Hello Baby Brother

Julian was born in the middle of the night on St. Patrick's Night.  Me and Luci were born in September.  He was born in March.  I had to wake up in the middle of the night and my grandma was there so we went to the hospital.  I guessed it was a baby boy and my Dad told me I was right.  It was a baby boy.  I was happy to get what I wanted...a baby brother.

I love him.  I always want to hold him and kiss him.  He is very long.  He has red marks on his eyes from being born.  But is still so cute.  I love him with all my heart.  Now we have five people in our house!  We will live together as a family of five.

He wears little newborn clothes.  I can't wait until he is older and can play with us.  I will love him even when he is a Dad. 

I was on Spring Break when he was born. I was home with him for his first week. And I was excited to tell everyone at school about him. I took a book of pictures to school to show my teachers and the kids in school.

(All in Riley's words)

Lost My First Tooth

Do you notice anything different about my smile?  I lost my first tooth!  It was loose and Daddy wiggled it back and forth to try and get it out.  Then it was really loose and I just pushed it out with my tongue.  There was blood and it felt weird.  But there was my tooth right in my hand!

This was the last picture of my full smile with no missing teeth. I took this picture the day before it came out. It was already loose and wiggly.  Now my smile has a hole in it.  I have a special baby stroller that has a spot for my first tooth so I wanted to keep it in there.  So I wrote the tooth fairy a note (well, I told Daddy each word to write down).  I told her not to take my tooth but I will let her have the rest of them.  The first one is very special.

The tooth fairy came and she gave me a dollar coin and she left my tooth!  I wanted to see what she looks like but I didn't see her.  She is so sneaky just like Santa Claus.  I really wanted to see her.  Maybe next time.

Playing Basketball

I am playing basketball at my school.  I never played basketball before but Daddy has it on TV all of the time.  And I go to IU basketball game and I go to Providence games.  I am on the light blue team at my school.  Some of my best friends from school are on other teams.  But I know these boys Miles and JC on my team.  Plus it was good to be on the blue team because I just got some new blue shoes.  

The teacher coach was teaching us how to play.  She showed us how to dribble and shoot the ball and play defense. I am good at putting my arms up in the air on defense.  I really like to throw the ball in.  I was always quick to grab it when it was our turn. 

When I was practicing I made the basketball in the hoop.  I took a shot in the game and....it almost went in!  See it was really close.  Maybe next game it will go in.

Wings and Games

Grandpa came to visit and we went to Clucker's.  I love Clucker's just like I love Wild Wings.  Wings are yummy.  Especially with sweet barbeque sauce....mmmmm.  One time when we were there, I said "Man, I'm killing these things!"  Mommy and Daddy thought that was so funny.

We were playing tic-tac-toe while I was waiting for my wings.  I like to make my own rules to tic-tac-toe.  If I want to then I get to go two times in a row.  I think that is fair.  Well, Grandpa was trying to see what I was doing so I elbowed him in the face.  No, I'm just joking!  I didn't hit him. It just looked like it in the picture and I wanted to make a joke.  I was just trying to keep him back so he didn't see me writing two Xs.  It was funny.  Of course, I beat him.

  

Swimming Videos

Mommy took some videos of me in my swimming class.

Busy New Year

 

I haven't posted in awhile because Daddy has been too busy to get on the computer for me.  I haven't put up any new pictures since last year!  What have I been up to?  Hmmm...let me see....oh yeah!

I started taking swimming lessons again.  I got tired of doing gymnastics so I'm swimming at SIGS.  Miss Lori is my teacher.  I like swimming better than gymnastics.  I am doing level 3 whatever that means.  I swim at the same time that Luciana does gymnastics.

It is really cold outside today but no snow.  I didn't have to go to school and Mommy didn't have to go to school so we stayed inside all day.  We did have snow the other day and we made a snowman!  I called it a snowman but it was really a girl.  A snowgirl I guess.  It was a pretty good snowgirl but it melted the next day and she fell over!  My hat and my scarf were on the ground.  It looked funny.

I am really excited about the baby coming.  I have been drawing stuff about the baby at school and at home. I drew a picture of the baby in Mommy's belly.  And I drew Mommy's bladder too.  She talks about the baby being on her bladder.  Here is another picture that I drew at school.  It is a picture of Mommy having the baby at the hospital.  Me and Luci are there.  And Daddy is there.  And the nurse is there.  Oh yeah, and Wrigley is there too.  I can't wait until it is real!

I really like drawing but I don't think that I want to be an artist.  I want to be 3 things.  I want to be a dolphin trainer and a queen and a cowgirl.  I know it sounds like a lot but that is what I want to be.  Mommy asked me if will have time to do all that and if I will have kids.  I said, oh yeah I will have kids too.  But I don't know how many.

Well that is everything for now.  I will try not to be gone for so long next time.

Merry Christmas!

So Santa did come.  Mommy and Daddy said he might not come with the way I was behaving but he did. I told them I was good this year.  Santa knows it.  He brought me some dolls and furniture for a Barbie house.  Mommy has a house from when she was a girl so she told Santa to just bring the furniture.  That is going to be fun to play with.  

And I got a scooter from Mommy and Daddy.  It looks like it will be fun when it is not winter outside.  I went for a test drive in the kitchen though.

We got Mommy some pregnant clothes and a calendar with our pictures.  And Daddy got her some mats for the van for when we spill stuff and have snow on our shoes.  That doesn't sound fun to me but Mommy seemed excited.

After we opened all our presents at home we went and opened some more presents at Gram's house.  I got some more furniture for the Barbie house from Gram and Poppy.  Everybody was there and there were so many presents under the Christmas tree.

Aunt Diane gave us a sign for our room.  Me and Luci are going to share a room and we could put this sign up.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!