Buddys and bottles

Well, there isn't a lot to report from around here. The doctors have left all of Jackson's meds "as is" for several days in order to give him time to be truly comfortable and settled before trying any more weans. The nurses have tried to turn his oxygen down just a bit more a few times, but so far it hasn't worked. He is on 1/16 of a liter of oxygen and doing well with that. He does seem much more comfortable. Yay! He has a bit of trouble with his tummy at times, but we're wondering if it might just be the result of a TON of antibiotics. I talked with one of the doctors today about probiotics--we'll wait to see if they think that could possibly be helpful for him. He has taken his bottle several times now, and it's just so, so stinking sweet that I had to post this video from this afternoon. He has been wonderfully wide awake for the longest times! The nurses have taken to holding him whenever we're not around...I love that. I walked in yesterday morning to an empty bed and heard someone holler from the nurses desk, "I have your baby!" :) I'm so thankful for him to be loved on and cuddled even when we aren't there with him. The other two kids were with us over the last week and got to love on him some as well. Now they have gone back to play with cousins, allowing us to focus on getting Jackson home. We're praying for continued progress, and so very thankful for our little joy.