30 weeks and the pox

yes, it is crazy. i only have 10 more weeks to go until the baby arrives! egads! we aren't ready! we have so much to do around the house, and so little time. luckily we have loads of supplies, just no place to put them! ruby is now the occupier of 2 bedrooms as we try to move her out of the nursery into the spare room. but then the spare room is needed for when Na-Na comes to stay for 3 weeks this summer! maybe we need a bigger house....
Ruby is also on day 5 of the Chicken Pox. We are glad to get it over before the baby arrives, but hate what it is doing to our baby girl! She is being very brave, but is incredibly uncomfortable to say the least. She has an infected spot on her face, so is now on antibiotics too! And she has learned the word "itchy" really well! Thankfully we have no new spots today, so it seems we are on the downward slide. good, and boy am i glad that you only get it once!

20 months

i can't believe it! and the shocking thing is that in less than 3 months she will be a big sister. i think for what she understands, she is ready for it. i on the other hand am glad i have 3 more months of ruby being my little baby. i think we worry about the changes ahead all the time: will ruby adjust, will she resent the new baby, will it change her too much? i guess it is normal to be afraid of the unknown, but what we do know is that ruby is very loving and gentle, and really enjoys other babies she is around.
ruby talks, ALOT. i guess she takes after me in that aspect. She loves to learn new words and has a wide vocabulary, including some spanish words. I wish i were billigual so i could pass it on, but some words in spanish might get her interested in learning it in the future. she also wants to walk everywhere, which is good and bad. pushing the stroller has been causing my pregnant body some pain, but walking is slow and tedious work. we mainly walk to the park, which usually includes a stop to see if Bailey the dog is in at our neighbour's house and a few waves to everyone she sees. we also walk to papa and dee's house (her names for her scottish grandparents), but for gratch's walks we still use the stroller.
spring is slowly coming our way and we have been spending some time in the garden. ruby has a watering can and some tools, so she helps out with planting and weeding. primarily she throws the ball for gratch, and they occupy eachother while i get to work. we are hoping to get ruby a sandpit soon and maybe a mini-trampoline for when her friends come over to play.
chicken pox has been going through town like wildfire (the do not vaccinate for it here), and we thought ruby might have caught it, but no spots yet. i think she is wondering why i keep looking at her belly every few hours. luckily she thinks it is to check out her bellybutton!