All By Myself

So I thought after all the commotion the last few days with holding and feeds, I could take a break from blogging for a couple of days. But, Carter had other ideas and as of 8:00 am he's been breathing on his own!! They extubated him this morning and he's breathing room air without the help of a cannula. He's doing very well and seems to love being able to sleep curled up on his tummy--although he can't get too used to it since he can't sleep that way at home. He had a few bouts of desatting about 4 hours after extubation, but they quickly figured out that his vocal chords are a little swollen and now he's under a "tent" that gives him moist air + a breathing treatment. That seemed to work, so hopefully the inflammation will reduce soon and he can come back out from under the tent. There don't seem to be any lung issues since he's satting very high and is on no oxygen support. It's such a treat to be able to FINALLY see his face without tubes and tape.