Otter Smackdown!

Lincoln and his otter.. we tried to make him love it today but he wore himself out trying to beat it up... he was NOT in the mood to make friends!

Well, Dad WAS holding but thought he smelled Subway and we had to trade spots so he could go get a pizza sub downstairs!

OMG! Greg only owns ONE shirt!! We really need to do some shopping..

Great visit with LJ today! He is back on the cpap as you can see from the pictures... he HATES it!!!! Hates it and fights it all day...haha.. we tried to explain to him that it is for his own good but he wouldn't listen! We grounded him and told him he couldn't leave his isolette until he can behave! hahaa.... So I guess grounding him works since they are moving him to a big boy CRIB tonight!! wooo-hooooo!! Although he continues to fight the cpap apparatus he is doing great on it! He knows how to unhook it though but the good thing is he seems to do just fine when it is disconnected so we can't get too upset with him! We spent all day yesterday with him as he had a new procedure done to examine his intestinal tract. It seemed to go well... it may just be that his intestines are slow but functional and time will heal them. They are considering placing him on medication to speed them up and try to re-feed.. We were soo relieved and happy to be there with him during the test and to have the doctors explain each step to us.. he was sooo angry at having the test done but he kept his stats all good and stayed strong! I must say we have never seen him be sooo angry and feisty! Our nurse, Libby (who we LOVE) told us that is typical of the older preemies since they absolutely hate the cpap! She also said it is awesome that he is soo feisty and mad at it since it shows just how responsive and appropriate he is! His poor little face is all smushed by it and it's hard for him to open his eyes but it is soo much better for his lungs than the vent was. He is on NO antibiotics at this time! Wow, I think that's the first time in his life that he hasn't been on antibiotics! He cries now.. which is adorable but also makes us feel soo bad... he barely has any voice but as soon as his vocal chords heal he will be able to scream like he wants to. Our nurses tease us that he is soo high maintenance and attention-seeking and we've witnessed it. He can't hold his binky in on his own just yet but if you are holding it for him and stop at any point he will scream and turn totally red... of course if you put it back in he's fine..haha! We love it.. he deserves to scream and be demanding allllll he wants! We plan to shop before the hospital tomorrow and buy some crib toys, mobile, and mirror for him.. what is crazy is that he is STILL in the micro-preemie small baby pod which RARELY if ever, has cribs in it.. haha.. but they dont want to let him go yet.. the nurses fight over which one gets him every day.. he is QUITE the man in there! We are going to get t-shirts made for ourselves and Linc that say "Team Lincoln".. we're not sure of the rest yet but we think it will be fun! We have a really good feeling that everything is changing for the better in Lincoln's life.. we can't wait to get him home someday!