Pictures :) and More

I wondered how long before a revolt. Good for you Shelley for demanding what Brody's public wants, lol. I hope you like these pics.

Baby Bro was doing well tonight. He ate that icky barium contrast for his upper GI like a champ today. I think he'd eat anything. We add 1 tbs of cereal per 1 oz of formula and he sucks it down, it is so thick I don't know how he does it. He is gaining weight so quickly because of the cereal. He now weighs 7 lb 1 oz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it? I hardly can, when he weighed 2 lb 5 oz 11 weeks ago. The upper GI isn't official yet but it looks like his reflux is just severe and no other problems but we will get the official report tomorrow.

He is so sweet, all of the nurses love him. They can't believe how well he eats because most babies with reflux won't eat because it hurts, not Brody. He rarely fusses or cries although he does grunt and growl. It is a preemie thing, it's funny. I asked one of his nurses when they stop doing it and she said she didn't know cause we take them home, lol.

We love our NICU staff soooo much. I am truly going to be sad to not see them all on a regular basis. They do amazing work and love the babies so much. The closer we get to leaving the sadder I sincerely get to think of being out of the NICU loop. I won't hear stories about their families. I won't know how the expecting nurses are doing. I won't know what new babies are there and how to pray for them. These nurses are beyond words; I saw two of them individually pray for a procedure this week on a baby, so heart warming. It has been easy to fall in love with such a bunch. Maybe they will let me and Baby Bro come hang-out in the lounge once a week. No matter what - the NICU staff, the work they do, and the babies will always be on my prayer list and I hope from us sharing our experience with you , that they will continually be on your prayer list too.