Colby family update....

Well the last few weeks have been a little rough for our family. I was forced...and when I say forced I mean it...into bed rest. Madisen was trying to make an early arrival. I spent a few days in the hospital and when I was released I was put on bed rest, with crazy pills and strict rules not to pick up my Ruby. It was a long 2 weeks!! I went to the doctor today and although I am still having contractions I have not dilated anymore. Doc gave me clearance to pick up and love on Ruby again. Our family is so grateful for all the prayers and love that has been sent our way, WE are truly grateful! Clint and I are especially grateful for the family that stepped in and loved Ruby and spoiled her when I couldn't. And put up with me and my constant whinning about not being able to do anything.

To celebrate that I could play with Ruby again we played outside for awhile. She is my fearless daredevil. She is loves to go higher and higher on the swings. She seems to be growing leaps and bounds before our eyes. Her favorite game is pushing buttons and watching for the fall out. Her new favorite button to push is on papa's tv. She will turn it off...then scurry off as fast as possible with a somewhat of an evil giggle.

This last pic is to prove what some of you have already experienced....my daughter can unlock my phone and often calls random people in my phone book. Her favorite people that she seems to always call is Uncle Abby, my friend Jayna, and Sarah, and randomly the baby doc. I think she is calling the baby doc to ask him if there is anyway he can help her avoid the new addition. Princess Ruby is not that big on sharing the lime light right at this moment in time :) Ruby has also been texting people as well....Let me go on record as saying I am sorry!! Some might say take the phone from her but lately with the way I am feeling and as fast as she is....SHE WILL ALWAYS WIN!! There is no point in fighting the Ruby calls!

Tea for Ruby!!

Well this is Ruby's unofficial 1st birthday!! I can not believe that my baby is 1....Where did the time go. Like all good parties there was a theme. Grandma Green found this book "Tea for Ruby"...which inspired the good times....

Ruby must have her own princess cake....

Thank you uncle Big Al for the awesome decorations...Ruby loves you so much!! Don't forget!

Ruby is a big fan of strawberries and grandma Green's fruit dip....

This is a classic Ruby look....somewhat of a diva already heaven help us...

Sisterly love...Ruby does really well with Emalee but for some reason goes on attack with Lily...as captured in this picture :)

Ruby loves her stuffed animals....she is constantly giving them kisses...the birthday spoils brought a pig pillow that oinks at her....she sleeps with it every night and loves it!!

Look out she is mobile!

What a day people....thank you for everyone that came and celebrated a great year of growing with us! Happy Birthday my baby....mama will always love you more than words!!

Not so Happy Halloween...

So this is Ruby's first Halloween...and me being the neurotic first time mom wanted it to be perfect. There was plans for the ward trunk-and-treating, hay rides, and actually going trick-or-treating....but alas my baby girl had another plan. Wednesday afternoon I received a call from the day care that my sweet angel had a fever and the rest was down hill. Ruby continued to be sick all weekend....limiting the ability to party down with the best of them. My parents totally stepped up to the plate and helped watch the cranky baby. After having a fever for multiple days she decided to break out in a blistery rash today. So Ruby, g-ma and I spent some time in urgent care today. What a crappy first Halloween! When we got home I put her down with her favorite stuffed animal...the DUCK. I swear I turned my back for moments and I heard a giggle...I turned to see that she was missing. I looked around the corner and saw my sweet baby making the best of a bad situation...

Happy Halloween everyone...hope you all had a safe and fun time!!

Pumpkin time!!

Well it is my favorite time of year!! I love the fall which leads to the holidays! This being Ruby's first Halloween we must start it out on the right foot with picking the perfect pumpkin. Clint and I ascribe to the "tough Love" parenting style...if you can't carry the pumpkin it's not coming with us :)

But I would have to say I think she did just right. A baby pumpkin for my baby bee. Stay tuned for shots on the new baby coming in the spring....when we debut the first head shot and name....

Good Bye Summer!!

Hello fall and with no sadness we saying good bye to you, summer...for at least now. Here are some highlights to my first summer. I had lots of fun with family. They were always stopping by adoring me...I can't blame them I am pretty cute! This is my uncle Big Al!! I love him!

So mommy has it in her mind that before the next baby comes I need to learn to feed myself...good luck with that one mommy...I am a princess and would like to be treated accordingly.

You have to love swim suit season at this age though! It is probably not going to be everyday of my life that I have roles and people comment that I am adorable.

Well it is officially football season around here...to stay on my daddy and papa's good side I am going to sport my support for BSU!! GO BRONCO'S!! Things have been changing around my home lately. Mommy wants to sleep all the time and daddy is so busy with school and work. But no worries peeps I am still running the home! Bed time is just a little later now :) I have not decided if I am excited about this new baby on the way...mommy tells me that the baby will love and adore me too...I guess if that is true I could handle to have him around....Well I have to run I need to go to sleep....love you all Ruby!!

My baby fish...

So my kiddo has more bathing suits than I think most 8 months have...so we decided to give one of them a test drive in the pool! Ruby loves lounging in her "fish-head-swimmer-thing"...very official name.

I love this next video because it is ALL RUBY!! Lounging with the thumb in the mouth just chillin!!

More pics to come...just to tired right now to care....

Sleeping baby...

Recently my sweet baby was very very did I mention very sick...It broke my heart. I must start off with saying that I am the luckiest mom in the world...She has slept through the night since about 6 weeks...a good solid 12 hours kind of sleeping through the night. So this week when she became very sick...she struggled to sleep which means daddy and I struggled to sleep! I have an awesome husband that would help me walk the halls with Baby Bee in hopes of soothing her. Finally after multiple trips to the doctor she has been feeling better and the twinkle in her eyes have returned!! Grandma Green came over last night to rock her to sleep...I went to check on her before going to bed. I found her feet crossed, proped up on her little TV in the corner with her arms above her head and the blanket pulled over her head...Although completely adorable a little concerning the possibility of suffocation...so i pulled her blanket down. I went in this morning to wake her to get ready for the day and this is the adorable sight I saw...I love the little-BIG ham hock which is her thigh...I snapped the pic...I then proceeded to get a dirty look from what moments before I thought was a sweet baby....she realized it was light out and pulled the blanket over her head! Heaven help when she is a teenager :)