Growing Fast!

Hello to everyone! This is Cody and Kerri actually updating the blog today. We want to thank everyone for all of your comments, prayers, and support. We've enjoyed hearing all of your comments. They have lifted our spirits during this long ordeal. We appreciate Mom and Dad for all the work they've done to keep everyone updated, and we'll try to do our best.. between hospital visits of course... to continue to update you on his progress.
On to the important news... as mentioned yesterday, Ansel is now a big boy... resting in one of the big kid beds! He now weighs 4lbs. 4ounces and is downing bottles eight times a day. He no longer needs any feedings through a tube, so they were able to remove that today. His progress from one bottle a day to eight, in only one week, has been astounding. We look forward to having him home before too long. He's definitely moving fast in that direction. He also received his second RSV vaccination today. He will get those once a month through April, as October to April are the high risk months for cold infections. The NICU staff are also thrilled with his progress, yet are sad because it means soon they won't be seeing him. They won't even use the dreaded four letter "H" word near him. But for us, we look forward to having our family reunited at home.