Word of the Day: Hyrdocele

William has to have an operation for hydrocele, something similar to (but apparently not as bad as) a hernia. It doesn't seem to be all that uncommon or a source of major concern, but still...he's had so much done to him already, and both boys are so close to going home now that we hate the idea that he'll have to have yet another operation.

As for going home, here's the doctor's requirement: The boys need to feed on their own (meaning they can't be tubefed) for two days. So if they're tired and not wanting to eat, they get tubefed. When that happens, the clock starts over.

So our goal at this point is to get the boys to stay off the tubefeeding for a couple of days and then to get William's hydrocele taken care of. They've been eating much better lately, so let's keep our fingers crossed.

And now, some pics of hands and feet - thanks Brandy!

Below: William's feet, which look just like John-Raven's. Imagine that.

Below: Daddy holding John-Raven's hand.



Below: William grabbing Mommy's finger

And last but certainly not least...

Jerri, one of the wonderful nurses at Harris, caught the cute picture below of William one night last week. Both boys will sometimes make random cute faces like these, but capturing one with a camera seems almost impossible (unless you're Jerri).