Pure Undiluted Cuteness

All the drugs have worn off and I am proud to say that Mr. Personality is back at full strength, maximum cuteness. Seriously. He's so flippin' adorable, he's dangerous. The growling, the noises, the laughing, all there. He's added an adorable little nose wrinkle when he smiles, which is pretty much non stop, and his smiles seem just a touch bigger to show off those top teeth.

Also, I'm just a little bit (ok a lot) happy to report that he gained more weight breast feeding and eating baby food than he did on the continuous feeds. So that feeding tube he pulled out yesterday gets to stay out.

He ate a grilled cheese for the first time today. In the past, he's had gagging issues with chunks so I wasn't sure how it would go. I broke the sandwich into pea sized pieces and he shoveled them in and didn't choke once. We're going to try a pancake for breakfast tomorrow.

So, pretty much the only thing holding him here is his need for O2. He's on over twice as much as his usual requirement, so as soon as he gets his O2 needs down, we'll be out of here.

Strength wise, he gets so much stronger every day it amazes me. Just sitting in a high chair to eat for the past 2 days has improved his neck strength tremendously. Jake and I are sure once he's home and not hooked up to all the monitors, he'll be back to crawling and pulling up in no time. I doubt he'll need physical therapy for very long once he's home.