I think he’s making a “W”!

When Stacy and I got to the hospital we started talking about what Greyson wanted for Christmas.  He started working really hard to make his fingers into a “w”.  I’m pretty sure he wants a Nintendo wii.  He probably heard his cousins talking about how they wanted one and now he wants one too.

So where to start?  OK I said they were going to give Greyson a try on the Nasal Canula last night.  Well they did and he made it for the entire 4 hours.  They then ran a gas which was better than the night before.  This is very encouraging progress.  He was really tired by the end of it but today they let him be on it for four more hours.  Basically this will be the pattern for awhile and as he grows stronger they will increase the time he is on the canula. 

After his care they put him on the nasal canula and I got to hold him for about an hour and a half before we had to leave to get back for Bible study.  For the first 15 minutes or so he was looking all around and smiling.  It was great! 

Now on to more great news.  If you are keeping up you know that Greyson has been diagnosed with stage 2 zone 2 ROP (retinopothy of prematurity).  Basically this means that he has abnormal blood vessels growing in his eye.  Well the eye Dr. was in yesterday and Greyson now is diagnosed with stage 1 zone 2 ROP.  Oh I should probably say that the scale goes from 1 to 5 with 1 being the least and 5 the worst (retinal detachment and no vision).  This means Greyson has shown improvement.  We still have to watch this but we are celebrating the fact that he is moving in the right direction! 

Thank you all for your prayers and words of encouragment.  We are getting very excited as we are at a place now where we know Greyson is going to come home.  To prepare Stacy and I put together the crib last night.  Tomorrow we will put together the dressor/changing table.  Everything is falling into place!