Bigger steps

Liam had gone 11 days without eating milk. He has been on a yellow fluid, which is referred to as his Gatorade. It has all his vitamins and nutrients. He has another one that is white, and that one is his fat. Before they could give him breast milk, his digestive system had to be working fully. He was able to get 10 cc's of breast milk with a bottle two days ago. They did that every 3 hours for about 24 hours. He tolerated it well. Who wouldn't after not eating for that long. They moved him up to 1 ounce by bottle and did that for 24 hours. He did well, so they moved him to 2 ounces about three hours ago. I was talking to the nurse about possibly nursing him. She talked to the ones calling the shots, and they said I could. They just don't want him to get too much. They will weigh him before and after just to see what he got. Their whole thing is to just make sure he is tolerating what he is getting and they don't want to do too much. He has been excited to eat for a week now. He would root around every time I held him. There were a couple times I almost had to stop holding him cause he was wanting to eat. I am excited to feed him. That is what will get us home. He has to be eating just from me so they can see what his sugars are going to do. Things are going well. He is a happy boy. He is starting to smile a lot and make noises every once in awhile. Danny and I are hopeful that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are so anxious to see the girls and get home. We are so blessed with ALL we have. Good family, neighbors, friends, and a great ward. We count our blessings every day and know our Father in Heaven is mindful of us and continues to bless us. We have even been blessed by the wonderful people of the Philadelphia 1st ward. Where would we be without the gospel? I am sooo thankful for my testimony and know that is what gets me by.

Yes, Liam is now bald.