I know I know... I totally suck at blogging. I wonder how often I say that. Maybe every single blog? In my defense, I am back to work and well, if you know me, I am doing good if dinner is on the table before my family starves. So if I'm slow on blogging and you're missing us, I'm sorry. Also, it really proves to me how long it's been since I'm just now mentioning working again. It's been good though. An adjustment, but good.
I really don't even know where to start on Rubes. Wow. 22 months ya'll! I can't believe it. I'm having mixed emotions about everything she's doing these days. I keep reminiscing on her being a baby. Just a tiny little thing that can't do anything at all. I don't know if it's because she refuses help from me these days or what, but it's sad!
She is talking like crazy. She can repeat any and everything. I really have to watch what I say and do these days. She spent the night with my stepmom and dad last night. Linda said she looked back at her yesterday in the car and she had taken her shoes off and was saying "Ewwww!!!!" and sniffing her feet. Ha! Then she was yelling at the cars to "GO!!!!!". So hilarious.
The other day Jared was vacuuming my car for me. She said "daddy vacuum mommy's car". HUGE sentence. It amazes me. She says everything. We were worried my dad and Linda wouldn't be able to understand her but they did. They were amazed by her talking.
She is in love with The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We have about seven of them recorded but she always wants to watch "frog". The one where Donald Duck turns into a frog. It is so cute to me. It's the first time she has ever been interested in tv. I see a Mickey Mouse birthday party coming in June.
Her eating is so so. She loves to snack. She's just too busy to sit down at a table to eat for long periods of time. She has been sitting at the table in a normal chair with us. She sits at the head in between us and cracks us up the entire time. She seriously is hilarious.
She's so super sweet too. She comes up and hugs and kisses us. She pats our back. She takes care of her baby Sophia. The other night we were watching her in the monitor. She laid Sophia down, kissed her on the forehead then covered her up. Then she tossed her out of the crib. LOL!
Last night I was sitting outside with her. She wanted to walk down the sidewalk, I knew this. But I was trying to get her to say more than "walk". So she reached up and said "hand?". She knows she can't walk down the sidewalk away from the house or near the street without holding my hand. She usually fights me on holding my hand but I guess she knows how to get her way. I'm telling you, I can barely say no to her.
She has gone on the potty once. She actually asks to sit on it about five times a day. We think she is going in her diaper then saying "potty"....she's a little confused. But she'll figure it out. I'm in absolutely no hurry at all.
The girl is ornery. I don't want to talk bad about her, but I'm 99% sure her terrible twos have hit and hit hard. She's been throwing some serious tantrums. Like I've never seen before. I'm talking screaming like someone is getting murdered. It's so crazy. I'm not a fan of spanking to make them stop crying so I guess we're going to start time outs. I think I've figured out a good spot, just have to figure out how to make her understand. She's gonna have to because the fits aren't working for me.
We have been so blessed with how healthy she is. Jared and I have been sick two times more than her for sure. Thankfully she doesn't catch any and everything that comes her way. I honestly don't know if it is because she is in an in home child care or what, but we've been very lucky. She has a very good immune system.
I just can't say it enough, WE. ARE. BLESSED. It doesn't go un-noticed for me on a daily basis. So many sad things going on in the world. Every time something new goes on, I feel like I should be on my knees thanking God. Ruby can hear, she can see, she can run, talk, laugh....and so can we. Thank you GOD!
I will try so hard to post more often. Everyone knows how busy the life of being mom, wife, employee is....
Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Sarah
