Ruby & Harper At 8 Months Old

by Norm Gregory on February 17, 2011

At8MonthsIt seems physically Ruby, at 8 months old, was more advanced than Harper at 8 months. It’s interesting thinking about possible reasons. Does child #1 get more pressure to advance? I remember Bridget mentioning that Ruby was crawling, standing up, first among her peers.

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You Got No Hair

by Norm Gregory on November 18, 2010

As Wednesday’s brunch was breaking up, yesterday, and Ruby was putting her shoes on . . . she said she had noticed I had to hair on my head. “You got no hair.” Ha.

B says the first week without a binky went fairly well . . . maybe missed it in the middle of the night.

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No Binky

by Norm Gregory on November 10, 2010

Last night Ruby went to bed without her Binkies. It was a little rough. But today was the complete first day with the pacifier. As I understand it . . . it was AJ’s idea.

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Baby Sitting Ruby

March 20, 2010

As I remember from my previous experiences, the older Ruby gets the more enjoyable she becomes to be around. She now can understand that when mama goes away she will come back. So there is nothing to worry about as we get to some serious playtime. She is very active. Jumping from one activity to [...]

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Missed Opportunity

March 19, 2010
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Let a child lose a game and learn to cope with failure

November 21, 2009

I’ve always regarded children’s birthday parties with a little trepidation. With choreographed theme parties, home-delivered bouncy castles, and gift bags for every child (and sibling) now the status quo, it is hard to feel good about just grilling hot dogs at the neighborhood park.For my son’s sixth birthday, I wanted to return to the simplicity [...]

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The Perfect Toddler

November 6, 2009

For the second consecutive baby sitting session Ruby was a perfect client. The separation anxiety is long gone.  She had no problem with Bridget walking out the door. (proof is here) She couldn’t have been more delightful for the two hours mom was gone.

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Password Protection

November 5, 2009

Starting today password protection was put on rubygregory.net. Why? International crime? Hmm . . . you better ask Bridget for details. Since you are reading this you are a member of the coveted inter-circle who has access. Congrats.

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Treat Or Treating On Halloween

November 3, 2009

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The School Issue – Preschool

September 26, 2009

Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control? The three children were seated at their classroom’s listening center, where their assignment was to leaf through a book together while listening on headphones to a CD with the voice of a teacher reading it aloud. The book in question was lying on the table in front [...]

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