Carter's sweet nurse was able to finally give him a bath this morning and he smells much better! I wish we had smelly-vision so you could smell him; that sweet little baby smell is intoxicating. The paralytic is gone and Carter's been wiggling around like a "real" baby. He was very aware by this evening so we got this short video. He's also moving his arms, kicking his feet, and sucking on the breathing tube. They've been weaning the morphine and so far he hasn't noticed, so don't tell him. It's like he's in baby rehab! The plan is still to extubate this week if he tolerates it. We're also hoping for the all-clear from the surgeons to begin feeds soon. My Dad was feeling much better so my parents made it up to visit today. Brad's Mom and Grandma were up earlier in the week. This is going to be one spoiled little boy!
In other news, there was a scuffle in the NICU yesterday between the UNC Bear and the Blue Devil and this was the result--the Blue Devil was so jealous of the UNC shirt, he stole it from the Bear and put it on himself. One of Carter's docs threatened to kidnap the UNC Bear, so if it winds up missing we know where to look! (We'll send Betty after him)
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