Ruby at 6 weeks

Here are a few photos of Ruby at 6 weeks. She has just started cooing, tracking things and people with her eyes, almost supporting her neck when sitting up, grabbing things...and today for the first time, she smiled at me...not a gas smile, but a real 'I'm looking at you and you're making me happy smile.' Ruby's 6 week doctor checkup went well and she now weighs 10.5 pounds.

Video of Ruby being entertained by her reflection in the mirror

Ruby is 6 weeks old today! She is getting bigger and bigger each day and is learning new skills like grabbing my hair (and holding on!) and cooing at her reflection in the mirror. Here is a short video from today.

Father's Day Outing to Wimbledon

Today was Alex's first father's day. To celebrate we went to a pub in Wimbledon Village and then went for a walk in Wimbledon Common and Cannizaro Park. Ruby must have known what day it was because she was really putting Alex's fathering abilities to the test! She continues to eat every 2 hours or so (in the day time) and is requiring a lot more settling lately.

Who does she resemble?

Here are a few pics of Alex and me as babies. I keep looking at them and looking at Ruby, wondering who she will resemble!

Ruby spends the night in her nursery for the first time

Ruby is going through some sort of growth spurt at the moment...For the past two days she has been eating almost every 2 hours (normally she eats every 3-4 hours) and is just being restless. Supposedly babies have a major growing period around 6 weeks. And in the past few days she has really started outgrowing the small crib we have in our room. If she startles herself, her arms stretch out and hit the sides, and she wakes herself up. So, we made the decision to move her into the nursery officially! Alex and I (well, mostly Alex) put together the cot in the afternoon and last night Ruby had her first sleep in the nursery. Everything went well and she slept for slightly longer periods than usual. It felt a little strange because it is one step toward independence for her (well, sort of).

Lesley and Holly come over to visit

Friday morning my friend Lesley came over for a visit and brought her daugher, Holly. Ruby and Holly were born 2 days apart! Unfortunately Ruby wasn't in the mood for a photo session (she wanted to eat!) but we took a few photos anyway!

Ruby out and about

This week we have been out and about quite a bit. One day we went over to Lesley's house and Ruby got to try Holly's swing...Then we met Brenda out for coffee with her son Roman. Then on Thursday we went to baby massage class. The instructor is holding Ruby in the photo (You may wonder what Ruby has on her forehead...they told us putting a piece of cotton on their forehead cures hiccups...)