Lots of Updates!!!

Ok, so it's been a good while since I have updated this blog, so I am taking the time to do so while Emma is napping.

So starting with the school updates. Richard is doing so good in the DP Academy. He loves it! Next week they are going to the Navel Air Station to learn how to search a building and driving the police cars. And the best part of next week is that Richard gets to meet Andre from Dallas SWAT. He is soooo hot! I told Richard to get his picture for me :) February will be Richard's "Hell Month". I don't know what all that entails but I do know that he will be getting tasered with the taser gun on Feb 10, Richard is so excited to do that. Hopefully he can get it recorded and I will upload it!

School went really well for me last semester. I have a 3.2 GPA now, which is good, but I will definitely be striving to get get it even higher! I start school again next Wednesday. My schedule includes two math classes, a sociology class, and a psychology class. I think Iam really going to love this semester!

Now onto updates about Emma. She is one week away from being 11 months old. My mom tells me that everyday, she starts to look more and more like Richard. We also FINALLY got her to start sleeping in her play pin at night. She wants absolutely nothing to do with her crib, she cries anytime I even attempt to put her in it. She finally got her two bottom teeth in back when she was around 7 months old, but have had no more teeth cutting in since then. As of her 9 month check up she was 18lbs 10oz, and I think 28 inches long. Which puts her in the 50% for her weight and still in the 96% for her height. And the biggest news about her is that she has now started walking! I can't believe that my baby will be turning 1 in 5 weeks. I know everyone says that babies grow up so fast, but it still shocks me that my baby will soon be a toddler!

So my biggest news of all may shock most of those who don't already know. Richard and I are having another baby girl due April 29. We have decided on her name, Sophie Renee Ruiz. The pregnancy is going great now. And I say now because for the first 4 1/2 months, my morning sickness was so bad, that I had to take medicine everyday to be able to keep food down. She kicks and moves around all day! We are excited, but not sure how Emma will take the new baby, especially knowing that Emma has to have all the attention, all the time :) Just like her mommy!

Video of Emma Crawling

Emma has been crawling for quite sometime now, but I was finally able to take some time to record her! Emma liked pulling the neck thingy attached to the camera to bring it closer to her face. She thought this was funny :)

Emma in her pretty dress

Last night we had an orientation to go to for Richard. It was intended for the families to get a better look into what the recruits did day to day. All of his instuctors were there and also the "top dogs" of the Dallas PD were there too! During our break for food, it was like every mother, wife, fiance, and girlfriends of the recruits went out of their way to approach Richard and I to tell us that Emma was absolutely beautiful and that we were definitely going to have our hands full when she gets older! They also loved Emma big eyes! Richards main instructor and priest thought Emma was so adorable also! I knew when his instructors met Emma, it would definitely score Richard some "brownie points" :) P.S.- Aunt BB bought Emma the dress

Video

Here is Emma "belly crawling" she is soooo funny when she is determined to get somewhere :)

Video

Emma is now pulling herself into standing position, especially in her crib. Of coarse when I try to record her doing this, she doesn't, but as soon as I put the camera down, she is pulling herself up. Here she is when I am finally able to record her!

Lots of 1st's

Emma has been learning so many new things the past few weeks, I figured it's time for some updates:

• She has learned to "Belly Crawl" and if you have food, WATCH OUT!
• She is now pulling herself up into a standing position, especially in her crib
• She can go from laying on the floor into a sitting position, yay!
• She has figured out how to open the door to Richard's entertainment stuff (he is not happy about that!)
• BABY PROOFING is now essential
• She loves most food we give her EXCEPT bananas and avacados

Here are some other updates:

• Nikki (Richard's younger sister)was nominated for Homecoming Court and the game is this Friday at 7:30, CONGRATS Nikki!!


• Richard has been notified that he has passed background check and is now moving on to Phase II of the Dallas Police Academy which includes a medical review and psychological review, which is this Friday at 8am and will be offered the job by the next Monday!! YAY!

Finally meeting Little Billy!

My mom flew Rae, Billy and LB in for Labor Day weekend. I was so excited to finally meet my nephew I was counting down the days. It was so surreal to be face to face with Rae for the first time in over a year. I can't believe how much has happened within that year. The pics of LB dont do any justice! He is SOOOOOO adorable in person. But it was weird because he is a little over 5 weeks younger than Emma, but he made her look so tiny!!! We had a great weeekend, exhausting, but great! Here are some pics:Note Pettie in the background, lol!