Toby has had a couple of good days. Mostly, he is eating and sleeping and growing. He did begin to gain weight again and, yes, he is back to five pounds. Plus an ounce. He is handling the bottle much more competently so that the feedings are not such a struggle for him; he has a new skill set of coping strategies to draw on when dealing with choking or too fast a flow or the need to breathe. Most of them include sound effects. (He has enjoyed the ability to vocalize for a whole vent-free month, now.) He had just one alarm yesterday in the evening and none since. I think that qualifies him as half-way through the required waiting period. Maybe home on Sunday? We shall wait and see . . .
Meanwhile, a milestone like three months just begs for more photos. So here's a peek at today's activities:
Sucking his arm,
thinking,
bathing,
adjusting his cannula,
yawning,
and some quiet time.
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