The Burlingames

There was talk of Eli coming home today, but the docs decided tomorrow is the day. There’s nothing specific that’s causing them to hold him tonight; they just want to be extra cautious. All the paperwork is done and his prescriptions are filled, so we just need that last go-ahead from the doc.

As nice as it would have been to have Eli come home tonight, he would have come home while I was at work since he wasn’t ready to go until I had already left for work. This way, both Megan and I will be there when he comes home.

Contrary to what the title asks, Eli is a good sleeper (thankfully). As fun as it is when he’s awake, it’s very good that he’s sleeping a lot. Eli’s doing really well and eating plenty. We’re hoping that he comes home Sunday. They pulled his feeding tube this morning, so he’s back to being a real baby.

As proof of his good sleeping, you’ll notice that a lot of the pictures we get of him involve closed eyes. Here’s another. Poor little guy has some nasty marks on his face thanks to the stickers they used to keep his feeding tube in place.

We’ve been slacking on the posting of new pics lately. So, here are a couple new ones to make up for it. Wednesday was interesting because aunt Sarah and cousin Alexis paid us a visit. This was the first time we’d seen Eli and Alexis together. You’ll note Alexis has been eating very well. She’s also taking her turn flexing for everyone to see.

Yesterday morning was also a fun day as Eli did a fair amount of bottle feeding. He was quite tired when he finished and was doing his old man impression, catching some flies.

Eli was apparently awake this afternoon because Megan got this great shot of his eyes. It’s a bit out of focus, but still a nice look at his eyes.

He did really well with his bottle feedings today. The doc was very impressed with the pace at which he’s been recovering and gave us an estimated release date of Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday (hopefully leaning toward Sunday). Praise God for his mercy and grace.