Lone (Tooth) Ranger

daddy post: you can see that ruby's a little tired here, but we were short on pics to choose from this week. we're heading down to medford to see the grandparents this weekend so we'll hopefully have some more "exciting" ones to post when we get back. ruby has been crawling and climbing like mad the last week. barely a minute passes when she isn't tearing down books from shelves, knocking over drinks, or harassing the dog. she also has her first tooth. it's on her lower gums. this was discovered as i tried to clean her mouth of some blue paper that i found her eating. marty is already anxious about the upcoming challenges of breast feeding. wish her luck.

Momma Post: Ruby is pictured above in her Grandma Michele's rocking horse. We're so glad the old mare continues on the pony ride tradition. Last Friday (as Matt mentioned above) Ruby commemorated her eight month with the breakthrough of her first tooth or at least her Dad's discovery of it. Lucky for us, she hasn't been fussy through her teething. Ruby's using her new tooth on kidney beans, cooked zucchini, pieces of green grapes and frozen peas. A common theme in her eating, is to the achieve whatever is inside the food item and then spit out the skin. My efforts at being "healthy" are occasionally thwarted by Ruby's father, who has introduced small amounts of chocolate ice cream and fruit popsicles. I'm not exactly thrilled about encouraging a sweet tooth and this has been an ongoing conversation. Although this shouldn't come as a surprise, due that Matt has been know to share his Skittles and Starburst with the dog.

A follow up...Ruby has again found the rewards of a 8:15pm bedtime. The classical piano CDs and quiet time in the nursery is just what she needs to face sleeping in the crib smoothly. Way to go team!