10 months old... time for an update!

Okay okay, by popular demand, I guess it was time for an updated post.

So since last time, we had to interview new sitters because our old sitter got a new job as a counselor at a high school. (That fell through but that's another story.) We found 2 girls we really liked who both decided the job wasn't for them. Then finally we found a lady with a 2 year old who is willing to watch Ryleigh at her place and deal with my crazy complicated schedule. Our condo isn't big enough for 2 toddlers to play, it's almost to small for 1, and hers is much larger. So we'll start the new sitter next week.

Ryleigh took her first steps last Wednesday at 9 months 3 weeks!!! She's be able to for a while, she just didn't have the confidence to let go. Now she'll give it a try. I haven't been able to get it on camera yet, since she will only walk between mommy and daddy. But she's gaining confidence and a few times has left furniture to walk to me.

And now what you've been waiting for... Pictures and VIDEOS!

Since Ryleigh has become so mobile and our condo is so tiny, it's hard to childproof. So we can close off the bedroom doors to keep her in the living room, but she got more daring and started exploring the kitchen. So we had to get a gate to keep her out. You can tell she LOVES the gate. She tries to climb it or squeeze through when we're in the kitchen.

From Ryleigh Grace - 8 months plus

Last night she was getting her hands on stuff she knows she should leave alone (ie. Mom's trash, papers, magazines). She got her hands on my capri sun wrapper and wouldn't let go of it!

From Ryleigh Grace - 8 months plus

"Are you gonna take it away yet?"

From Ryleigh Grace - 8 months plus

Another great tub video. She's such a happy spaz in the bath.


Here's a video of her and her walker. She doesn't need the walker, she just uses it as a plow now. Check out her determined face as she turns it around:


And here's a video for the grandparents. It's long and not too exciting, but the beginning shows typical Ryleigh expressions/hand communication, and all the fine motor skills she's mastered (bending down to pick up stuff, etc).