With Our Sweet Boy

We're back in the PCTU with our sweet baby, and he looks super!

Zachary has already started to wake, but he's not quite ready yet to extubate so he got another shot of morphine to knock him back out. Once they bring down the settings on his ventilator, they will allow him to wake up and pull his breathing tube.

And look at this!

Our baby is PINK! That's right... his O2 sats are in the mid-90's--some 10% higher than what he's used to. Now he'll really have the energy to keep me on my toes...

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  1. The mom of 4 monkeys!June 30, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU GOD!!!! Wonderful news! I will continue my prayers!!!

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  2. Jenny LincolnJune 30, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    What wonderful news!! He looks great! And those sats~ every heart parents dream to see that!! :) :) Praying for a smooth (and quick) recovery for Zachy.

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  3. Carolina CartersJune 30, 2010 at 9:58 PM

    He looks great...and wow, his sats at 96!? What a dream come true! :)

    Praying for Zachy's recovery to be perfect! :)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 2:51 AM

    We are so happy that everything went well so far - Thanks God! We`ll continue praying for a smooth wakeup!
    Susan, Michael and Niklas

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