Today was a much better day than yesterday. He did not show any symptoms of trouble breathing over night. He is still on oxygen. They said that it has really helped with lifting his lung back up. They are going to complete another x-ray tomorrow morning. If that shows more accumulation of fluid then they will have to insert another drainage tube. I pray that there is not accumulation and that he will be closer to going home.

Regarding his vomiting and loose stools, he still has them frequently. They have formed a new hypothesis. At first they thought it was withdrawal but now they are thinking that it was from the antibiotic that he was on. So they stopped the antibiotic and started him on Valium. They cannot and will not change his formula. So let's hope that it was from the antibiotic and nothing else. Or else I will just have to put up with it for the next 5 weeks.

I have also come to the conclusion that he probably will not have a swallow study while here. When I try to feed him 1) it's difficult for us to get comfortable (not many seating options) 2) there are so many people around that he cannot focus 3) there's just so much going on with him right now that I think he needs time to adjust and get situated before introducing it in order to be successful. Fortunately, OT said that is not a problem and can include the study in our discharge follow-ups.

Overall, today was good. He was happy and getting back to his normal self. I really hope that his drainage has subsided and he does not need a tube.  I'm not sure what he is going to do when he does not have dozens of people to look at all day. But I know he will not be missing the nurses. He has figured out who they are and screams when they even get close to his crib. He's a smart little baby.:)

 Can you tell that he is teething?? haha