We will see...

Lily has been off of her feeding tube for about a week now. She's been taking all of her feedings from a bottle. Some days have been good this week and some not so good (in terms of eating). She has basically eaten enough to maintain her weight, but not enough to continue growing. Thus, on last friday a surgery was scheduled for her (for this coming friday). During the surgery the doctors will laproscopically put in a small tube from outside her belly into her stomach. This is so that we can take her home and if she doesn't eat enough from a bottle, we can still feed her extra through this g-tube. The tube can be removed when it's no longer needed by a simple office visit.

That being said, we are hoping that this week, Lily might be able to begin taking enough milk from her bottle that the surgery will not be necessary. Yesterday was a fairly good day for her (she gained 20 grams) and today, so far, she has taken all 60 mls for all of her feeds. Please pray this trend continues and that each day will be better for her than the one before. Pray that she'd gain weight. We'd love to have her home -- and, God willing, possibly without her having to have surgery.