antibiotics and we kept her home from daycare all week hoping that she would feel better in time for her birthday.  On Friday I had scheduled the day off so that we could spend it together. 

When we woke up Friday morning Riana was in the sweetest best mood! We had a good time hanging out and playing before we had to get ready and start our day.  The first thing we got to do was go to the hospital to visit our new friend Baby Addison who was born the day before!  Riana was really sweet to her at the hospital and we had a good time!

After we left the hospital we went to Sears to have Riana's picture taken for her 1st birthday.  They turned out super cute and it was really really hard not to spend lots of money buying them!!!  When we were finished taking pictures we went and had lunch with Josh at his work.  Poor Riana was walking around talking to everyone and got a little excited and started running down the hall and fell at busted her cheek on the wall, it got really swollen and I really thought she was going to have a bruise the next day but LUCKILY it went away.

After we left Josh's work we had to go to Lowell to get Riana's birthday cake at Splat.  While we waited she got to sit at a tiny table and play with Legos and color.  Then it was time to go home! We went to dinner with Granna, Uncle Trey and Aunt Liz that night and then it was time for bed so we could ger ready for the party!!!!

Saturday we got ready for Riana's party, I was so glad she was feeling better and was in a great mood! We had a lot of fun, so many of our friends and family came over to help us celebrate Riana's first birthday.  I really felt blessed to know so many people love our little girl! She is so special!

We went to the doctor today (Monday March 12th) for her 1 year check up, she had to get her finger pricked and three shots!!! It was sad! I was so proud of her when she got her finger pricked she did not even cry at all even when they squeezed it to get the blood onto the tests.  Of course she did cry when she got her shots but only for a minute or two.  The doctor said she was a very smart one year old and we were doing a good job! She weighs 20 lbs and is in the 45th percentile for weight and is 30 inches long and is the 80th percentile for height. So glad to have a healthy baby girl!

RIANA IS ALMOST 1!!!!

Last Saturday we had Riana's pictures taken for her 1 year birthday! Becky Walters took them for us and she did an AMAZING job!!! Here are a few to share....

11 Months Old!!!

We are getting closer and closer to Riana's first birthday and I CAN NOT believe it!!!! This is the last month she will not be any years old :(

I have been taking monthly pictures of her since she was born and here she is at 11 months!

Riana is always on the move she walks constantly its like she is just so glad she can she doesnt want to stop, it is really cute! She gets in a hurry and goes really fast and its like shes running.  She likes to be chased and when she runs she will fall down on purpose and laugh.  She likes to read books with us and she will read by herself too, I really hope she continues to like books like me!  She still really enjoys playing with her kitchen and dishes and will fix us food and pretend to eat it with us! She is still a very good eater and we really havent found anything that she doesnt like!  I am getting really excited about her birthday, I have the day scheduled off of work so we can spend time together and celebrate her day!!! Then we will be having her party the next day! I think the thing I am looking forward to the most is her being able to conversate and talk more.  Right now she babbles and says somethings that we think we can understand but I am ready for it to be more :)

Planning Riana's Party....

Who would have thought planning Riana's 1st birthday party would have came around so quickly! If I had lots of money it would be a lot easier to plan, even though I do not want to go all out and do anything crazy!

The first thing I had to decide was whether to do a "Minnie Mouse" party or a "Purple" party surprised lol! Since she will only be 1 but LOVES Minnie and Mickey I just couldnt decide because I know as she gets older she will have a lot more of an opinion and I am not really that into characters BUT I decided to combine the two so it would be the best of both just incase she hates Minnie and purple by the time she has a say!

This is the cake I think I am going to go with but instead of pink I am going to go with light purple and we will have a smaller smash cake for Riana of course!

I also want to have 1 year portraits taken, probably at sears because I have some great coupons but have not decided exactly what I want to do yet, I am do two different sessions, this is where the having money part would really be helpful lol!

Now to decide who we need to invite!

Winter

It has really started to feel like winter here lately and we do not like it!!! Riana has her first cold of the year, boo! She is pretty pitiful and HATES having her nose wiped BUT she is still full of smiles and laughs and is playing like normal for the most part.  Her new thing as of lately is clapping for herself when she does things and saying "hot" to everything! I dont know why she wants to say hot all the time other than when shes near the heater or my flat iron we tell her it is hot!  I still can not believe she will be 1 in less than 2 months!!!

10 Months Old WOW!

I can't believe my baby girl is 10 months old already! I am working to plan her birthday party now! Riana is getting so big and so independent.  She still loves to eat but has now started wanting to eat on her own, she wants to feed herself so I try to find things that she cna eat on her own.  Some of her favorites are grilled cheese, waffles, mini vanilla wafers, animal crackers, ham and pretty much anything else she tries.  I am glad she likes to eat, lately she has tried a few new things, spinach, zucchini and broccoli (I probably didnt spell those right). Time is just flying by and Riana is not going to be a baby any more.  She is still walking a few steps at a time on her own, tonight she took 5! I wish she would figure out that she needs to slow down and then I really think she would be walking all over the place! Today when I got home from work she was sticking out her tounge, not really sure where that came from!

Shopping Day!!!

Today we went shopping! Riana was a trooper she stuck it out the whole time and was sooo good! She is so funny because she actually goes through the clothes like she knows what she is doing and how to shop! They were having some pretty good sales so I got to spend some of my Christmas money! I took some pictures of Riana and will post them soon!

I am in the process of planning her birthday party...trying to decide if I want to do a Minnie Mouse theme or just colors. Suggestions?