Friday, July 30th, 2010

Brain Growth Spurt

posted by K | filed under Ruby | 3 Comments

Ruby seems to be having a growth spurt in the learning department. A few days ago, she figured out how to move her hand into range of her mouth and keep it there long enough to enjoy some sucking. Her coordination still isn’t great, so she gets frustrated with it after a few minutes, but [...]

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Body [Image] Building

posted by K | filed under Commentary, Pregnancy, Ruby | 12 Comments

My plan was to gain only 15 to 20 pounds during my pregnancy, because that’s what online charts told me a chunkier person such as myself should gain. But then the doctor never mentioned a number to aim for, and every time I went and had gained a little more, he said I was right [...]

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

6 Weeks Old and Already a Genius

posted by K | filed under Ruby | 4 Comments

We may be slightly biased, but we’re convinced Ruby is going to grow up to be a rocket scientist/supermodel/Olympic athlete. At 6 weeks old, her many talents include … Rolling over (okay, she’s only done it that once, but it still counts) Sleeping 6 hours at a stretch (again, she’s only done it once but [...]

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Bad Night, Good Morning

posted by K | filed under Ruby | 7 Comments

Last night started out rough. When Ruby fell asleep in D’s arms at 9 (after eating at 7:30), and I wasn’t ready for bed yet, we weren’t quite sure what to do. We could put her in her crib in the nursery, but then she’d probably wake up in a couple of hours and wake [...]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Smile

posted by K | filed under Ruby | 2 Comments

She smiled at me! Really, for real, smiled! She’s all the time in her sleep doing these adorable “smiles” and even what seem like laughs, but never when she’s awake. My What to Expect the First Year book says between one month and two months, a baby will learn how to smile in response to [...]

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

One Month Today

posted by K | filed under Ruby | 4 Comments

I’m crossing my fingers and knocking on wood while I write this post because I’m terrified of jinxing things. The pediatrician predicted that if we could keep with it, our breastfeeding troubles would be resolved by three or four weeks. I had my doubts. The intensity of Ruby’s loathing for the entire procedure – oh, [...]