Ruth Arriving Monday Morning

She fell asleep in pre-op. This is the nurse taking her back to the OR.

Keegan in pre-op. He already had an IV, so they just put him to sleep there.

Great Aunt Linda and Ruth

Great Aunt Linda and Keegan

My sweet babies

Keegan making cards with the Arts and Crafts volunteers

In the hallway during a severe weather drill the first Wednesday. Keegan wasn't well enough to be moved.

Ruth's been going for lots of walks in the wagon. It helps put her to sleep.

Keegan asked me to lay with him when he's hurting really bad. Ruth wasn't keen on the idea, so she joined us. Keegan's meds were kicking in by this point and he smiles a lot anyway, so he looks pretty happy here. Note the basin, just in case.

Ruth's poor distended belly

Keegan's eyes were bigger than his stomach. They are allowed to order anything they want and he wanted breakfast for dinner. He ate about 4 bites. The waste was such a shame. :(

Ruth's least favorite place to be. Note that she's being bribed with Teddy Grahams.

Daddy and sibs visiting Saturday

This is how we took walks - you can't see all the equipment that went with us.

Playing with the balloons Aunt Linda brought

Ruth enjoying some animal therapy with Darby.

Keegan getting ready to go back for his second surgery (it was early, so he went back to sleep after we got him to pre-op.

Grandma and Ruth playing

Ruth with the Stanley Cup and Red Wings Coach Babcock - she went for Keegan who was too freshly post-op to go

Grandma, Daddy, and the rest of the children - getting ready to take Ruth home

Keegan not feeling well - here you can see all of the things he is hooked up to.

Keegan getting some animal therapy with Jessie.

Keegan with his favorite night nurse, Forrest, who was kind enough to come show Keegan his motorcycle helmet and gloves.

playing Legos with Aunt Linda

Keegan walking, and Brandon, one the neurosurgery nurse practitioners

Some of the gifts and cards Keegan and Ruth received

With his monkey mask he made in the Playroom and Chunky Charlie, his toy Monkey

The clowns that came to visit

Pre-op before his third surgery

In his room, after his third surgery

Getting ready to go home - posing with Lauren, one of our excellent aides!

Stopping for one more photo-op with Kathy from Child Life, His nurse Christine, and one of the student nurses