Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It has been a couple of days since I last updated the blog. I apologize...things have been going non-stop the past few weeks. Samuel is doing great. He seems to change a bit each day. As of today, he is eating 28ml of milk every 3 hours...that's 2ml from a full ounce. That amount has been increasing each day. He is still feeding from a tube, but we expect his first bottle to come any day now. He is on nasal prongs, and he has gone down to 1/4 of a liter of oxygen. He should be completely off all breathing support by the end of the week. He does still have a slight heart murmur. We are waiting to hear from his cardiologist. This slight opening in the heart could close on it's own or need another does of indocin to close it up. Worst case scenario...surgery. Please keep praying for our sweet Samuel.

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Here are some pictures from the past couple of days. Enjoy!

Daddy holding his boy for the 1st time!

Our 1st family photo.

Little bitty feet look extra small in Daddy's hand.

Look at my size 5 wedding band on Sam's hand.

Catching some rays on his billi-blanket. (It treats jaundice.)

I'm smiling because this is my last day on c-pap!

Look how cute I look with nasal prongs. :)

Sweet sleeping boy!


Look how serious Sam looks here.

Daddy holding Samuel last night.

Laying on a blanket from Mrs. Kati. (one of Mommy's teacher friends)
The nurses had to tape his nasal prongs on because he kept pulling them out of his nose.

Saying good night to Samuel last night.

Good morning Sam! It's St. Patrick's Day. Good thing your diaper has green on it.

Look how light his hair looks here.