Goodbye Miss Rachel!

We really had a great week with Rachel and she put up with Ruby's bad moods with calm and compassion--something that I'm not always sucessful with! Ruby really got attached to her Miss Rachel over the week and always had a big smile for her in the morning. So, now that you've seen a few of the adventures our first visitor had, aren't you anxious to come and see us?!?! Next on the docket are two of my sisters, Alyssa and Christina, arriving on January 3rd--yippee!!


As an aside, you'll all be happy to hear that Ruby has finally figured out how to fall asleep on her own! For the last week or so we've been "ferberizing" her and now for the last few days for naps and bedtime she just stands and cries a few minutes and then crumples down to slumber! We are so happy!!! She's still waking up at about 4am, but laying her down and giving her her pacifier calms her almost instantly. Thank you God!!!