MAJOR progress yesterday!

A BIG day for a Big Boy!

Jeff and I decided to devote yesterday to giving Davis as much rest as possible. Even being moved and held wears him out and disrupts his respiration, so we left him to rest at peace for most of the day into the evening. This move certainly paid off. Yesterday, Davis made huge strides and Mommy and Daddy got some much-needed rest, too.

Daddy finally got to hold him for the first time last night.

Davis got his first bottle and took it like a little champ. Well, he has to master the suck, breathe, swallow technique, but he is making strides. It totally wears him out, so they had been finishing him off with the feeding tube. However, as of last night, he is drinking between 1 and 2 ounces and seems to be digesting them okay... So, no more feeding tube!

Davis has been completely taken off of all oxygen and is maintaining his body temperature on his own! Praise the Lord! Jeff and I enjoyed putting him in his very first t-shirt around midnight last night. It was precious. He has a few episodes of elevated respirations but is eventually able to regulate his breathing on his own.

Resting in Mommy's arms. Taken at about 12:30 this morning.

This sweet boy looks just like his Daddy.

I combed his soft hair for the first time. Davis, better just get used to it.

Thanks again for your prayers - so many were answered yesterday. Davis has made amazing progress and we hope to have him home with us early next week... maybe even this weekend.

We were just told that this morning they removed his IV tubes as he is no longer requiring IV fluid. We are on our way back to the NICU now and cannot wait to see him with even fewer wires and tubes!