Beach Blanket Ruby, Sneak Peek

We got home about an hour ago from our weekend at the beach with Gigi and Baba. I'll be doing a full post during Ruby's nap tomorrow, but I wanted to share an image tonight for Gigi and Baba to enjoy. Thanks for a great weekend!

Ruby Baby

My friend, Amy, told me about a song she heard that she thought Ruby might enjoy.



And another version I found on YouTube that I thought Ruby's daddy might enjoy.

Rubina's Playroom

Emilia and I spent the weekend turning what was a little used office into a baby-proofed playroom for Ruby. It's not finalized yet, but here a few pics:

Clap On, Clap Off, The Clapper

Ruby is obsessed with clapping. It's actually quite cute as I watch her clapping right now. It was not nearly as cute at 12:45 this morning when she would stand in her crib, clapping and refusing to go back to sleep. It was even less cute at 2:30 this morning when we were still up and still clapping. Here's an action shot from my camera this morning:

Some other cute things she's doing these days: waving hello and goodbye, standing by herself for longer and longer periods of time, amazing us with her ability to function on so little sleep, walking the dining room chairs across the kitchen and living room, turning the pages in books, and perfecting the flirty head tilt.

Edit: I snapped this photo a few minutes ago and immediately emailed it to David while I wrote my post. Before I could finish my text, however, David had posted the picture on the blog himself. I made him take it down, as I explained that the parent who stays up all night with the clapping gets the glory. Ruby's so lucky to have two parents who are arguing about who gets to post cute pictures of her.

Lashes

Four years ago today...

we were just babies.


Now we have a baby of our own. Best four years of my life.

Edit by David: I completely agree.

The Very Talented Ms. Danielson

Ruby and Daddy had their own private photoshoot at the pool this weekend while Mommy was doing a visit for work. Our good friend and favorite family photographer, Meaghan, took these beautiful pics of Ruby and her daddy on Saturday afternoon. I wish I had room to post the whole album here, but instead I'm just posting some favorites. Thanks, Meaghan, for all the wonderful shots of my melanin-challenged cuties.