Standing, Talking, Etc.

Ruby's been up to a lot since the last post. She can now stand on her own for 15 seconds or more before realizing that she's not holding onto anything (then she promptly sits down). And she's quickly expanding her vocabulary. She now says "mama," "dada," "kitty," "dog," "uh-oh," and "gentle." I think the "gentle" came from us telling her to pet the kitties "gentle."

She also got to go to a birthday party last weekend and has another party tomorrow -- two of her friends turned two. Through that, we discovered she really likes frosting ... it's a good thing she's not going to have that every day. And, she has decided that she likes to eat more real food -- shredded chicken from the local Mexican restaurant is one of her favorites (along with rice and cheese from the same restaurant). She also likes ground beef, waffles, and of course toast with grape jelly.

The weather here has been absolutely gorgeous -- we are out walking almost every day. Last week Ruby and I went to the zoo with some of our friends, and she stayed in her stroller the whole time! (This was a big accomplishment because usually she wants out of the stroller after about five minutes).

Right now we're just enjoying some time with Jason. He leaves for California in April for a work conference and will be gone almost a week. I promise to take more pictures at the zoo tomorrow (it's a petting zoo), but for now, these few will have to do.