Breathing on his own!!

 Josiah spent the day being weened off the forced oxygen as well as the morphine.  As the day progressed, he continued to improve and by 8:45pm Strong Man was breathing without medical intervention. 

TOP number in GREEN: Heart Rate 

MIDDLE number in BLUE: Oxygen Saturation %

  BOTTOM number in WHITE: Respiratory rate   

BOTTOM LEFT CORNER in PURPLE:  Blood Pressure

With his stats in a normal range, we are so encouraged with this recovery.  An hour later, we were able to offer a 15ml bottle of pedialyte.  With his nurse standing by, this excited mother and father started trying to feed him.  It was an unsuccessful process, as he was not fascinated or intrigued. Flat out just not interested, he would not attempt it.  He has the G-Tube and will be getting pedialyte through the tube, through the night.  They will begin at 5ml and see how his stomach tolerates that, then four hours later he will move up to 10ml and up by 5ml each time.  He will meet with a dietitian tomorrow and considering all goes well throughout the night, he will be on formula tomorrow.  Needing to start with something light and clear, they begin with the pedialyte and work their way up to the typical 24 calorie formula.  It is 12:10am (Saturday 1/8) and she just started the first 5ml in his g-tube.  Only time will tell and Josiah is the boss, he will express his needs to us and what he can and cannot handle.  Tomorrow we will attempt to entice him with a bottle of formula and see if he is more accepting to that.

Only getting 30-40 minutes of sleep last night, I am hopeful I will rest easier tonight knowing my baby boy is breathing better and out of pain's way!  Please continue to pray for us, and I will continue to update nightly.  Tonight and tomorrow will expose a lot and my prayers are that the surgery did the trick.