Thursday, August 14, 2008: Play by Play action

He-man returned again last night! When we arrived this morning, the nurse told us that Luke pulled out his nasal cannula over the night, and that his breathing and oxygen levels have stayed high! CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!!! We can’t believe how much he has improved! He is now breathing fine on his own without any support ☺. That was obviously today’s big news, but Luke was put into a regular crib today (can you believe it?), the doctor increased milk consumption to 30 ml (1 full ounce, oh yeah) and Lulu also got to breastfeed again today. Luke did better at the breastfeeding—here is the play-by-play: Luke steps up to the breast, here comes the mouth, oh it missed a little bit to the left, ball one; here’s the next pitch—a bit to the right, ball two; and here he comes again, this time it looks good, right down the middle, Luke makes contact, it’s a strong hit; it could be, it might be, IT IS!!! A HOME RUN!!!! Yes, Luke was able to latch on a few times (although he was like a home run hitter, most of the time he struck out) and may have actually gotten a little bit of milk. In other news, Lulu had her first experience of the male baby anatomy—she learned that the unit has to be tucked down, so as to avoid being sprayed—she forgot this crucial step, and watched helplessly as Jr. peed all over himself and made a mess on his bed. We hope that tomorrow will continue the progress, and that he will be able to take his IV out. Can’t wait to take him home.