Nate gets taken off the IV!!

Well Nate is doing just outstanding!

He had a really good night last night and was able to take in all of this feedings (some prior feedings were being skipped since he was digesting so slowly) His number 2's are coming at a regular pace now, more signs that his digestive system is working out the bumps. He was taken off his IV this morning. So now the only thing he has is his nose tube!

He is still under the lights for the jaundice. They are waiting to see the results of his blood work today, and if the numbers are good, he will be taken off. He is just right under where he needs to be, so he's close. If not today, they expect him off tomorrow. He hates the eye mask, so I know he will be happy to not have to wear that anymore!

How nice it is to see him with less and less stuff hooked up to him daily!! We had a great visit with him last night. He did really well with the bottle and he is getting a really strong suckle! He was very alert for our feeding (which was a first, he's usually so sleepy) and stayed awake for a while after the feeding and made very cute little faces at me. It's neat to see him react to all the songs we sing to him, and especially to the kids voices. He goes nuts when Faith sings, kicks like crazy!

So keep us in your prayers! Nate still has a ways to go, but we are very very excited about his progress so far!!