Harry Potter Fever!

We've all got it at our house. Even Ruby. This little girl will be receiving a set of the books at some point. I have finished the last book and I am sad that it's the end but also happy that I got through it without being influenced by spoilers! Estelle is about halfway through.

Reading to Baby

Estelle and Sienna have been a huge help and having lots of fun with Ruby. Here are a couple of shots of them reading to her:

Messy Baby

Here are some pics of Ruby after eating her first foods, avocado mixed with breastmilk and carrots. It's pretty messy!

A Girl's Gotta Eat!

Here's Ruby's first bit of carrots. As you can see, she knows exactly what to do.

6 months

Well, as we try to adjust to this new world with no daddy and no grandpa, Ruby continues to bring us joy and awe (much much better than 'shock and awe' don't you think?). She's nearing her 6 month birthday and has become so much more verbal in the past couple of weeks. Though she's not seeming all that interested in rolling over (been there, done that) she did learn to sit up. One day she couldn't and then while playing with Jack, boom, she's sitting up. This means several things...she can use a high chair now, she's ready for food and we can plop her down on a blanket outside to play. Fantastic! Ruby was a star all weekend when in Idaho....going from person to person with nary a peep and smiling away. She had a TON of fun playing with Jack and even got to meet her Grandpa Jack. Yay! Jack is a superstar roller going from his back to his belly (wow!) and is full of smiles. Dustin, who had never met little Jack, was smitten with the (not-so) little guy right away.

Ruby also did a little wading at the swimming hole and hung out with all of her aunties. It was an incredibly exhausting weekend and though the reason for it was sad we did get to share the love with many amazing and wonderful people. The outpouring of support from so many people lifted our spirits and reinforced our notion that our daddy was a pretty amazing guy.

Goodbye Grandpa

On July 19, 2007, our beloved grandpa, daddy, husband, ex-husband, brother and friend died. We will miss him dearly. I am so glad that he got to meet Ruby and that she got to spend some time with him. She will always know what a wonderful grandpa she had. I will tell her all about his wonderful wit, his kind heart and the way that he enriched the lives of those around him. So, our hearts are a little broken but we can take comfort in how lucky we all were to have him in our lives.

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