Timothy's First Halloween

Well, Halloween was definitely an exciting day for our little Timothy in the NICU -- he got to eat formula again!! After 4 1/2 weeks of being N.P.O. (not eating), he had his first day of the slow process we are now going thru - building up his feeding amounts on a special formula (low in the fats that run through his lymph vessels) called Portagen. Of course it was a very tiny amount of the formula that day (majorly diluted), but it was still an exciting day because it finally began the process! (And he actually did seem to notice the difference somewhat - he liked it!) And so far so good - it's been a little over a week now, and still no signs of the fluid building up in his chest cavity again! He just started on full-strenght Portagen yesterday - still a small amount, but no diluting - all formula now!! He definitely likes it, though I'm sure his body is going to take some time to adjust to food again... Lots of spitting up and he's had some issues with a weird stridor noise lately... Still, we're going in the right direction!

This is Timothy listening to a tape that the kids made for him - we taped them singing songs and telling him stories and saying nursery rhymes, etc... He actually enjoys listening to it and hearing their voices - his eyes get so big, as he tries to figure out where it's coming from. We're hoping this will help him to know them a little better when he comes home! :)

Timothy Bruce Ray - 7 Weeks Old

First Halloween!