Another Day of Firsts...

Gibson had another day of firsts today.  When we got in this morning he was sitting up in a cute, little bouncer chair.  He loves to bounce around and the chair was the perfect thing for him.  Also the Physical Therapist came by and worked with Gibson some more.  She pulled out a little gymnastic mat and put Gibson in a Boppy and just played with him.  She’s been working on his neck muscles to try and strengthen them.  Where Gibson has just been laying on his back this whole time his head is still a little misshapen, so the PT works with that and getting him off the back of his head.  She also is doing a few things orally to help with oral aversion.  She teaches us positions and techniques on how to work with him so that we can help him everyday where she can’t be there for him all the time.  Gibson is doing awesome through everything!  He doesn’t get mad or throw fits. He just does what he needs to and then takes a nap.

We are able to hold him whenever we want to.  We have been given the green light to get him in and out of his crib. It makes us feel like we’re his parents and we are taking care of him like a normal baby.  He has had a huge week and is progressing so well.  Even though on the respiratory side of things we are making good progress, we still need to figure out his digestive tract issues.  He did have a couple bowel movements last night which is a very good sign that things are starting to move around down there.  A surgeon came by today and said because things are sounding better in his bowels and with the couple poops he had we could pull the Anderson Tube out of his stomach.  We are very nervous because in the past every time we do something with the Anderson Tube that suctions his stomach, he usually throws up.  Last thing we want or need is for him to aspirate into his lungs and possibly have to be re-intubated.  We trust the doctors here completely, but it is scary especially with the progress we have made; we don’t want to go backwards.  If he doesn’t throw up or have any problems for a day or two they will put a feeding tube into his stomach and start Gibson on mother’s milk.  We hope and pray that everything starts moving normally through his intestines so that we can start feeds and move to trying a bottle in a few weeks. 



Mom can finally dress him in his own outfits!




Oh so tired!



"No more pictures, I'm trying to sleep!"



No more tube hangin out of his mouth.





Loves his new chair! Puts him to sleep everytime.




Working with the Physical Therapist.





Chillin in the Boppy



First hiccups with his new voice.