Another quiet day of rest and recovery for our Superman. Queit days means Wes and I are able to try and get as much rest as possible. We know that once Alexander is extubated, the rest is gone.
The only thing that occurred today was his sternum getting closed. The surgeons closed his chest this morning and he rocked it! The rest of the day consisted of weaning from some of his medications. He was taken off one pain medication and put on Morphine. He was also taken off nitric, which is a gas that helps relax his lungs. Now that he's off of the nitric, Alexander has to work a little harder with relaxing his lungs (one step closer to being extubated). There was talk that he could be extubated tomorrow, but we've all noticed Alexander is waking up more and working a little harder to breath (appears like he is gasping for air). With this being observed, he probably won't be extubated tomorrow and instead, Tuesday.
We pray that he has a quiet night, continues to get the much needed rest that his body needs, and continues to make great progress!
Sending you love. Your little superman is amazing, and so are you.
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