Say Cheese!

This is another cop-out post, as I have a ton of work to do tonight and tomorrow. I figured I could get away with posting a little less (again) if I added a nice picture. Here's one of Andrew smiling; at this point he's done it enough that I can guarantee it's an actual smile and not just gas.



He still has some cream on his face to take care of his rash...that's the white stuff on his cheeks. The dermatologists came by today to identify it; they're not sure if it's "infant acne" or a yeast infection, but they're not worried about either. They took a swab from his cheek and will run some tests to be sure.

He's been doing wonderfully on his sprints (and in general). He's been awake every time we've visited, kicking his legs and squirming around in a not-unhappy way. His upper body is swaddled so that he doesn't try to pull his tube out, but he seems comfortable and doesn't really mind being covered up. He had visitors this weekend (Grandpa D and Yia-Yia D) and ended up smiling at all of us. As of tonight, he's up to 5cc per hour on his feedings and hasn't spit up since yesterday. His sprints are up to 90 minutes...on his midnight sprint, he was asleep, then awake and fussy (dirty diaper), then asleep again, all without any issues. His gases were great and the nurse (who also had him on Thursday, after reintubation) said he's improved quite a bit since then. Everyone is happy with his progress.

I promise I'll get to his X-rays later this week; for now, click on the picture above and watch him smile at you.