I was discharged today after another round of bloodwork, a flu shot, and a TDap shot. Walking out of the hospital without Cayden was extremely difficult and my heart ached until we went back to see him last night. Not being right down the hall from him is miserable and makes me worry constantly that we're too far away should something happen.
We went back to the NICU around 8:00 and met Cayden's night nurse, Erin, who is incredible. We walked in and did a quick scan of the two primary monitors. One of the monitors has a number that represents the number of spontaneous breaths Cayden takes on his own. Since Friday, it's been at 0, except for one time when it went to 1. We don't want to rush the little guy, because we know he has excess fluid in and around his lungs. Well, last night we walked in to a monitor reading 10! And during our visit, it got as high as 15! So for every minute of breathing, be was taking around 10-15 breaths all by himself. We nearly started dancing a happy dance and Daddy started chanting "go Cayden, go Cayden, go, go, go Cayden. This was the best news yet, and while the blood gas they drew right after we left wasn't much improved, knowing that he's trying to breath by himself was fantastic. We were giddy the entire way home. Let's hope that tomorrow is just as good if not better. Go Cayden!
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Daddy's chanting made my eyes water. So happy for you all!!!
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