Tyler is 1 Week Old!

We got some news on Friday that Tyler will be being transported to the NICU at Langley AFB hospital today (Saturday), as the NICU at Portsmouth is becoming overcrowded. They're moving him because he is one of the healthier babies there to make room for the newest arrivals. The somewhat frustrating part is that the pediatrician said he may need another week... BUT he could improve overnight so not to count out anything!

He looked really great yesterday though. He is eating a lot more now and will soon be off his IVs, and he is on a very low air flow through the nose tubes (no oxygen at all, and they turned the air flow down to 1%, so it's pretty much like he almost needs nothing at all) and it was great to look into his eyes... he is very alert and he can follow voices, like when I would talk to him he'd look at me, or when his Poppop would talk he'd look over at him. Smart boy! :o) We even arm wrestled and Tyler beat me haha. He's such a strong little guy, even his nurse yesterday said she was impressed by having read over his charts and seeing how much in bad shape he was when he first came in to how far he's come in one week. I know he wants to get out as much as we want him home!

Here are some more pictures we took of him yesterday... he got lots of kisses from his Grammy, Poppop, and me... and I am in love with his adorable chubby cheeks!!!