Still on the up and up! :)

When we went to see Ian last night, we found out he is now down to 10 breaths a minute on the ventilator. This means the machine is breathing 10 x's a minute for him and he is doing the rest (normal for a lil guy is 40-70). They have also ordered that if he accidently becomes extubated, then they are going to leave the ventilator out and put a nasal cannula on him at 2-3L of oxygen and see how he does. There is always the chance he'll need reintubated, but it all depends on how he does. They have also decided to start some small feeds (non-formula) on him today to see how he tolerates them. We had been told he couldn't have feeds until after the next surgery, but this will not be tried through the fistula which involves the majority of his intestines. Dr. R says that they will probably do a GI study 6-8wks from his date of surgery (like a barium study) to see what they can tell from that. He's been really fussy lately and i was wondering if maybe it's because he's feeling hunger and asked a couple of the nurses, so maybe that's why they are attempting the feeds now too. I also asked if they could start swaddling him instead of laying bare in the warmer, because he stays much calmer when he is "contained" (wrapped all snug). So this lil guy is soooo strong and fighting through so much. I'm so proud of my teeny lil guy. Oh well and maybe he's not so teeny anymore. He weighed 5lb 2oz as of last night!!! :) GOOOOO IAN!!!!!