Week 48

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New things: Ruth has started cuddling with one of her calves and some of her other toys. It’s so cute!

She now takes a drink of her water and goes “ah”….and takes a drink just so she can make the noise! Daddy taught her this:).

“Mama” definitely has meaning now!

Ruth’s walking has REALLY picked up this week! She’s now walking a ton. Before, she was still crawling as her major form of getting around, but now it’s definitely walking! It changed so fast!

Ruth started putting her finger up her nose this week…what? They start that this young…and a girl? I guess so! Wasn’t expecting that this early!! Ha!

Ruth tries to snap her fingers. She enjoys watching others do this activity.

Aunt Payge taught Ruth to put her hands up in the air and say "taadaa”. She can do it…it’s cute!

Ruth says “Mama” in her crib after she wakes up (or sometimes before she falls asleep). Meaning! Yay!

Ruth has been doing this for a bit, but she can kick a ball. She does pretty well at it. She’s able to balance well enough while standing….future soccer player?!?

Ruth can say “Payge” (in her own way). It’s more like “ge”. It’s cute!

Ruth can say “Pumpkin”. It’s more like “pum”; sometimes, it sounds more like “pumpkin”, but she consistently refers to them as “pums”.

I asked Ruth this week if she wanted to go watch Daddy play basketball, and she seemed to know what that meant. I believe she repeated it more than once, and then said it once we got to the gym, so we went in to watch for awhile since she knew what was going on!! Wanted to make that a reality for her since she was making the connection.

Ruth is not only walking LOTS but can walk in a non-straight line.

Ruth is following instructions well (i.e. Putting Chewy back in bed, putting trash in trashcan, putting blocks in the bucket).

Ruth can make a “1” with her finger:)…soon it will be really helpful!!

Ruth tries to make a cork pop sound with her finger in her mouth. It’s super cute, and she really wants to be able to do it!

I’m not sure if it started this week or if she’s been doing it, but Ruth can now pretend! She pretends to feed her cows…hay, water, carrots. It’s super cute and fun to see her using her imagination!!

Fun things: Tom and Ruth went to “Cider Fest” at a local library this week. They got to watch them make apple cider (or more like apple juice) and got to try some. Tom said it was pretty low key, but they had fun together. Tom said Ruth said my name (Mama that is) while they were gone…she does know what it means! Yay!

My parents and sister came this weekend! The goal was that they could watch Ruth, and I could get caught up on some things. I definitely made progress, and Ruth had a great time with them! Tom got some things done, too (besides work:). They took Ruth to a pumpkin patch and another little petting zoo or something like that. They also just enjoyed some great play time at home. We’re grateful for their help!

Ruth loves: Candy corn. I put out fall décor this week which involved a table decoration with a place for candy…I didn’t even think about her seeing/wanting it (or understanding what it was). But oh yes, she knows, and she wants it! Sometimes I’ll hide it on the chair to distract her…only problem is, I’ve forgotten to put it back…and being on the chair leaves it right at her level:) (enough said?).

Holding our hands in the van. Perhaps it’s just when she’s tired, but it seems comforting to her. It’s interesting because she hasn’t been the most cuddly, snuggly little one (which is completely ok), but she seems to be enjoying the closeness recently. We like it:).

Ruth has enjoyed these for awhile, but she really is fascinated with the lights in the stairwell. When we start down the stairs, she’ll look up at the light and point or make noise. Not sure why or how she exactly discovered that they were up there, but she likes them!!

Mail! Checking it, receiving it, holding it! I’ve probably said it before, but I’ll say it again!!

I think I’ve said this before, but Ruth loves Chapstick! I had mentioned it one day to her when we were in Tom and I’s room. Once I said it, she started smacking her lips and came around the bed to get some! Haha!

Sleep: Must be doing aok because I don’t have any notes for this week. Although, if I’m remembering correctly, it’s hard knowing if she’ll take one or two naps on any given day. Some days, she seems tired in the morning, and other days, she doesn’t. Maybe she’s on the fence right now between one and two. Seems like she goes back and forth between one and two.

Tom and I: I started a Jazzercise class this week! It’s in a couple towns over, so it’s a little bit of a drive (no horrible), but there was a deal for a trial period, so I thought I’d try it out and use it as an opportunity to get out and meet new people. My sister went to one class with me, too, and it was fun to have her there with me.

Tom and I got to go on a date this week!! We tried out a supper club for the first time and unfortunately, didn’t have the best experience. Our favorite thing was the croutonsJ. Maybe next time?!  We’re just grateful for the opportunity we had to go out together! It was fun!

Thank you, Lord, for: Family coming to help with Ruth and just to see Ruth with them! We’re grateful for the shorter distance than what we used to have!