Ruby's Due Date

We celebrated Ruby's due date on Saturday by taking our first official outing. We went to my dad's house to celebrate his birthday. She did great! It's funny to think that this is how she could have been when she was born. There is no way to say whether she would have been this size or acted like she is now, but it's still makes me wonder. I guess I'll always wonder.

After a few hours of socializing and hanging out at the pool, we headed home. She seems to like being in the car, although it doesn't make her sleep like I thought it would. Once home, she still didn't sleep, and that's when it happened... SHE CRIED. Almost 8 weeks old and on her due date, Ruby Marie cried for the first time! 10 minutes of actual crying! She fusses all the time, and has cried for a moment when she was in the NICU and in her sleep, but has never REALLY cried before. Not since she was born. Louis and I didn't know what to do haha... It made me so sad to hear it, but happy at the same time. I think it was her way of celebrating her un-birthday =)

So things are moving along, and we're all doing well. I'm happily dealing with normal baby challenges (and a few special ones) and watching our little one change everyday. The home nurse came today and Ruby now weighs 6 pounds! She's in the 10th percentile for weight and length. (Hooray! She's on the chart!) She also hasn't had an event in over a week. We're still dealing with the challenges of reflux, and managing medications, but I couldn't be happier...

Here are some pictures from the weekend, I hope yours was as good as mine: