April 13, 2009 – Baby Update

We visited Damon at the hospital two times today and both times he had improved from the last time we had seen him.  In the morning I was able to breastfeed him for the first time.  He is now officially off of his iv and looks more like a normal baby without all of the tubes on his body.  He is almost eating 2 ounces, which is what a baby should be eating.  They are expecting to move him to the other side of the NICU (the almost healthy/less risk side) by late tonight; this is the first step to him going home.  I also spoke with the doctor who surprised me and said he would probably be going home Wednesday afternoon instead of Thursday if he keeps responding like he has been.  We are hoping for the best and just want him home with us.