Slow Progress

Jack continues to slowly make progress!  He really looks good!  He's been wooing the nurses with his eyes.  They treat him extra special.  They brought in Christmas lights and gave his whole room a Christmas make- over.  Even so, Jack was being cranky on Christmas day.  He has well developed facial expressions beyond his weeks.  He was smiling at us a lot today, but when he's mad, he will grimace his whole face real tight and turns beat red, which would probably really scare us if we didn't already have all of his vitals tracking out on the monitor.
We're hoping that he can be discharged in about a week. Sometimes these babies take a while learning to feed by mouth (he's been getting milk by his nasal gastric tube), we'll be introducing that this week, and he's still being weened off some of the meds and the oxygen support.

Thanks to the MD.s and the RN's, to our friends who cooked for us and to the pray-ers, and to the Quakers who volunteer at the Ronald McDonald room and to the people who donated Christmas presents to the kids in the PICU.  And to the plowman who cleared our driveway.  Glory to God for hope in tough times.

Jack, Santa & his nurse Deb on Christmas!