VIDEO - Ruby swings

VIDEO - Ruby sings her ABCs

Ruby can sing her ABCs. I caught this video of her getting it mostly right!

She just thinks of it as a fun song...but she has started to identify things that have writing/ABCs on them.

It's a start.

VIDEO - Ruby tries to blow out the candles

VIDEO - Ruby scales the outside of the steps

Just when you think your house is childproofed...

Ruby has learned how to scale the OUTSIDE of the steps. The other day it was really quiet and then Alex and I discovered she had climbed all the way up to the first landing just by holding onto the bars. She only let out a squeel when she couldn't figure out how to go around the ledge and continue upwards.

Suggestions on how to childproof this area would be appreciated!

VIDEO - Ruby and Hudson hold hands

Jessica, Mark and Hudson came over to watch the superbowl with us. Ruby and Hudson played and we looked up and they were taking turns leading each other around the house. It was just too cute to see them holding hands.

VIDEO - Ruby dances

Ruby's great grandmother gave her a cat keyboard for Christmas. It is definitely a favorite. She pushes the song buttons and dances. It is hard to catch her in action, but I got this short clip where she dances at the end (and tries to sing B-I-N-G-O).

VIDEO - Ruby wakes daddy up with kisses

Alex and I came up with a little game to 'trick' Ruby into giving us kisses (or more kisses than she might normally!) We act like we are asleep and we tell her to wake us up she has to give us a kiss. This has been happening for at least a month or two and it is just too cute!

VIDEO - Giggling Ruby

After Alex finishes work he usually wrestles with Ruby and plays with her so I can start some dinner. Ruby absolutely loves this time with daddy! Click to play video.

VIDEO - The Hot Dog Dance

And a bit more of the hot dog dance...

VIDEO - Alex in the tunnel

I love when Alex comes upstairs to play with Ruby. He gets down on the floor with her and acts so goofy. She always giggles as he wrestles with her or plays with her toys in a new way.

Here is a video of Alex (INSIDE THE TUNNEL) playing with Ruby.

VIDEO - Ruby mimics mama... 'Sit down'

I've been trying to consistently discipline Ruby when it comes to climbing and standing on the furniture. I always say 'sit down' while trying to keep a serious face. It is so difficult when she is just playing and being cute!

Anyways, here's Ruby talking back to her mama. It really sounds like she is saying 'sit down!'

VIDEO - Ruby's new slide

Here are a few video clips of Ruby enjoying her new slide.

Ruby Vocabulary update - Video

Ruby has really been expanding her vocabulary lately.

Words she can say (at least to some extent, speaking the first sound or two, while motioning toward the object intently) include:

Mama, Dadda, duck, (ba)nana, nigh(t) nigh(t), ball, book, bird, balloon, blueberry (said as 'buh buh' excitedly), belly button (sounds like buh buh buh as she points to her own and mine), bye-bye, baby, bow, wheel, (f)ish, sh(oe), peek (a) boo, meow, moo and ee-ii-ee-ii-o.

Here she is saying ee-ii-ii-o...



And then, you can tell here I'm trying to get her to finish old mac donald, but she just started playing with the cars saying 'wheel.' (She loves my old hot wheels collection!). I find it strange that she chose to learn the word 'wheel' over many other words. I think she picked it up from singing 'wheels on the bus' which is one of her favorites!

VIDEO - Ruby walking

This past week Ruby has been taking more and more steps. She is getting increasingly confident standing up in the middle of the room and walking to us. Once I think she did a good 10 or 12 steps which was so exciting!

I can't wait until she can walk...so that when I get asked for the annoyingly bazillionth time 'is she walking yet?'...I can say YES!!!

Here are two videos of her learning to walk (FINALLY as she is about to be 14 months old!)

Video - Meoooowww...Meow

Kate gave Ruby a soft cat doll a few months ago. Since then it has become the favorite!

We always show Ruby cats in books and out in public and also tell her that her cat can meow too. She has been meowing for some time, but we finally caught an extended video clip of her meowing. She does this in the car, grocery store, while laying in her crib. As long as her cat is around, they talk.

Ruby pushes her walker - VIDEO

I've been trying for some time to convince Ruby how fun her walker is. She didn't believe me...until last week! Here she is showing daddy her new skill!

Video - Talking up a storm

To celebrate closing on our new house Alex, Ruby and I went to Blue Fish for some sushi. Ruby was very talkative. Here she is placing her order off the menu.

Video - Finally...She crawls!

I know babies do everything at their own pace...some crawl faster than others, some talk sooner than others, some master their pincher grasp earlier, some learn to clap or wave at a younger age. We like to think Ruby has been focusing on her mental capacities instead of focusing on her physical abilities. She has taken foreeeeeevvver to grasp crawling!!! But finally, having just turned 10 months old, she can now crawl. (Now when the bazillionth person asks me if she is crawling yet I can say, YES!) Here is a short video of her barrelling toward daddy's sunflower seeds.

Video - Ruby learns how to clap her hands

Last night Ruby just started clapping. Alex and I were laughing it was so cute. I managed to catch this short video clip of her - such a happy baby!

Video - Raspberries and baby talk

Ruby has quite a range of sounds now, including screeches, mama, dada, nnn and ewwws. Here she is blowing some raspberries and telling us about her day.