Fingers, Toes, and Eyes Crossed

BIG NEWS! If Luke's blood gases maintain till Friday and his need for oxygen stays like it is right now we will be off the ventilator and jet on Friday! This is huge, huge news. This morning he blood gas was so good they took him down 2 on the jet. Then at 2PM they took another gas and it was even better than the 8AM gas. I am praying that this all works out. I know that there is a chance that he will be put back on the ventilator, but a chance to be off is great. He will then be put on CiPap, I really can't explain it, but it partially like a CPAP. It forces air into his lungs, but he has to breathe on his own. I think he is just as ready as I am to get off the jet, always moving his head around. The CiPaP will fit over his nose with straps that will go around his head. I will be excited to finally see his face mostly. We will also be able to hold Luke. They tell us we will be able to hold him once a day for a couple hours as long as he is warm enough. So you can understand my excitement. Other than this big news today was pretty common. Luke is getting pretty good at "crawling" around in his snugglie they have him wrapped in. They have his isolette covered and when they opened it back up he has moved at least 2 inches. They wrap him back and he moves again, like Houdini. We are just hoping for a calm day tomorrow that leads into Friday. Thank you for all the prayers, this is such a huge step for Luke.

Jordan