Lunch Date: Aug 31, 2012

Keep those prayers coming, they’re working! Oliver has been eating 40 pretty consistently today. Tim got him to take 50 at 6:00! He graduated from a 15 minute time limit to 30 mins today! It’s like training at the gym. He can do 15 mins without collapsing now, so he gets to do more. Eventually he’ll get 45 mins like a normal baby. His formula got concentrated a little more to 0.9 and he’s got to drink 80 mls now because he’s getting bigger so his calorie needs are higher. The higher concentration seems to be a little tough on his tummy, but hopefully he’ll get used to that. Otherwise he’ll have to eat more and we’ll never get home, lol. His antibiotics end on September 7th and Dr Langer is talking about us moving to North York General then if he’s still got a long way to go on the eating front.

The REALLY exciting news from today? (because 30 mins isn’t exciting enough) Oliver got to come with us for lunch today!!! Downstairs!!! Not plugged in to anything. Not supervised. Just with his family. Down to lunch! It was amazing. I can’t describe the peaceful feeling it gave me. Sitting there with both my kids and my Tim, not in a hospital room. My Dad got to come eat with us because he didn’t have to stay upstairs with Oliver! It was… I don’t even know. It was peaceful. It felt lovely. Lovely. Xo

Barf induced bath time!

Pulling Mommy’s hair

BOTH!

This shirt was a gift to Poppy from Amara, a reference to our love of The Bachelor, but I think it’s pretty appropriate for Mr Drama King over here too.