Miracles!

We just met with Nathan's attending pediatrician (we have had to be patient these days with the holidays and Dr. Jijón has been on vacation for a couple of days but of course, he left our child in good hands).

Dr. Jijón was just over-joyed by the progress Nathan has made in the last day or two and how quickly he is progressing! So quickly that they are now giving Nathan two more "large feedings" (like 2 oz.) and by the third feeding tonight (9 pm), I'll be breast-feeding him! Isn't that exciting!?!?! Pray that my milk production will highly increase in order to satisfy his large appetite! (the doctor explained to me that due the c-section and the stress of the situation and the fact that I haven't been able to breast-feed it's way normal that my production would be low! ) He told me to drink water and more water! I feel like I'm drowning!

AND . . . .

The next exciting part is that he no longer has any tube connected to his nose. The oxygen they took out yesterday and he has done fine and just now they took out the tube that was connected into his stomach to suck out gases, etc. So he's off of two more tubes.

AND . . . .

We helped the nurse put him in a regular "cuna" (or little crib) rather than being in the incubator! So he's now longer in the incubator! Isn't that exciting news too!

AND . . .

before we put him in his crib, we also got to put clothes on him! So now he's all dressed up like a cute little baby (which of course he is!).

AND . . . (THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE!)
if all goes well with breast-feeding, his oxygen levels, etc. NATHAN WILL GET TO GO HOME IN 48 HOURS!!! Needless to say we are thrilled beyond words!!!

We're sorry we didn't get any pictures of him in clothes and in his new crib. We don't always take the camera down with us and we certainly didn't expect all these changes when we went down there at noon today! but don't worry we will get pictures!

AGAIN, THIS IS A MIRACLE IN THE WORKS! Of which all of you have been a part of! Thank you so much.

The doctor indicated to us various times that most babies in this situation do not respond this well and so rapidly - we think he's amazed at how God is working in Nathan's life and our lives as well. It's hard to believe that just a week ago Nathan was born and to think about all that he has been through this week and yet he's still good-natured, calm and sweet and has caught the hearts of all the nurses and doctors attending him. I actually think they spoil him a little more than the rest of the babies there in the NICU! But maybe that's just a new mother speaking!