Big Day

Today was a big day. Good news everywhere. Rielly is 2.12 lbs, 15 inches long. He had an eye exam and his eyes look good. No conditions present that some preemies can get which can lead to blindness or vision loss. He was extubated today at 3:00 pm and doesn't have a big tube down his throat anymore. He does have a small tube down his throat which they are using for feedings. He is now on cpap. It went better than I thought it would. I didn't think he was ready, I thought they would have to re-intubate him but so far, he is doing well. We got to see his face without any tubes and we also got to hear him for the first time. He grunted some but didn't cry at all. They said most babies will be on the cpap for about a week and then will just have a nasal canula. Hopefully that is the case with Rielly.