Today all I was looking forward to was Evan moving into a crib...I definitely wasn't ready for this...Evan is off the respirator and onto the CPAP now!! I even got to hold him for the first time today!
This picture shows him in his new bed. The nurse was getting ready to do the heel stick to take his blood to monitor his blood gases (the blue thing is a warmer that helps blood flow into his foot before the stick). He was a bit squirmy, so the resolution on the picture isn't too good. After I took this picture, he kicked off the foot warmer (his usual thing to do).
Evan seems much happier, but still has his angry bouts. No doubt he is angry that now he has this thing covering his nose that is shooting high pressure air into his lungs. The funny looking hat doesn't help either! The hat has velcro to help keep the CPAP on his nose. He doesn't have much a voice since the tube came out, his voice will recover in a few days. He does try to cry which is helping to get all the crud out of his lungs. When he's breathing calmly, he makes a sound like a lawnmower when you try to start it. I call him the "bubbler" since he makes a lot of spit bubbles.
Tomorrow we'll get some video and more pictures of us holding him.
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UMC Charges: $8,504.20
Running Total: $231,416.94
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2 comments:
Excellent. Regular crib and off the vent. CPAP is annoying, but will keep his lungs happy until he is ready to go on his own. He looks so beautiful. Now you can hold him and hopefully feed him a bit more.
Love,
Sis
Great news!!!! Love you guys!!
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