Good Days

James is settled into his regular room now and doing a good job. I've decided that he just didn't like the purple walls in the ICU. Now they're green and he's happy. He is still on oxygen and therefore on a monitor. Once he's off the oxygen for a day or so then he can get off the monitor. He should be able to go home soon after that.

James passed his dye study yesterday!!! No more NG tube! He also got to eat from a bottle for the first time today. He did a pretty good job for never having done it before. Once he shows that he can suck, swallow, and breath all at the same then he can go home. He will get the rest of his food through his J-tube. They have a daily goal for him and I can slowly decrease the amount through his tube and increase his bottle feedings. Once we're home, I'll start him on peas and squash and yummy stuff like that too.

I have a couple pictures below of his first bottle. I had him in regular clothes for awhile, but he's having some major explosion problems at the moment so we went back to the hospital gown until we get that straightened out. :) Enjoy!