The Riley Family

It has been so hot this week! We have been spending a lot of time with the water table, sprinklers, water balloons and squirt guns! Here are some pics from the other day.

Kate's last day of kindergarten was on Friday. They actually only had one hour of school, and Jack and Will and I got to go too. We watched a video from Ms. C's mission trip to Haiti, and watched all the class sign yearbooks. Here are some pictures.

This past Wednesday was Field Day at Patterson. It was also 85 and humid! The kids had a great time playing lots of fun outdoor games. Here are some pictures.

Kate did a fantastic job last weekend at her first piano recital. She played her music perfectly. She played one song as a duet with Miss Gina, and the second by herself. We all really enjoyed listening to Miss Gina's other students. Here are some pictures.

Last Friday all 4 kindergarten classes at Patterson took a field trip to Blackberry Farm in Aurora. Since Jack and Will and I didn't have much going on, we decided to join them. It was fun to watch the kids explore. Here are some pictures.

Kate has moved to the guest room, and Jack has moved into Kate's old room. Will is going to share his room with the baby to start. Here are some pics of the new rooms.

Jack had his last day of preschool today! He will start up again in September in the 4 year-old program at Wheatland Salem. Here are some pictures.

Kate had a piece of art work displayed at the art show this weekend. They picked 15 or so pieces from each grade from each elementary school. Her's was from their concentric circle project. It was fun to see all the other art, and also to hear some choirs and band ensembles.

Sunday, May 16, 2010. 32 weeks. The baby has been getting the hiccups daily lately, and they are rather annoying. I love most of the little kicks and punches (and many aren't so little anymore) but the hiccups are another story. The tend to last for at least 10 minutes, and are a constant thump on my belly. Of course they don't hurt or anything, but are quite distracting :). Not much else is new. I have an appointment at the end of the week with Dr. K. The back pains and sciatica are still very minor and sporadic, knock on wood! Here is my pregnancy journal.

Jack had a spring concert at preschool last week. It didn't really seem like singing in public is quite his cup of tea, but he said he had fun. It was cute to see all the 4 year olds giving a concert. Here is the album.

The kindergarten classes hosted a 'letter parade' last week, and all of the students picked a letter to dress up as. Kate picked 'F' and dressed as a fairy, like Tinkerbell. After the parade we got to go to her classroom and she read us the letter book she had been making. Here is the album.

Wow, these are only a month late for posting! Jack got some super cool new costumes and books for his birthday. Here is the album.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 31 1/2 weeks! I had an appt. with Dr. Martin last Friday and it went well. He confirmed that the ultrasound looked great, and no more worries about placenta location. I have gained 22 lbs so far - which he is fine with. Said I could keep gaining more weight :). I think I usually gain about 30, so I am pretty on track with that. I have appointments every 2 weeks for the next couple of appointments, then weekly starting at 36. Still plenty of time to go! I have started nesting, which so far has meant moving K to the guest room, getting Will's room ready for the baby, and trying to decorate Jack's room. Today we had it painted green (J's fav color) so he no longer has the pink and purple bedroom :). I am also trying to plan out our studies for the summer, and still working on finding a nanny/babysitter to help out.

Monday, May 3, 2010. 30 weeks, 1 day. We had my 30 week ultrasound today and it went very well. The tech couldn't really say anything about placenta (she said doc needs to tell me) but she implied that it had moved up. I just hope it has moved enough. It was fun to see pics again, and he looked good. He is measuring almost a week ahead, weighing in at 3 lbs 12 oz. The due date she calculated was 7/5 I think (or maybe 7/7) but the calculations are so not precise, with a margin of +- 21 days. Of course I will have the baby within that window! Here is my pregnancy journal.