We're Celebrating!

No, I'm not talking about the Badgers' win yesterday. It's much bigger than that! We're celebrating our "new" little baby, with a perfectly formed heart, who is now eating without the ng tube!!!  I have to admit, I was skeptical that she would take off so quickly. The cardiologist had predicted this, but I'm still just in awe that it just "clicked" and she's eating like a pro. We had been working on making Erin's eating sessions positive again to regain the association of pleasure with eating. It took just a few days and she was no longer crying at the sight of her bottle. I would sing to her, cuddle her and rock her. The kids would get her to laugh by making goofy faces and sounds. And we all prayed.  God intervened in the strangest way, proving He does in fact have a sense of humor :) Here's what happened: Friday night Bridget was sitting on Erin's ng tube, but didn't know it. Eileen came along and picked up Erin.....and out came the ng tube! Ouch! Because the reinserting of the ng tube is traumatic, we took a leap of faith and decided to leave it out overnight. At 10 pm, she took only 1 1/2 oz.  At 2 am, she woke up on her own (for the first time ever!) and took 2 1/2 oz. At 6 am and 10 am, she took 3 oz each. All day yesterday, she took her bottle, better and better, each time. By last night, she was eating like a pro, guzzling it down like she'd been doing it her whole life. At first, Bridget and Eileen were in a bit of trouble for not being more careful around Erin. However, by last night we were joyfully thanking them. :) Yippee!!!