Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day Jill! As surprising as Gus' arrival was 11 weeks ago you have always been amazing. You love and encourage Gus in all that he does and a child could ask for nothing better. Your endurance at this time and faith in Gus, and God's care for Gus, is an inspiration to many.

Yesterday was a busy and crazy day! I graduated from Seminary and our friends threw a party afterwards. We stopped by the hospital for about an hour after the commencement ceremony. Gus had just finished his feed so Jill and I held him as he got comfortable and slept. Jill is such a happy mom - so proud of Gus!

Gus was a little gassy and needed to burp after his feeding. He finally was able to work it out. Here he is just looking around and playing with his tongue. What a fun time for Gus - he is developing in so many ways.

Gus gained another .75 ounce yesterday and is now up to 5 lb 1.5 oz. The big news is that he is now taking his bottle for every feed. He doesn't always finish the entire bottle and sometimes he is too sleepy to even start but the doctors and nurses are helping him to get stronger by encouraging bottle feeding. Nurse Kelly (who is spending her Mother's Day with Gus instead of her own little boy - THANKS!) said he had at least partially fed with the bottle 7 out of 8 times yesterday. He took the entire 40ml 2-3 times too!

Gus' apnea spells continue - although they are fewer and farther between. We keep praying for continued progress as he "grows out" of these spells and for healing to take place in his eyes. There will be another eye exam tomorrow and we are hoping they show some progress of healing.

Thanks to all our Moms!
Gregg, Jill and Gus