Yep I'm a morning person

Well it is clear that Ruth is going to be a morning baby. She is very happy in the morning, of course that may be because she is happy to see her mama after 10 hours of sleep. With all that is going on Ruth is becoming more and more aware of her surroundings. In fact this past week she was introduced to Facetime. I had to go to Salt Lake City, Utah and we decided we would chat via Facetime. Well at first she had not clue but once I started talking to her she focused in on Joanna's mac and was intently staring. I was able to get a small smile but she was really sleepy and ready to head to bed.

We have also now started  to try to become mobile. Yep we are trying to crawl already!! She does a great job of holding up her head and now she is seeing some of her toys on her play mat and starts to head for them. First she kicks and squirms her little legs, then she stops and picks up her head, and gets her forearms under her chest. This will last about a second or two but she is able to get a good push off on her play mat and make one attempt before falling back on her belly.

She also likes to sit up in the bumbo. You have to watch her as she is not 100% solid with keeping her head up for a long period of time, but we are getting there. While seated in the bumbo she will watch anyone and anything that goes by. Every now and then she will give a giggle but most of the time she wants you just to chat with her. She is becoming more vocal each day and will talk to Joanna just about anytime. Anyway we only have two weeks left before Ruth goes to the sitter and Joanna gets to go back to work. Can I tell you that neither is looking forward to it. Anyway below are a few additional pictures and as you can see, she really loves the mornings.

My little Firecracker

Well this is the first time in a looooooooooooooooong time that I did not actually shoot any fireworks for the 4th of July. Yes those of you that know me well know that I am a pyromaniac so yes it was difficult not to blow something up. There were plenty of fireworks all around us and as we were enjoying the evening grilling outside and playing with Blitz, the sound of the fireworks did not even bother Ruth. As you can see she was dressed for the occasion.

 

As you can tell she was my little firework. Baby you're a firework... Hey that is kind of catchy, I should write a song....

Sing it Girl!!! 

Also we had to get the bubbles out for Blitz. If you ever come over to the house you will have to see him in person as he "attacks" the bubbles. However for those of you that can't get here, below is a sample of what he does.

Blitz attacking the Bubbles

Now why this is funny we have found a slight problem. See when Ruth drools, which she is doing A LOT, she forms bubbles. Therefore we have nicknamed her "bubbles". So when you are looking at Ruth and saying "Hi bubbles" the dog starts to run around the house looking for the bubbles. Yeah, the first few times it was funny, but now it's like sorry puppy we were talking about the baby! Anyway we are all doing well and Ruth got her shots today. She is growing quite nicely and the doctor was very pleased with the fact that she is sleeping through the night. In fact Ruth decided to "ham it up" with the doctor today. I think she knew she was going to get shots so if she could make the doctor laugh she would not stick her. Well this was a good plan but it was the nurse that gave the shot, not the doctor. It has been a day for our baby girl but she is doing quite well and we are all looking forward to time together this weekend.

Holiday Weekend

Monday is July the 4th and then Tuesday our little girl will be two months old. A lot has happened from one month ago. We are finally on the right formula and are not as fussy. In fact she is much more of a happy baby then anything else. Of course the best thing that has happened in month number one is that now Ruth will sleep from about 11pm till 6am straight!! It does make life a lot easier and she is now more on a daily routine.

Ruth has beclore more aware of her surroundings and loves to smile and laugh when you chat with her. Below is some video from when Joanna and I went out and Ruth's Mimi came over to watch her. The video is not the best but you will get the idea

Ruth talking with Mimi

 Also I have been asked how is Blitz in all of this. Well he loves to go and hang out in her room when she is taking a nap. He does not like when she is fussy, this typically happens during feeding time when we are having to burb her. So to try and make life a little easier for her he will go and get a baby and then bring it to her. That really never works but he is trying to help.

All in all we are doing much better and Ruth is growing more and more each day. In fact we are not sure is she will crawl or simply go straight to walking. She likes to stand in your lap and then walk up your chest. Anyway below are some photos of our baby girl.