angry baby...
The above pictures are from the day before Lucas came off the vent. Lucas came off the ventilator yesterday morning and has successfully stayed off all day & all night & all day AGAIN! YAY! I'm super excited. I know he could go back on the vent at any time, but I'm really proud. He's seemed more relaxed off the ventilator and his blood oxygen levels have been much more stable, but he has not been liking them weening him off the pain medication. They increased his feedings up to 2.5 ml every hour over a continuous feed line that goes into his tummy through his mouth. We heard his little voice for the first time yesterday. He likes to knock the nose prongs out of his nose a lot and his little tongue is constantly moving. I think he's ready to eat for real! He weighed in last night at 1 lb 13 oz and he's surprising us all with his progress. Way to go little Roo, keep it up! The below video shows Brandon and the nurse, Kristen, placing his breathing nasal prongs back in his nose & securing it to his little head. At one point he flails his arms and legs out. He was crying, but you cannot hear him on the video.
Hurray!!! So happy to hear that Lucas is off the vent (even if, as you say, it may be temporary). Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteYaaaaay Lucas! I can't believe how much he's grown already (and yet he's still so tiny)! I was thinking about it earlier, and I realized that Lucas at birth is Christopher's size at birth MINUS Abigail's size at birth! I'm so happy he's having better days!
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