All and all Daniel is doing much better. Even though there was a mess up on a test that didn’t get sent to check on his CMV levels and we can’t get that test run again until Monday by the looks of him and how he is acting we all assume his viral count is going down. As far as the eating, that has not been going so great, but we were steadily making progress. Again all he wants is to get the NG tube out and it is kind of a vicious cycle. They have to keep his feeds going so he is not hungry, but the actual formula is giving him a total stomach ache. So he is full from formula and has a stomach ache but they want him to try to eat real food. It is kind of cruel. BUT TODAY was a big change. He ate a whole toaster strudel for breakfast and then (be prepared) for dinner he had a specially prepared triple burger from McDonald’s and French fries. The caption for the photo below he said is “Reunited At Last” he is such a goofball. It was totally against doctor recommendations for his first introduction to food and I totally expected him to take one bite and be full, but like a boss, he put the fries into the burger and finished the whole damn thing. It has been almost 40 minutes since he ate so I am assuming it is staying down. Let me tell you I haven’t seen this kid this happy or with a smile on his face like this in a VERY LONG TIME. He finished it all and then proceeded to start looking at the Shanahan’s (his favorite seafood and steakhouse restaurant) menu for all his favorite food he wants next. I am tentatively watching for the clock to see if this will stay down and already dreading the idea of telling him he is not getting another triple burger for breakfast. Fingers crossed for holding it down. 45 minutes and he still has a huge smile on his face. We are going to go much healthier tomorrow.