Bundled up

Ruby smiling

Bath time

Ironically this picture shows the nurse bathing her.

Come to think of it all I really got to do for the bath was to get Ruby’s water ready and with that task I was sent back to do it again because the water wasn’t warm enough.     ]]> http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-week-in-photos/feed/ 7 http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/23/new-pictures-of-the-rubster/ http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/23/new-pictures-of-the-rubster/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:27:35 +0000 Chris http://chollida.com/blog/?p=39

Holding Soother

She’s holding a soother in her mouth while shuffling a deck of cards with here feet**

** Not shown, her feet.

Reading with dad

She will often help him when he gets stuck on some of the larger words.

Sleeping peacefully

Talk to the hand

Don’t be alarmed if it looks like she only has 3 fingers.  Her thumb is doing some weird sort of blending with her index finger.

We assure you she has all her digits. ]]> http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/23/new-pictures-of-the-rubster/feed/ 135 http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/20/readings-hard-lets-view-photos/ http://chollida.com/blog/2009/01/20/readings-hard-lets-view-photos/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:05:31 +0000 Chris http://chollida.com/blog/?p=15 Here are some Photo’s from the past 2 weeks:

With Dad	Here’s a photo of Ruby and dad. As you can see, both of us have plenty of hair. The white dot on the side of Ruby’s head is Velcro (TM) which helps hold Ruby’s shades onto her head. Usually Ruby and Dad will have time together after she has eaten. The astute among you may also see that I am sporting a pretty sweet mustache that was meant for Matt’s wedding.
Resting with soother	Here is Ruby sleeping. She is sporting a wool touque, and fleece vest. You can also see her holding her own soother with her left hand. This is a very advanced maneuver and probably means she has more of her mom than dad in her:)
Wearing shades	Here’s Ruby under a UV lamp.Evidently almost all premature babies are deficient in something called “belly ruben” (sp?).  This has something to do with jaundice.  This condition has since cleared up The white things on her eys are her shades.  I think they may be Oakley’s. You can also see the IV in her head, I’m told that the head is often the easiest place for the nurses to find a vein to put the IV in. The paste like substance on her face helps hold in a feeding tube that goes from nose to stomach.  The tube has since been removed.
Kent eating	This is our cat Kent. He has nothing to do with Ruby, he’s just on here because he is basically awesome in every way. In this photo you can see his vertical black stripes in his coat. I’m no vet but I believe these are racing strips and they help Kent to run fast.