Riley Teething

We have for a while now suspected that Riley is teething... She always puts everything straight in her mouth, not matter what.

This video shows the extent of this. She was in the bath, and got hold of one of her toys. The sound effects tell the real story of ho hard she bites down. She then pulls whatever out her mouth, hence the squeak.

Eskimo Riley

As you may know, Durban has gotten pretty chilly over the last few days - still no match for Ficksburg and Johannesburg, but cold by our standards.

Claudia decided to dress Riley for the occasion in an outfit that Melanie got for her when she was born... She looks very cute with he little bunny ears etc.

Riley Sitting

Riley has started sitting. She manages to sit for quite a while till she topples over. She does however prefer to be standing, which is not always possible.

The last part of the video is her being ticklish... Which she is very...

Walking Ring Antics

As I mentioned in my previous post, Riley is quite good in her walking ring. This video show just how good.

She is also able to "obey" commands. Though she does still suffer from selective hearing when it suites her to. When she is engrossed in something, she can totally ignore being called, but as you can see from this video, she does know her name, and can respond when being called.

Baby in the oven

On Monday, Riley went to see Sr Des Meyer for her monthly way in and check up. Everything is fine, and she has caught up nicely in the weight and height stakes. Last month she was a bit under weight and "petit". This month, after eating cereal for the month she has caught up nicely.

She now weighs 6.05kg, and she is 62cm long. The circumference of her head is now 40.5cm. These figures fall nicely on the 25th percentile. So we are really happy with her progress.

T the check up, Des commented on how strong Riley is, and also haw active. She suggested that Riley might benefit from a walking ring, to be able to burn off some of that energy which she has.

Claudia went of the Baby City, and let Riley try out a walking ring, which she loved, so we bought one.

After a very short while at home, she is getting the hang of it and can get around really well. She is also very happy to go where she want.

The picture above is of her fascinated but the oven. As you may recall it has a reflective coating, so she was able to see her reflection in the glass, and was totally fascinated.

The only downside is all the finger prints that she leaves behind as evidence of her interest.

We will obviously have to make sure she cannot get near the oven when it is hot...