7 months ago my sweet baby was born! It's hard to believe we're now on the down hill to a year! I'm not sure I can handle that! Once again Ruth is keeping us on our toes this month. She is into everything! Thank goodness for our newly installed baby gate! Here is a little about our sweet little girl:
Weight- 15 lbs 4 oz
Height- 21.25 Inches
Clothes Size- 3M and 3-6M
Shoe Size- 2
Diaper Size- 3
Likes- Cords, holding her hair brush during a diaper change, paper, abandoned flip flips, playing with her cup, tags, sucking on a rag, being held, being smiled at, the baby in the mirror, sweet potatoes and squash, Cooper, rolling on her tummy while getting a diaper change, crawling into tight spaces, her light up duck, standing with assistance, kids.
Dislikes- being set down to wait for a bottle, green beans and pears, getting stuck in a tight space, laying down for a nap, bumping her head, being held horizontally, not being able to see mom or dad, 5PM-6:30PM, being dressed on her back, being strapped into the car seat.
Food- This month Ruth was introduced to many yummy new foods (and a few gross new foods like baby beef and chicken... Ruth somewhat agreed.) Her tried list now includes (in order of which they were tried): rice Cereal, green beans, peas, carrots, prunes, Beef, pears, apples, squash, sweet potato, French bread, chicken, macaroni, and banana. Our plan had been to introduce all veggies before anything else however our plan was upset when Ruth got constipated. By order of the doctor we were instructed to give prunes, prune juice, and pears. They cleared her right up and she didn't mind getting fruit early at all. So far the only things she has totally rejected has been green beans and pears. We decided we would try them again in a month or so.
On the move- Ruth has mastered the army crawl and can get anywhere she wants to go. Because of our concrete floors she slides with ease and has had little motivation to learn to use her knees. Our carpeted friends houses and church has frustrated her and in the last 2 weeks she has started taking a few steps on her knees. We expect she will transition to just knees very soon.
Teeth- We have had no teeth show up yet. Pops (Steve's dad) checked them while we were in Seattle and told use he can feel them coming!
Firsts- Ruth made her first trip to Seattle and enjoyed meeting Aunt Kayla, Uncle Mike and their dog Lilly. This trip left us all excited for the holiday season where we will be back for Ruth's first Christmas. Ruth enjoyed her first Halloween this month too. She dressed as a Baby Ruth Candy Bar and was the cutest piece of candy we've ever seen. We all enjoyed spending the evening with the Barber family and walking the seminary for candy. Finally Ruth made her musical debut at church with her first performance. She did a great job and did all the motions :) mama and daddy were very proud!
An average day looks like this:
7:30AM- Wake up, Milk, Cereal (maybe a fruit too), Play
10AM-12PM- Nap
12PM-Wakeup, Milk, Veggie, Play
2:30PM-3:30PM- Nap
3:30PM-Wakeup play
4:00PM-Milk
4:30PM-Veggie/Meat, (maybe a fruit) Play
5:45PM Maybe a bonus nap if needed
6:15PM- Bath
6:45PM- Milk
7PM- Night Night Ruth!
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| Playing with Daddy |
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| Our avid Reader |
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| Hey mom! Look I ate an old luggage tag! |
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| With Nana and Pops |
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| First dentist appt. |
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| Thank you USM BSU for one of our favorite toys! |
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| Getting into a tight space |
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| Cooper and Ruth |
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| Singing at church |
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| Baby Ruth |
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| Happy 7 Months meal! Mac and Cheese and Peas! |
