stepping into her bubble bath

This is Rubi's reaction every time she stands on her own. She's excited, nervous, scared, and very happy all at the same time.

so big!

look what i can do

There have been plenty of changes in the last couple of weeks...
Rubi can stand for about 2 min. at a time, while holding on to something. She still loves to eat all things orange, and her new favorite drink is carrot juice (what a surprise). Rubi also just got her 6th tooth!

Happy Valentines day!

"i have an idea, lets go see Grandpop for his birthday!"

"yes, here we go"

"hold on pop i have to eat first"

"hang on pop, i be with you in one minute"

"finally, Happy Birthday Grandpop!!"

puffs

Rubi loves her puffs...in fact we now have a hard time feeding her baby food, if she sees her puffs she cries until we give them up.

9 month check up.

Well today Rubi is 9 months & 5 days old. Friday she had her check up. She weighs 21 lbs 3 oz., and she's 28 1/2 inches long, she also has 5 teeth now. Rubi is still a very mellow and well behaved baby; sleeping through most nights, she's laughing constantly, playing very well with other babies, eating just about everything she's given, & always demanding to be in bed by at least 7:00 (if not earlier) every night. Although she's still not walking or crawling, it's fun just to watch her try.

Dots

This will probably be the picture we show Rubi's prom date.