So Excited!

Jude has been gaining a little weight every night! Wednesday night he gained 1.5 ounces and last night he gained only a few grams but hey, we'll take it. After taking a sample and running some tests they determined that he wasn't absorbing any of the nutrients from my breastmilk so they introduced formula. And just after a few days things have already begun to change. Chad and I went up to see him and say goodnight this evening and we were informed that he may be coming home on Monday! It was so exciting! Just hearing those words come off the lips of the nurse was so wonderful. He also was only eating 2-3 times a day on the bottle and the rest of the time he was being fed through a tube because they didn't want him to tucker himself out too much. Basically, if he had a harder time eating then he would be burning off all of the extra calories they were feeding him. But today he took every feeding by bottle. This is a huge hurdle! Down syndrome babies often have a harder time feeding because of their low muscle tone and larger tongues. But, Jude is chug-a-lugging now!! When he comes home he will continue with his occupational and physical therapy. The PT has shown us exercises that we can do with him to improve his muscle tone which has already helped a great deal.

I am sure that this will be another adjustment period for our family but one that we are so excited to have!