Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Big Sister Training



Ruby loves playing with the new baby doll her Aunt Kim got her for her birthday. Kim wisely predicted that the doll would let Ruby learn what the baby will be like and how to take care of her. I am happy to report that Ruby has learned much about the subtle details of taking care of a baby. Jamey and I started recording what she said on the subject recently on a car ride.

"Mommy, want to see a cool trick? You push the rubber band into the baby's eyes and then that's the trick!"

"I am having a hard time getting this rubber band onto the baby's neck"

"My baby likes to sleep in the water."

"My baby cries and cries. I'm just going to let him cry."

"Look what I did. I put his foot in my mouth. Then I chewed it up a little bit then I took it out of my mouth. That's what I did to his foot."


We had another good Ruby story today. Jamey and Ruby were grocery shopping when Ruby
stopped and said "My tummy hurts". Jamey asked her if it just started hurting. She replied "No. It started when I sat on something." Jamey asked her what she sat on. She replied "Kyle" which is one of her friends at school. Jamey explained about guilt and how it makes your tummy hurt if you hurt your friends. I am very impressed by this reaction from Jamey. When Ruby came home and told me this story, I had no idea where it was going and my response was laughing till I cried. I managed to get out a "Poor Kyle." but most of the time, I was turning away from her and trying to contain my laughter.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Three is a Magic Number!


Ruby had a fabulous third birthday at iJump. I try to imagine what I would feel like going down a slide that is proportionately as high as the one was to Ruby, Allison and Julia and I can't but I have a feeling I wouldn't do it.
The only hitch in the birthday plans was a call from iJump 3 hours before the party saying they forgot to order the dinosaur themed strawberry cake. I told them I would go out and get one. I went to Publix first. Not only was there no strawberry cake or dinosaur themed cakes but there was not even strawberry cake mix. I bought some regular cake mix and prepared for a disappointed Ruby. Ruby's requests for her birthday had been a jumping party with dinosaurs and strawberry cake. Oh well. On a whim, I stopped by Wal-mart that was like a birthday fairy godmother. They had not only strawberry cake but a dinosaur theme vanilla cake as well. I got both. Ruby actually picked the vanilla cake to eat so maybe dinosaurs trump strawberry flavoring.



Here are some other highlight pictures.








On her real birthday Monday she had a party at daycare and her favorite gift (sorry Aunt Leslie) was a wooden train set we got her.