Ruby Hope McKee Starling

We've had a nice relaxing weekend just getting settled as a family.  It's been a weekend full of naps and visiting friends.

Ben and Nicole would come and visit us with their parents at CHOP.  Due to NICU rules they couldn't come back and actually get to see Ruby.  On Thursday they got to meet Ruby for the first time.  It was our pleasure to let two of her biggest supporters finally meet her.

Nicole and Ben also got a lesson how to check Ruby's residual and pH.

Then Chris and Ruby shared a nap on Saturday afternoon.

Then we got all dressed up to see Rachel, Quinn, Cindy, and David.

During our visit Ruby got to meet her first dog, Willa.

Tomorrow Ruby has a check-up with her surgeon.  I'm anxious for the Dr. to see her incision.  It's still a little red and draining fluid.  It doesn't seem to bother Ruby at all.  She  doesn't have a fever and you can poke at the area and she giggles.   We've been taking pictures of it everyday and it is slowly looking better. I'm afraid this might be another one of those "only time will tell" things.  If this experience has taught me one thing it's that I hate the words "if there is a problem it will present itself" or "Ruby will tell us what she needs".  Some days it's hard to sit back and wait for the problems to present themselves.  I'm all  for taking preventative measures.  Medicine isn't an exact science and that's hard to accept at times.

To end, here's a picture of Ruby letting us know how happy she is to have to have pulled out her NG tube.  Hopefully one day soon we'll be rid of the NG tube.  She's is slowly but surely getting better at taking the bottle.