Big Boy Bed

This morning the nurse put a note on Caleb that said he was in a big boy crib!! He has been regulating his body temperature well so the nurse moved him to an open crib. The doctor said the nurse moved him sooner than he would have, since Caleb tends to be sensitive to noise, but hopefully he will tolerate it well. Dr Green said that his chest xray looks better today than it has in the last few weeks. We are really excited about that. The next 4 weeks will tell us a lot. If Caleb is able to move to the CPAP machine he'd be moving in the right direction. If he isn't able to then we would start talking about a trachea and possibly coming home on the ventilator. He just needs time for his lungs to develop more lung tissue so he can breathe better. The more he grows the more lung tissue he can grow. He's gained over a pound since he was born so that's fantastic.

Being in the big boy bed means Caleb can wear clothes and socks, which I think is super fun! 

You can see the peace sign dragon fly picture that Julia colored for him that's taped to his crib. She was super excited to see it by him! 

Zeb was able to see Caleb for the first time in a week. He wore a mask and gloves, since he still has a cough, which I'm sure was worth it. His daddy has missed him. While Zeb was talking to him Caleb was wide eyed and very happy. 

I was able to hold Caleb for about 30 minutes today. It's stressful since his saturation tends to go down and the alarms go off but he seemed to tolerate it okay. They go off even when he's not being held. I love him more than words can say. So glad he's doing better than he was at the beginning of the week. It's definitely up and down and we do the best we can, one day at a time. That's the way our lives have been and will be for a while. 

Well I'm going to go to bed now. Thanks for your love and prayers.

xoxo 

Me