Happy Easter!!

Ruby's first Easter entailed a trip to Kingscliff - of course - and a visit to see Grandma Sheila and Great Grandma Alice and lots of quality time with Daddy. Ruby didn't get any chocolate (if she did, Daddy ate it) but she did get a new outfit, a dancing chicken, a pink bunny and a Sherrin Footy money box (from uncle Simon and Aunty Taryn).

Ruby's latest trick:

She is sleeping through the night and has been for the last 2 weeks - that's right, the last 2 WEEKS!!!! Most mornings Mummy is having to wake her up so that she isn't going longer than 12 hours without food.

We have been doing the same routine at bed time for a while now and most of the time Ruby seems to enjoy it.

1. Bath

2. Massage

3. Dress for bed

4. Feed

5. Sleep

This week Daddy has been giving Ruby her last feed from the bottle (this is milk Mummy has to express early in the morning as her boobs look like they are going to explode). Ruby wasn't very impressed to begin with but is slowly getting used to it.

Ruby also has this new thumb sucking technique that started about the same time she started sleeping through the night. Basically, she sucks one thumb while the other hand gropes her hair. She looks like she is making out with herself. The only way Mummy is able to wake Ruby up in the morning is to take her thumb out of her mouth.

The only draw back to this great sleeping is that Ruby has decreased her weight gain. She has only put on 350 grams in 3 weeks and now weighs 5350 grams/ 11 pound 13 ounces. Which means she is constantly feeding during the day to make up for it.