7 Hrs of Freedom
Nathan’s been doing such a great job breathing on his own with a little bit of support from “continuous positive airway pressure” that today he got to try breathing completely unsupported. The prongs came out of his nose first thing this morning and Nathan was thrilled. (He’s been removing the prongs on his own pretty regularly, much to the dismay of the nurses.) We were thrilled too because it also gave us the opportunity to take some super cute pictures. By late afternoon re-inflating his lungs after every breath was begining to wear him out, so Nathan went back on the CPAP. He hasn’t tried to pull it out again, so maybe his 7 hours of freedom gave him something to look forward to and made him better appreciate those prongs.