Riley's off CPAP!

At least for now :o) Well, since 1pm today he has been. He's a scrappy little thing and has succeeded in yanking off/out every tube/wire/iv on him at least once today. They went ahead and transitioned him down from CPAP to just a nasal cannula. This means I actually got to SEE his little face and head of hair. Now he really needs a bath. There are spots of "yuck" still on him and his hair really needs to be washed. Hopefully soon. He has done REALLY well on the cannula. Well, when he leaves it alone and it stays in his nose. He likes to yank it out of nose too and that makes his oxygen saturation go down (not REAL low, just lower than they like), and so the nurse or I have to put it back in for however long he will leave it. He is on his stomach now and we are being quiet and hands-off and he's doing well keeping still, leaving his cannula alone, resting and healing. At any point he could have to go back to the CPAP, which of course would be a step backwards, but for now, we're thrilled.

 

I have been pumping since yesterday and they store it in a refridgerator in the NICU. He was allowed to eat that today from the syringe. Hopefully he'll be eating for real soon, now that he's on the cannula. Yay for him!

 

I am doing well. All the stories were true...repeat C-sections are SO much easier than the first. Well, that and the incentive of getting myself up and about so I could go down to see my baby probably helped quite a bit as well ;o) I walked down there everytime but once today (that would be 4 times total so far), and only reason I didn't walk that time, is I walk pretty slow, and Jay was in a hurry so I rode.  I'm tired and hoping to sleep better tonight than I did last night. I have taken/needed very little pain medication. I had 1 vicodin yesterday, otherwise, just 600mg Motrin. No pain meds overnight at all. This morning I took nurse up on offer of 2 vicodin and ibuprofen since I didn't have any meds overnight and then nothing till just a bit ago when I took another Motrin. The vicodin makes me too sleepy and that combined with the warmer thing on Riley's bed makes me barely able to hold eyes open. I have been in the NICU the majority of the day today. I'm content just staring at him and waiting for a dirty or wet diaper to change. Oh. Sent Jay out to get me a cheesesteak/fries and lemonade for dinner. YES! Had a Mountain Dew earlier. Next will be Ben and Jerry's chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and then my taste buds will be completely happy from my insulin-dependent deprivation. 

 

So here are a few pics of him without the CPAP. Enjoy! (ok the one of Travis is from yesterday WITH cpap, but I couldn't include it earlier and seriously, how cute is it?! He is SO proud).

 

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Lindsey