Keep the good days coming!!

Today when I arrived, Benjamin was crying a bit and his sats were drooping just slightly. It appeared that he didn't like his position, so his nurse Mindy helped to get him back to a more comfortable position for him and he settled right in. He was awake and comfortable for almost 2 hours while I was there this am!! He was moving around quite a bit, and this time it wasn't movement from distress, just perfectly normal baby movements. The only other time he had any issues while I was there was when some mucous settled in his chest...Becky came in to suction him and then he threw up again...but again very quickly settled in and was very chilled out. During his awake time, I read him one of his favorite books..'Yummy Yucky' (thanks Katie) and then I watched him play with his elephant and his giraffe for a while. The giraffe was right above his head and he kept moving his little arm like he was trying to hug him...each time the giraffe came down it looked like he was giving it a kiss on the lips! After all that playful excitement, he had a few adorable little yawns and finally drifted off to sleep.

His blood gases were so good today that they were able to wean his rate twice today, come down 2% more on his oxygen, decrease his pain med, and he didn't even need his boluses that he usually gets with his care at 4pm because he was so comfy and chilled out. Mindy said she did all of his care and he was awake and then just fell back asleep comfortably after she was done. (Awesome!! Thank you God!)

Also I was told that I can now bring in button up onesies for him to wear now that his chest tube is out and he is more stable. This will be the first time he's ever been able to wear any clothes of any sort, so I am very excited about this. I can finally get him a few items to wear. I'll definitely have to pay attention to the weight and take his height into consideration...the 'little' stinker is greater than 97th percentile for his height...big shocker, right?

Right now, Daddy is over at the hospital with Ben and he is getting another bath. I hope to hear more good news tonight when he gets home.

I am anxiously awaiting this weekend and can't wait to see everyone!! Hope to post more good news tomorrow.