We have a BIG BOY on our hands now!

AM Check-In
Having a good day with Heather so far.  His rate was at 20, his oxygen was at 50%, and his pressure was at 24 over 5 (down from 26 over 5).  He weighed 2 pounds 9 ounces and was doing good on his feedings.  The nurse practitioner was going to be talking to the doctor about removing the ventilator.

Evening Visit
-Had his rate down to 10!!!
-Oxygen and pressure still the same
-He was very mad when Heather had to get blood for his blood gas check and you could hear him squeak a bit because he got very mad!  We took the big camera in tonight and got some good pictures---will try and get those up tomorrow!  Were hoping to take him off the ventilator in a few hours (after his food had time to digest).

PM Check-In
Talked with Stephanie and our little man is breathing on his own!!!!  He is on a CPAP and it has two little pieces of plastic that go in his nose and puff air in.  It is there to help remind him to breathe.  It has rates and pressures and other numbers very similar to the other machine.  PRAISES---So excited our little man is being such a big boy and breathing on his own!!!

Sometimes babies will have an issue with feeding when they are switched over because of the extra air in their tummy.  PRAYER---Please pray our Colby doesn't have any issues with his feeding.  He needs his formula to keep growing strong!

His heart rate never dropped and although he can cry now, he has to learn to do that.  Stephanie did hear a little whimper tonight though. :)  It isn't a usual thing for parents to want to hear but my baby crying means good things!!! 

They will do a gas tonight around midnight to see how his little body is doing with the changes. PRAYER---pray that he is tolerating the changes well and they can continue to move down on his rates and pressures.

Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers!  Please continue to pray for our little man!

Also---please pray for Cadence Doster, the two year old daughter of a co-worker and friend of mine and she has been taken to Children's Hospital in Birmingham.  Not sure what is going on...hope to have more details from Meredith soon.  On top of that, Meredith (the Mommy) just gave birth to Cadence's little sister---Ellie---a few days ago.