Before the birds wake

I am so happy to be able to post another happy update

I just called the CICU for an update on how Wren did overnight. The nurse said he is "doing GREAT"!

Apparently he continued to warm up overnight and is now "nice and toasty". The ventilator settings were dropped again and there is even talk of extubating him soon. He had a sponge bath and wriggled and he is down to 6 on the dopamine. That means that a drop of one or two more and he may get FOOD (breastmilk) for the first time.

So far, since birth he has only had IV lines with HA (dextrose, fats and proteins mixed with some vitamins and important stuff because of concerns about circulation and bowel motility. However, the nurses check his abdomen for bowel sounds and apparently his tummy is gurgling in there meaning its moving and he probably feels hungry.

Our nurse today is going to be "Julie" and I am going in shortly in hopes to catch rounds. As with everything in my life right now, my plans are divided into chunks of [before] and [after] pumping as the lactation consultants say its important to keep doing the roughly 3-hourly routine at least for 2 weeks to ensure I have enough milk for him when he is able to nurse.