Good Days

So I thought I'd update everyone on what's going on with Tucker. The doctors decided to try another round of steroids (third time's a charm) to see if it could help his little lungs out so they could wean his ventilator settings and get him on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) it's what people with sleep apnea wear, it basically pushes air into his lungs constantly (that's a really really rough explanation of what it does) but you get the picture. So far it's been working really well...they've been able to wean him a lot on the pressures which is great, and they're talking about taking his broviac line out. That's HUGE, it means that he no longer has any lines, so the only thing we're focusing on is getting his little lungs working for him better. The past few days and nights he's been doing sooo much better, it's amazing!! His oxygen concentration has been down as low as 40%, which hasn't happened in weeks. His pressures are still pretty high but the fact they've been able to wean as much as they have and he's been able to tolerate it is just amazing. He's up to 50 mLs of milk every three hours (it's almost 2 ozs) and he's growing fast!! Some of the preemie outfits I have for him are too small now...which makes me happy and sad at the same time...just cuz they were soo cute! All in all this week has been a wonderful week...he has shown just how tough and strong he can be, he's still not out of the woods but I think (I haven't heard this from the doctor yet) that he might be on his way to getting better. I just pray that once they stop the steroids he's able to keep this up!! Today is his last day before they start weaning them, so we're keeping our fingers crossed this was the boost he needed and he can start doing it on his own! I have to say though that we are very blessed that he's turned around so fast. They haven't talked about taking the breathing tube out just yet and putting him on CPAP, I don't know when they're going to try to do it...I'm waiting for the doctor to go on rounds so I can call back and see what he says!! I'll update more when I know more. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts...your support is what's getting us through this! We love you all!!!