Doc

Nate had a great day at the pediatrician's yesterday. She was very pleased with the progress he has made. His weight is always a big concern and every little ounce matters. He is growing perfectly along his growth chart without any dips or plateaus. She was thrilled. They also said that his coloring looked really good, which is a good sign that his liver is improing. The size of both his liver and spleen have gone down alot as well, but are still enlarged. We will take every little bit that we get. He is continuing to do well moving his arms and legs and lifting his head. She would like for him to spend a little more time on his tummy to work on his upper body strength. As he gets stronger everyone feels that he will continue to improve. His reflux should get alot better when he starts sitting up on his own and eating solids they said. It would be nice. His hernia at this belly button has almost completely healed, again a sign that his muscles are developing and strengthening. She also felt that we won't need to get a "g" tube in his belly. She seemed confident that his progress with his feedings will get to the point where he can do it all by mouth. He has made so much progress over the past few weeks. He is even taking entire feedings solely by mouth at times. We try not to stress about it, but it is exciting when it happens. We go back to Atlanta at the end of September for another swallow study. He is really alot of fun right now smiling and laughing and really interacting with us. What a bundle of love.