Growing Up....

It seems that Riley is just growing up more and more each day! It has been for a long time that she has been asking to chew gum. For at least the past 6 months and maybe even a year she has been unwrapping our gum and "preparing" it for us. (Aka sucking off all the favor first!) Recentlyshe has been asking almost daily when she can chew gum. I have alwaystold her when she was older. Yesterday she got it in her head that today was the day and relentlessly wore me down. First question she asked when she came downstairs today? "Can I chew gum now?" So I got Mike on board...he thought she should wait til she was 14....and explained all the rules to her. Boy did that 1/2 piece of gum make her so darn happy!! She followed all the rules....told her if she broke any no more gum....and even announced when she was done "see I didn't break any rules!". And as you can probably see from the pictures below she enjoyed it very much! (Sorry they are a little blurry...she just couldn't sit still:) )




She also is SOOOO ready to be a big sister! She kisses my belly all the time now...it is right at her eye level...and is helping me get ready. Yesterday we were at my friend Chrissy's who has a 6 weeek old. Riley could not wait to hold her and could not get enough of Layla! Not even when the baby cried did she want one of us to take her. I guess I know who the baby holder will be!!!