week 46 and week 47

 week 46:

Ruby is getting around really well.  She has this "fast" crawl that is super cute, she doesn't really get anywhere fast she just moves her arms and legs fast.  Ruby also has some great gibber jabber, it consists of lots of whisper noises and some deep growling.  She also loves to point at things.

 week 47:

I have mixed feeling about stopping these pictures once she is one.  Ever since Ruby learned how to crawl taking these pictures has become such a chore.  She tries to crawl away and when I wrangle her back to the blanket she throws a fit.  Once she learns how to walk I know its game over.  I will miss these cute growth tracking photos.  Hopefully she will still let me take her monthly photo's without much protest.

 turning over to crawl away

 away she goes

some classic Ruby bed head!

Gift wrapping

 One thing I love about Christmas is wrapping gifts.  

Ruby's Christmas gift came in the mail today, to refrain from giving it to her early I wrapped it right away.  Since I like wrapping gifts so much I decided to take pictures of my process with Ruby's gift.

 I wrapped the box with postal wrap then I made some "bakers twine" with embroidery floss.

 To make the "bakers twine" I took equal lengths red and white embroidery floss, taped it to a bench and twisted until I was satisfied with the way it looked.  I then took the twine and wrapped it around the wrapped gift.  I didn't just want to tie it so I took an old button and threaded it with the twine then tied a bow.  

 To mark the gift I took a pipe cleaner, shaped it into an "R" for Ruby and wrapped yarn around it. 

I think I like it!

instagram v. 8

There are lots of photo's today because I am a huge slacker at posting things.  Lately I have not been motivated to blog anything even if its just pictures.  Normally if I feel like I have to do something it makes me want to do it even less, so that is why nothings been going on here lately. 

the little tree on the shelf - Ruby in my hamper

food pouches are the best - pomegranate

waiting in the car for friends - these strawberries look good but man o man they were bitter

Ruby likes to knock over the stacks of DVDs now - wearing her papa's bib

I was stuck at home with a borrowed broken car for 4 days - Ruby likes to check out and eat the shoes

Ruby also likes to scatter all her toys around the living room and kitchen - Ruby loves homemade juice

cutie pants - our sewing machine in broken so I had to sew these pants by hand

slowly getting somewhere on my project - steeming butternut squash for Ruby

getting her bum changed - the hand sewn pants are finally done

at work which was the first time in 4 days I was able to leave my house - the finished pants on Ruby!

front of finished pants - Ruby's always got something crazy going on with her hair

Avocado on pizza is the best - playing with her food instead of eating it

one of Ruby's favorite toys - some pretty weather

Ruby when she was a couple days old - playing with the drum in the living room 

playing with the drum again - put some more twinkle lights up

an old toy of Dan's - playing with Sassy

Sassy fed Ruby her dinner - I got a couch/project on freecycle

Ruby sick - we watched Jackson for a few hours

playing

checking out her bible - Ruby stole one of her aunties donut holes



lots of cuddling for this sick little girl - she loves to stand



week 44 and week 45

 each week is getting more and more challenging to get Ruby's picture without her being upset.  She either wants to turn over and crawl away or she wants my camera strap to chew on.  She wants my camera strap in this picture.

 Although I do think her upset face is pretty cute.

 She is getting better at crawling with each passing day, now she gets into EVERYTHING.

In this picture she kept trying to turn over and crawl over to her drum. 

on her way to her drum.