Month: May 2015

Little Miss is 16 months! Ruby has blossomed into a full blown toddler, it seems. Toddling around and exploring at all times. She is super strong on her feet and really lights up our days. Ruby is beginning to say a lot of words. Most notably, “cah”. As in “car”, but with a real New York accent. I love it. She enjoys playing with cars and Theo’s garage set, so this word has become a fast favorite. Also, bus, mama, yia yia, papa, baby.

She is getting great at using utensils and also points to herself when you ask, “where is Ruby?”. She is a hilarious giggler and loves to play tickles and just giggle at any number of things (read: Theo). Ruby loves the slide at the playground, and can go up the stairs pretty well. Down is tricky, still. She continues to be obsessed with scooters and is beginning to get the scoot down. Since riding scooters is so big here, everyone we go she immediately gravitates to any scooter and helmet she sees. She must think this world is just flooded with scooters! Theo has upgraded his scooter to a bigger one, so his old one is now hers for practicing.

A lot of teething has been happening lately. I see three new teeth cutting through Ruby’s gums. Poor thing. We’ve had a stretch of increased nighttime wakings, I presume due to teething. I think hope that she is back on track with waking only once per night the past few nights. She is napping about two hours per day.

Ruby had her first camping trip this past weekend and I will post more on that family excursion soon. She did great, though!

Tuesday was Theo’s second swim class in his new spring session. He is very happy about this class and he woke up Tuesday morning at 7:30am launching right into a long-winded decision making process about which bathing suit he would wear for his second class that day. You see, last week he wore his orange one. During the past week he had been discussing which one he would wear next, and what he would wear each class for the several weeks following. His decision making process went like this:

(First thing in the morning, me still half asleep on the couch)

Theo: I’m going to get my bathing suit on. (brings out all four bathing suits he owns) I think I’ll wear the plaid one. (puts it on and continues to look closely at the pile of suits)

Me: Sounds good.

Theo: But I’m really distracted by the orange one because I really love orange. (takes off the plaid ones)

Me: Wear the orange ones again if that’s what you want.

Theo: Yeah, there is plenty of time to wear the other bathing suits. After today I’ll still have five more classes left! (impressive mathematical skills!)

Theo taught Ruby how to jump in puddles last week.

Ruby has stolen all of our hearts.

Happiest…

And silliest gal around…

This girl LOVES playing with scooters more than anything, I swear. Everywhere we go and she sees one she is pointing and grunting for it. Helmets, too. When she gets to play with Theo’s she is occupied for a very long period of time. I think she will be riding by the time she is 18 months. She is so little, though!

We visited the doctor last week for her well visit. Ruby is 18.1 pounds (10%) and 30 inches (32%). She had her fourth round of the DTaP/HIB/IPV vaccines, and the fourth round of the Pneumococcal vaccine. She is now 90% immunized! Way to be, Ruby. Stranger anxiety was in full effect and she wanted no part of Dr. Gold’s funny business. We got through the visit on my lap and all was right in the world pretty soon after the blood curdling after-shot screams.

Ruby is trying to say some words, although only the first syllable comes out. Some words are: ball, dog, duck, dada, mama. Mostly we are still just pointing a lot and showing comprehension by following our commands to do this or that, get this or that. If you ask Ruby, “what does a doggy say?” she does the cutest interpretation of a “woof”. It’s basically just a “pfff”, if one can imagine what that sounds like. She enjoys pointing to animals in books and hearing what they are and what sounds they make. She always points to dogs on the street, but cowers in fear around my leg if she is walking near one. Ruby can now point to her feet, hands, nose, belly button on request, in addition to her previous accomplishments 😉 Still signing “more”, “milk” and “eat”.

Overall Ruby is doing wonderfully. She is happy and sweet and eating well. She naps is the AM for about 2 hours before taking Theo to school, and she goes to bed at 6:30pm, typically waking once during the night.

Happy 15 months, Ruby! Love her, love her, love her!!