this week

downs:
-"NO MINE!!!" i hear this about a gazillion times a day lately, and i looooove it! not.
-sleep training. oh did i mention this last week? that's because it still takes me an hour and a half to get Ruby to sleep every night and nap time.  she has quite the arsenal of sleep-avoiding tactics
-the way Roo likes to stash food in the couch cushions
-trying to joke with a cashier and getting absolutely no response. you know when you're smiling and they're like, "um, what?" and you think about trying to salvage it, "i said... never mind." and then walk off feeling super lame. yeah, that
-that time i took the babe shopping and i had to give her 15 crackers, 2 packs of fruit snacks, and a sucker, just to get through the checkout line

ups:
-girls' night out
-the way Ruby says "here you go, baby." every time she hands someone something
-friends who offer to babysit my little rascal so i can have a mini vacation. have i mentioned i have the greatest friends?
-bijou market
-friendsgiving
-how Roo recognizes different places now. she knows when we're getting close to a friend's house or the park. it's really neat to see how much she remembers each time we go back
-that time Ruby shared! to say it's rare would be an understatement
-krispy kreme
-the way little miss adores socks. every time she sees a pair of socks, she begs to have them put on her feet. over her footie jammies? absolutely
-Ruby learning to say "i la-la!" (i love you) and saying it on her own. heart. melted.