The Countdown Begins

Britton's countdown to come home has begun! After speaking with his doctor today, we learned that once he has 7 "d-sat" free days he'll most likely be cleared to come home. Though, we realize this could take many more than 7 days to accomplish, we are excited that they are finally talking about his departure from the NICU.

Britton is doing really well on his feedings and is steadily gaining weight. He is up to 6 lbs., 3.6 oz now. All of his latest lab numbers are good (won't bore you with the details on those). Because of his d-sats, he went back on the nasal cannula for the last two days, but is back off of it today. So far, he has done well! We don't know the cause of Britton's d-sats -- neurological, reflux, airway issue, etc., but we're all hoping it is something he grows out of quickly. Thankfully, when his oxygen saturation level drops, it doesn't drop by too much.

Britton had an assessment today by the NICU physical therapist, and we received a very positive report! She was very encouraged by his head & eye movements, his facial expressions, and the responsiveness and tone of his arms & legs. We will continue to work with her after we leave to help Britton meet his developmental milestones.

Britton will have another MRI & EEG at the end of this week. Of course, we are hoping & praying for good news. We were certainly sad after last week's negative reports, but in putting our sadness into perspective, we realized that we are so thankful that we even get the chance to be sad! We came so close to losing him, and by all evidence of what he went through, he should not have survived. We'll take a bad MRI report any day over the alternative. We are so thankful to have our hands on a miracle, and we trust that God has a lot more to accomplish through him.


Wish we could get him to hold his pacifier in all the time!


Britton strikes a cute little pose (all by himself this time).


Wearing his mama's shades.