Ruby Hope McKee Starling

Happy Father's Day Chris!  This one is so much better than last year.  We get to celebrate with our Ruby at home.

I'll post more of an update in the next couple days.  I promise.  I also need to send out Thank You cards from Ruby's birthday. 

Ruby had her first swimming lesson today.  She did wonderful!  I learned how to hold her and help her kick.  We also did lots of activities with her standing in the water.  Hopefully this will help her learn to walk.  

I didn't get any pictures becasue I was in the water with her and Chris was at work.  Hopefully Chris will be able to come to the lesson on Thursday.  That way we can get some pictures of our budding Olympian.

No word on the blood work.  I'm not too terribly concerned.  I figure if Dr.H at CHOP was concerned we would hear from him.  Sometimes it's just so hard dealing with all the medical stuff.  We really want Ruby to have a fun and normal summer.    I'll get around to calling, but for now we're enjoying our little girl.  I know all the other CDH parents out there understand what I mean.  We are no way neglecting her care.  It's just for the first time we are able to relax and have some fun with her, even if it is short lived.  Plus knowing our team, if the results were bad she would have had an ECHO by now.

Ruby is holding steady at 17lbs 5 ounces.  I need to send a weight to CHOP on Monday.  I'm hoping she will gain a bit more over the weekend.  She's eating OK.  18-20 ounces of pediasure, 3 meals, and 3 snacks.  Some days she eats more than others.  She did eat half of a huge snicker doodle this morning at costco.  In fact she ate quite few samples while we were shopping this morning.  She also had her first Popsicle at the pool the other day.  At first she didn't like it, but after she got used to the coldness of it she loved it.  She had another one this afternoon, too. 

The past few days we've been going to the pool after naptime.  Ruby LOVES it.  She's not scared at all.  She gets right in and blows bubbles.  She even handles the "big" pool just fine.  She loves to sit on the side of the pool and slide off the edge while one of us catches her. 

Here she is  reading on the way to the pool.

Ruby and Dad playing in the big pool.

Here's some pictures from the week.  It's hard to get her to sit still long enough to get a good clear picture.  Some of them are a bit blurry but you can still see the cuteness.

We were told this week that our insurance won't cover speech therapy until Ruby is 18 months old,even though she's been getting it since she was in the hospital.  We're trying to get this all cleared up.  It's very frustrating and hopefully we'll be able to get it covered.