Brody's gettin fat!

Our boy gained 2 oz, woohoo!!! (Dawn you were right) He is now up to 2lb 7oz. I know some of you look for daily updates and I'm sorry there was nothing yesterday. When we came home from seeing him last night we had no electric. They are still suctioning old blood from his lungs, his blue lights will most likely be removed tomorrow, he has a little heart murmur from the PDA. The PDA is a little duct between the heart and lungs that closes when we are born but with premature babies sometimes it doesn't close on it's own. Medication can be given to close it but with his lungs being so fragile they do not want to give him this medicine unless absolutely necessary. If they don't give the medicine or if it doesn't work they go in and clamp it surgically. So prayer today consists of asking The Father to close that duct. I know He can and I know He will.

Those are the facts, now the heart of the matter.....He is absolutely adorable!!! He was laying on his side with one leg on top of his little roll and one stuck underneath. It was like a little foot coming from no where. The little roll is a receiving blanket rolled up that goes around him to make him feel secure. He hates the vent tube. He wraps his hand around it, (I think he is trying to pull it out). When he is alert and I am talking his forehead crinkles and he opens his eyes under his shades. When the blue light is off (and therefore the shades too) and he's alert his eyes are open a lot. They may remove the lines from his belly soon and put in a central line. The belly lines are to administer medication and withdrawal blood. When the belly lines are removed I may get to hold him soon after. I won't be walking on the ground that day.