...Oh, Baby!...

Today was another good day for our Wyatt. He had very few cardiac events last night and he took two 20 cc (20 mL or .6 oz) feeds for the nurses. I was also able to feed him about 20 cc's in the afternoon. What an amazing feeling, feeding your baby! My heart overflowed with love for him while I was looking into his eyes, feeding him, knowing my little guy was working so hard to do something so difficult for him. He did not have any cardiac events during the feeding and only had a few instances of reflux about an hour and a half after feeds. The nurse assured us this is pretty normal.

A day or two after Wyatt was born, Brian pointed out to me that it looked like Wyatt was tongue tied. We didn't think much of it, as there were plenty of other things to be worried about at that time. Now that we are starting feeds, it is pretty important. We talked to one of the doctors and he said he would look into it, as she felt like it was impacting his latch and his feeds. I was worried from a speech perspective as well. The nurse today really pushed it with the doctor and Wyatt will have a consult with the ENT, who performs a laser surgery for this procedure. It shouldn't be a big deal and because it's impacting feeds, it should get done sooner rather than later. 

This afternoon, Mr. Wyatt had a photo shoot. We took photos of him in his Christmas stocking. Yes, baby in a stocking. We "tortured" him and stuffed him in his stocking. It was absolutely precious. He was a trooper. I think his dad was more affected than he was! Brian kept saying, "Just remember, this is all your mother. I am NOT doing this to you." and his nurse and I kept snapping pictures. It was so much fun having nurse Lynn (his primary nurse) join the fun! Here are a few pictures from the photo shoot. No babies were harmed in this photo shoot.

Another great day for our little man. His nurse shared once again that they are ready to try him out of the incubator, but they want to be sure they have the feeds under control before that happens just so he can focus all of his energy on eating and not on regulating his temperature.

We continue to be in awe of this little fighter. He is so strong, even when we sometimes aren't. We continue to pray that he grows bigger and stronger, he tolerates his feeding challenge, and he keeps reducing the number of cardiac episodes. These are all requirements to be considered for going home.

Thanks for your love and support,
Lori, Brian & Wyatt