What a Gift!

Today was my birthday and I received a great gift by being able to give Gus his bottle. We are so proud of his progress after surgery. He did REALLY WELL with his suck-swallow-breathe rhythm, especially with the special Dr. Brown's bottle. He didn't show any of the signs of struggling that he had prior to the surgery and didn't gag or suffer apnea at all during the bottle. Go Gus!!!

Jill snapped this picture of Gus having his first bottle with us after his eye surgery. Nurse Susie had already offered him two bottles today which he ate really well. He took the entire 30ml for me in about 11 minutes. Nurse Susie also asked the nurse practitioner if they could increase his feed to 40ml. He started getting that volume at his 7:00pm feeding.

Here are Nurses Penny (left) and Susie (right). They have been instrumental in assessing Gus' progress and encouraging his development. Penny recognized Gus' need for blood on Sunday and found that he really liked the Dr. Brown's bottle last week. Susie has recently helped Gus move off the ventilator and watched his ability to eat closely. We are blessed to have such wonderful and loving care!

Gus remains around 5 lb 8 oz. He has had some fluid loss and expectorant from his lungs after being removed from the ventilator. Gus' progress, including the increased feeds and not having any apnea events today, is truly miraculous. Thank you all for your faithfulness and prayers.

Blessings,
Gregg, Jill and Gus