Grandma Meets Ruby and Ford and All Auntie Christine Got Are These Awesome Pictures!

Ruby Lee and Ford Patrick’s Grandma, my Mom, just got back from her visit to meet her twin grandchildren for the first time. I don’t think she thinks her visit was long enough; very much like Astrid, the twins have firmly established themselves in their Grandma’s heart, that is for certain! Ruby and Ford are both such beautiful, chubby babies (the best kind)! I guess this comes as no surprise considering their parents! Okay, not the chubby part, the beautiful part!

They took Ruby and Ford for a picnic…

And for a walk…

And Mommy, Ruby, and Ford got some sleep…

Ruby Lee has turned into a cheerful, happy baby after being diagnosed with acid reflux and put on medication for baby heartburn. Her cousin, Astrid, had the same problem, which brings Auntie Christine to the conclusion, based on her entirely non-existent scientific background, that what used to be referred to as a colicky baby was actually acid reflux. I have decided, again, because of my invisible PhD, that colic was a made up term for what doctors didn’t understand in the past. Ruby originally had what her Nana Stimmler described as “abandoned baby syndrome”, meaning she would scream at the top of her lungs as if to suggest that no one loved her, even though the twins have pretty much not been put down since birth! These two are not even two months old and they already have groupies!

As you can see from the picture, Ruby is a perfectly beautiful baby girl! She almost seems like a porcelain doll!

She sure takes her sleep seriously! Maybe she gets that from her Daddy, who in a famous Johnson Family event fell into a sound sleep and fell out of bed between the wall and the bed (he was about 5 at the time). When Mom and Poppy couldn't find him, they awoke Eddy and me to join the search. Bobby never heard us calling for him, Mom or Dad eventually just found him.

Ford Patrick is so handsome!

Even at the tender age of less than two months, he looks like a strapping little boy!

Ford continues to be a happy, healthy baby boy!

By all accounts he is an absolute joy. He has his Daddy’s cleft chin and his Daddy’s laid-back personality, which should serve him well in life as all Harker/Johnson Women are notoriously outspoken, opinionated and, perhaps, a little bossy. I know the same to be true of Stimmler/Johnson Women, and that is not an insult, it is a badge we wear with pride!

If Auntie Christine can serve as any indication, Ruby will be the boss of Ford until the day that Ford gets married to a girl who will take over boss duties!

Perhaps Ruby is already bossing Ford around!

It looks like two little babies should be sleeping, but Ruby may be telling Ford how it is going to be from now on! That’s my girl, laying down the ground rules early; you can never start too soon, Ruby, take it from someone who knows!

Anyway, it was high time for an update on the twins! I have been neglecting my blog of late, but am trying to do better since I have such important things going on in my family life that I would like to keep documenting. You can always find more pictures and updates on the twins at www.annandbobby.com

My only complaint is I am running out of room for all of the pictures I have framed of Astrid, Ruby, and Ford (and their parents, of course!). That and my biggest complaint of all; I have yet to meet the twins myself! Soon, but not soon enough for me!

Love, hugs, and kisses to all,
Auntie Christine Lee