Screech ahead to almost 4 months later and we begin our photo blog. (Maybe someday I'll fill in with pics of the missing time, but it won't be soon.)

Miss Ruby Jane. Master of smiling, cooing, rolling over both ways. Possessor of the chunkiest thighs in existence. A serious dreamboat, this one.

Important dates that are written on a scrap of envelope magneted to the fridge:

First laugh: July 30, 2008, when Mommy tickled her belly.

First roll from back to tummy: August 10, 2008 (could roll from tummy to back at 7 weeks!)

Down to one night waking.

Excellent baby in every way.

First, she was born

Actually, first I was in labor for 33 hours. Then she was born.

No, that's not right. Then I PUSHED for 3 1/2 hours.

THEN SHE WAS BORN.

And she was not happy about it.

But we were.