Football!

Alyssa is obsessed with football. I can't imagine how, but we've managed to brainwash our 17 month old daughter to absolutely LOVE football. Since today has been pretty low-key around here, we've decided to start on Drew. First was Missouri/Nebraska, we're watching LSU/Tenn now, next is OSU/UT (Go Pokes!) and we'll finish off the day with A&M/OU (Gig'em Aggies!). Hmm...I just don't know how Alyssa has come to love football like she has.

Drew's Neurosurgeon stopped by this morning and opened the drain again to let a little more fluid out. He anticipates removal of the drain early next week, but wanted to check the fluid one more time before he did so.

He's taking breatmilk via bottle really well, so they have stopped his TPN (IV nutrition) and we are down to just one IV - lipids to fatten the boy up a little. Apparently his intensivist doesn't realize those skinny legs are genetic, not a result of a lack of nutrition :)

His feeding tube was removed this morning, as well, which is making it easier for him to breathe and eat at the same time. I guess it's normal for newborns to have problems breathing and eating early on, so no major concerns there, but we are still keeping an eye on his respiratory and heart rates when he eats to avoid any major fluctuations.

Ryan's brother Mike flew down for a quick trip to see Drew last night. We enjoyed a little New Orleans cuisine, good conversation and took a few pics of Drew in his new Aggie hat before he flew home this afternoon. He also confirmed that little Drew looks to have gotten mostly Lyon genes...yeah! After Alyssa, I was certain all our kids would take after the Gehrigs.