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We did not go to the hospital today. Instead we stayed home with O & J who were both recovering from fevers. Thank goodness they seemed to feel much better by evening. It was wonderful to spend the day with them even though I missed T terribly. They are very huggy. I think we are…

Guess who got his first bath last night? And we hear he didn’t like it one bit. That’s OK, I am sure it will grow on him in time. Today Thomas had on a t-shirt and was swaddled in blankets. He tried to open his eyes for me, but was just too comfy. Mom went…

Tired tonight. Got home to a very happy O and J. LOVED seeing them again, though couldn’t care for them without Matt’s help right now. Thomas is still improving. They took him off the bili-light today. No more jaundice! They keep increasing the amounts of his feeds, and he is tolerating it very well. He…

Today was another day of small events rather than big ones, but a good day nonetheless. They increased Thomas’s food today gradually over the day. He is now eating every three hours and starting with the 11 PM feeding tonight, he will be taking 6cc per feeding. A slight correction – he is receiving most…

In the excitement category today was a much more uneventful day than yesterday. It was still a good day, though. Thomas right now is learning how to eat on his own. We started the process last night, but his current status is to get to eat 2cc every 8 hours. He has been doing great…

Thomas had a really great day today. We got to the hospital for our first visit around 11:30. He was holding his own at 23% oxygen. While we were there they turned it down to 21% for a bit and then finally took off his oxygen hood altogether. We were so pleased. I also got…

We got up here yesterday evening and got to spend some time with Mr. T in the NICU last night. He was doing MUCH better. They never gave him the surfactant or intubated him, so all his improvements have been made on his own! Our theory is that he just wanted to ride in the…

Baby Thomas has been holding is own for the past couple of days, but he hasn’t been showing any improvement in his oxygen needs. Breathing is a struggle and because he is on the oxygen, he can’t eat. It turns out one of the things he has not yet developed is surfactant, a substance in…

I wanted to get this written down before the details became way too blurry. Hold on; it’s a wild ride. Matt left here Monday afternoon around 2:00. Some of the sweet moms from homeschool group had stopped in to see me. We were getting a chance to chat, and I was excited about going home….

Thomas Doyle Barnhill Born Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 4:32 am. 4lbs 15oz 18 inches long On oxygen for now, but otherwise doing great. Mom is doing fine recovering from c-section. Prayers requested for a short hospital stay for Thomas. Thanks so much for your prayers. They have gotten us this far.