March 18th, 2012

Well it has been a very exciting day today! Ryan is still on the CPAP and is actually doing a great job! They have been lowering the pressure rates every day and he seems to managing it just fine. He and his "pod mates" have been moved to another room due to a leak from the ceiling. Generally, when you move to the next room, it is because you "graduated" to a lower intensive unit within the NICU. Due to Ryan doing such a great job lately, the nurses tell us they don't think Ryan will be moved back to the high risk room; we just have to keep our fingers crossed that his lungs are developed and strong enough for him to keep progressing forward. He has been going down and up on his weight, but remaining near 3 pounds, and is now starting to progress and is almost 3 pounds 1 ounce. He also received his first non-bed bath from Ryan and I today! Although it was very scary with all of the monitors off, it was the best experience I feel so far we have had with him. He seemed very curious as to what exactly was going on with the water and rag, but he didn't get fussy or cry! I can only hope we will soon have the chances to experience all of these things in the comfort of our own home!