Joshua's Journey: Day 52

Today Joshua was able to have a nutritive feed today! No more practice, he got the real thing. The only problem was he wasn't quite awake and his little muscles still tire pretty easily. Did you know it takes 26 muscles for us to eat? I learned that tonight, and that's a lot of muscles he's got to get strong to breast feed well. He did good for his first time and I know he will do better each day. He weighed 4 lbs. 8 oz. last night, so he's still steadily increasing.

Specifics to pray for:

That he will be alert and excited about breast feeding and will be able to handle it.

He continues to gain weight and gain muscle strength to do all that he needs to do.

For all of his friends and their parents in the NICU. Also, for continued blessing and wisdom on the NICU staff.

That God will show us opportunities to glorify him while there.

For me to take time to rest in God's presence and not be so rushed all the time. For me to manage all that I have to do the way God wants me to.

For his reflux and drop in oxygenation to become less and less.