Ruby's Blessing & My Sick Girls

On Sunday the 28th, we had Ruby's blessing. It was a such a special day! James gave Ruby a beautiful blessing and I am so grateful he was able to do so. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful support group in our lives! Ruby was absolutely beautiful! We had a big luncheon at my parent's house afterward (thanks Mom and Dad!).

Poor Ruby wasn't feeling well on the day of her blessing, however. It seems like something always goes wrong on important days! Isabelle had been pretty sick for a few days, and Ruby kind of caught it too. Isabelle threw up three times the day of the blessing, not from the flu, but because she had such a bad cough. She truly wouldn't even stop running and playing with her cousins to throw up! She's been this way the entire time she's been sick. I can't tell you how many places she's thrown up lately. She seems just fine, then she gets a coughing attack. We took her and Ruby to the doctor the day after the blessing and Isabelle had some crackling in her lungs (which would lead to pneumonia if not treated) so she had to start using a nebulizer three times a day (super fun for a three year old!). Ruby went to the doctor three times last week becuase she kept getting worse, and I just couldn't stand to see her sick. We had to get a suction machine for her, which she hated. She was coughing so hard the next day, and was having a difficult time breathing, so I took her back again, and the doctor told me to only use the machine once a day or not at all, and just use saline drops (after I'd just paid $50 to rent the thing). It was so sad to see my baby so sick, and it scared me to death to see her trying so hard to breathe. They've both slowly been getting better and I think we're almost there. Neither are coughing much anymore. Ruby's still a bit stuffy, but I'm just glad we were able to avoid RSV! Poor girls! I just hate seeing them sick because they just don't understand. I'm so glad they're feeling better!

You can see the sweet girl doesn't feel well by her red eyes.

Tumbling!

Isabelle started taking tumbling a few weeks ago and loves it! She is always doing handstands and crazy tricks around the house, so we figured we'd put all that energy to good use! She's quite a coordinated little girl and she's catching on very quickly. It's hilarious to watch their class. Three and four year olds have very short attention spans and a lot to talk about! Their coach definitely has a lot of patience. Isabelle is excited to go each week- actually, she wants to go every day! I can't believe how fast she's growing up and I'm glad we've found something exciting for her to look forward to every week!

PS- She also looks super cute in her leotard!

Two Months Old Already!

Ruby turned two months old on Sunday. We had a little birthday party for her with a pink, heart-shaped cake (We did the same thing when Isabelle was two months old). Of course we all enjoyed it more than she did, especially Isabelle who sang "happy birthday to dear Ruby" all day, and got to blow out the candle. My nephew was very worried that he didn't bring Ruby any presents!







Ruby is such a happy baby. I am so grateful for her mellow personality and pure sweetness. I love so many things about her, especially her gummy smile and cute little tongue that's always moving. I love, love that she is a cuddler. She molds herself perfectly against me and just loves to snuggle. She is getting super chubby and pinchable! I just want to eat her sometimes!

Yesterday we went for her two month appointment. She weighed 12 lbs 1 oz (75th%), was 23 inches long (75%), and her head was in the 50th percentile. She's on her way to catching up to Isabelle who was always in the 90 to 95th percentile for weight. The doctor commented on how she doesn't have much of a neck (just chins)! That's fine by us though- we like them chunky!

Ruby makes us all so happy. She is so beautiful and perfect! We love her so much!







Now I can't leave out Miss Isabelle. She's as entertaining as ever. She's had a few naughty moments lately, like coloring on Ruby's face with a pen, but other than that, she's a really good big sister. She always wants to hold "Wooby".

Lately Isabelle has started playing pretend a lot more. She lines up her stuffed animals and all of our calculators and plays school. It's so funny to listen in. She likes to play "waitress" and take our orders. Tonight I told her I wanted a hamburger with no mustard or ketchup and she turned around and yelled, "hamburger, no mustard!" (Apparently we eat at fast food restaurants too often!) She loves to sing and makes up songs about what's going on around her. She loves to tell me stories that she makes up. She occasionally has an imaginary friend named Africa. She calls people morons and idiots when we're driving (we only have ourselves to blame). She surprises us constantly with the things she says. She's a hilarious little girl with a big imagination!

Ruby's Newborn Pictures

My cute, talented friend Mitzi took Ruby's newborn pictures for us when Ruby was two weeks old. I absolutely love them! She did such a fabulous job! These are invaluable, and I will cherish them forever. She just perfectly captured some of my favorite things about my sweet baby. I love our family picture too, as well as the cute, cute pictures she got of Isabelle. I am so thrilled with all of them! Thanks Mitzi! You're incredible!

mitzitorgersenphotography.com

I had to post A LOT of pictures because I couldn't choose! I love them all!

My Little Sunbeam

Isabelle is now in Primary, and I can't believe it! It's hard to believe she's actually old enough to go, and that we're old enough to have a Sunbeam! She's probably about the youngest kid there since her birthday is December 29th. She love, loves going, which we're so glad about. She's a pretty independent little girl, so we weren't too worried. James took her in the first week (I haven't been to church since Ruby's been born) and she went right in and sat on the front row. James had a had time leaving her though. He stayed in the hall pretty much the entire time, and told me he almost cried. So sweet! Isabelle was so excited to show me what she made when she got home, and was thrilled to go back the next week. James checked in on her last week and said it was the cutest thing to watch her doing "head, shoulders, knees, and toes." She did it all night long on Sunday. She told us both weeks that she said the prayer. She's such a little sweetheart and it's so fun watching her grow up (a little sad too)!

Isabelle's first week of Primary

Showing me what she made at church last Sunday


I also have to throw in a couple of recent pictures of Ruby. She's starting to smile a lot and she's definitely chubbing out!



And my cute girls together...

Ruby at One Month

Ruby is already a month old! I can't believe how quickly she's grown and changed. She is starting to get a little chubby... her cheeks are filling out and she has some roly poly legs. I love it! I have no doubt she'll end up being quite the little chunk like her big sissy was. She is still such a pleasant baby. She loves to cuddle. It's hard to remember our lives without her. She's such an angel!