Routine Routine Routine

We have always kept Riley to a pretty strict routine, especially around bed times etc. This seems to be paying dividends now. She is just over 15 months old, and knows what is expected of her at bed time. This makes our lives so much easier.

Her routine was always:
Bath
Bottle
Sleeping Bag
Bed

We recently changed this, not without some backlash, to:
Bath
Sleeping Bag
Bottle
Bed

During the time Riley took to get used to this she was not happy, but now is quite happy. She now even knows when she is ready for bed. She sits up and asks for her "dummy" and then goes off to finish her bottle in the cot.

Jungle Slide

These videos speak for themselves... We took Riley down to the park on Sunday to let Riley play on the jungle gym etc.

She seems to have to fear though. I think this may be a problem when she goes to "play school" though:-)

The swimmer

Riley has always really enjoyed swimming and being in the water. We have had her in the pool a good few times and last week-end we managed to get our hands on a Polly Otter - which is a swimming aid for young children. The idea is that there are a few floats which are removed as the child gets a better handle on floating and kicking etc. They also say that it tales a while to get balanced etc.

The first video clip is of Riley just after we put her in the Polly Otter. You can see that she was trying to balance but had a good idea about kicking etc.



Then we get to the next day. The confidence is up and she can move around and comes when you call. She was also trying to get her ball etc.



The only trouble is trying to get her out the pool. Little blue lips etc. do not seem to phase her. The kicking also tires her out as well.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (or Not).

Since Brett has finally posted some more to the blog :-) I decided to follow suite, so here are some pictures of Riley. They are just some snaps taken over the last few weeks, from waking up with a bad hair day, to the sunnies Claudia brought her from London, to some fun in the bath.