Extubated

Josiah is extubated, as you can see in this photo.  Thank You Lord!  They waited until mid afternoon in part because Josiah was very restless and had a fever and also because there were other procedures going on in the unit.  He was able to go straight to the oxygen tent without CPAP.  It would be so wonderful if he didn't need to go on the CPAP mask.  The staff physician told me that one of the main signs that extubation isn't working is a higher heart rate but Josiah is on medication to keep his heart rate down so it may be harder to tell with him.

Graham is with him now and was with him when he was extubated.  Graham just emailed to say that he is doing well but fighting sleep.  It must be very different to have a big plastic box around your head.  You can see the restraints on his hands that I've written about before.  The blue tube in the back delivers the oxygen.  He is currently on 33% oxygen and his sats are in the low 80s.

They were going to TPA his picc line again but they were finally able to get blood back from his line.  In the past this has meant that it may be TPA'd soon.  Please pray that Josiah will continue to be able to breath on his own without assistance.

It was a rainy day today but Isaac was easy to entertain inside.  We were playing "I spy" out the window and he kept pointing out all the birds he saw.  Family lent us a Noah's Ark which Isaac loves.  Today he pointed to the material on the peacock that is supposed to be colourful feathers and called it a backpack.  It definitely looks more like a backpack than feathers.

Random recollection:  During one of my babysitting jobs in high school, I discovered the movie Babe.  The only thing I remember from it is that I loved the song played during the closing credits.  I didn't even remember that the song was actually in the movie until I just searched for it now.  I need to start singing "If I Had Words" to my boys.  "If I had words to make a day for you/ I'd sing you a morning, golden and new/  I would make this day last for all times/ Give you a night deep in moonshine."  Here's a clip of Farmer Hogget singing to Babe.  I hope to dance in my kitchen with Josiah in my arms, singing loudly.  If Isaac wasn't sleeping, I'd be singing now. 

We received so many encouraging cards from church members this week and some precious gifts for Josiah from youth I have never met.  God bless you!  The body of Christ (the church) is amazing.  Thank you for your prayers and support! 

Blessings,

Elizabeth