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Jonathan did a great job of describing Ty's first day. I just want to add that during this first week of Ty's life I have noticed a few things that could be very significant. While he does have symptoms like Ben, he also seems way ahead of where Ben was at this time. When Ben was born, he required constant suctioning of his mouth to clear his secretions. Ty does not need this, in fact, while we do need to suction his nose for him, he seems to really be able to handle the secretions in his mouth. This does seem to indicate that he can swallow- though it may be very weak. Yesterday, I was with him for 5 hours and did not have to suction him once. He also can cough (protect his airway) and suck on a pacifier , Ben could do neither of those things. These are hopeful signs.

Ty seems to have woken up a little bit - the past two days when I have been with him he has been more alert and has started to have an opinion. He doesn't cry like the other babies in the NICU - his cry is soft and he kind of sounds like a little puppy. He is so sweet. Hopefully we will find out more this week.