More Cannula

Matthew has remained on the cannula since yesterday afternoon, and as of this evening when we left, he was still doing great! Yay! (We'd all be delighted if he were done with the CPAP for good -- keep your fingers crossed!)

He's wearing one of the preemie outfits he got as a gift, and it fits him perfectly. We'd better bring in the other ones before he outgrows them. :)

Jamesie looked a bit less puffy than yesterday, though he's definitely still retaining some fluid. (It's funny -- some of the medicines he's on are prescribed by weight, so they're using his pre-surgery weight, which they call his "dry weight.") He also seems to be feeling better than yesterday. They've weaned him off his fentenyl (though they can give him another dose if he seems to be in pain), and the current plan is to try to get him off the ventilator tomorrow. (He's alert enough now that he seems to be a bit annoyed by having a tube in his throat. Can't blame him for that.)

They're now thinking about when to start his feedings again. The report from morning rounds was that they'd try in three days, but when we talked to the resident this afternoon, it sounded more like five days. We don't have much say in the matter, but if they're on the fence about which to do, we'd prefer to wait until after the holiday weekend. I know there are always doctors, surgeons, etc., on duty even on holidays, and hopefully everything will go fine with the feeding now that his circulation to the digestive system is (presumably) better -- but just in case there are problems, I'd rather have more rather than fewer experts around!