Weight: 10 lbs 12 oz
Clothes Size: Newborn and 0-3 month
Diaper Size: 1
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light brown
This month Ruth has really started to show her personality, She is a very relaxed baby. She is always making friends wherever she goes with her sweet disposition. She has also started to smile a lot more this month. We are almost guaranteed a smile from her at bath time. Taking a bath is hands down her favorite thing to do. She has started to figure out the art of splashing and therefore we can't fill her tub up quite as high. She particularly loves getting water poured on her belly. We continue to be in Awe of the little girl God has blessed us with. We pray daily for her to know and love him with all her heart. Every night we read her a story from her Jesus Storybook Bible. It is a high light of the day for both of us to get to share God's word with Ruth. If any of you parents out there are looking for a good children's Bible Steve and I highly recommend this one!
Firsts: This month Ruth had some big firsts. We started the month with her first "craft night." Once a week Laura goes to a craft night with some friends. Ruth enjoyed being held and cuddled by all the girls. About halfway through the month Ruth went to her first graduation. Our dear friend Carlena graduated from GGBTS and we enjoyed spending the day with her. Ruth was a trooper and hung in there with us from 8 am-11 pm! A huge first for Ruth and a serious answer to prayer was that Ruth started sleeping through the night this month. We believe this deserves a section of it's own. Feel free to read the details in the "Sleep" section. Another first for Ruth this month was learning to play on the floor. We try to do some floor play at least once a day with her. She wasn't crazy about it at first but now seams to enjoy it. We had the pleasure of hearing Ruth laugh for the first time this month! It was during bath time and both of us were there to enjoy hearing her. Ruth went to the church nursery for the first time this month (8 weeks) and did great! She enjoyed playing in the swing and hearing Bible stories read to her. Finally, another big first for Ruth came at the end of the month, going to work with Mama. Laura works part time 20 hours a week and keeps Ruth with her. Both Laura and Ruth seam to be getting into a groove with work. She often spends her time in Laura's sling, playing on a blanket on the floor, playing in the pack-n-play or napping in her bed with the baby monitor on.
Likes: Being held vertically, swinging in her swing, MILK!!!, bath time, sitting up with assistance, saying a body part and then having it touched (example "nose" then touch her nose), laying on her back on a blanket, mirrors, being in her car seat, laying with her head turned to the left, riding in the backpack, sucking her fists, and a good stretch with back arched.
Dislikes: having to wait on milk, taking breaks to burp while she's eating, having her hair brushed, laying down for a nap, the process of being swaddled, being strapped into her car seat, daddy's beard in her face, being taken out of the swaddle after a nap, and being walked into a sunny place
Sleep: The day Ruth turned 1 month old we began to sleep train her. The first night was so hard (on us that is)! We put her down to "cry it out" with the promise that if she was still crying after 10 minutes we would get her up and try again after checking her diaper. She cried for a solid 9 minutes and 30 seconds. And then she stopped! The first night of sleep training she slept for 6 hours! We were so proud (most nights up until then were only 5 hour stretches) After about a week she was sleeping 6-7 hours. And then came May 30th! She when down at 9:30 PM and slept until 5:45 AM the next morning! We were so proud of her! Hoping it wasn't a fluke she went down again the next night only to wake 8 hours later at 6 AM! She hasn't looked back since and now is sleeping between 8 and 9 hours every night!
We are in the midst of trying to work on putting her more on a schedule. For now it looks like this:
6:30 AM- wake-up and eat
7:00 AM- swings herself to sleep
9:30 AM- wake-up and eat
9:45 AM- bath and dress
10:00-10:30 AM- play time
10:30-1 PM nap
1 PM- wake-up and eat
1:15-2 PM- play
2-5 PM- nap
5 PM- wake and eat
5:15-6 PM- Play
6-7 PM- Nap
7 PM- wake and eat
7:15-8:15 PM- Play
8:15 PM- eat
8:30 PM- Bed Time
11 PM (Bonus feed if she wakes up hungry and can't settle down)
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| Aunt Carlena's Graduation |
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| Ruth's first tummy time on the floor |
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| Smiling in the tub (She is her daddy's daughter!) |
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| Tummy Time about half way through the month (getting stronger) |
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| Ruth Loves to play soccer! |
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| Getting into trouble while Mama wasn't paying attention |
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| Ruth loves to look at the little baby on the wipes box |
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| A girls gotta stretch! |
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| Ruth's Badge for church |
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| First time in the church nursery |
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| Enjoying looking at the baby in the mirror |
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| Beautiful blue eyes, a sweet little nose, and perfect red lips! |
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| Hanging with dad |
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| Trying out her Noah's Ark blanket |
