Movin' on up!

Lots of exciting changes today. Lots of tubes and gizmos were removed since last night:

-iNO (Inspired NitricOxide)
-One Pulse-ox sensor (Still has one).
-Chest Tube.
-1 IV line (will likely be replaced tomorrow)
-CO2 sensor.

and drumroll please.....

-High Frequency ventilator!!!!

He is now on something called CPAP (Constant Positive Air Pressure). Similar to the nose thingies you often see on people who require Oxygen. It's a bigger nose fitting that actually seals pushes airfolw into his lungs to keep them open. At this point he is responsible for the breathing action, CPAP makes sure he doesn't have to work as hard and keeps his lungs from collapsing (all the way).

With Tyler responsible for his own breathing we now face a heart-stopping wonder called Apena. Babies this young (29 weeks gestation today) often forget to breathe. It often only takes a touch of his hand to start him up again. Tyler still has more telemetry than the Space Shuttle so it's just a matter of knowing the alarm sound and snapping him out of it. One of the requirements for release is at least 7 days with no Apena. Overall it's not that bad, just scary the first time.

We also moved today. (It's just a bed-shuffle, no status-change associated with it. Still in critical care).

Our old bay:
Note: we left the ventilator and iNO behind (on the right)


And now for some pics of Tyler. Sorry you can't see his face verry well. He's under Billy lights so his eyes are covered and the CPAP tube covers everything else.