Progress Report...

Had the 2 month Dr. Appt. today and looks like all is well. Luke is up to 5lbs. 11oz. and 19 3/4in. long. So he's gained almost 2lbs. and grown 3in. Still on Zantac for the reflux, but other than that he's a healthy growing boy!

And we're HOME!!!!!!!!!

Heading Home!

Finally doing this well!

Movin on up... :)

Between the hat and his eyes he looks like some kind of alien...a cute alien I guess.

Ok on to the news. Friday and Saturday showed much improvement as far as the eating is concerned. So much so that they were able to take him off his IV fluids! This was the last of anything connected to him. So being cord, tube, and IV free they have decided he is able to move upstairs to a private room. Normally this is about a 24 hour period and if the baby passes they are on their way home. However, with Luke still on antibiotics and not having shown he can gain weight steadily without the IV, if everything goes well we could be looking at the end of the week for a departure date.
With Luke being in a private room this means that Sara has pretty much moved into the hospital for the next week. They put you under strict rule to keep baby in your sight 24/7. You can't even go to the bathroom without calling a nurse to watch over them. Good news is she will start nursing tonight and every feeding from now on. Tyler and Emma still are not allowed to see him where he is at. However, as they transported him from the NICU to his room they got to sneak a short peek at him as they wheeled him down the hall. The nurse was kind enough to stop for a second so they could look at him. Needless to say they were very excited!
We're thankful for your continued prayers that once he is off the antibiotics in a couple days that he would continue to eat well and gain the necessary weight to come on home. Love you all and will continue to keep you updated.

A few pics...

Here's the latest...

Well the experiment with the formula was pretty much an epic FAIL. He actually began spitting up more of the formula than he had been with the regular milk. Sooooo, back to breast milk. Also, since the last update, they have done an ultrasound on his stomach to see if the muscle that allows food to get through was possibly in a state of spasm therefore restricting the flow of food. Thankfully that ultrasound came back negative, and therefore sparing Luke from surgery this weekend!! Instead they have started him on a very aggressive antibiotic called azithromycin hoping this will both kill any virus that may be present, and help with motility (help the food head south instead of north).
We don't really have a timetable for when he will move upstairs, the Dr. just said he would like to monitor him from the NICU a while longer. As far as NICU life, Luke is spoiled rotten. He has those nurses wrapped around his little finger. Yes it stinks that he has to be there, but while there he is getting the best care any parents could ask for. That's about all for now, we'll keep you updated with any new developments.