Ruby is now 8 months old!

Ruby is now 8 months old. At her doctors appointment today (where she got a swine flu shot - not a very nice birthday present!) she weighed in at 18.2 pounds and is just over 27 inches tall. Still quite bald, but we're starting to notice some fuzz on her head! Her eyes are still blue, so maybe they will stay that way. She is getting more and more verbal everyday and she's developing a rather feisty personality which sometimes includes arching her back when she doesn't want to go in her stroller or car seat. She enjoys eating cereal puffs and rice wafer teething biscuits but still doesn't enjoy puree foods (I've been trying to get her to eat them for 3 months now and she refuses most days). The doctor seems to think we can just move on to table foods. She seems to be getting a bit more mobile, reaching for things, standing/leaning on stuff and making the motions of taking steps when I hold her hands (still no rolling and crawling but I think it won't be too much longer!). Sleepwise it varies day to day (she wakes some during the night) and while she does take naps around 10 and 2 (and sometimes at 5), they tend to be either on my chest or in her car seat when we are out and about (we've gotten into some bad habits!) She has developed an interest in banging on things, unpacking things from containers, exploring zippers on jackets and tags on stuffed animals. We've made some good friends in our playgroups and it is neat to watch her interact with (and often talk/screech at) the other babies.

Here she is at Gymboree class today enjoying the bubbles.