New Ruthie Developments

Today Ruthie weighed in at 20 lbs 6 ounces at the Dr. office. The girl has slowed down in growth. Lawson and I were joking around the other day saying that Ruthie would become 40 lbs by age one. Between 5 - 12 months, a breastfed baby's weight slows down due to being more mobile. Ruthie's mobility has increased to rolling more often from her stomach to her back and just last week, learned how to sit up independently. Time wise, she could only hold herself up for a few seconds. A couple of days later, she was able to manage 10 minutes and now days afterward, 20 minutes or more without falling backwards or sideways is an accomplishment!

Two weeks ago Ruthie discovered her hands and ears. She would hold her hands up and stare at them and play with her fingers. Other times Ruthie would pull on her ears, making them turn bright red. In addition to this, she enjoyed the sensation of getting dizzy by quickly turning her head back and forth. Now some would say this was an indication Ruthie had an ear infection but persistent crying and fussiness were not present.

Just last week, Ruthie learned about her feet. She realized that there were weird looking objects connected to her legs with strange looking pieces attached that she could curl and move by herself. Ruthie has enjoyed pulling her feet up to her face to sniff and stare at her feet and toes.

Since Ruthie was an infant, she has found the piano to be a tremendous source of excitement. From the time she played her first note to recently playing many notes all at one time with exuberant little hands, Ruthie has loved the piano. In addition to piano, Ruthie relishes her time reading books with Mommy and Daddy. With the hard back Peekaboo book, Ruthie stops "reading" with Daddy every time he says the word; "Peekaboo," she stares at her father's face.