Starting to "Catch" On

I got to visit with Catcher for 6 hours this morning, it was soooo wonderful! Thanks mom for babysitting!

Today was another big day for our little guy, i breastfed again today and he did really really well, took about a half of his feeding that way, so that was really good. The doc was there when i arrived this morning so i talked to her for a few minutes. Apparently Catcher had an apnea episode yesterday morning, and after one of those they want to watch them for five days to make sure it doesn't happen again, so today was day one of the five, if it doesn't happen again then we'll be looking at Tuesday as a release day, but i'm not pushing it, if he's not ready then i'd rather he was being monitored there for things like that than have them happen at home and not realize it was happening. Apnea is when their heart rate drops and their oxygen saturation drops, and they usually stop breathing, they turn gray and it can be a bit scary, although in Catcher's case this was the second time it had happened and this time he recovered quickly and on his own, that is a good sign. I figure it probably happened when he was laying on his back, as that tends to be harder for him to breathe properly. But today when i went in he was breathing practically perfect while laying on his back, which is a very big step for him, one he's been having a lot of trouble with. His flow of oxygen was down to a half liter of room mix air, and after i ate lunch and came back i realized he'd pulled the tube out of his nose and it was not blowing into his nose at all and all of his numbers were still perfect. So when i pointed it out to the nurse she suggested letting it hang like that for a half hour or so and if all his numbers were still good then she would just pull it off. So a half hour later Catcher was officially taken off of oxygen! It was great to see even more of his little face, his feeding tube was moved to his nose to aid his suction at feedings, and hopefully within a couple of days of better feeding, than that tube will come out too.

He's getting stronger every day and i promise eventually i'm going to get the pictures i've taken up here for all to see, he's so beautiful, has blonde fuzz for hair and a sweet little nose that i think may turn out to be a "scott nose" if any one knows what that means :) Adam is anxious to see if Catcher has his chin, right now there is a derma-gaurd there from the tube that used to be in his mouth, but once that comes off we'll have a clearer view of his chin.

Today when he was laying on his back he had his arms up under his head and his feet all stretched out, he looked so comfy, just lounging in his bed. Although now that he's off of oxygen, he'll be in an open crib tomorrow probably. He is still in the isolet today because he was getting phototherapy again for jaundice (no big surprise) and it's easier to do in the isolet and keep them warm, than it is in an open crib, since they have to be all nakey with just a diaper on. But he'll probably be off the lights by tomorrow and that means an open crib and the posibility of even wearing clothes! i know it's silly but that's something i'm so excited for! I love looking at his little body, but seeing him in just a diaper reminds me he still has a lot of healing to do, seeing him in clothes would make him feel like a real little baby who might actually be coming home soon :)