Jan and Feb Photos

kate on March 25, 2011 at 3:55 pm

I’ve posted pictures from January and February in Ruby’s photo gallery.

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2010 Photos

kate on January 17, 2011 at 11:04 pm

All my photos from 2010 are now up in Ruby’s gallery! This includes pictures from summer, Christmas, and Halloween. Here are a few of my favorites:

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May and June photos

kate on July 10, 2010 at 10:48 pm

Photos from May are now in Ruby’s gallery. Some favorites:

I also posted photos from June. It was a month of many silly outfits, among them:

You can also check out Steve’s photos from May, and Steve’s photos from June.

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Photo backlog

kate on May 29, 2010 at 5:13 pm

I’m catching up on photos, and have added photos from December, January, and February to Ruby’s album.

Here are a few favorites:

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April Photos

kate on May 13, 2010 at 7:44 pm

I didn’t get very many good photos last month. Here are the few that turned out.

Steve took a couple pictures in April too.

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Photos!

kate on April 15, 2010 at 10:29 pm

I’ve been very behind on posting photos and am finally catching up. I decided to catch up by processing the newest photos first and working backwards, so here are some March photos.

Steve’s photos from March (which include Ruby’s birthday party) can be found on Flickr.

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No more soother!

kate on March 16, 2010 at 10:27 am

With some prompting from Ruby’s teachers at school, we decided it was time for Ruby to stop using her soother (pacifier). Her fourth birthday was coming up, and we chose to capitalize on the momentous occasion (to her).

I was worried about how hard it would be for Ruby to give it up. Since she was a few weeks old, she relied on the soother to relax. For a long time now, it had only been something she used when sleeping, but she was very attached to it and still asked to have it at other (non-sleeping) times. So, I braced myself for difficulty (late nights, cranky child, etc.).

The day of her fourth birthday, Ruby ceremoniously gave her soother to Haven, a baby friend of hers. That night, we teamed up to put her to bed. It was just as hard as I expected. There were tears (from all three of us), and Ruby only got to sleep after a long time of crying and begging.

As it turned out, the next night was one where she was scheduled to be watched by my mom, who reported that Ruby tried several very creative stalling techniques but eventually fell asleep on her own. The night after that, I put Ruby to bed. She tried a few stalls but again fell asleep on her own without me in the room.

Miraculously, after that, it was over. She hasn’t even mentioned her soother since then, and goes to bed normally (she was always pretty good with bedtime). I truly can’t believe it was this easy! She’s so adaptable.