The Corner has been Turned

So as promised I am updating everybody on the status of baby Logan.

He's doing GREAT! He's taken almost all of his bottles for the last 24 hours, and in fact he's eating so well that his feeding tube will probably be removed today!

He has also been "spell free" for the last 24 hours. Cross your fingers that he stays that way, because if he's still spell free by tomorrow and eating well without the feeding tube they will do the fax study on him. The fax study monitors everything for 72 hours. If he passes that they will let him go home! If everything goes well - they may even discharge him as early as MONDAY!

I don't want to get my hopes up too high, Bryan and I are both fully prepared for him to be in the hospital another week...but we would be overjoyed to bring him home sooner.

I can tell the difference in him the last couple days. He's been more alert during feedings, and in general. He eats his food with gusto and still wants more. When I burp him he burps as soon as I sit him up, before I can even start patting his back. When he was first born he would only cry when he was naked...now he doesn't cry when he's naked but does cry when he's hungry. Some people may think this is a bad thing - but babies need to be able to communicate what they need when they need it, so I look at it as progress.

He's been gaining weight like crazy - average 2oz a day. As of this morning he tipped the scales at 5lbs 13 oz. Since they removed him from the isolete he has been a champ at keeping his temperature regulated.

I'm so proud of my little guy, fingers crossed he only has a couple days left before he can come home.