Since yesterday we have been staying with Heidi's parents in Cottonwood Heights. The commute was killer from Lehi to the hospital, and this has been nice to be so much closer to go see Brad. Heidi even went three times today to see him.

Overall, he's still doing well. He's not taking any medication necessarily, and his breathing has been pretty good, just with one little episode today. He hasn't gained weight for two days, but he's just an ounce under eight pounds, so they started adding extra calories to the breast milk to help him gain weight faster. Right now he has what is called an NG Tube to help with the feedings. It's a small hose that goes in one nostril and all the way to the stomach. When he can't finish all his bottle or if he's too tired to even take a bottle, they just feed him the milk straight through the tube. It's a lot of work for him to drink all the milk he needs to in order to gain weight and go home soon. The doctor said it is the equivalent of an adult having to drink 3 to 4 liters every three hours. I hate to see the NG Tube in him, though. I asked the nurse about it and she said it 'supposedly' doesn't bother babies that bad. I said, "That's funny, because I have had one and it was terrible." You feel it all the way in the back of your nose and the back of your throat every time you move your head or swallow or anything. And when they insert it, it triggers a gag reflex that is not fun, either.

So I'm hoping he will take his bottle feedings well tonight and tomorrow morning, and maybe they'll be able to remove the NG Tube soon. It's been fun the past couple of days I've gone with Jeremy at night and then during the day with either Holli, Merilynn, or Ranee. It's really neat for them to be able to hold him for the first time. I'll try and take pictures tomorrow to post...