12:24 AM
Dr. Rabi is back and it looks like we're extubating...
I'm happy to get him off ventilator of course, I just worry about him not breathing on his own and having to reintubate him. Also they will have to lower his pain meds to make sure he isn't too "sedated" to breathe on his own...I just don't want my baby in pain, especially when I can't hold him. =(
We talked to Dr. Rabi about it and asked our questions...We felt ok with what they are trying to accomplish. He also mentioned that by doing it at night rather than AM Eli is his only patient and won't have to worry about new patients coming in.
This video is immediately after they took ventilator out (we wanted to take a video in case we heard him cry for the first time...but he still didn't have a voice). They took the ventilator out and put him on c-pap. It was good that he was crying because it helped him take big breaths. That super scary breath where is sounds like he is choking scared me, but the doctors were super excited about it and said it was really good because it means he's trying to cough up the gunk in his lungs.
12:56 AM
Officially off the ventilator...so far so good!
He's been trying to get rid of all that gunk in his lungs....he's been blowing lots of bubbles and having fun without that thing in his mouth!
The c-pap has to go around his ears, and makes them look so cute!
Holding his giraffe so he doesn't pull out all his lines! =)
Falling love with Daddy!
And Mommy! <3
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