Big breakthroughs in Ruby-land!

We've had a very exciting last 24 hours here in the Nelson household!

Miss Ruby had a very full day... First she spent some time playing on her tummy, as usual. She's been doing this for as long as she can remember (and about as long as I can remember too!). She's starting to enjoy playing peek-a-boo, so she gives a big grin when I say "BOO!" or "Peek-A-Boo!" and then plows her head down to the blanket and giggles. Silly girl!

But, this is starting to frustrate her as she really wants to be up higher and getting around, so we decided to try something new--sitting up! Of course we have been working on this feat for a while, but this is the first day she has been able to balance herself for minutes at a time.

As you can see, she was pretty keen on the whole experience... until she toppled over and bonked her head that is. (I'll save you from seeing pictures of her bawling her head off!

The second big news story is that Ruby managed to sleep through the night!! And it was in her own crib!! Yeah!! I of course was awake several times in the night scared to death we had a case of SIDS on our hands, but she was really just conked out. We think that the trick may have been stuffing her full with peas and cereal, then nursing her right before she went to bed. Hopefully we'll have a repeat performance tonight! Here are some pics of Ruby with her peas and asleep in her crib that Jared made for her (from IKEA).