Best news ever!

This morning I got a call from the Dr. in the NICU with the best news!!  They have removed the ventilator!!!!!  My baby is breathing on his own!!!  He does have a nasal canula but the dr said he thinks he doesn't even actually need it but he put it on to keep him comfortable and he has a repeat blood gas at noon and if that looks good they'll start taking that down.   Also if that blood gas comes back good his umbilical line will come out meaning we can finally hold him!!!!!!!!!  I seriously can't wait to get to the hospital and actually be able to hold my baby for the first time in over a week, since he was 1hr old.  He said if all goes well we will also be able to try and breast or bottle feed tomorrow.  As much as I want to nurse I actually think I *might* ask them to do bottles at first because I have SO much milk I'll probably drown the poor kid since he's never had to suck, swallow and breathe I don't want that to screw it up for him.

Come on Preston, continue to prove them wrong....praying for good blood gases all day so he can start eating tomorrow and possibly show them he knows what he's doing and get home in a few days!!!