Milestones...

Thursday and Friday have been VERY big days for little Jonathan!  On Thursday, he increased his number of bottle feeds.  And they started rotating his head every few hours.  (I know he was happy to be facing a different direction for a change.  He's been healing from the shunt surgery--on his belly, only looking one direction.)

When we arrived to feed him in the afternoon, he was bright-eyed and we took lots of pictures of his sweet face.  It was so much fun!  We were both laughing and it was a very special time of watching him in wonder.  The nurses said that he is doing a great job with his feedings (and have since started feeding him with the bottle every three hours!). 

Friday was another great day!  In general, Jeremy spends the morning with Jonathan and then I head up there in the afternoons.  This gives us each some time every day with Noah, Grace, and Ruth also.  So, on Friday Jeremy called me from the hospital to say that he had some news...good news!  The neurosurgeon came by while Jeremy was at the hospital.  After looking at Jonathan's back for a while, he turned to Jeremy and said, "It's time.  Today's the day.  We're rolling him over to his back.  And Mom gets to hold him on a pillow."  We were extremely excited and nervous all at the same time.  Wanting to hold him, but wanting that back to be healed enough to hold.  The surgeon reassured us several times that he was confident the back was healed enough, especially in the layers of muscle, to hold.  Even if some of the skin reopens, it will be ok.

So, when I got to the hospital in the afternoon.  They turned Jonathan over and placed him on a pillow in my lap.  I got to feed him with the bottle and see his whole face!  He wore himself out and fell right back to sleep.  The OT then showed me some stretches and massages that we can do for Jonathan when we are holding him, in order to stretch some of the muscles that are now tight because he's spent the first few weeks of his life on his belly.  It's also to help his legs and feet with circulation since he's not moving from the waist down.

Here are a couple of pictures from these great milestones in Jonathan's life.  But what a blessing to see the Lord answer prayers for our son and be able to rejoice in these victories in his life!  We were so surprised by how quickly this happened.  No telling what this next week will hold:)