It kind of hit me today that my son lives in a box. I'm not angered or frustrated by it...but it's odd. I don't get to do the normal things a dad does with his baby, except change diapers...I still get to do that. Someday I won't have to reach through a porthole to touch my sons hand, or talk to a nurse about how my son was the past 8 hours, or try to ignore the monitors that are telling me how saturated my son's blood is with oxygen, or to have to hold him within 2 feet of his box because of all the cords connected to his body. Someday, I'll get to reach down and pick my son up whenever I want and to go wherever I want with him. I'm not whining...just dreaming of the future. Just dreaming about Luke...
Lucas had another good day, although he's back under the billirubin lights. He's up to 2.84 pounds (1292g)...just 1.16 pounds till he gets out of his box! He was pretty cute today...who knew preemies can cross their eyes! Sorry for the blurry picture, but it's the best I could do under the circumstances.
Many people have been asking how Lucas eats, so here's a picture of his milk dispenser. Basically it's an open syringe connected to a small tube that goes to his stomach. Basically they tape the syringe to the top of his box and let gravity do the rest. It's pretty efficient and totally harmless.
Cheers,
Colin
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Luke could be on the Seinfeld show as the "Box Boy"!! Boy is he cute in today's photos. How blessed we are to have this special gift from God. And, how blessed we are to be a part of Luke's life through all your photos and blogsite. Well, it's closing in on midnight....so I'd better hit the rack. Goodnight quartet.
God bless the babe,
Don Tomas
Does the feeding tube go into his mouth at all?
Luke looks great! And he has the same feeding tube as Indy - just goes in a different portal. :) Can't believe how fast he's growing. Go Luke!!
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