Big day for Nate the Great
I think Nathan must be reading this blog and after my cautious predictions for the day wanted to show off.
Driving into the hospital I prepared myself for the fact that he might be back on the breathing tube if he wasn’t tolerating the CPAP. When I arrived, not only was he still on CPAP, but his nurse told me they were already beginning to reduce the air pressure because he was doing so well. We were worried that the fluid in and around his lungs and chest would make it hard for Nathan to breath on his own, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Not only does he continues to lose fluid, but the chest x-ray they took at 5am after he coughed the tube out (to make sure everything was okay internally) showed improvement in his chest and lungs from just 18 hours earlier when they’d done his pre-surgery chest x-ray. With the CPAP we no longer get a good view of Nathan’s cute face (it’s back to the scuba gear look) but it’s worth it to be making progress.
With everything going so well in the breathing department Nathan started getting breast milk today too – not much, just 2cc every 3 hours, but eating is underway! Needless to say, he is once again impressing his doctors and nurses. I do wonder what all this independence and determination will mean when we finally get him home – we could have our hands full!
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Nate the Great! I love the nickname! He is on his way.
Bravo, Nate! You go, little guy. Enjoy your new food! There's lots more to come. : )
Mallorie, have you been peeking in my / my mother's / my mother in law's freezer?
Congrats on all the great news! Thinking of you three :)
Go go go, Nate the Great!!!
Go Nathan!
(and go go Gadget Mom and Dad ... sounds like you'll have a live one on your hands)