She very much did not enjoy getting weighed and measured and it was quite the feat. We ended up having to weigh me (SCARY!) and then weigh me holding Ruby so they could calculate it. After that was over, she did ok mainly because she got the most delicious pink lollipop and she got to pick a toy from the treasure chest - a spinning top!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Guess Who's 25?
25th percentile that is! Ruby had her two year check up today and came in at 25 lbs and 32 inches putting her in the 25th percentile for the first time ever! Watch our girl grow! We even get to switch to 2% milk!
She very much did not enjoy getting weighed and measured and it was quite the feat. We ended up having to weigh me (SCARY!) and then weigh me holding Ruby so they could calculate it. After that was over, she did ok mainly because she got the most delicious pink lollipop and she got to pick a toy from the treasure chest - a spinning top!
She very much did not enjoy getting weighed and measured and it was quite the feat. We ended up having to weigh me (SCARY!) and then weigh me holding Ruby so they could calculate it. After that was over, she did ok mainly because she got the most delicious pink lollipop and she got to pick a toy from the treasure chest - a spinning top!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Ruby is a Fan of the Ape
Today we took advantage of a rare day off for ALL of us with no plans and went to the zoo, despite the fact that it was only about 40 degrees (yah a heatwave compared with some of the weather going on right now).
Ruby is currently on an ape kick. In part due to that book that she loves so much, Little Beauty. This is the picture that specifically causes her to cry and/or say, "You ok?" "Awww..." and "Hurt!":
I checked out some books about Koko the gorilla and she looooves looking at the pictures and at Koko's pictures on the web. Well...any gorillas. So, we figured, let's go to the zoo and see some real ones!
We're at the zoo!!
We got to the gorilla area and she had this huge smile on her face and she kept saying, "You ok?" and we kept showing her how they were very very happy and eating leaves and lettuce. We counted the gorillas (5) and then said good-bye until a warmer day. Here's a shot of her looking at the gorillas:
And here she is giving the baby baboon a besito:
Who knows? Maybe we have the next Jane Goodall on our hands?
Ruby is currently on an ape kick. In part due to that book that she loves so much, Little Beauty. This is the picture that specifically causes her to cry and/or say, "You ok?" "Awww..." and "Hurt!":
I checked out some books about Koko the gorilla and she looooves looking at the pictures and at Koko's pictures on the web. Well...any gorillas. So, we figured, let's go to the zoo and see some real ones!
We're at the zoo!!
Upon leaving the zoo, Ruby had a lot of fun playing with the baboon sculptures just outside the entrance.
And here she is giving the baby baboon a besito:
Who knows? Maybe we have the next Jane Goodall on our hands?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
It's Begun...
So yeah...talking. Ruby said her first very clear sentence last week which was, "My name is Ruby." She didn't say it to anyone in particular, just whoever happened to be interested at our local Taco Time. If Kathy hadn't been there to hear it, I might have thought I dreamed it because she hasn't said it since.
When she needs help she says, "hoat" and it's so cute to hear her hold her hand up and say, "Hoat? Hoat? Pleeees!"
She is also getting really into getting dressed and dressing up. Some days she couldn't care less what she's wearing and other days she will only wear what she herself has picked out. Fair enough. She got some dress-up shoes for Christmas and those have been a big hit. I dug out the dress-up box left from when the girls lived here and she loooves trying things on out of that. If you ask me, a dress-up box is one of THE best "toys" out there and a very economical one at that. 90% of the stuff in that box are things from yard sales (including some dresses from a teeny tiny rodeo queen that my mom scored at a yard sale in Idaho) and Goodwill. It's good times for all. Of course, at this point, any clothing that Ruby picks out becomes a dress-up and as she is just mastering the art of getting dressed things like this happen:
She didn't quite get her head all the way through the hole so she looks like a little babushka and she is wearing THREE pairs of pants. Note the socks on her hands as well.
Here she is sporting the pimpin' vest that another friend of ours passed along while she helps her dad do some work. Seriously - it is important to look good at ALL times.
She loves her shoes and received a darling pair of red patent mary janes from her Uncle Steve and Auntie Monica. We are now in big trouble if we try to pick out any other shoes to wear. God help us when she grows out of them!
Ruby has also learned the words "mine" and "my" so we hear this a LOT. More recently, Grandpa Jack got her a sweet little booster seat to use instead of the high chair and she is constantly reminding us, "My chair!"
You may notice that some of the pictures of our Little Miss are of her reaching for the camera. She now knows that she can see pictures of some cute baby on that thing and demands to see it every time she sees the camera. Because of this, the camera is now known as the "Oh Baby" as in, "Have you seen the Oh Baby?" and "Quick! Get the Oh Baby!"
I leave you with a video of her begging for the Oh Baby:
When she needs help she says, "hoat" and it's so cute to hear her hold her hand up and say, "Hoat? Hoat? Pleeees!"
She is also getting really into getting dressed and dressing up. Some days she couldn't care less what she's wearing and other days she will only wear what she herself has picked out. Fair enough. She got some dress-up shoes for Christmas and those have been a big hit. I dug out the dress-up box left from when the girls lived here and she loooves trying things on out of that. If you ask me, a dress-up box is one of THE best "toys" out there and a very economical one at that. 90% of the stuff in that box are things from yard sales (including some dresses from a teeny tiny rodeo queen that my mom scored at a yard sale in Idaho) and Goodwill. It's good times for all. Of course, at this point, any clothing that Ruby picks out becomes a dress-up and as she is just mastering the art of getting dressed things like this happen:
She didn't quite get her head all the way through the hole so she looks like a little babushka and she is wearing THREE pairs of pants. Note the socks on her hands as well.
Here she is sporting the pimpin' vest that another friend of ours passed along while she helps her dad do some work. Seriously - it is important to look good at ALL times.
She loves her shoes and received a darling pair of red patent mary janes from her Uncle Steve and Auntie Monica. We are now in big trouble if we try to pick out any other shoes to wear. God help us when she grows out of them!
Ruby has also learned the words "mine" and "my" so we hear this a LOT. More recently, Grandpa Jack got her a sweet little booster seat to use instead of the high chair and she is constantly reminding us, "My chair!"
You may notice that some of the pictures of our Little Miss are of her reaching for the camera. She now knows that she can see pictures of some cute baby on that thing and demands to see it every time she sees the camera. Because of this, the camera is now known as the "Oh Baby" as in, "Have you seen the Oh Baby?" and "Quick! Get the Oh Baby!"
I leave you with a video of her begging for the Oh Baby:
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hasta Luego Uncle Harley!
Like Mary Poppins, the wind changed and Uncle Harley left for a different job a couple of months after the wind blew him in. Ruby loved having her uncle around and it was always one of the first things she'd say when she woke up in the morning, "Haw-leee!" She is going to miss him dearly, as are we. Come back soon, Uncle Harley!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Visiting with Grandpa Jack
We were lucky enough to get a nice little visit from Grandpa Jack who was in town over the weekend. Ruby wasn't sure what to make of him at first but quickly warmed up to him. She learned to say his name but was a little confused about the fact that her friend Jack (Grampa Jack's grandson) and he have the same name. Hard to explain to a 2 year old!
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