Author: Carrie

5 Months


(Shame on us – we are writing this 5 month recap on the day of her 6 month birthday!)

If we could sum up this month in one word, it would be FUN. Ruby is just cracking us up these days! She is so animated (and so opinionated!) already – it’s amazing. She giggles … she plays … she melts our hearts.

Ruby’s current stats:
We will find out more at her 6 month appointment, but she’s wearing her 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers (definitely a step up!)

Current likes:
*BATHTIME!
*Cruising around in her stroller while Mommy & Daddy do their evening run.
*Rolling … and rolling … and rolling!
She rolls in every direction, all across the room (and underneath tables!)
*Singing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
*Petting the kitty

Current dislikes:
*Being in the car seat (still)
*Not being paid your full, undivided attention
*Taking afternoon naps

Notable Events:
*Participating in her 1st 5K!
*Visiting the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
*Sitting up on her own (for a few seconds)
*1st Easter
*Attending birthday parties for her friends Violet, Indy & Justin

 

 

Of course, Easter was a big celebration this year. We celebrated with my family the day before and Ruby had a ton of fun with all of her cousins:

She loves her Auntie Shirley & Uncle Eric:

And of course, she was spoiled by Grandma & Papaw and got her very 1st Easter Basket with all kinds of goodies!

On Easter morning, we helped Ruby discover her basket left by the Easter Bunny! Of course, she was way more into the plastic eggs that were inside as opposed to anything else. :)

Did the Easter Bunny leave those Peeps for Ruby … or Mommy?

Daddy shows Ruby the jar of baby food in her basket (someone’s starting solids now!)

The celebrations just kept on coming, as Halmoni came to visit next.
Halmoni can’t resist buying Ruby gifts …

And they’re always pretty dresses!

We feel like huge jerks, but later that day, we ended the holiday by having dinner with Harabuji – and we forgot to bring the camera. :( We will post pics of Ruby with her Harabuji next time, we promise!

And finally, Ruby sure is working on her crawl these days. The video is kinda long, but you can see at about 35 seconds how she’s pulling her knees forward and trying to scoot. If you like cute babies that reach for toys, you will like this video.

Family 5K!


Today, the three of us participated in the Seal Beach 5K! Last year when Ed did the 10K, we saw lots of people pushing strollers and he said then that he wanted to do it the next year with Ruby – and today, we did! This was my first organized race, and I have to say – it was pretty exciting! About 5500 people participated, and the energy from everyone racing, along with the community who were scattered throughout the course to cheer everyone on, made it so much fun. You really can’t go wrong walking a course at the beach on a Saturday morning in April!

We are feeling proud, because even with a kid and a stroller, we walked the 5K in 45 minutes flat. Ed actually came in 3rd place in his age division, and I came in 8th! Our time put us at a pace of approximately a 14 minute mile. Not too bad!

Here are a few shots from the day:

Fueling up before the race!

Waiting for things to get started

About halfway through!

Check out more photos here:

Seal Beach 5K – 4/2/11

4 Months

It’s been quite a 4th month for Lil’ Miss Ruby – but she’s been a real trooper! Poor thing got sick for the first time and had to deal with a pretty nasty respiratory virus. We’re pretty confident there’s nothing sadder than a baby with a mask over her face breathing in medicine from an inhaler, but she was so brave and strong, and is now back to being amazingly cute (and healthy) full-time. :)

In addition to icky sickness, Ruby has also been experiencing the joys of teething! We have no idea when the 1st pearly whites will make their grand appearance, but this kid drools like a faucet and will chomp down on anything within reaching distance! Let’s all send some requests to the Tooth Fairy for Ruby, and hope that she cuts a few teeth sooner than later to end the discomfort! In the meantime, Ruby has made a new friend – Sophie la Giraffe! Sophie is an adorable French giraffe made of rubber that she can chew on to her hearts’ content. We rookie parents had no idea about the Sophie phenomenon whatsoever until just recently. Apparently, Sophie’s big among teething babies everywhere around the world – (since 1961 even!), and she’s cute too! Ruby really seems to love her!

Also big in month #4 is all the action this girl is up to! Rolling over back to front – or front to back – she’s got it down now, and this girl can move! This picture was taken the day she finally realized we had a little mirror in her crib. It was too perfect, I had snuck in to check on her after a nap one day. Lots of happy chatter and sounds, and then silence! I looked in and she was just staring at herself in the mirror! She was so entranced that I had time to run and get the camera and snap pics before she moved!

So on to some monthly stats …

Ruby’s current stats (as of her 4-month well baby appointment):
14 lbs. even and 25.5 in. long
(This puts her at the 60th percentile, which is slightly above average)

Current likes:
Walking around with Daddy in the Baby Bjorn
Sophie la Girafe :)
Going to MyGym
Singing “Zoom Zoom” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Current dislikes:
Being in the car seat (still)
Getting out of the bath tub

Notable events:
Starting Mommy & Me classes with other babies born Oct/Nov 2010
Celebrating Halmoni’s birthday at the Korean Restaurant
First time getting sick (boo!)

So that’s a wrap on our 4 month recap. With Ruby & Mommy both getting sick – we missed out on some photo ops and fun things to report – but lots of big things are coming up in Month 5, which starts this Saturday! Can’t believe how quickly it’s all happening!