It's about damn time . . .

We got some good news!!!! A surgeon came over from A.I. Dupont to take a look at Bryton and the x-rays of is belly/bowel and it's better than we thought, but it's not done with yet. He said that it seems more like a problem with irritation and immobility as opposed to a serious infection. He just plain isn't ready to tolerate being fed, so for now the plan is to go on with another 10 days of antibiotics and see how it goes from there. They will be doing x-rays every day to keep track of everything until it's resolved. For now we don't have to worry about any kind of procedure or anything like that. It's back to the wait and see method.  And the best new of all . . . we spoke to Dr.Tuttle and she said that the radiologist that pretty much specializes in head ultrasounds took a look at our little miracles ultrasound, and he said that the bleeding is a lot less extensive than we originally thought it was. The blood is very localized and well organized pretty much just in the area right around the ventricle- it hasn't spread to any other parts of the brain- therefor we are looking at much less extensive damage. THANK GOD! This is the best news we've had in the last month. She really made it clear to us that it is not a typical Grade 4 bleed. Also, she said the radiologist is not one exaggerate or paint a rosy picture- it really is better than we thought. We really needed this today. Especially after last night, which by the way, has been better explained to us. Basically what happened last night was that part of his lung collapsed as a result of being on the ventilator. All is well and stable now. He is opening his eyes all the time when he is awake 31and looking at us as much as he can. He doesn't have full control his eyes yet, but he's working on it. He really is such a miracle. I'm sorry in advanced if I seem to hog him all the time when he's ready to be held. I already know I'm not going to ever want to let go of him. He is my hero. Thank you so much everyone, for everything. All of your love and prayers have brought us a long way, and I don't even know how to express in words how much we appreciate you all. You are amazing. Thank you so much.