THE GLASSCOCK FAMILY

Christmas Pics with the Boys!

2011-12-30T15:06:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I posted, and we have so many things to update on. One of the things we did a month or so ago was get some precious pics taken by my dear friend Kathryn Cline. She is so good at photography, and she took time to take pictures of Riley Beth with my nephews. The boys were all over the place, but she got some great ones. Here are just a few.

Visit with Santa

2011-11-14T10:55:00.000-08:00

RB didn't warm up to Santa as much this year as she did last year. So I got to join in on the fun! Notice everything I am holding: cookies, a balloon, Starbuck's (very needed), and my daughter. Thanks Santa!!

Precious!

2011-11-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

Precious! That is my little girl. This past weekend we went to Ben's brother's wedding in Charleston, SC, and Riley Beth was the Flower Girl. She was PRECIOUS! More pics to come from this past weekend. But Riley Beth is amazing me more and more everyday. She has the sweetest spirit. Every morning when she leaves to go to school (Ben takes her in the morning), she yells out "Bye Bye Mommy, Love you!!" It melts my heart. She will sing the entire song of twinkle twinkle little star at the top of her lungs. She even has most of her ABCs down pat as well as counting past 10. But my favorite thing she is up to is when you ask her to smile, she puts her two index fingers at her cheeks and gives me the biggest smile. I am so thankful for this sweet little girl, and I can't wait to see the woman God has intended for her to be. I pray she always maintains the sweet, loving spirit she has today, and I am so proud of her.

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween

2011-11-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

Getting ready to carve the pumpkins!

Look at how spooky they are!

Most adorable bumble bee!!

The whole trick or treating crew...ready to get that candy!

First experience at really trick or treating (stayed in the stroller the entire time last year)...She kept holding her hand out for more candy even after they gave her some. She was so cute!

Lot's of Crazy...But Lot's of Exciting!!!

2011-10-16T18:39:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know I have not done a formal post for forever. I feel kind of like our life has been on a tilt-a-whirl lately (including the nausea at times:)), but it has been fun!!! If you didn't catch the nausea comment....Riley Beth is going to be a BIG SIS!!!

Let's see last time I posted, we were moving into my parent's house for a month because we rented out our old house. We found a new one, which we love...see below (no pics of the inside b/c it is messy right now). About a week after we moved in, I found out I was pregnant!!! Needless to say, I haven't gotten the house completely put together yet due to all of the craziness, but we are really enjoying it.

Since I last posted, RB has also become a firecracker. She is talking and singing all over the place, and she sure has some sass. But she is hilarious! Her favorite things right now are definitely singing, playing with her baby doll, playing with Cloey our dog (RB teases her so bad, but the dog just takes it), "cooking", and playing outside. She is still extremely affectionate, which I love. She will cuddle with you all the time. In the past couple of months she got her first haircut, has enjoyed cheering on the tide, gone to the beach with friends(first ice cream cone experience). I've realized life with kids put you in fast-forward mode, and I know it doesn't slow down for a while...but it is so fun!

We told our families with this little shirt. RB was having a rough hair day, but you get the picture.

First Haircut. She did great, but we definitely went through 2 suckers.

Checking out her new hairdo in the mirror!

All Done! Don't I look cute!

Cheering on the Tide...Touchdown!!

Having fun with Daddy at the beach!

Sweet Friends!

Joe has a way with Kids

Daddy pic looks great!

Mommy pic didn't go so well

RB's first Ice Cream Cone...She loved it!

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Too Cute!

Last but not least...Our new house! We love it!

New Project...Toy Kitchen

2011-08-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I am inspired. I have wanted to buy Riley Beth a new cute kitchen because she LOVES kitchens. I was going to get one in the upcoming consignment sales, but I have a new idea.

I was looking around, and I saw this ADORABLE kitchen made out of an old entertainment center. I took a look at it and said "I can totally do that" (maybe with a little bit of Ben's help). Isn't it SO cute!!! I found an old entertainment center on craigslist for $25 that I am going to get, and the project begins.....

I'll let you know how it goes (hopefully I won't give up). In the meantime, take a look at the link and the precious little girl that was so excited to get her new kitchen.

http://freshcutflours.blogspot.com/2011/02/labor-of-love.html

We haven't disappeared...

2011-08-21T19:54:00.000-07:00

Well many of you know that our life has been a little scattered lately. We have moved out of our old house, which we loved while we were there. And even though we haven't sold it we have a wonderful renter which is great. We have been living with my parents for a month while we wait to close and move into our new house. My parents have been so generous to house us during this time, and Riley Beth has LOVED all the attention. My little sister is home from college, so it is a packed house. We move into our new house Labor Day, and I will be posting those pics soon. In the meantime here are a few things we have done while at Mimi and Papa's... Make Funny Faces with Aunt Sarah (see pic below), go swimming with the boys (my nephews), let Aunt Sarah paint our toenails, go to Learning Express and play with all the great toys (see pics), going to some great b'day parties and much more!! It has been fun, but it will be nice to get settled somewhere permanent.

Fun Iphone Pics

2011-07-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I have never downloaded all of Ben's Iphone pics and he has a ton of Riley Beth since she was really little. So I am going to take a little walk down memory lane with all of these old pictures.

I can't believe she was this little (and quiet!)

How cute is this!

We love Aunt Sarah!

Ahhh the days of BFing when you burn 600 calories a day!!

My little elephant. Roll Tide!

I love this picture. She was having the worst hair day!

Discovery of the toilet paper!

Yes that is one of the tops to my pjs, and yes she pulls them out of the laundry and wears them around the house.
Such a girl.

She should be a baby swimsuit model!

First time on a carousel.

Loved every minute of it!

Daddy did my hair today. How do you like it?

More Beach Pics

2011-07-15T12:26:00.000-07:00

July 4th...The Beach!!

2011-07-10T02:53:00.000-07:00

We went down to Seagrove with Ben's family for July 4th for a few days. It was a really quick trip, but so nice. We haven't been to the beach since RB was 9 months old, so I wasn't sure if she would still like it. She LOVED it. Every time we went outside she wanted to go to the beach. She literally crawled into the ocean, and when she would go under she would come back up wanting more. We definitely have a beach baby, and I love that.
She got to spend some time with her sweet cousin, Caroline (Ben's cousin's daughter). She wasn't sure of her at first, but they warmed up to each other quickly. Hopefully we will go back to the beach again in September, and I can't wait!

So cute in her bathing suit!

Loved getting in the water with Daddy!

Literally crawling in the ocean

We got to meet up with the Anderson's at Red Bar! Yummy!

Couldn't get enough of the sand.

Taking a stroll with Gigi and Grandaddy

Getting ready for the July 4th Seaside Parade with Cousin Caroline

Dops (Ben's Uncle) is so funny!

Hand Foot & Mouth Virus STINKS!

2011-06-14T17:48:00.000-07:00

So sweet and sad at the same time. If you are wondering...that is prune juice in her cup. It is the only thing I can get her to drink.

She would not let go of her stuffed animals.

My sweet little baby has not been feeling well this week. It started early Monday morning and went downhill from there. I got a call because someone wanted to see the house, and of course when you have your house on the market you don't pass that up. So I ran like crazy to clean the house and loaded her in the car. When we got back she was boiling hot with a temp of 104! She has been sick before but never this bad. I knew it had to come sometime. Sorry to any kids that were in the walker nursery on Sunday. I think that is where she picked it up, so I bet someone else is in the same boat that I am right now.

McWane Center

2011-06-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

Watching Hannah Grace to see if she had something more interesting to play with :)

LOVED playing in the airplane

Can you sense that she was excited?

Riley Beth had a great time at what I think was her first time to the McWane Center (I can't remember if we went last year). Her favorite things were the airplane and the water area. Here are a few pics I took on my phone (quality was not great).

1st Day of School

2011-05-31T19:10:00.000-07:00

Riley Beth had her first day of school today. Thankfully I was pretty busy with work, so I didn't have time to get sappy:) She looked so cute with her backpack. I think she did well, but I think she was really happy to get home. She is definitely most comfortable and happy at home. We have been having sleep issues at night lately. Her naps are still great during the day, but she has been waking up at midnight every night for the past few weeks. Then once she's up she has a hard time going back down. We think it is because the paci keeps falling out of the crib. We are trying some new techniques tonight (multiple pacis in the crib and putting the bumper pads back on) so hopefully tonight will be a full night's rest. But I am really excited for Riley Beth and all the new friends she will make at school. My baby isn't a baby anymore.

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Pigtails

2011-05-31T18:58:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little girl is old enough to wear pigtails. Isn't she adorable!!!!

Riley Beth has a spunky personality. She knows what she wants when she wants it. But she is also so sweet at heart. She will be so affectionate with kisses and hugs. I am really trying to learn the best way to discipline her. She hates time out, so when I tell her that she needs to obey or she will go to her room she will run up to me and give me a big hug (more because she doesn't want to get in trouble).

She has also started saying so many new things. Her words right now are dada, dog, eyes, cheese, cracker, uh oh, hey, bye bye, ball, thank you and eat. To the normal ear most of it sounds like jibberish, but Ben and I have become great interpreters.

Her favorite thing by far is still dancing. Whenever Mickey Mouse Clubhouse turns off she starts crying because all she wants to do is dance to the Hot Dog song. Even when you ask her if she wants a hot dog to eat she will start bobbing her head like she is dancing to the song.

Sometimes she can be the pickiest eater. She is not fond of meat, which can be frustrating. But she loves cheese and yogurt.

Easter 2011

2011-05-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

2nd Sewing Project, RB's Easter Dress! Turned out great except I chose small buttons (her dress kept coming unbuttoned, I'll know next time)

Say CHEESE!

My cute little dress model. I love that her ankles are crossed in this pic.

I know RB looks just like Ben, but in this pic it looks to me like we have really similar smiles. Both of our faces squench up when we smile.

Loving on her cousins. She LOVES to attack them (it's out of love of course).

Easter Egg Hunt for Fusion!! Didn't really get the concept but had tons of fun!

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On the Move

2011-05-06T11:53:00.000-07:00

RB loves shoes right now! She will change shoes multiple times a day. They are not limited to her own as you can see above. She loves mommy's shoes, daddy's shoes, anyone's.

Watch out Daddy, I'm going shopping!!

Peek-a-boo!!

Look at my fun new bathing suit!!

Saying CHEESE (sounds like EESH) behind that paci!

One of the many new expressions from RB.

Vacation to the Mountains

2011-04-25T18:43:00.000-07:00

We took a long weekend and spent time with Ben's family in the mountains in Northern GA. It was so beautiful! I didn't realize GA was so pretty. The house was amazing. We all had our own bedroom and bath, and there was a hot tub, 3 decks, pool table, foosball table, and playground for Riley Beth. She had a great time, especially being with her Gigi and Grandaddy (Ben's parents). Ben's cousin in law, Heath, is very talented with photography and took some amazing pictures of RB.

More Pics!

2011-04-19T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures from Kathryn Cline for RB's 15 month photo shoot. They all turned out so good. Riley Beth has gotten 4 teeth this past week, so we are running on empty. But she is learning and doing so many fun things. One of her new things is RUNNING! We went on vacation with Ben's family this past weekend to the mountains, and we got some adorable pictures that I will be posting soon. Enjoy the rest of the pictures. She is so cute! I can't get enough of her! Here is the link to see all of them https://picasaweb.google.com/kathryncline/RileyBethSpring2011#

Amazing!

2011-04-10T11:41:00.000-07:00

Amazing! That is what my friend Kathryn Cline is. She took RB's 15 month pictures on Saturday. I didn't think RB smiled once while we were there. She had her shots the day before, and it was really hot. Needless to say she was not in the mood for pictures. But somehow Kathryn managed to snap some adorable pictures of our little one. I will be happy to give you her info if you need someone great. She was willing to meet with us again if we didn't get any good pics, but I think we did.

Some updates to our sweet little girl.
-WALKING!! She is on the move and doesn't sit still. She started really getting the hang of walking around by herself about 2-3 weeks ago.
-She loves the song, "Head, shoulders, knees and toes". When you start to sing it she will point to her head and go straight down to her toes. She also points out her ear, mouth, tummy and bellybutton (even though some of those aren't in the song :)
-She has the words dada and dog. But we think she is saying keys too. The child definitely has a language of her own.
-Her expressions crack me up. Within a matter of seconds she can go from serious to frustrated to happy all with facial expressions.
-She pretty much understands anything we say, although she chooses not to listen many times.
-Loves shoes!! She is a little girl for sure. She will bring her shoes to you and beg you to put them on. She also loves her purse. She will carry it around on her shoulder all day long.

Her personality is developing so much, and she cracks us up everyday. We love this sweet little girl!

Reflection & Redemption

2011-03-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

I usually only talk about RB with this blog, but the Lord has really been tugging at my heart for a while. Are there any other mothers and wives out there that feel like they fail on a daily basis? I do. I have been reading a book that my older sister gave me for Christmas by Noel Piper called Treasuring God in our Traditions. It is one of those books that is a really easy and quick read, but I will put it down for a while and pick it up again when I have a moment. Every time I read a paragraph it is very convicting. I desire for RB to see Christ through Ben and I on a moment by moment basis, and so many times I fail at that. I desire Ben to see Christ in my life, and so many times I fail at that. I struggle when I realize I have failed (which I know everyone does everyday) because I hate failing. It makes me want to give up at times, but I know God is good and he has redeemed us even though we fail. He is always waiting at the end of the walk way to pick us back up.

RB is starting to walk. She is in this stage where she wants to hold one of my fingers ALL the time instead of walk on her own, even though she can pretty well. We are trying to get her to let go and do it on her own more and more. Yesterday when we did this she just stood there in mid-stance crying outside VERY loudly. I am sure our neighbors thought we were doing something awful to her. I know she is going to have to fall down many times in this process, and I know Christ knows the same about us. We just sat there encouraging RB to walk to us, just a few steps. After a few minutes of screaming I gave her my finger to hold, and she was so upset but she mustered up the courage to walk a few steps to Ben. And he was there to praise her when she made it. It is such an amazing picture of Christ. I know that I fail and fall often, but I know that is also part of the spiritual walk. Even though it may seem at times that Christ is far away, he is right there encouraging us and guiding us along the way and ready to pick us up when we fall. The only difference is, unlike me encouraging RB to do it on her own, Christ is there to do it with us every step of the way. He wants us to rely on him.

My prayer today is to teach something to RB about Christ today and everyday. Even though she can't even talk yet, I know the Lord can work in her heart and understanding to know more of him.

John 10:27-30 KJV
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."

Deuteronomy 11:19 "teach [God's words] to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise"

And just because she is adorable...

Penny the Penguin

2011-02-24T02:18:00.000-08:00

So I started to think that Riley Beth wouldn't get attached to any type of lovie or stuffed animal, but at Christmas Ben's cousin Julie gave Riley Beth a cute little pink penguin. We have named her penny the penguin, and RB LOVES her. She isn't overly attached, which is nice. But she loves to cuddle with her and "play" with her (which seems like abuse a lot of times:)). These pics are from a while ago, and since I am really bad about blogging and RB will be 14 months next week I will go ahead and put updates on her for this month.

Fun things:
-Feed her baby the bottle (been doing this a while, but I forget)
-"Cooking" - stirring the spoon with her bowls. She LOVES spoons
-clapping all the time now. She started clapping a while ago, but she has really perfected it lately (it looked a little awkward at first :)) and loves doing it all the time now
-doing "arms up" all the time now.
-she does this weird thing where she will sit on her knees and throw her arms up then fall down and she thinks it is hilarious.
-still not walking, but we are getting closer. She has been extremely attached to me lately, and she always wants me to be either holding her or holding her hand.
-Pointing, she has really gotten into pointing at everything that interests her and going "oo-oo" as if to say "look at that."
-Loves our dog Cloey. We have been swinging a lot lately since she it has been SO pretty and she loves pointing at Cloey and calling her something. She makes the funniest babbling sounds when referring to our dog. It is really like she is trying to talk to the dog.

Birthday Party!

2011-02-24T02:00:00.000-08:00

I know this is SO late, but I have to start somewhere. Here are the pics from Riley Beth's first birthday party. It was a Winter ONE-derland theme, and it was so much fun! It seemed like she knew the party was just for her because she was in the best mood. She LOVED her smash cake, and she definitely has a sweet tooth. I still can't believe my sweet little girl is 1. I love that she is petite because it makes me feel like she is still a baby:), although she isn't much of a cuddler anymore.

Random

2011-02-04T13:18:00.000-08:00

Here are some random pics over the past month from when we just played or when we were sick. Even though I hate to see RB sick, she is so sweet and she wants to be cuddled and held.

My Baby is 1!!!

2011-02-04T13:11:00.000-08:00

Riley Beth is 1!! Well actually she is 13 months as of tomorrow, but I am behind as always. The past month has been a little crazy because she got sick on her birthday with a fever and her 3rd tooth. Then she got sick the next week with a pretty rough cold right before her party and got her 4th tooth at the same time. But she got all better just in time for the party. These pictures are from her actual birthday. We bummed around the house most of the day since she wasn't feeling great. She got her first real dessert which was a cupcake from Publix, and she LOVED it. My daughter has a sweet tooth, but I could have expected that because I do too. She is so much fun right now, and I can't believe she has gotten so big. She was 19 lbs. 14 oz. at her 12 month appt (and I think 29 1/2 inches long).

A few fun things about Riley Beth the 1 year old:

-Loves to show you her tummy when you ask her where it is

-LOVES music!!!! She will clap, dance, and sing all day long. She definitely got this from both me and Ben. I have a feeling she will be theatrical.

-LOVES Daddy. She is a Daddy's girl for sure. When I ask her where dada is, she looks at the front door. When she wants Ben she will point to him, and say "Dada."

-She doesn't say a lot of words right now, but it seems like they are going to explode soon. She will talk all day long in her own language.

-She's stubborn. She knows how to walk a few steps, and I know she could do more but she does not want to. She will let you know that she doesn't want something whether it be food or a toy. If she doesn't want it she will throw it.

-She loves to do kisses. If you ask her to do kisses and make kissy noises she will do them right back to you. It is so cute!!

I love my little girl!!! I can't seem to get enough of her these days. More pics of her actual party to come.

Snow Day!

2011-01-24T11:09:00.000-08:00

We have been having a lot of fun in the snow lately. I think Riley Beth was made to be a snow baby:) You can also see that we have been having some major bed head lately from the first pic. I think this snow was from the day after Christmas.

Christmas Part 2

2011-01-24T11:04:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun at the Glasscock's on Christmas Day! Riley Beth's first Christmas, a WHITE Christmas was a blast. She got so many sweet presents that she is enjoying so much!

Christmas Part 1

2011-01-09T19:13:00.000-08:00

Riley Beth had a wonderful first Christmas! My first sewing project was her Christmas dress. You can see it in the first two pictures. I was so proud of myself! For Christmas Eve, we went to the MBCC Christmas Eve service then over to my Maw Maw and Paw Paw's for my family's side of Christmas. Riley Beth received so many sweet, wonderful gifts. Her first real baby doll that she loves. She has learned to feed her baby doll a bottle. You can see Riley Beth in her cute Christmas tutu that Ben's Aunt Alison made her.

This Christmas was such a blessing also because we found out Ben got a new job which we are thrilled about. Riley Beth started to do so many new things and I was able to see all of them. She took her first steps, started waving and saying hey, started sharing/showing, and she said mama for the first time. I loved that I was home the whole week off work and was able to see her learn so many new things.

I will be posting a second post to show the Glasscock Christmas.

FIRSTS!

2010-12-17T08:47:00.000-08:00

So I don't have any pictures to post, and this post is really just for me so that I can keep up with what Riley Beth is doing. She took her first steps this past Tuesday, December 14th. It was only 2-3 steps, but she was SO proud of herself. It was so cute. Then on Wednesday, the 15th she started to "share" with us for the first time. Now when I ask her "what is that?" or "can you hand it to me?" she will lift it up and show me or give it to me. It is so sweet. I am so proud of our sweet little girl. I can't believe she will be 1 in a few weeks. I will probably cry :)

Santa!

2010-12-11T03:11:00.000-08:00

So, I am up at 5 in the morning. Not because of Riley Beth, but just because I can't sleep. Why can I not let my brain turn off at times? So I thought I would add to the blog the sweetest Santa picture you have ever seen. She was in the BEST mood last Sunday after church, so I thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and grab a quick minute with Santa. She was really more excited about the reindeer toy that "Santa's helper" was playing with, but hey it makes for a great picture.

Riley Beth is so sweet. I mean, SO SWEET. She is so well behaved (even though we still have the random crying sessions), and really loves to smile and laugh. She is starting to get the cutest personality. She loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and every time the Hot Dog song comes on she starts bobbing up and down. She can stand for a little bit at a time now by herself. Her favorite toy is not a toy, but the remote. She loves it and gets really ticked off when you take it away from her. She knows that if you push a button on it something should happen to the tv, which is probably a clue that we shouldn't be watching as much tv. She also loves the computer. One day I was typing an email and she starting slamming the keys. All of the sudden I was typing in Greek letters and couldn't figure out how she changed the setting. I guess she may end up being tech savvy.

11 Months

2010-12-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

We are getting BIG! And having FUN! Riley Beth is standing (for a little bit at a time), still walking along the furniture, babbling up a storm, playing little games. She is just tons of fun right now, and I am loving every minute of it.

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Halloween 2010

2010-12-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

First halloween was fun! We took Riley Beth to a pumpkin patch and picked out our pumpkin. Then we had the halloween fusion party and trick-or-treating at my sister's house where Riley Beth dressed up like the cutest little elephant.

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2010-11-24T04:36:00.000-08:00

Wow. It has been a long time since I last did a post, and I don't know where to begin. I lost the cord to my camera in the couch cushions along with the rest of the world. Who knew you could lose so many things in the couch cushions (spare car key...we lost that down there about a year ago, lots of mail, quite a few pacifiers, socks galore, and much more). Well Riley Beth has gotten so BIG and she is so much fun!!! Here are a few fun things she is doing:

-LOVES to sing

-learning to play by herself without getting upset

-still walking along the furniture, but getting much more adventurous. Every once in a while she will let go and balance for a split second.

-loves to laugh. There are certain times of the day when she is all smiles, normally after she wakes up. She will laugh and play, and it is so cute.

-loves the "Going to the Beach" Chick-fil-A book. A while ago they were giving out these miniature hard baby books, and the one I got was about going to the beach. Riley Beth loves to read and turn the pages, but on this book especially. It is the perfect size for her to hold herself and look at the entire book without help. It is her favorite, and I love Chick-fil-A!

-putting anything in her mouth. I think I made the mistake of letting her have her paci whenever she wants it, and now she thinks she is allowed to put anything in her mouth. We are trying to teach her not to, but she doesn't like that either. When you tell her "no" she turns down that bottom lip, and you know the tears are about to flow.

-being dramatic. She has turned into the drama queen. When things don't go her way she will throw her head back and stiffen up, and lets it out. It is quite overdramatic.

8 & 9 Months

2010-10-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

This is pretty late, but Riley Beth is almost 10 months old! She is doing so many fun things, and she is getting to be SO big. At her 9 month appt she was 27 1/2 inches long and 18 lbs 3 oz. Here are some of the fun things she is doing.

Some fun things about Riley Beth:

-She stands up and walk along the furniture

-she still army crawls her way around the house, but every once in a while she will throw in a real crawl

-she is eating table food. Her favorites are cheese, pasta, and broccoli. She is finally getting used to blueberries and peas.

-she says dada, baba, rara and it sounds like she growls all the time.

- she will yank a chunk out of your hair if you let her

-she LOVES dogs. Absolutely loves them.

-first thing in the morning and late at night are her favorite times of the day (maybe because she is delirious because she is tired)

-she just got her first tooth this past week. wow teething isn't a lot of fun.

-she loves to sing - really it is more of a loud squeal, but it sounds like she is trying to sing

-LOVES bath time. She would sit in there for hours splashing the water if I let her. It is so weird how babies change because she used to hate bathtime when she was first born.

-Being outside. She gets so relaxed when she is outside watching Cloey (our dog)

Things Riley Beth does not like:

-being alone in a room. The second she is alone, she will let you know it by screaming

-Taking something away from her that she wants to play with (cords, remote controls, newspaper, etc)

-Changing her diaper. This used to be her favorite thing 3 months or so ago, but now she absolutely hates it. She will flip over in the blink of an eye the second you try to sit her down to change her.

Here are her 9 month pictures that my friend Kathryn took. I thought they turned out great. I show just a couple but here is the link if you would like to look at more. Some of these we might use for Christmas cards, so you might be seeing them again :)

http://picasaweb.google.com/kathryncline/RileyBethOct2010?feat=email#

First Beach Trip!

2010-10-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

Riley Beth went on her first beach trip this week, and it was so much fun! She LOVES the sand and the ocean. She couldn't get enough of it. Every time we started walking close to the ocean she would start kicking her feet and trying to wiggle down. We went to St George Island, and we had never been there before. It was secluded and low key, which was perfect for us. The first day we brought out a little baby pool and filled it with some water for her to stay cooled off, and it worked for a little while but it gave her a diaper rash with the salt water. The second day we decided to take her out during her nap time, and it was great she slept for a couple of hours and we were all able to relax. She has also slept like a champ while we have been away. Everyday I am reminded that I have such a laid back easy baby, and I am so thankful for that. This was such a great week for us. We all needed a little break.

Dream Ranch

2010-09-22T18:58:00.000-07:00

Isn't she adorable in this Alabama outfit!! She was so great this weekend!

Larkin and Joe. I always love getting pictures of a daddy and his baby.

Shane and Riley Beth. He is getting to spend some quality time with his future daughter-in-law. Don't tell Ben I said that.

Larkin and Julia. They were both so precious and well behaved this weekend.

Sweet Julia. Barbie is behind her. For some reason Barbie didn't end up in a lot of pictures but she was there.

Brad giving Ben a haircut. He was in desperate need of one and this worked out perfectly.

Julia, Joe and Larkin. Sweet family picture!

Ben and Riley Beth. Don't they look just alike.

Joe, Julia and Larkin. Another sweet family pic.

Ryan and Karli. Their sweet little boy Hudson was napping at the time.

Shannon and Clint (minus Hannah Grace), they were so sweet to host all of us.

I love this picture!!

Shane and Katherine (minus Hudson). I love that they have another one on the way.

Sweet Larkin and Joe.

Baby Julia sleeping.

The whole crew

Shannon and Larkin. Shannon was helping out with all the babies this weekend since she didn't have Hannah Grace with her.

Shannon with the babies. She is such a pro.

Our family pic!

This weekend past weekend was such a blessing. We got to spend time with some special friends and their sweet babies. There are a lot of pictures on this post, but I thought they were all great. I thank the Lord every day for the great friends we have. I wouldn't trade them for anything. Dream Ranch is an amazing place. Thanks Shannon for letting us stay there!

This is Alabama Football!!

2010-09-22T18:47:00.000-07:00

This is Alabama Football!! Yippee! Football season is here.

We have some precious football outfits for Riley Beth, and I love getting to wear a different one every game. It is also pretty fun to watch Alabama play some good football. It is going to be a great season.

1st Boyfriend!!

2010-09-05T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hudson and Riley Beth...don't they make a cute couple!

Hey Mom look at that, this guy's pretty cute!

I think I might try to sneak a kiss!!

Hey, Where are you going? It was just a kiss!

Here's the whole group. It is hard to get 3 kids to cooperate.
Well Riley Beth has found her first boyfriend. Although I am not sure he is interested. We got to celebrate Hudson's 1st Birthday at his Mickey Mouse party. Well I must say that Riley Beth definitely has a thing for sweet Hudson. She kept trying to reach for him and hold his hand, but he was not interested. Give him some time sweetheart, all boys come around eventually :) Although, her daddy definitely wants that to be a LONG time from now.

Just Because...

2010-09-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

Ben kept Riley Beth while I went out of town for work this past week. He kept saying "This is so easy". I must admit that I do think Riley Beth is one of the most laid back babies. She is such a happy baby to be around. Anyway this is one of the pictures from while I was away. I am not sure, but it looks like she might be trying to go to the bathroom. Don't you love the hair!! I missed my baby girl.

4 Years

2010-08-11T12:59:00.000-07:00

Ben and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary this past weekend. We went and stayed at Ross Bridge while Gigi and Grandaddy (ben's parents) kept Riley Beth. It was such a blessing. We really needed it. If you haven't stayed there it is worth it. We got room service, walked around the complex/golf course, and relaxed by the pool.

The past four years have been the biggest blessing. Ben has been such an amazing husband and an even more amazing father. We were talking the other night and we couldn't believe so much has happened in 4 years. We moved to VA, moved back from VA, bought our first house, and had our first baby all in 4 years. Needless to say it has been a busy but fun marriage. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us in the future.

We forgot to take pics this weekend, but I am going to take one of us holding up 4 fingers so that we can capture what we all look like after 4 years of marriage. I want to do that every year and compare each year's picture. Picture to come soon :)

I love you Ben.

New post below.

6 & 7 Months...two crazy months!

2010-08-06T15:59:00.000-07:00

Wow! I don't even know where to begin. At one point I thought about not blogging anymore because I feel like I have gotten so far behind, but here I go. These past couple of months have been two of the busiest months ever. We have had 3 weddings, 3 baby showers, Ben's birthday, our anniversary, I had to go out of town for work, and we had to keep 4 kids and 2 dogs for a week. Needless to say, I haven't had much time to work on the blog. But it has been a lot of fun seeing Riley Beth grow up so much these past couple of months. She is doing so many new things. The list below is just a few.

New Things Riley Beth has learned to do:

Babble - bababababa is her big thing

Sit Up - She is a pro at this now

Trying to crawl - we aren't there yet. She is trying to figure out how to get her hands and feet going together. Right now she just pushes off with her feet and face plants

Putting Everything in her mouth - she is working really hard on trying to get those front two teeth to come in, but they are taking their time. In the meantime she wants everything in her mouth!!

Newspapers are her favorite! Pretty much anything that makes a crinkling sound. All she wants is to play with it and put it in her mouth.

She has learned that when she doesn't get what she wants she can fuss. She is starting to do this very well.

She has also gotten very attached. She has to have someone in the room with her. When you walk out of the room, she immediately starts to fuss. All she wants is for someone to be watching her at all times.

She loves to eat her feet!

5 Months!

2010-06-12T09:47:00.001-07:00

5 Months!! Wow I can't believe Riley Beth is already 5 months old. She is so cute and so much fun right now! From talking (really cooing), smiling, laughing, putting everything in her mouth, she is definitely into a lot.

Some of her favorite things:

-Loves her keys

-Loves her feet- grabs them and puts them in her mouth

-Loves to lay on our bed and play

-Loves peekaboo - up above is the picture of Ben playing peekaboo with her the first time (excuse our messy house), she loved it and was laughing so hard

-She isn't really sure about rice cereal yet. She opens her mouth for it, but once it is in she makes a face

-Loves to put anything in her mouth (I definitely think she is teething)

-Loves to squeal really loud, especially in the morning

Dislikes:

-Still doesn't like tummy time that much

-Does not like formula at all. I had to send some with my sister the other day because I didn't pump as much as I should this week. She spit it right back out at my sister. I guess I am going to have to either start getting better about pumping or find a formula that will settle well with her.

We went to the zoo with Shannon and Hannah Grace, Ginny and Harper Anne, and Brooke and Will. We didn't go see the animals, but it was definitely fun to hang out with the girls and watch Hannah Grace and Will play in the water.

We also moved my little sister back to Tuscaloosa for the summer, and I had to stop by Denny Chimes to get a cute pic in her Alabama outfit. Roll Tide!

Riley Beth's Dedication

2010-05-10T12:39:00.001-07:00

This past Sunday Mother's Day was extra special because we dedicated Riley Beth to the Lord. We truly believe that she is a gift given to us from the Lord, but that she belongs to him. He has given us the responsibility to raise her in Christ and show her the Lord's love while we are on this earth. I have actually been struggling with it lately because I want to do everything in my power to protect her and be with her all the time. But I have come to realize that the Lord is her protector and the one in control of her life, not me, and that is how it should be. Even though we dedicated her this Sunday, I have to give her over to the Lord everyday in order to be the best mom I can be for her. We chose the verse Ephesians 1:18-19 as our prayer for her life. "I pray that the eyes of your heart ma be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe."

My mom was so great and had everyone over after church for lunch. It was a great time to be with friends and family, and it is something I will always remember. We got pictures with our friends and their children and I pray they will always be in Riley Beth's life. Ben got a pic with Hudson in case one day Riley Beth and Hudson marry :) We are truly blessed and it was such a special weekend for us. See new post below.

Mother's Day and Mommy's Bday!

2010-05-10T12:25:00.000-07:00

For my birthday and Mother's Day (they fall on the same week...lucky Ben) I wanted a nice date and I wanted to get Riley Beth's footprints put on some pottery for me, my mom and Ben's mom. It was a GREAT day. We got up and went to Another Broken Egg in Mtn Brook for some breakfast. It felt great outside and we were able to enjoy a leisurely breakfast and spend time together. We then went to painted by u and got all the mother's day gifts taken care of. See the pics above. Riley Beth was a champ. She was so cute and I had to get pictures of it to capture the event. That evening Ben took me on a date to Gianmarco's in Homewood. We have never been before, and even though Ben ate too much it was really good. My mother's day and birthday were great this year. Thank you Ben. I am blessed to have a wonderful husband and daughter, and I can't wait for the many more years that I get to be both a wife and a mother. See new post below.

4 Months!

2010-05-03T15:09:00.001-07:00

Wow! I cannot believe Riley Beth is already 4 months old! She is SO much FUN. She smiles all the time, loves to talk, is now in the squealing stage, rolls from tummy to back, is teething, loves to look at herself in the mirror (such a girl), is a daddy's girl, looks like her daddy (especially the ears) and is a joy. Oh she also started giggling this past week. There were times where it sounded like she was laughing often in her sleep, but this past week it was very clear. We were having to buy a car and while we were purchasing it she started laughing so hard in her stroller!!! I love it! We are so thankful for her! I didn't get a lot of pics this past month because the batteries were out of my camera for a while. But I have gotten a ton this week which I will show in more posts.

Height: 24 1/2 inches

Weight: 13 lbs 3 oz

Head: 16 inches

3 Months!

2010-04-19T09:04:00.001-07:00

Ok, this is very very late because she is almost 4 months now, but at least I am getting it in. I don't have that many pictures to post because my camera battery keeps dying. But here are her stats from her 3 month appointment.

Weight: 12 lbs. 3 oz

Height: 24 inches (I think...I have it written down somewhere)

Head: 15.5 inches

Fun Facts about Riley Beth:

-Her favorite place: still the changing table

-She likes bath time now...thank goodness

-Loves music! Ben plays the guitar for her and she stares at him in amazement

-Sesame Street is her favorite show

-Favorite time of day is now late afternoon (around 5) she is all smiles right before Ben gets home!

-She tells Ben all about her day when he gets home (see the picture above)...It is SO CUTE! They sit on the bed together and she talks (really coos) to him for about 30 min.

-She HATES taking a bottle...I started back to work and let's just say it has been quite an adjustment.

Easter Fun!

2010-04-04T15:24:00.001-07:00

These pictures are in reverse order, but this was our Easter Sunday. It was a wonderful day, and I am so thankful for all that the Lord has done in our lives. If you start from the bottom if you can see that Riley Beth loved her first Easter basket. It had a book about the Easter Story and what Jesus did for us, a Peter Rabbit book, a book about the Country Bunny, a teether, a rattle, a stuffed bunny rabbit, a doll, and a baby einstein video. She looked so precious in her Easter dress and bonnet which was my little sister's when she was a baby. She did great during the church service, which was wonderful as our pastor did a monologue of the Easter story from Peter's perspective. We went over to Mimi and Papa's ( my mom and dad) to have lunch and an Easter egg hunt. You can see all the fun pics of my nephews hunting the eggs. Let's just say that the hunt didn't start to great because a fight broke out over one of the eggs....where is your video camera when you need it. Needless to say it was pretty funny, but things calmed down and the hunt resumed. I had to get a pic of Riley Beth and the boys but by that time things were starting to melt down so that didn't turn out so great. But look at the sweet picture of Papa (my dad) and Riley Beth.

Spring Pictures!!!

2010-03-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

So this past Wednesday was in the mid-70s. It was the perfect time to get some pictures made of Riley Beth. One of my dear friends from high school, Kathryn Cline, so graciously offered to take some of her. If you ever want a photographer, please check her out because she is awesome! I thought they turned out so precious. I am so glad it was warm enough and we got to do this in her cute Easter bubble. My favorites are the ones of her and Ben

Rolling Over!

2010-03-20T11:52:00.001-07:00

She is rolling over! She can't stand tummy time, so I think she learned how to roll from her tummy to back a little bit earlier than normal.

Family Pics

2010-03-12T08:07:00.000-08:00

Thursday was Ben's Mimi's Funeral. It was such a sweet service, and she was an amazing woman. We got our first family pic since Riley Beth was born. I know we are awful, we have not had any pictures of the three of us together until now. She looked so precious. She was wearing a dress and bonnet that my little sis wore when she was a baby. The other baby is Caroline (Ben's cousin's daughter). She loved Riley beth and her bouncy seat. These pics were taken as Riley Beth was about to go down for a nap (I didn't time them very well).

Smiles!

2010-03-06T05:53:00.000-08:00

Look at this adorable smile!!! This is the bunny that was made by Riley Beth's great grandmother who passed away a few months before she was born. I am going to use it as our tracking device to see how she is growing. I wish I had started taking pictures with it earlier. She has started smiling so big, and I absolutely love it.

2 Months

2010-03-04T10:29:00.001-08:00

So much has happened this past month. Riley Beth is really growing and starting to show her personality. She slept through the night the first 2 nights this week (8 hours one night and 5 1/2 hours the next). I kept thinking something was wrong with her. Hopefully this will become consistent. Yesterday we had our 2 month checkup, and she looked great. She had to get her vaccinations which neither of us enjoyed. She is finally starting to feel better, which I am so thankful.

Riley Beth was 22 3/4 inches in length, 10 1/2 lbs, and 15 inches head circumference.

This past month we had a few snows and some pretty smiles from our little girl. She has started liking bath time, which is great. And she LOVES it when we sing to her. Her favorite place is the changing table, she smiles all the time on it. And her favorite place to sleep is the car seat. The second we put her in it to go somewhere she is out like a light.

These pictures are all out of order. You can tell because she changes so much between the pictures. The pic of her with the diaper is for my coworkers. I work at Amerigroup (AGP) and my coworkers sent me a package of diapers and they had written jokes on each one that related to our work. The pic of her in the bib is the bib I gave Ben to let him know I was pregnant. My sweet friend Elizabeth from high school gave Riley Beth a fun purple onesie with a moose on it, it is SO Elizabeth. Riley Beth looks so cute in it. The pic of Ben and Riley Beth sleeping is one of my favorite. I had given her to him early one morning while I got ready and that is what I walked back into the room to see. So precious! I am so thankful for my daughter and what the Lord has planned for her life.

1 Month Old

2010-02-02T09:35:00.001-08:00

So I am quite behind on my posts. Many of these photos are from a couple of weeks ago. We took Riley Beth in for her 4 week appt yesterday, and her stats are below. I am so pleased that she is growing and gaining weight so well.

Height : 21 inches

Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz

Head: 14 inches

The pictures above are from different times over the past month. I can't believe one month has already gone by. Where does the time go? Ben tried to do a little photo shoot around week 2 with Riley Beth. You can see from one of the pics that she did not want to do that. Another picture is with her (boy) friend Hudson. Who knows, maybe they will be boyfriend and girlfriend one day :). It looks like she is trying to hold his hand in the pic....how cute! The picture in the carseat is from her 1 week dr appt (I told you I was late on the posts). The last pic is one of Ben's best friends...his name is Ben too. He is doing such a good job of holding her. We have some more pictures that I will be posting as well as her baby announcement. That is it for now! Off to go feed the crying babe...

At Home

2010-01-24T13:11:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures of our first few days at home. As of this coming up Tuesday, Riley Beth will be 3 weeks old. So I am a little late on posting all of the pics, but as you can imagine things are a little crazy. She does not have a schedule at this point, which I would assume is normal. But hopefully soon she will get her days and nights straightened out because right now they are definitely mixed up. I posted the pics in opposite order by accident, but you will see her first night at home was the National Championship, and she has her ROLL TIDE attire on. The other pics are of her first bath. She REALLY does not like bath time as you can see from the pictures. But she is a sweet content baby most of the time. She loves to be held and loves sleeping on your chest. Every time she cries I just want to hold her. She is starting to make the funniest expressions. I can tell when she passes gas because she will smile the biggest smile. She also giggles sometimes, which is the cutest thing. I didn't realize babies this young could giggle, but she definitely does. We love her so much and we are trying to cherish these moments when she is so young, even though it can be hard because you are so sleep deprived.

Riley Beth is Finally Here!!

2010-01-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

Riley Beth was born at 1:23 on January 5th, 2010 at 7.0 lbs and 19 1/2 inches long.

Here are the pictures of our hospital stay and Riley Beth's first 3 days! The delivery went amazingly well. I never realized it could be that easy. I only had 1 hour of semi-painful contractions, and then once I got the epidural it was smooth sailing. I commend any women who has a child naturally, you do amaze me. I only had to push for 20-30 min because she was so low. We had quite a few people come see us in the hospital and I tried to put pics of most everyone in there. We went home on the 7th, the day of the National Championship, so you can see Riley Beth's cute Alabama outfit with the red and white striped elephant on it. We had to have an alabama outfit for the big game. On our way home it was snowing pretty hard, which made me a little nervous, but it was also really neat. I will always remember that since it rarely snows here. Our first night home went well, but she slept for 6 hours (she would have slept longer) so I knew something wasn't quite right. Friday morning I noticed she had turned a little yellow in color, so we took her to the pediatricians office to check her bilirubin levels for jaundice, and it was snowing hard too that morning. Her levels had gone up quite a bit in one day so they decided to put her on phototherapy lights over the weekend to make sure they didn't go up any higher. It made the next 3 days a little difficult because we couldn't hold her unless it was during one of her feedings. But she is now off of the lights and doing wonderfully. I will post more pics and stories soon!

The BIG DAY is here!!!!

2010-01-04T13:45:00.001-08:00

So the big day has finally arrived. Tomorrow morning Ben and I will go into the hospital at 7 AM to get induced. I can't believe we will have a baby tomorrow!!! The last few weeks have felt like they have lasted forever, but it is amazing how time flies. Please be praying for us tomorrow that we have a safe and healthy delivery. We will keep you posted and will have pictures of precious Riley Beth up as soon as we get the chance. I can't believe it!!!!!

Nursery Pics

2009-12-13T14:22:00.000-08:00

Above are pictures of Riley Beth's nursery. I think we finally have everything ready. Today we got the car seat installed and I am packing for the hospital. There might be a slight possibility that she could come early so we are making sure we are ready. The chair in the first picture is the chair that Mrs. Glasscock used when nursing Ben and his brothers. We were able to get it recovered, and it looks great. The bunny in the chair is what I call a "Geneva Bunny." My grandmother, Geneva Finley, made it before she passed away a couple of months ago, and now Riley Beth will have something of her to treasure forever. The three little pictures are Peter Rabbit watercolors that my little sister painted. They are amazing. I tried to get a close up of them so you could see how talented she is. The little wooden toy chest and doll bed behind the chair in the first picture were mine when I was little. My mom let me have them, even though my 4 year old nephew Benjamin always thinks that is his toy chest at Mimi's house. He was a little upset with me for taking it. Now all we need is little Riley Beth to grace us with her presence, and the room will be perfect!

Snow Morning!

2009-12-06T20:47:00.000-08:00

Well I can't call it a snow day because it didn't last but an hour, but I will call it a snow morning. It was Riley Beth's first snow, so I thought we had to get a few pictures in. I am trying to catch up on blogging so below you will find two more new posts. In these pics I am like 35 1/2 weeks. As of tomorrow we are 1 month away from her being here! I will be posting nursery pictures soon because it is almost ready! I am washing some of her clothes as we speak. In one of the pictures Ben is holding up a #1 because it is the day of the SEC championship, and yes Alabama won. Roll Tide! I am due on the day of the National Championship, so we will see what happens with that. Ben would not mind if she comes a little early so that he can make sure he gets to watch all of the game instead of being in the labor and delivery room but we will see if that happens or not. You gotta love guys.

The Beach!!

2009-12-06T20:25:00.000-08:00

We went to the beach with Ben's family for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to get away for a few days. We tried to take some pregnancy pictures while we were there. I thought they turned out good, but they do look pretty posed. I was 34 weeks in this picture. These aren't all the pictures because I think we might use one of them for our Christmas picture.

Baby Shower!

2009-12-06T19:55:00.000-08:00

Lauren, Grace and Donielle eating the great food! They look so pretty!

Here are all of the sweet hostesses for the shower. They have done so much for me over the years, and I am so thankful for them.

Sweet Erin flew in from San Antonio for the shower! I have missed her sooooo much! I can't wait for her and Paw Paw to move closer to home so that I can spend more time with her.

My mom and sisters! They have done so much for Riley Beth already! My little sister painted the prettiest Peter Rabbit water colors. My mom bought me the cutest diaper bag and got Riley Beth a precious Christmas stocking with an Alabama elephant on it along with beautiful outfits. Catie got her a flower mobile for her crib and the cutest little bunny bath wrap!

Riley Beth had her first big shower a few weeks ago. She got so many beautiful things, and I am so thankful to the wonderful friends and family that came. I had some friends fly in and drive in from out of town, and it was such a blessing to see them. Above are some of the pictures from the shower.

2009-10-31T20:34:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! We spent the evening trick or treating with my nephews. Riley Beth was a pumpkin:) I painted a pumpkin on a shirt. This is the first pregnancy pic I have posted, and I will say that I am not one of those pregnant women with the cute pregnant belly that sticks straight out. I am holding my weight very different than what I expected. I am 30 weeks, so we have just 10 more weeks to go. Thank goodness because I am definitely starting to get ready for her to be here. I tried to talk Ben into dressing up as a farmer, but he would have none of that.

My sister's family dressed up all as Star Wars characters. Jamie, her husband, was a good sport. He was big Obi One Konobi (I have no idea if that spelling is right) and Caleb (the oldest) was little Obi. Catie was princess Lea, Benjamin was some type of fighter pilot, and Daniel was Yoda. The Yoda costume was definitely my favorite, SO CUTE. But he hated wearing the ears. The family pic was the best I could get. I took 10 or so of them, but in every picture someone was acting up.

They also got their first puppy!!! He is a golden retriever puppy, and he is blind in one eye. But he is so precious. Caleb the oldest absolutely loves him. I had to include a picture of him because he was so cute. He was quite tuckered out after all of the excitement. He also loved our dog Cloey (I think because he thought she was his mommy), but she didn't want to have anything to do with him. Anyway, that is our update for the week!

Riley Beth's 4-D

2009-10-27T14:19:00.000-07:00

Above you can see sweet Riley Beth. Ben and I think that she has my nose and his mouth. She was fast asleep and did not want to be woken up. She kept sucking on her bottom lip and her arm. She sure is crammed in there, so I can imagine she is pretty uncomfortable. The entire time she kept pushing close to my hip so that we would stop bothering her. We are so excited to get to meet her, and I can't believe it but we have 10 weeks left. I think the third picture is my favorite because it shows her sweet baby cheeks! We can't wait to meet her!

Fall is Here!!

2009-09-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

Fall is finally here! When I stepped outside yesterday, it felt so nice to breath! Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. For those of you that haven't seen our home, we live set back from the road kind of on a hill. There are so many trees around us, and everything seems so natural. I love it. However, we do have a chestnut tree right over the front of our house, and I think it has blight (that is what my grandmother called it). The nuts turn black and fall early. Needless to say we keep hearing what sounds like hail hitting our roof, but it is just chestnuts falling off and hitting the front of our house. We have to sweep our front steps and sidewalk all the time because I have almost fallen on the nuts quite a few times, which wouldn't be good as I am starting to get pretty pregnant these days.

I haven't been the best about blogging, but we got a new camera so I am able to post pictures now. In the past month I hit up all of the church consignment sales and we got every piece of furniture we need to for the nursery! I love great deals! I was able to get our crib, changing table, and the cutest bedding ever for very good prices. We are going to use Ben's mom's glider from when she had her boys, and we are going to have it recovered. I feel like things are starting to come together, and now I am ready for Riley Beth to get here. I know I still have a little over 3 months, but I have a feeling it will be here before I know it. Below are the pictures of her bedding. I got her initials put on it, and she has the prettiest monogramming!!!

She has a name!!!

2009-09-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

I know it has been a while since we have posted, but we wanted everyone to know our little girl finally has a name. Ben and I have been trying to decide between a few different names, and we came to an agreement on Riley Elizabeth Glasscock. We will call her Riley Beth. I love the meaning of her name. Riley means courageous, and Elizabeth (my middle name) means consecrated to God. So if you think about us say a prayer for Riley Beth. We are now more than half way through this pregnancy. It kind of flies by.

I was going to post pictures of my progression up to this point because I am finally starting to show, but my camera has crashed. We are going to need to get a new one, which we wanted to do anyway once she came. Hopefully we will be able to get one soon so I can post some pics. Anyway, that is our update for today!

3 Year Anniversary & It's A ....GIRL!!!!

2009-08-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is right. I said it is a GIRL! Ben and I got to find out about the baby today, and it was the perfect day since it is our 3 year anniversary. I have to say this has been the best day, and I am so thankful for everything the Lord has blessed us with. You will see some pictures of baby Glasscock. We haven't come up with a name yet, but when we do, we will make sure to let you know. God's creation absolutely amazes me. We were able to see her doing forward rolls inside my belly, and she was kicking nonstop. It looks like we might have a gymnast in there :) The doctor said everything looked wonderful, and we are so thankful. I think ultrasounds are the coolest thing ever!

Now on to our 3 year anniversary. I can't believe it has already been 3 years. Just to let you know, Ben is the best husband in the world. And I know he is going to be an amazing father. He always finds ways to calm me down and gives me the right perspective. He has been a strong spiritual leader these past 3 years, and it is so neat to see him grow. I know the next however many years that the Lord has for us are going to be even more amazing. I am so thankful the Lord brought us together.

By the way, I have lost my cellphone, so I am sorry if I didn't get to call some of you to let you know what we are having. Please forgive me! I will be contacting you to get your number again:)

Home Sweet Home

2009-06-28T18:58:00.000-07:00

Leah and I are back in our house. You may or may not know that Leah and I have been out of our house for over a month! Due to a roof leak, we have been moving around like gypsies from one relative's house to another. Finally be settled at Leah's grandparents, which I have to admit was kind of awesome. We had breakfeast lunch and dinner cooked for us everyday and we kind of got used to it. We are back home know and we are happy. That is about it for now. I really just wanted to put up a new post so that a picture of my bloated stomach would no longer be the first thing you saw when you pulled up our blog. Instead check out this youtube video of a dog running into a wall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA

P90X...Bring It.

2009-06-21T11:31:00.000-07:00

As promised, here are the p90x before and after pictures. The first two are the before, the next is the 60 day pic and the last two are the 90 day pics. P90x is awesome! I could hear Tony Horton in my sleep. "Tip of the day, don't smash your face" - Tony Horton. It wasn't easy getting up at 5:30 six days a week but I am glad I did it. I lost about 15-20 pounds. When I started I could only do 8 pull ups, now I can do 24. I am also much more flexible thanks to Yoga. Huge thanks to Joe Denson and Matt Godfrey for being my workout buddies. No way could I have done it without them.

Ben's First Post

2009-06-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone.

I have to admit it feels kind of cool to say "You should check out my blog." Although, I got to thinking, "What is the point of checking out my blog if I haven't posted anything on it?" So here is my first post. I do intend to make this blog somewhat entertaining to those people who like to look at blogs. I realize that in order to do that you have to post frequently... we'll see how that goes. I am not sure what I am going to write about yet. Since I am pretty sure most people are not interested in my deepest feelings, or musings on the meaning of life, my posts will probably include a lot of links to funny youtube videos and other things I think are awesome. I am most interesting in updating the playlist. Some of my favorite songs are on this list. If you like them, I would love it if you let me know, and pass on any of your favorites... Not sure how you end one of these things.... Talk to you soon?

We are now bloggers!

2009-06-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Please welcome us to the world of blogging. Ben and I have been meaning to set up a blog for a while (well Ben more than me), but I have finally made the time to do it. Just to give you something to look forward to our next posts will feature Ben's before and after P90X pictures (and yes he is without a shirt, so ladies I am sorry), our trip a long time ago to Chattanooga, upcoming baby information, and hopefully much more. I am absolutely horrible about taking pictures, so I hope this blog will make me do that more.

We are expecting a little one on January 7, 2010, and we are very excited. I am currently 9 weeks pregnant, and I have actually felt pretty good. Ben might tell you I have been a little emotional, and I have to admit that I agree. But I guess I can blame that on the hormones. I am learning to wake up in the morning thanking the Lord for everything he has given us because while the last few weeks have been a roller coaster in our lives (we had some major house problems) I know he is guiding us and giving us wisdom. Psalm 139 has been my prayer every day for the past two weeks, and I know that "All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be." And it is so amazing that I can believe that same verse for our child even when he/she is so small right now.

By the way, I have a tendency to write in stream of consciousness. I am not the best writer, that would be my older sister. But I hope people enjoy our blog because I really look forward to it. Also, I am not the only one that will be writing. I have a feeling that Ben will be posting a good bit. So please tune in because it should be interesting.

Also, for moms or anyone that needs to be touched, my sister just posted a list of reasons why she loves being a mom. It really gripped me and showed me how precious each day is. Visit her blog to see it.