There are a few life-defining

There are a few life-defining moments that you get to have, and tonight, I think, was one of them.

Tonight was the first time we got to hold him, and damned if he didn't calm right down, even peek out at us a few times. He's so light, he feels like you're holding only the blanket.

It was a time like this that made all the sickness, the long days, the time in the hospital, the doctor trips, the diets, the everything so worth it. It was so amazing, I can't even explain it to you.

He's doing good today. They stopped feeding him for today after he still had some food from yesterday was still in his tummy, and he's been swallowing some air, so they want that to subside, he gets a little squirrely when he gets that way. Actually, he gets squirrely all the time. The nurses (and us) think it's hysterical.

We feel better about leaving him there having held him, knowing he still needs us. Jennifer is home now, sifting through all the email she hasn't gotten to in the last week. We'll have a quiet night, and a quiet day tomorrow and head back down and see how he's doing. Each day, he does a little better.