Sunday Afternoon

The good---Goodbye Ventilator!
Tommy is now ventilator free!!! We got to hear him cry for the first time--what a great day!

He now has one of those oxygen tube things that stick just a little way in his nose. They had it pumping just a little supplemental oxygen into him, but he is breathing totally on his own. The plan is to start feeding him tomorrow.

He had a big day so far, so we have kind of decided to leave him alone as much as possible. We'll start skin-to-skin kangaroo care tomorrow and can harldy wait.

Tricia update
Tricia is hurting pretty badly today, but she is still able to get around pretty well. She has also developed a slight headache, so we went down to the ER and had her blood pressure measured just in case. It was fine, so that was reasuring.

The Bad
Robby (our 8 year old) had a fever yesterday, and he woke up with a rash this morning. So, Rachel Jenness took him to the ER for my mom today--the Dr's think its STREP THROAT! Can you believe it? So, he is on antibiotics and sounds like he is doing reasonably well. Hopefully, none of the other kids get it--or my mom either! What a crazy life we are living!