14 days

Happy 2 week birthday Porter McClain. It's hard to believe that 14 days ago you were brought into our lives! It seems like we have known you forever and our lives have forever been changed by your coming! I look back over the past 14 days (which feels like months) and I cannot believe the progess that has been made! Since yesterday he went from 2cc's, to 8cc's, to 16cc's to now 24cc's of milk! While they aren't making him suck for it, they are putting some in his cheek and he is learning to swallow it. They have also been checking for residuals to see if he is fully digesting it and he is! He is needing a little help getting rid of extra fluid, but they are working on that now.

I am hoping and praying that we are at the half-way mark with his hospital stay. There are a few more things that he needs to accomplish, but I am sure that since he has come this far, that there won't be too many more challenges for him to meet. He is such a babydoll! I finally got a chance to hold him for the first time and he made me melt like butter! I am anxious to put some more pictures on here but I am waiting until I have a picture of all the "grands" getting to hold him! :) Hopefully I will have them posted tomorrow!

Thank you for your prayers. Please pray for a renewed strength for Thomas and Jennifer and that Porter Mac will be able to start trying a bottle this week!

God Bless!!