Fat n Happy for Mommy's Birthday

First off, happy birthday to Melissa today! Douglas gave her an extra special treat of a gift
yesterday by breaking through the
5lb mark (he's at about 5lb 2 oz already today) AND getting the nasal cannula off so that there is *nothing*, absolutely nothing hiding that sweet face of his.

Maw got to breast and bottle feed him and fully take in the wonder of these suddenly huge, round, sweeter-than-sugar cheeks before we snuck off for a night away at the wonderful Hyatt Lost Pines resort just outside of Austin. While not exactly Fiji, it sure felt like we were a world away, and mommy got to enjoy a 'vacation day' away from the hospital and house for 24 hours, fully able to relax knowing the little man was doing so well.

We grabbed a coffee this morning and left the resort to go straight to the hospital in time to breast and bottle feed again. He's doing this combo-feed now twice a day, and doing two other bottle-only feeds, which makes 4 of his 8 daily feeds tube and machine free. As you can see in the
pix above and video below, its so incredible to get to see his full face during our whole visits, now that the cannula is off. And, as we suspected, he didn't need it at all anymore... he's breathing great and hasn't had an apnea spell in three glorious days.

Suddenly we're in a bit of a fire drill to get his room and the rest of the house ready for our boy to come home... we haven't been told to expect anything sooner than the end of the month, but it sure seems like the way he's going they might send him home any day now.

All fire drills aside for now, we are heading out to a nice dinner with the girls to continue celebrating the birth of the world's greatest wife and mother, before she goes back to the hospital to finish the celebration off with some more one-on-one time with her newest wonder.