Ruby's First Bath

We gave Ruby her first real bath today. She thoroughly hated it! She had only had sponge baths until today and she hated those too. I can't blame her when half of her body is sticking out of the water.

We bathed her in the kitchen sink, which we never did with Marley. It's amazing that she fits so well in half of our sink.

I love this little girl and I'm so glad she is finally here. I can't wait to experience more firsts with her!

Dreary, Ugly, Yuck!

I hate this time of year! It is so ugly and yucky outside. Worse than the dreariness is the COLD! It is so freezing lately. I've had a hard time regulating my temperature lately. I'm miserable!

Chad tells me that I have a habit of trying to rush spring. I am frequently found wearing unseasonable clothing. I try and wear capri pants and short sleeved shirts way before it's time only because the sun decides to come out one day. Yesterday I put Ruby in a short sleeved onesie that I had to later change because it was impractical, and actually I did the same thing to Marley two days ago!

I have passed this trait on to Marley unfortunately. We went to the Gateway today to get out of the house and walk around. What did my sweet little girl want to do? Play in the water! If we would have let her she would have gotten soaked. I'm sure of it. She looked so cute in her puffy coat walking around the water and I just happened to have a camera on me so I took some pictures. Crazy girl!

Little Mommy

My little Marley has become such a little mommy since Ruby joined our family. She has always liked this orangutan that we bought her when we took her to the zoo. She sleeps with it and we can often hear her giving it kisses after we have put her to bed. It's really cute. But lately she has been picking up every blanket or dishcloth and wrapping her monkey in it. Today she was walking around copying what I was doing I just had to get some pictures. Love my girl! And I'm so glad she loves Ruby like she does.

Miss Ruby Kay

She's finally here! Ruby Kay arrived Wednesday January 19th at 5:28pm. She weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches long. She is so loved already.

I had been wishing her here for at least two weeks, but I'm glad that she came when she did. It was so nice and such a different experience to have a healthy baby. One that can be in the room with us, one I can take care of, and one that gets to come home when we do! That was the best part. It was definitely way better than the circumstances with Marley.

Delivery was great minus an hour or so where my epidural wasn't working on my left side, but once that was fixed it was smooth sailing. She came rather quickly and easily. So glad to have her here!

We have been so blessed by our family. Being a mom is the greatest thing, and I really enjoyed spending some solo time with Ruby while Chad was home taking care of Marley. It was nice to hold her and just stare at her. What a miracle babies are!

Here are some pictures that we took in the hospital. I plan on taking some newborn shots this week sometime. It's funny how hectic life is with a newborn. Even though Chad is home with me to help, life is still so crazy right now. I will adjust eventually...right?