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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Family, Ruby | 3 Comments
Everyone says about their kids, “I didn’t know I could love someone this much.” I expected to feel that way, too, and I did the moment I looked into Ruby’s eyes on the day she was born. But what I didn’t expect was to say, 14 months later, “I didn’t know someone could love me [...]
Monday, June 6th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Family, Ruby | 7 Comments
Tonight, I laid my child in her crib, and she immediately rolled over and went to sleep. No screaming, no repeatedly standing up, no thrashing about like one possessed. She didn’t even need to hold my hand. I was stunned at first – literally, mouth-hanging-open stunned – but taken in the context of the past [...]
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Ruby, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
The past week has been one of those when everything clicks and in the course if seven days, Ruby changes in 57 ways. Suddenly, not only is she bigger physically (finally outgrowing her 6-9 months clothes), she also has had some kind of awakening, in which her understanding of the world around her has made [...]
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Ruby | 1 Comment
Just heard via Facebook that an acquaintance of mine had her baby the other day. Two weeks ago, another friend had a baby. We also recently found out my aunt is adopting a baby, who will be born any minute, and two of my cousins are due this spring. Once, this barrage of baby news [...]
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
posted by K | filed under Ruby | 3 Comments
Tonight I’m noticing how big my girl is getting. After her bath, I bent to kiss her newly washed hair and realized it’s long enough now to brush against my lips. To put on her night-night diaper and keep her from rolling away repeatedly, I had to wrestle with her and sing to her (the [...]
Friday, February 25th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Family, Ruby | 2 Comments
Yesterday afternoon I left Ruby with my parents for a couple of hours while I got my hair done. She has stayed with them many times; she knows them and lights up when we sees them, so I’m always comfortable now leaving her with them. Usually, when I get back, she’s happy to see me [...]