A New Day!

Well, what a difference a day can make. As I updated yesterday, Andrew was transitioned off of the ventilator yesterday and onto a cpap. However, by around 10:30 pm it was evident that he was not too happy about this transition. For a few hours he really worked against the cpap and tried more than once to pull it out! (Strong boy!). It was necessary for him to stay on it, despite his efforts otherwise. Nonetheless, early this morning the doctor felt the support it would provide, it had provided enough, and he has now been transitioned to a 'two pronged cannelure' (this is the oxygen line that runs into your nose that most of us are most familiar with - the kind of thing you often see in public when someone requires additional oxygen support). Anyway, this is another great step and important benchmark. So far he seems to be taking to the cannelure well.

In addition to that, the doctor decided it was time to see how well Andrew would feed on his own. So around 11:00 am this morning, Pilar was able to provide his feeding. He did GREAT! Again, this is another very important benchmark. He will need to have a well coordinated suck/swallow without any respiratory distress before we can begin thinking about home. On the first try though, he ate well and maintained pretty good breathing patterns all the while. His breathing definitely remains too fast, but it was a thrill to see that he could handle feeding with Pilar. So it looks like that will be the new pattern! While he was out of the isolete, I was able to spend some snuggle time with him as well. He is very warm and cuddly! Thanks so much for many heartfelt prayers and hope filled support!