Bottle news!

I've been reluctant to even post this in fear it would jinx him, but... Since Tuesday evening, Tyler has been attempting to drink from a bottle! This is something he chose to do ON HIS OWN. Long story short, he was showing very strong signs that he wanted a bottle so I made him a 2 ounce one... and before I knew it, it was down to 1.5 ounces. No leaks on his clothes, nothing... so it had to have went in his mouth and down his throat, right?! Now, there's no actual sucking going on, BUT he's putting it in his mouth and closing his mouth around the nipple, kind of a biting motion - whatever he's doing is still allowing him to pull out liquid. Never before could he handle anything coming out of it... he'd freak, and gag, oh he was a mess! But not now. Yay! This is a HUGE milestone people!

He weighs 15 1/2 pounds now, all NORMAL weight, NOT water retention weight any more that he's carried from surgery. So basically, he's gained a half of a pound in a month, going by his pre-op weight on April 28th. In another perspective, we were discharged on 5-5-08 and he weighed a little over 16 pounds, so during the whole surgery recovery period we've lost all that - getting back down to a tad below pre-op weight - and now he's gaining it back nicely. I have no idea how long he is.... however, I am pretty sure pre-op height was 27 inches or close to it.

Heart Walk tomorrow! Woot! I'll be ready for a nap at Noon!