Every time we turn around these days, it seems that Riley is reaching another milestone.
Her first two teeth came through on the bottom and we were excited to finally see the cause of her crankiness. Not long after that, we saw a top tooth pushing to make it's debut, but on closer inspection we realized that 4 teeth were coming in on top. Riley now has 6 teeth that she can flash, which allow her to bite with surprising force. She also has a new hobby - gritting those teeth together to produce one of the more grating sounds in recent history. Riley prefers doing this at quiet times or when she is being held close to one's year, to maximize the effect. We can hardly wait until more teeth appear to add harmony to the grinding.
Mobility has also begun, ending the era of "we always know she'll be where we left her"... Not that we leave her unattended at the top of the staircase, but it was nice to be able to turn our backs for ten seconds. Riley hasn't quite mastered the crawl - more like the "injured commando" crawl - but she gets around. Like an 1982 pinto, it aint pretty but it gets her from point A to point B.
