Extubated!

I'm sure that if you are following me on my other social media platforms, you already know that Ethan was successfully extubated today WITHOUT any complications! :D He was groggy, but awake.

His oxygen started at 4L and quickly made its way down to its current .5L setting. His sats are holding steady above 95 and really only drop if he needs suctioning. He is coughing well on his own and getting the junk out! He's also tolerating the nasal cannula fairly well so far. I imagine once he wakes up more, that will change.

He is fighting to get up, which we expected, but it could make my night with him pretty long.

It seems crazy to hope that he sleeps tonight considering he's been asleep for over a week, but he needs to get his sleep cycle regulated. So far, he's back to resting and the resident is ok with giving some melatonin to help if we need to. I'm hoping we don't have to do that though.

So, here's to a restful night for us and CHEERS to a successful extubation!