Photo overload

We've had a fun week! Lots of photos for you. Ruby also got a cold this week, which was not so fun. She has been learning all sorts of new words. Yesterday I made a list of all of the words she currently says, so I'll post it here.

Dada, Mama, ball “baww”, banana “badada”, chicken “didi”, pretty “p-t”, shoes, hat, nose “no-ts”, mouth (sounds a lot like ball), eyes, hair, ears (all sound similar), meow, hug “uk”, doggy “dut”, uh-oh “uh-dy”, hot, boo “baa”, hi, bye, yucky, all done “aaa daa”, up, help, ow, toes, head, yes, no, water, button, cheese “bee”, avocado “agogago”, the end "dee ahh", and baby “bebe”.

She started playing peek-a-boo with her hands or a blanket. It's too cute! I need to try to get a video of it. She even tried to play it with me in the middle of the night... Silly girl. She likes most of the food I give her now. I've figured out that I need to give her the fruits and veggies before the meat/cheese/beans, and then she'll eat it. Her current favorites are chicken, cheese, avocados, and mangos. She loves to make funny faces and to laugh and giggle. And reading is one of her favorite things.
Ruby has started taking a ball to the linoleum to bounce because it bounces better there than on the carpet. She also loves to copy whatever we do and say. Smart baby.

 Trying on Daddy's hat, getting ready for the Giants game we're going to next month.

 Playing with Mommy's purse.

 Playing on the trampoline with Abbie and Jayden.

 She had lots of fun and was trying to bounce.

 "Meow"

 On Friday she got a balloon, and she loved it!

 We went outside to throw a balsa wood airplane.

 Playing with the "baooo" and Daddy.

 Out for breakfast at a kid-friendly restaurant.

 Trying to get her ball.

 Wrestle time with Daddy.

 Naked baby!

 St. Patrick's Day at church. Her cold was pretty bad that day so she sat with us instead of going to the nursery. She wanted to talk, so we didn't stay for the sermon.

 Lounging... Daddy's girl.

 Hi!

 My parents came for a visit on Monday-Tuesday. We had fun at the park!

 Ruby got an Easter basket early. She loves her new bunny toy.

 Giggles with Grandpa.

 Penny came over and the girls had lots of fun together.

 Sharing cheerios.

 Reading her book.

 She pulled out all of her shoes this morning.

We got her a new pop up toy, and she loves playing with it!

Standing, ball and baby dolls

 It's been a fun week. Ruby has learned a lot of new things. On Thursday she learned how to stand up in the middle of the floor by herself. She also learned how to say "ball," "eyes," "mouth," and several other words. She has started trying to brush her hair when she's playing with her brush or comb too. And now she hugs her dolly and her teddy bears. She remembers things too. And she loves to dance when the music comes on!

 Here she is in down dog about to stand up.

 She stayed like this for a while :)

 Hanging out at our friends' house.

 She's been doing this on the chair and coffee table. It's silly.

 "Here you go Mama."

 Getting sleepy.

 Playing with her Lamby.

Sharing Mommy's green smoothie. She loved it! 

Playing in her leggings. 

 Silly girl.

 Dress up.

Pig tails

Standing up by herself!

Dollies and hugs

Ruby has really started to understand what’s going on this week. She started hugging her dolly and bear and she brings me books to read to her. She also knows what babies are and says "baby" whenever she sees one in a picture or at the store. She can point to your nose and says “no-ts.” Yesterday I asked her where her ball was, and she looked around for it, then saw it in her bucket and went to get it for me. She has a lamb with a wind up that plays music, and she likes to do it herself. It’s so much fun watching her learn new things.

I'm thinking Ruby's going to switch to just one nap soon. Her morning naps have gotten later and later, and more inconsistent. It will be nice when I can run errands in the mornings and put her down after lunch for a longer nap. I think I'll see if she's ready to do that next week after the time change.

Daddy getting Ruby ready to go.

The weather was so nice that we went to the park to swing.

 Being silly at breakfast.

She sure loves her baths. 

 All dressed for church with pigtails.

 Some of our middle school girls came over Sunday afternoon. Ruby had lots of fun with them.

 Making a big mess, but she loved the spaghetti!

 Putting her legos together.

 She especially loves books with pictures of babies.

 Andy brought home these two giant mooses from church, and this is Ruby's first introduction to them.

 Hugging her dolly (with her face).

 Climbing in the cupboard again.

 She loves the moose. She keeps giving them hugs and petting them.

 Lamby

 All clean.

Playing with the moose again.