Dec 30th, 2007

We are simply amazed at the spirit and strength little Caleb has continually demonstrated. This morning around 5:30 a.m. Doctors and Nurses decided that it was time to remove Caleb's feeding tube along with his oxygen. All along the medical staff has said when it comes time to start feeding him you will have to be patient because sometimes it is challenging, however Caleb has grasped the concept quite well, so well that his mom was able to nurse him this morning. He continues to amaze everyone the progress he has made in such a short amount of time. It is amazing how much this little guy has already changed our lives, I guess it goes to show it does not matter who you are young or old you can impact peoples lives. We want to continue

Great Strides

A great day at the hospital today and lots of fun pictures of little Caleb.

We even caught a cute picture of him smiling.

Once again he continues to amaze us and his doctors with his INCREDIBLE progress.

He's been moved to a crib and has been eating very well. His nurse bumped his feeding up to 50 cc's of milk and he surprised her by drinking a full bottle - 80cc's! We hope to have his feeding tube removed real soon.

We also hope to have all of his IVs removed soon so he can start taking the remaining medicines orally. We still don't have a date on when we can expect to bring him home, but they are looking to schedule his MRI for next week which means we're one step closer. We're keeping our fingers crossed and hoping he does not have much longer than a couple more weeks.

Thanks once again for everyone's kind comments on the blog - they really help keep us going. We appreciate all your support and everything all of you have done for our family.

Dec 27, 2007

Caleb is doing so well. As you can see from the pictures Caleb has lost quite a few machines in the last couple of days. He is eating alot more than the Doctors or Nurses originally thought he would, and all of his tests continue to come back very positive and everyone is simply amazed at how well he is progressing. Once again to reiterate we know it is through faith and prayers that he is doing so well and for that we thank you all!

Very Alert

Caleb has made so many great steps over the last few days. From being weened off his ventilators and the Nitric gas and now eating from a bottle. His swelling has really gone down and now we can finally start to see his cute little face.

He's such a precious little baby. It's so fun to see him alert and looking around and recognize when his mom and dad are there.

First Feeding

We got to feed Caleb for the first time today. He did a great job- just another step forward.

Grandpa and Caleb

Grandma and Grandpa got our Christmas present and were allowed to hold him this morning; he's doing good and opened his eyes for us. We love this little guy immensely. He has a little fluid in his lungs. Dr Yoder indicated this is not a concern, as he has a lot of fluid in his body and the body processes it out thru the lungs. He had a little cough and a slight wheeze. (He may have to go back onto the C-PAP Prose ventilator to help clear his lungs.) He opened his eyes and studied us intently. His bodily functions are working well, as he filled his britches while G-pa was holding him. Nurse Stacy got the pleasure of cleaning him up just prior to our departing. (Dr Yoder and his staff did their rounds while we were there and spoke about the MRI that they needed to schedule soon, and also mentioned that they would take the Cook catheter out this afternoon.)

2:15 PM, we just got word back from Shaun and Alicia, as they are currently at the NICU, and they stated that they had just finished removing the Cook catheter—(this is great news!!!).

Dec 26, 2007

Caleb had a Merry Christmas. He had a couple of Christmas wishes come true the biggest was the removal of the C-Pap machine along with a couple of other machines, he is now down to just a few IV's, Oxygen, and feeding tubes. The Nurses were also able to dress him for the first time and continue to rave about the great progress that he has shown. We still continue to be in awe how our Heavenly Father has blessed us and this sweet little boy so abundantly. We sincerely hope that you all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!