Blog For Ruby

Ruby & Harper At 8 Months Old

Norm Gregory — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:53:05 +0000

It 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.

You Got No Hair

Norm Gregory — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:33:17 +0000

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.

No Binky

Norm Gregory — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:33:59 +0000

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.

Baby Sitting Ruby

Norm Gregory — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:36:08 +0000

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 another.

Missed Opportunity

Norm Gregory — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:35:30 +0000

Let a child lose a game and learn to cope with failure

Norm Gregory — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:08:11 +0000

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 I witnessed in the 3-inch-square sepia photographs from my 1970s childhood when parties consisted of nothing more than good friends, a swing set, cake, and funny hats. Shouldn’t that be enough? ● More from: Yahoo! News

The Perfect Toddler

Norm Gregory — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:44:25 +0000

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.

Password Protection

Norm Gregory — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:38:33 +0000

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.

Treat Or Treating On Halloween

Norm Gregory — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:52:15 +0000

[See post to watch Flash video]

The School Issue – Preschool

Norm Gregory — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:42:18 +0000

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 of Jocelyn, and every few seconds, Abigail would jump up and lean over Jocelyn to peer at the cover, checking what came next in the title. Then she would dive back to the paper on her clipboard, and her pencil would carefully shape yet another letter: H U N. . . . ● More from: NYTimes.com