The Perfect Day

Aside from the day Ethan was born, yesterday was probably my favorite day! Not only did the tube come out (and stay out!), but I got another hour of cuddle time with my son. I shared him with Jeramie only because I had to go pump :) It was so nice to hold him without all the plastic! He still has the wires that are monitoring his heart rate, oxygen, blood pressure, and breathing rate, but those are simple to deal with compared to that tube!

I called this morning to see how he did over night and his nurse reported that he was great! She even sent a picture message to Jeramie's cell phone of him wide awake and sitting up!! He had NO apnea spells (thank God!!), but there were a few times his breathing was rapid. Pray that as his lungs begin to clear, this rapid breathing will resolve as well. It's going to take him coughing up the junk in his lungs in order to get to a more normal breathing pattern. As far as I know, he's still wearing the nasal canula, but it's possible that could come off today.

Ethan is also receiving Methadone and Valium right now, which is making him a very sleepy baby. These drugs are helping him "come down" from being on the Versed and Fentanyl for so long. The doses for these new drugs will become less and further apart until he is totally weaned off of them. The nurses joke that he's already had all the good stuff, so there's no need for him to try anything else when he gets older!

We are so proud of our son and the progress is making! We are thankful to serve such a huge God who hears the prayers of so many. We are thankful for the doctors and nurses who are helping and loving on our little man. We are thankful for YOU for following along and praying so faithfully.

Ethan's going to have another big day today; Grandma, Aunt Jessi, Great MaMaw, MawMaw, AND PawPaw are all coming to visit! I better go get in some snuggle time while I can...