Almost 1...not yet though!

Ruby is quickly approaching her first birthday and it's amazing to Mike and I how much she has developed into a litle person instead of the baby we still vividly remember.  Instead of bottles it's sippy's.  Mum mum's are now pretzels.  Pureed carrots and apples have now become pizza and pineapple and the list goes on and on.  She's also started to con Mike and I into giving her what she wants.  Funny how that works :)

Most days though she surprises us with a new trick or does something that seems out of her league.  Climbing up and down stairs, stirring bubbles in a bowl with a whisk, sticking out her tongue on command when asked, "Ruby where's your tongue?", and running to her room (literally) to get her blankie for bed time.   We love her now, but there's still times it would be great to hold that little bundle of joy just one more time. 

Enjoy her latest...

Ruby loved the warm weather and did NOT want to go inside when Dad and Mom were ready to.



Mr. Buckethead is still a favorite :)



Ruby tried to help me mop the kitchen floor.  Then found out it was really
slippery and the game was over after way too many falls.



Shoelaces....I'm not sure why we buy her toys.



Ruby has also graduated to showers.  Her baby tub is bu-bye and onto bigger and better.  Due to us not having a bathtub we have had to adapt and move Ruby onto showers a little sooner than some kiddos.  She loved it though and gets a huge kick out of having the freedom to to wander.  Glad she took to the shower so easily because it's her only choice.  Now we just have to make sure she stays behind the shower curtain and doesn't wander off into the rest of the bathroom :)



Brushing her teeth after her shower!