Draining out

Elijah had another uneventful night and has remained stable. The doctors and nurses all are saying how wonderfully he is doing. The Lasix is finally starting to work better and he is getting rid of the fluids his body has been holding onto for the past 48 hours. That is very good news! Dr. Moga and Dr. Gremmels decided to leave his ventilator in one more day just to be on the safe side, and to "drain" him out a bit more. He also still has some bloody secretions in his lungs, so they want to give that a bit more time to clear out. We were hoping for extubation today, but whatever the doctors think is best for him. They are slowly weaning him off his meds, so he is a bit more alert now. He's still groggy, but is moving around a bit and is opening his eyes. Today will be a bit of a stressful day since he'll be wiggling more and we'll need to keep his arms tied down so he doesn't start yanking on his tubes. Hopefully today will be the worst of it and it will get better from here. He is doing such a great job. What a good little baby boy! We're so proud of him.


Peeking out at us


Chest dressing is off!


Daddy and Eli