A Little Setback

We just returned from the NICU. Unfortunately, we didn't get the answer we wanted. He is still not eating well, and the doctor is concerned about his blood sugar levels. (This wouldn't be an issue if he were in the well-baby area, but the NICU is much stricter.) The new plan is to keep him in the NICU for another night. They are giving him his last two doses of antibiotics today. The IV will come out of his head tomorrow morning.

We will stay in this room one more night, then we will move into a family room that is part of the NICU. The upside of that is we will be with him. The downside is that Savannah won't be able to come back there, nor will the grandparents. Lord willing, we will all go home on Saturday.

The real question is whether they will get us out of here by 2 on Saturday. If not, they're not getting rid of me until 6, when the Alabama-Tennessee game ends. I guess it would be a poor example for my new son if I were to scream obscenities about Fat Phil in the NICU...

Even though this not the way we hoped things would work out today, we are very thankful for our beautiful new son and the excellent health care he is receiving. We pray that Cooper will learn to eat well so we can take our son home.