<strong>December 17, 2009</strong>

I really don’t have anything new to report.  Tayla is still on the billi blanket her levels are within the normal range they just want to be extra cautious.  Tayla has had two days of weight gain and Ruben has had one day up an oz one day down 1/3 oz and one day up another oz.

At this point we are only here for feeding issues which is very typical for premiees.  They are begining to have longer nursing sessions but even with the tube feedings they are using everything they are getting.  Several people have asked me if they really need the feeding tube and the answer is yes.  They just don’t have the energy to be able to take enough anyother way to sustain themselves.

I am hopeful that they will just send us home on the tubes after we have several days of upward weight gain.  They said that they don’t normally do that but let’s face it we are not a normal family.  After dealing with all of Melissa’s issues I’m thinking an NG tube piece of cake.

Keep praying for weight gain and that we can go home very soon.