9 months

i can not believe it! if only the 9 months of pregnancy went by as quickly! i guess expectation makes pregnancy seem so long. now when she is growing and changing you want to hold onto every second of every day, and you realize that life is such a fleeting thing. now when we go to classes, ruby is one of the bigger babies and the other younger babies seem so small and boring. i say to myself "was ruby ever like that? did she ever just lay there like a blob?" i guess it is good that i say this to myself, or i might get myself into trouble with the other mommies.....
although we have both been sick in the past few weeks (and i have been slammed with hayfever), we have been out enjoying the nicer spring-ish weather. ruby has started to go to playgroups and music classes. she enjoys watching the bigger kids (toddlers) play, and is really gentle with the smaller babies.
she is crawling and now has 4 teeth! she is getting better with finger foods, but still prefers her food pretty smooshy. gratch is still her favorite thing, and now he is constantly looking over his shoulder to make sure she isn't sneeking up on him. he grudgingly loves her too, the perfect older brother!