12/18/08

Aydan had a great day today!! They upped his feeding from 6 cc's to 9 cc's (it's still a very tiny amount, but the fact that they're giving him more is great!! :) He did lose some weight (which is to be expected the first few days, anyway) and is down to 4 lbs. 5 oz. He had no breathing episodes today, either! YAY!

We got to hold him again, which totally made my night! :) I held him for almost an hour!! He had his eyes open! This was the first time we'd seen him with his eyes open - as he's normally fast asleep and just doesn't have the energy to open them - so this was a great surprise for us! And the cutest thing happened when we were holding him - he started sucking his thumb!!! He sucked his thumb almost the whole time we held him! So that's great that he's able to suck - yet another accomplishment he's made the past couple days! :)








Other than that, he's doing good and seems to be improving! Although he's still not expected to come home until late January - but Michael and I are both praying for faster improvements, in hopes that he'll be able to come home sooner. With God, all things are possible, right? :)

Michael, Ilana, and I are all doing good and really enjoying our time we get to spend with Aydan. We've been staying at the Ronald McDonald House, which is for people with children in the hospital. It's basically like a hotel, but they also provide meals and food for you! It's been really nice! We head back home tomorrow because Michael is the best man in a wedding this weekend, but we'll still come up here everyday to see Aydan at least for a little bit!