Geniusness Confirmed

Yep, it's been confirmed. I'm a genius. While this shouldn't be too surprising considering my most excellent and genius genes, and also considering the fact that I'm the youngest blogger ever to have lived, it's always nice to have confirmation.

So, the confirmation came in the form of me rolling over. That's right, I'm only seven weeks old and I rolled over all by myself. It happened when my mom set me on my tummy and left the room to do whatever it is adults do in the kitchen. I pushed myself up with my arms and, shazam, by the time my mom returned, I was much more happily laying on my back, gazing up at the ceiling with my cute little baby girl eyes.

Until next time, that's (my brilliant) life thus far.

Dang, Am I Cute or What?

Time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday I was starting this site, still suckin' on amniotic fluid. And now, I'm five weeks old on the Outside, livin' the good life.

Here I am chillin' in one of my many blankies:

Here I am with my Grams:

This is me in my work out clothes, ready to run like Rocky Balboa, baby:

Here I am with my Grandpa Russ, Uncle Ian, and dad:

This is my folks and me right before my Grandpa Dave's birthday dinner:

This is my Grandpa Dave, hamming it up, and my Grandma smiling like crazy while holding me, like usual:

And here... well, this is just the I'm-too-stinking-cute-for-words shot:


Until next time that's (my already-having-to-deal-with-paparazzi) life thus far.

The Website Formerly Known as LifeThusFar.com

Okay, so it's still known as LifeThusFar.com—I'm not going Prince on you or anything—but there are a couple changes happening, as you may have noticed if you are one of my very few but very cool regular readers. First of all, Blogger (the company that hosts this content for free and is another one of the multiple brands owned by the beast that is Google) made some many needed and long overdue upgrades to their blogging service for people far less technically inclined—i.e. Me.

What are these so called great new features I speak of?

Tagging capabilities. You'll notice that you can now view my previous posts by topic. For instance, if you just want to see posts with photos of me and my family (which, of course, how could you not?) just click the photos link under TAGS on the sidebar. This is a sweet, long awaited addition, in my opinion.

Posts as permalinks. Instead of clicking on the permalink I used to have at the bottom of each post, you can now just click the post titles to visit the permanent link for each little write-up.

Hierarchial archiving. Under the GOIN' WAY BACK NOW section of the sidebar, you can just click the arrows and have some fun. It's a pretty self-explanatory, but way cool feature.

Now, having said all that, Blogger made some other changes that made it impossible for me to keep some of my wicked sweet past blood-and-sweat-and-tear-added features. Primarily, I can't figure out how to transfer over my ultra sweet header and logo. I hope this will change and I'll be able to figure out how to re-add that artwork so LifeThusFar.com continues rocking your face off as it should.

Until next time, that's (my occasionally geeky) life thus far.

This Baby Business is Tough

Being a baby, it's tough work. I mean, it's tiring. People keep telling me how easy I have it—my parents change my diapers, wipe me down, dress me, bathe me, hold me, carry me, swaddle me, feed me. But you know what, it's a lot harder than it sounds on my end. Complete and utter dependency is not always as sweet as it seems.

Getting fed is especially tougher than it sounds. I mean, you're not exactly eating something with a fork. You're trying to latch on to a boob. A boob, for crying out loud! It's not as easy as you would think.

Everything else about life is pretty good—my family's great, I live in a good neighborhood, I'm healthy—but just don't go assuming this baby thing is as easy as it looks. My little fingers are once again tired of typing, so until next time, that's (my tiring, but otherwise excellent) life thus far.

Okay, I Made It!

Well, I finally made it. That's right, on September 18, 2006, at 18:39 (don't ask me how I know military time), I, Riley C. entered this fine world, healthy and, as I'm told by almost everyone that holds me, beautiful. It was quite the journey. But now, I'm here. On the Outside.

This is me right after I tunneled my way out of my mom's womb... yeah, I'm a bit gooey:

This is me getting my first bath:


This is me sucking on my dad's thumb:

This is me and my dad just hangin' out together:

I'm sure there's going to be a lot to write about, but I really don't have much to say right now. Things aren't much more eventful than they were inside my mom's womb. I mean, I still sleep a lot, eat as much as I can, and that's pretty much my life. The coolest thing is I finally got to hear my own voice.

My parents seem pretty cool, though they're not quite the night owls that I am. What can I say, I like to sleep during the day and stay up at night?! I'm growing accustomed to a more regular schedule, though.

Well, I'll surely have more to say, but just wanted to give a shout out to all of you peeps who have been praying for my protection and safe arrival... they paid off. If I haven't met you yet in person, I look forward to doing so really soon. Drop by anytime.

Until next time, that's (my ultra blessed and finally tangible) life thus far.