Big News

 Sorry I haven't posted sooner.  This has been a big, busy week.  This little guy is coming home soon!  When I say soon--it could be as early as Monday if we are able to get everything done by then.  They started doing the trach mask trials over the weekend, starting with 1/2 hour increments every six hours.  He did that with no problem so they let him stay on for an hour, then an hour and a half and so on.  By the time they got to the 2 1/2 hour mark, he was getting really fussy and irritable every time they put him back on the vent, so they left it off to see how long he could go, and he hasn't gone back on.  Today marks day three without the vent, and he is thriving.  He is so much more comfortable.

So, we are now scrambling to get everything done to bring him home.  The most important thing is the trach classes; there are four and we had the first one today.  After the classes we will do a "room-in" where we stay overnight in the hospital and take care of him all on our own.  Then we have a few videos to watch and a CPR class designed specifically for trachs, and then we can bring him home!

We are so excited, especially since we thought it would be at least another month or so.  My family is also coming in from California tomorrow, so if all goes well, they may get to be here when he comes home.  :-)