Christmas Eve

Joey's first Christmas Eve got him a bath tonight, a new NJ tube (feeding tube), and a re-taped ET tube (vent tubing). He now weighs a whopping 10 pounds 6 ounces and is currently sleeping. The nurse said he's having a great night and that he's sleeping because she wore him out with all the stuff they did. Joey had an army of visitors in yesterday (all of his grandparents and then some) and he slept through the whole thing. He was awake just an hour before all the visits and we had a really good time. We played with his reindeer buddy and with the mobile that he really likes. I was kissing on him and the nurse said he was definitely smiling with his eyes. I read him a few chapters of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe which put him to sleep for all his visitors. Oops. His visitors at least got to see a quiet sleeping baby and not a fussy one, so that was good at least. Nothing else new to report. The doctors are telling us to have a good Christmas and New Year and we'll figure out what's next in January, so we're in a holding pattern again which isn't such a bad thing right now. Please everyone, keep praying for our miracle, because that's what it's going to take. Merry Christmas!!