Update!

So yesterday at 2 they finally took Tucker off of the ventilator!!! YAY!!! It's been a long time coming...and we finally got to hear his little voice!! It's a little weak and raspy right now but definitely not for lack of trying...he's gotta get his little vocal chords used to working and get them and his little lungs strong enough to let him really cry. But he's found his voice and he's not afraid to let everyone know about it!!! He did great when they put him onto the CPAP...he didn't drop his heart rate or his oxygen saturation, he did perfect. He just opened up his beautiful little eyes and got a good look at his new world without that stupid tube! If he continues doing well throughout tonight and tomorrow and can prove that he won't need to go back on the ventilator then they'll even give him his own little crib!!! Which is a VERY exciting thing for us! This day has been so wonderful there just aren't enough words...I am FINALLY able to pick him up on my own without nurses and RT's (not that I don't love them) to help me, and I don't have to have his tube taped to my gown...I can reposition him on my own if I need to and I can even move him from one arm to the other!! He can sit up and be burped, and do all sorts of big boy things....and I feel even more like his Mommy...i can pick him up to put his clothes on him and swaddle him and it's just the most beautiful feeling. I really can't describe it. I think it's brought the two of us even closer...I hold him now and he opens his eyes and looks at me and can move his little head around to get a good look at the world around him...it's beautiful to see it!! He's so perfect and I am so blessed to have such a special little boy as my son. God has given me such a precious gift and I thank Him for Tucker everyday of my life. I have tons of pictures and I'll post them later I just got home from the hospital and I'm BEAT!!!! There will be more later when I can think straight!!!