Week 10...

Alright, let's see if I can get an update posted today...hmmm...just one goal today...let's see how far I get... :)

Week 10 - It is hard to believe that Caleb is already 10 weeks old, yet on another hand, it is hard to believe that it has only been 10 weeks! With all that he has been through already in his little life and how much we have all been through with his daily care, we are thankful to have made it this far. Hopefully it just gets easier from here!

Our biggest milestone the past few days...the NG tube is G.O.N.E.!!!!! We got to a point where we were not using it as it seemed to make him throw up before a feeding was even complete...it was just overflowing him. So on Saturday, I pulled it! Yes, the pediatrician was fully aware of it, they were the ones last week at his 2 month check up that suggested it. Caleb then decided to go on somewhat of a hunger strike after it was gone. Talk about confusing. Here we thought we were helping him but getting rid of the thing and that drinking his bottles would be SO much easier and more comfortable for him, but no...not Caleb. He decided he was done with his bottles after only taking about half. He has started to drink more the last 24 hours, so here's hoping he is truly "self' regulating" at this point. I took him back yesterday to have his weight re-checked and UGH! He was down two ounces from last week. The pediatrician was not concerned though, so that was a relief. I was so worried they would put the feeding tube back in, not that we were using it though, so it was a very odd situation. Pediatrician really feels with all the changes he has been through lately, he will get it soon enough. Please pray that Caleb will begin to drink all of his bottles (he is still only on 80 mls), so we can start to see some good weight gains. He did pretty good yesterday, drinking at least 2/3 of the bottle, but he also spit up more as well. So hopefully his stomach will start to get comfortable with him doing this all on his own now. We also changed his formula to the hypoallergenic "Nutramigen" to see if it helps him to be more comfortable during a feeding and afterwards. So far it does seem to help, but it is really early to notice any major difference in him. I was surprised he drinks it! The stuff smells awful.

Thank you for keeping up with us along this wild ride. We could really use some extra hours of sleep at night, but hopefully those will come soon enough as he starts to get the hang of drinking more each bottle and being more comfortable going longer periods at night. I feel like I go about this house as a zombie most days.

YEA! I did it...I completed a task today! he he