So Much...

...To be thankful for today.

This morning we had wonderful news from Spencer's nurse-his platelets went up, he was getting another lamp taken away (so he's down from 4 to 2 and still has the bili blanket), and we were going to get to feed him! He was finally going to start some food-he's been a starving little guy, but it was too risky to try and fed him to make his body have to work to digest the food. We hurried up to him to give him his bottle. We also were told that we were getting two half hours a day (1 hr. total) to hold him! It was complete heaven to feed him this morning and he loved every second too! It was so nice to have so much good news. We're still on a roller coaster and it's torture waiting for his results to come in. We had a bit of a setback this evening. After being taken down to 2 lamps, Spencer's bili count jumped from the 9 range to the 11 range. However, if he starts pooping since he's been eating, that number should come down. If it doesn't by his 6 am test, then he has to be put back on 3 lamps...so we're really hoping that his body does it's job and gets that number down. When we went back to fed him this afternoon, he had his stomach tube removed-so that was more good news-and he ate a lot better without it:)

Being discharged today was very hard for me. I feel guilty not being at the hospital every second with him. However, it is so nice being home with Avery. She loves having mommy and daddy back home. We took her to fed Spencer and she loved him so much. She gave him kisses and pointed out his eye for him and gave him pats on the head. It was very sweet:) 

We are so thankful for all of the support we have gotten, it is helping! Thoughts and prayers through this blog, well wishes from phone calls, family taking care of Avery...it is all so amazing to have all of you as part of our lives and you have gotten me through this. 

We were able to snap a few new pictures. Spencer's skin is looking much less yellow and I hope that it continues to look less yellow...we want him home! Artie will be spending nights with him at the hospital. I very much would love to do it, but given my current physical condition, the couch in Spencer's room isn't very accommodating:)  

I didn't want to post a full body picture of him all wired up, but his eye protectors are driving him crazy! So far, he has been a pretty calm baby-especially considering the circumstances-but this eye mask drives him nuts! He constantly tries to take it off with the splint on his arm that is keeping his IV in.

Mommy feeding him for the first time since early Wednesday. He was soooo happy to finally get this:)

Relaxing for the rest of his half hour with mommy after his feeding...very content:)