Memphis had a great night last night!  Mom came in the NICU today to see his ventilator rate turned down to a rate of 14.  Just two notches away from 12 and being extubated.  He is still oxygenating very well at this rate his saturation number is 100.  His co2 gasses arn't horrible either could be better but not horrible. Hopefully either this evening or in the morning Memphis will finally get extubated and we will get to hear him cry and make noises for the very first time.  When he is extubated he will either be put on a c-pap or a nasal cannula to assist his breathing and deliver pressurized air to Memphis' lungs.

Memphis has grown so much in the past eight weeks.  When he stretches out to his full length he is kicking the end of his little bed. They have had him in a infant warming bed; these are beds with radiant heaters over them.  I asked the nurse when Memphis can be put in a crib.  She said that she would turn off his warming bed and see how well he holds his own body temperature.  If he does good holding his temperature then he will be able to move to a crib.  So far so good with this, he is actually a little on the warm side with a temperature of 99.  Maybe there will be a crib in the near future.

That is our biggest news for the day.  Memphis is still getting 20cc of breast milk every three hours. None of his sedation medicine has been weaned today.   His BUN and Creatinine numbers are exactly the same as yesterday.  One of the nurses told me she was so amazed at how his Kidney numbers have come down so quickly. He is at a normal weight for his size and age. 

A very good day today.  We will keep you updated on how the extubation goes.