Ruby's Progress

For those that have asked Ruby is doing very well. =) She is still on the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) although it is a smaller one that doesn't force air in her nose, and she seems to hate it less, hooray! They keep decreasing her dosage of the respiratory medication too, so once she's off of that, and still breathing as well as she has been, we should be able to get rid of the CPAP! They are still tube feeding her, through a tube that goes in her mouth and down into her tummy. She is getting 2ml of breast milk every 6 hours now, instead of every 4. It was reduced since the CPAP is getting a little air in her tummy and making it harder to eat. So once that CPAP is gone she should be able to eat more and start growing for us. Yesterday, Louis and I got to do what is called Kangaroo Care. Basically this consists of putting Ruby in just her diaper and hat against the skin of our chest, down inside your shirt. This skin to skin contact has been found to help outcomes for preemies, and was also just a wonderful feeling! It was almost like having her back in my belly, feeling all her little squirms and dancing =)

Here's a little video: