Nope, it isn't the new hat. Although, now that I look at it, it is kind of cute. For a hat that is.
Nope, it isn't the cool lip curl Sh.awn can do now.
Nope, it isn't the smashing profile.
Hmmm...What could it be? You're right, he's cannula FREE!
Today when I went in to visit, the respiratory technician came over to say that they had turned off Sh.awn's oxygen earlier that day. She told me not to tell Sh.awn that they had turned it off so he wouldn't try any funny business or something. :-) If he continued to keep his oxygen levels up without the support, they were going to take out his cannula. And they did! Yeah!!!!! Now keep your fingers crossed that he can keep his oxygen levels up from here on out and stay off the nasty cannula for good. (He does have a tendency to drop his oxygen levels when he strains/pushes out his poop, though. Apparently that is common for babies. Made me wonder if my oxygen levels go down during that time, too. The NICU makes you think of the strangest things!)
One step closer to home...
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I can't wait for the boys to come home. I put two and two together today and figured out that the hand soap we have to use in the NICU make my hands break out in hives that itch like crazy. Oh, the fun never stops.
Oh, awesome awesome awesome! They are so adorable!! Big big congrats!! Although now I'm wondering when my DH is in the bathroom for a long time if it's a magazine or whether he's passed out on the pot :D
ReplyDeleteDitto on the hand soap allergy by the way, and it continued with Dawn detergent at home which is what we wash the bottles with (we don't use the Bornfree bottles so I'm worried about heating the bottles so the BPA or whatever chemicals might leach into the formula/ebm).
About the crib--what a flashback! Ours were in a little wider crib, but it was also "Hard" brand. I hadn't known ours were going to be put together either, and I loved it. Apparently the American Academy of Pediatrics frowns on cobedding, but multiple parents do it all the time and I think it makes the babies healthier and happier to keep them together. That's awesome that your hospital feels the same way :D I know our boys liked being together in the same crib. I broke down when I saw our guys all together--they looked so much more normal!
I think he looks quite handsome without that icky cannula. Lets hope it stays off.
ReplyDeleteAnd in response to your question about your own oxygen levels when you poop? The answer is yes. Yes it does drop. So does your heart rate. Ever wonder why so many drug overdoses happen on the toilet?
Aren't you glad you asked??
Congratulations Shawn!!! Thats wonderful news about the NO MORE CANNULA!!!! YIPPIE!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear things are moving along and the boys are getting stronger and healthier every day!
Wonderful progress!
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