At 3 o'clock in the morning, Trey removed his breathing tube. He is a strong little guy, so this didn't totally shock us. Since the docs only want to re-intubate if totally necessary, Trey was put on nasal CPAP. Pulling a tube out of your throat, and tape off of your face can be irratating so he has needed to be on a drug to calm him down for most of the day. Although we are nervous that he is not ready, we also know that the ventilator is not the best for his lung tissue, and we believe in him, so we know he is going to do fine. It just continues to be a nervous time. The next few days will tell the story about which direction we go in next. "Go Trey Go!"
Stella got to meet her uncle Ryan for the first time, as he and Grandma Todd came to visit for the day. We ate lunch and spent some quality time at the RMH together. We can not wait to go home so Stella can meet everyone who is important to us.
Hopefully, this is just Trey's way of saying he is ready to do this breathing thing on his own! We will say some extra prayers for him today!!!
ReplyDeleteI guess I should be more specific w/ my prayers. I prayed for Trey to get stronger- not get so strong as to yank his tube out. I do know that babies have a mind of their own - especially those stubborn and Sweet NICU babies:)
ReplyDeletePraying for your family and that Trey did this as a way to tell everyone he's ready... I know this will be a long night as things are so minute to minute when making a transition like this. Prayers for a good weekend in which you all move in the right direction...closer to getting home :)
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