Walking

Ruth has been taking steps now for close to a month. Saturday we were visiting our friends the Fox's, it was cool outside so I had her in pants...they have wood floors. Anyone with a crawling baby and hard floors know pants do not equal a happy mobile baby. So she started walking a bit more. Earlier this week she was standing up walking 3-6 steps falling down and crawling until she was a few steps away from her intended object and standing to finish.

All that cuteness has ended and she is now walking all over not caring when she falls just getting up and going again. She has picked up her speed and the classic watching them try to run and falling over is happening :) And trying to pick everything up to carry it books, toys, 8# weights (luckily she can't get them off the ground).

So when would I say she officially went from Ruth walks to Ruth is walking...Wednesday, September 2, 2009...That would be at 10 mos and a day :) She is pretty stable when she goes not looking like your classic almost toppling kid...unless she has a big butt cloth diaper on :)

She has also almost perfected getting down off higher surfaces and is taking great joy in climbing already! I caught her standing on a little plastic chair to reach a red ball on a shelf this afternoon! Oh Lord Help me! I remember Martha being a little more of a cautious climber I think. Advice anyone???

I hope she has gotten enough practice in that I do not have to forcibly prevent her from continuing to practice her skills when it is way past time to sleep tonight! It feel so wrong but she can not go explore while we all sleep! I can't sleep like that!

Sit, Push and Glide - Run Bike

Monday Martha's Run bike came while she was napping. Dan took it out and put it all together for her! When she woke up we took her out for a short ride before dinner. She was so funny at first trying to figure out how to balance it on the two wheels :) It took some adapting and the hand grips gave her a sore thumb but she loved it and was quit upset when we made her come in for dinner.

After dinner it was getting dark so Dan set her with a head light and off we went. She go better and better. We went to a small "hill" down the street and she went down the sidewalk there quite a few times. She even got it figured out balancing with her feet off the ground for a bit. We didn't want to stand in one place so I convinced her to go find more hills in the neighborhood. She was doing great going down a longer hill and picking up speed...welp guess it was a bit too much because she had a little run in with the concrete. After a few tears and a little hugging/ carrying she wanted to ride all the way home and wasn't too happy when we said we had to go in.

Tuesday we went for a post lunch ride around and she got the sitting, push and glide down. Twice I was ahead of her and she came "flying by" me and I said there she goes. After about 10 min she was stopping to have me come up so she could fly by me! We went home for some water and got a rest in...and of course had to go out with daddy in the dark before bed.

Now she got really good went probably 40 feet down the hill from the night before all with no feet. The last time she was swerving from side to side...looking like she was really pushing her abilities. It was so funny to see her come to a "screeching" more like pounding halt at the bottom before going into the street. It has no breaks so her feet have to stop her.

With that amazing balancing I told her I bed she could start trying to put her feet up...she couldn't get them in the right place and they hit her tire and she stopped quite a few times. Then as she got a little tired but didn't want to quite she tried putting her feet up w/out being moving and had another little crash and scrapped knee. Dan carried her I carried her bike (the thing weight like 10# so it's no be deal)...we told her she was missing her hill and after a min she was down off again.

So today we will have to get out again! Man I wonder what she will do today! I have some video and will do some more and try to get it uploaded! I also have hundreds of pics to upload from the last ah ya know month...so be looking for that on our site soon!

Growing and Going

Last week Ruth started standing in the middle of the room. Now last I remember they say that happens what after a kid learns to walk right? Ah no not her...apparently gatta keep up with sister or something because she was 8 1/2 mos.

Took the girls in for a much needed well "baby" check Thursday. Ruth weighed in at 16# 3 ounces at 26" tall...about the size Martha was at 1 year. Martha about two months past her 3rd birthday weighed in at just under 29# at 37" tall. My little babies are growing up so fast!

Crazy me must think Ruth should learn to walk faster as I gave her the walker wagon thing all empty yesterday and had a great time walking around the room with it :) Oh I forget how irritated they get when the push themselves into the wall! Forgot to take a pic but I got a video of it!

Last night in the kitchen I heard a thunk I turn around and DK told me Ruth tried to take a step towards him and bashed her head on a chair when she fell! Poor little thing...apparently doesn't agree with any development list! We still have one more week till she hits 9 mos!

Disobedeance and Car Nap's

Why can't a wonderful morning at the park end in a nice way with a peaceful nap leaving mommy feeling like the world is great!

This morning we had a great time at the park day with the Lake County Attachment Parent's Group. After about an hour Martha was off playing in the sand and threw it in one of her friends eyes. I told her it was not OK and if she did it again we would leave. About 10 min later I see her throwing sand at people again. I promptly grabbed Ruth went over and removed Martha from the sand area...not at all gently...practically dragged her to the car...and buckled her into her seat. So part one goes off great and ends miserably for child #1...child #2 peaceful falls asleep while we are driving...well at least one of the two went good. Disobedience is at an all time high around here and I can't seem to find a single punishment that works...though it sure seemed removing her from her friends worked...but we'll have to see next time I guess. Big apology to all my friends I would rather have acted more calm and gentle but well you are all mom's you understand!

Next a trip to Wal-mart to get a few needed things and some food for little miss I never eat when you offer me and I'm immediately hungry and crabby when we are suppose to be doing something. We head to the car, put Martha in her seat and give her her cheeseburger, Ruth still sleeping back in and off we go home. Ahh bliss a nice shopping trip...I wore Martha in the Ergo...found the things I needed...and everything was great but I was starving and needed to pee! I look back a few min later and notice Martha sleeping too. So part two goes wonderful...happy mommy!

For the final leg I get the things inside and the chicken in the freezer...go potty and head back for the sleeping kids. Ruth transfer in her seat still asleep...score! Kid had a great nap! Martha out of her seat...asleep...into house...asleep...into bed laying on me...asleep...I start to inch her over to go after lunch...WAKE UP. Potty trip...mommy milk...I'm done and starving so I tell her to go back to sleep...of course requests where I'm going and wants to come to...AAHH the peace is ending! I tell her I will bring her sandwich and she needs to stay there. She ate like 3 bites and didn't go to sleep yelling ruining my peace...I did get to eat my sandwich at least...finally dogs bark...Martha still doesn't go to sleep and yells of questions down from the hall...Tess goes in where Ruth is sleeping to take a nap and it's all over. Everyone is awake and mommy never got time to recover! I threaten (another disciple thing I'm not proud of) next time I will leave you asleep in the car...I leave it on and put a baby monitor in there so it's not like I abandon her but you would think I did when she wakes up and it takes more than 5 sec for her to be freed from her seat and with me.

Maybe one day life will line up...until then I'm off to try to tend to life and my girls as always!

Library Cards

I've been looking for my lost library card for oh like 6 mos! I finally gave up and went to pay the $2 for a replacement...they guy gave it to me for free!

After I was done getting my pic retaken I asked at what age they give kids a card. He said how old is she, I said 3, he said I can do that. So I filled out the form, she sat on the chair and after a bit we got her to smile. Martha didn't hear the camera click and was upset that he didn't take the pic but I assured her he did and a min later the thing came out of the machine. So my baby is the proud owner of a Library Card! Man too bad the camera was at home! I so want fancy phone and plan!

She took great joy in being able to place her items on the counter with her own card when we were done with our time playing in the early education center!

Fussing and moving

Yesterday Martha didn't nap and went to bed before 8pm unheard of for her! Granted she still doesn't sleep through the night but anyway! Ruth on the other hand is having an awful time getting to sleep darn little teeth. Every time I though we might get outside I had to put fussing Ruth on my back or nurse her and she'd fall asleep...and after yesterday's crying while strolling I wanted a happy baby in the thing! So we never made it for our stroll today :(

Martha has taken to it's lying...saying daddy said I could when he never did or vise versa. So I decided that her wanting to read books...and we would read a story from her kid's bible on lying. Well the only one I could think of that was listed was Cane and Able. While she just loved reading it...I don't think she really got it. So I tried a different kids bible still no go but she seems to really like that bible so for like 20 min we read stories out of there motley over and over...she made me read the one about the Sumerian over and over...asking about the guys owies on the picture and why the guys were mean and on and on.

But Martha went down for a nap easy and I got to do some video footage of Ruth on the move. She crawled sideways (didn't remember Martha ever doing that but it was cute!), forward, scooting, and sitting! Poor kid is having developmental milestones up the wazoo...and a tooth poking at her little gum's!

I did wear Ruth during a family walk and getting her to sleep then having her wake up the second I removed my boby from hers on the bed...I do hope my easy to nap little one returns sometime before she turns 3...ok seriously way before!