Sunrise Ruby

My guys, completely exhausted after helping me with nesting projects this morning:

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Saturday was more of the miserable same described in the last post.  But by Sunday, Ben was finally feeling better, so we met friends for pizza at Mangia on Saturday afternoon.  (Ben tried a few tiny bites of the pizza and seemed to like.)
On Labor Day morning I made minestrone with veggies freshly harvested from […]

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As mentioned in my last post, Ben has his first cold this week. I guess it’s a cold. He’s not used to being sick, I’m not used to him being sick, and it’s been pretty miserable. He’s not eating much, not drinking much, he’s tired but too uncomfortable to sleep much.  Being 25 weeks pregnant […]

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What to do when you have your first cold:
1.  Wear a solid green t-shirt with matching hot pants (so the snot blends in).
2.  Stay home from your usual Thursday play group, and play pots in the kitchen instead.

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Ben’s babbling has seemed much more varied and complex during the last week.  Instead of chains of the same syllable over and over again (’da-da-da’ and ‘ga-ga-ga’), he’s combining different syllables into babblings such as ‘da-ga’ and ‘bo-bo-ga’.  He’s making more and more consonant sounds (I occasionally hear a ’sh’ or a ‘t’), and I […]

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Ben turned 1 yesterday!  Last weekend we celebrated with a party of family and a few close friends.  In his first journey around the sun, our little bub has gone from a tiny 5-pound preemie to a whopping 25-pounder who’s a little tall for his age.  He’s acquired the ability to eat and breathe at […]

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It’s official: Ben is now crawling.

(I am so screwed.)
Ben turned 9 months on the 14th. He’s 29.5″ tall now, and weighs 22 lbs., 4 oz. (He’s already breaking into his 18 months clothes–yikes.) He still loves bananas and hates peas. We’re completely in love with him.

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Ben’s first tooth poked through his bottom gums last night. While he did have some pain, it seemed milder than some of the teething pain he’s had these past few weeks.
In other development, he’s been enjoying lots of rolling onto his belly and shows a strong urge to crawl. With a little balance […]

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Ben turned 6 months old on Valentine’s Day, and we took him to the pediatrician for his 6-month well check on the 18th.  He weighs nearly 20 lbs. now, and he’s 27 inches long.  The pediatrician said eye color is generally fixed at 6 months, so he’ll likely keep his lovely crystal blues.  I’m planning […]

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Smiles, squeals, and slobbery baby kisses rule.
That is all.

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