Due date

We officially hit Pierson's due date thursday and the doctor was saying he is a new baby now. Thursday Chris and I gave Pierson a bottle and he did perfectly! His saturation stayed up the entire bottle and after. He shocked everyone. We met with the GI doctor and he said that fact changed our conversation. He explained the g tube that was being considered if he wasn't able to drink. We tried to give him a bottle later and he did have some desaturations and started turning blue a couple of times. He took a little over half his bottle then was done. A nurse tried again during the night and didn't get very much from the bottle and he desatted an hour later. so they scheduled his swallow study for Friday. Chris went with him and they saw that he was still getting a little milk in his airway. So they thickened it to nectar consistency and he was able to take that without getting any in his airway. So we are assuming the doctors will want us to start giving him bottles with rice cereal in his milk. Hopefully he will be able to get feeding this way down soon. It was an improvement from his swallow study 3 & 1/2 weeks ago. He got even the nectar consistency in his airway. That is encouraging that even more time and physical therapy will help him eventually be able to swallow liquids. He was 7 pounds today! His little face is getting round! This has definitely been another miracle that we can say has happened because of the faith, fasting and prayers of all of you! Our Heavenly Father loves all of us and hears our prayers. I know this without a doubt. I am so blessed to have all of you and all you do for us!