I’m running behind on processing and posting digital photos, but I finally put up the last of the photos from July. There are a few new shots in the July folder, then click on the Fort Flagler Camping Trip folder to see that (new) set.
Here are a few of my favorites:
I’ve posted some photos from July so far, including photos from our friend Rafa’s visit, and other random ones.
I’d also like to share this quick video:
At the wedding we attended a couple of weeks ago, Ruby surprised everyone by dancing up a storm. Steve twittered: “Blown away by the sight of Ruby taking to the dance floor like it was her natural home. She hopped for three hours. I am even smittener.”
I posted pictures from the second part of May here.
I also posted pictures from two recent weekends, first a wedding weekend we attended with American and Indian ceremonies:
Finally, I posted pictures from a Fathers’ Day camping trip we took to Alder Lake:
I posted some photos from this month on Ruby’s gallery. Highlights include visits from her friends Ben and Esmé, and a visit with her grandparents and cousin in Canada.
I posted the rest of the pictures from April on Ruby’s gallery, including a nice set of her running around naked in our daisy-filled backyard.
This week while watching the napcam, we noticed Ruby doing something new:
Uh oh. Time to accelerate plans for a big girl bed! We had been thinking of upgrading her in a couple of months, but now it was urgent. Yesterday, I talked it up to Ruby all day (she’s very interested in becoming a big girl). We went on a special shopping trip where I bought a vinyl mattress cover, and she selected a quilt and sheets. I gave her a couple of options in each case so as not to overwhelm her (and so we didn’t hate it).
Because of the short notice, we decided to give Ruby the futon in our guest room. This is a temporary hack to give us time to buy her a real bed, but it’s also a good transition bed, since it’s low to the ground. Last night, Steve disassembled the crib and the futon and we set up the futon in Ruby’s room. She was very eager to test out her new bed:
As part of the furniture rearrangement, we were able to create a little reading nook for Ruby in the corner of her room:
After taking a photo of the new bedding, we tucked Ruby in for her first night in a big bed:
Ruby was very happy about the big girl bed and didn’t show a moment of fear, hesitation, or crib nostalgia. We told her that she must stay in her room until we came to get her in the morning, and that if she didn’t, we would put up a baby gate. This morning, as asked, she stayed in her bed after awakening and played quietly until we came up.
The real test of the open doorway will be naptime. Today she’s at my parents’ house, so the first naptime in the big bed will be tomorrow.
I put some pictures from our trip to Hawaii here, and below is a short video.
I’ve added some photos from February and March to Ruby’s online album. Apologies for the bad quality of some of the March ones: I included some fuzzy pictures just to show some of the things she was doing. Steve’s parents have also added an album of Ruby’s Canadian birthday celebration.
Finally, I’ve added two new ways for you to keep up with newly posted pictures, if you want to be the first to know about new ones:
