How smart is my boy?

So smart that he waited until he could get to the hospital and have morphine before he decided to cut not one, but two, new teeth!

So very smart....

An Update from the Mama

Well, as ya'll have noticed most of the recent posts have been from the Daddy. The Mama was standing by Ollie's "crib," singing lullabies and songs, and stroking his little hands and feet. But after dinner, my legs and feet were ready for a little break!

The closest I've been to tears today is when we came back from dinner. Oliver had just gotten a dose of morphine before I walked into the room. He's was resting and looking so angelic. I began to rub that chubby little hand of his again and told him how much I loved him and how proud I was of him. He opened those big blue eyes and from behind that big ol' bipap mask he smiled his big ol' toothless grin. He smiled so big that his eyes were smiling too. I am constantly amazed at how sweet he can be. And how forgiving as well.

We could all learn a lot from that baby boy.

Extubation is successful so far!

Good news. They successfully extubated the little fella around 5:30 with minimal fuss. The challenge right now is to fit a bi-pap mask! Little people don't often wear them and so they have to adapt larger masks. He seems to be breathing pretty well even between fittings which is great news.

With luck, he'll only need the bipap for a couple of days to fully stabilize. Another big plus with the extubation is they can now provide more serious pain relief. Since morphine and other opiates affect breathing function, they needed to wake him up fully before they could safely medicate. Hopefully it helps him sleep. I know if my stomach had just been wrapped around my esophagus, I'd want some morphine!

They'll be closing the ICU for shift change in a little while. We'll try to grab some dinner and be back with an update after 8pm.