It has been freezing here this week. I think it is below normal temps and more normal for late December or January. In fact the pond was almost covered this morning with a thin sheet of ice. Some of that has broken up by now, but a lot remains and winter is definitely on its way.
In addition to the weather being cold, Riley came down with another cold which led to another ear infection. Last time she just had a mild infection, but this one is full in one ear. Hopefully this won't be a cycle for the winter and she won't follow in her parents' footsteps by having lots of ear infections as a baby.
With the cold weather upon us, I've been Bundling Riley up in the morning. It wasn't cold enough this morning for her big pink parka, but she did end up in her hat and mittens. She doesn't seem to mind wearing either until we get in the car and the fleece of her hat sticks to her car seat and the hat ends up covering at least one eye after she moves her head around. Her mittens are tricky because they mean she can't pick anything up and becomes frustrated. She's so cute though in this stuff!
Riley is 10 months old today, and I can't believe it. Time goes so fast it seems unreal. She's been recovering from her first ear infection and a loonngg cold, but seems to be in better spirits these past few days. I myself have been dealing with a cold for a few weeks now. We had no school today due to the election and had a workshop instead. Later we took Riley to vote and played on the floor at home. Riley is trying to crawl over everything these days, and the dog doesn't even stop her.
