Trying

So, I'm really going to try to be positive in this post. 

His weight tonight is 8 lbs. 5.6 oz.  He continues to eat about 4 ounces at every feeding.

He continues to look around and check things out.  He loves to be held, talked to, touched, and stare at faces, especially ones that are attached to voices he recognizes.

If you look closely at some of these pictures, you might notice something pretty cool.  His eyebrows are starting to change color!  :)  

They were able to move us back down to the NICU Step Down due to having an increase in the number of babies that needed the NICU services.  While it's sad to know that more babies are having to stay in the hospital, it feels nice to be back to "normal".  I hope that we can stay in the NICU Step Down for the remainder of our stay instead of having to be moved back upstairs again.

He's getting chubby cheeks and it makes me very happy.  

When he's really asleep, he wants nothing to do with his pacifier.  He will spit it out if offered.  

We still don't know when he'll be home.  If he can get dropped down tomorrow (two days later than originally planned), he could possibly be home next Monday, but I'm not going to hold my breath.  Even though we may not agree with the way that he is scored or the way his meds are bumped down, he continues to be loved and taken care of by the nurses in the NICU Step Down. 

Please pray that he can be home by Mother's Day, my new goal for him.