Today was Matthew's first full day in room 2. He had Cassie, his primary night nurse, last night. He had Lynn, his primary day nurse, today. And he has Cassie again tonight. How nice for him!
Room 2 definitely has a different vibe to it. There always seems to be someone talking/asking when they are going to go home. I joked with Lynn that while we want Matthew to come home, we in no way are pressuring anyone - to which she replied that Matthew could be in Kindergarten and we would still be skeptical if he was OK to come home.
The Good
The big news for Matthew today was that they took him off CPAP. He was able to do half a bottle this afternoon on his new respiratory support. We also got the results of his routine 36 week echo from yesterday - they were looking for pulmonary hypertension which is a common problem in preemies. Good news that Matthew does not show any signs of that! He still has the Ventricular Septal Defect and Atrial Septal Defect, which are tiny holes in the connections between the chambers of the heart, but apparently they are not too concerned with it right now.
The Bad
Matthew continues to need respiratory support, and his fungal rash (while a little better) is still there. There are also a few very loud babies in room 2, which he doesn't seem to like!
The Ugly
No Ugly today for Matthew - fingers crossed it stays that way
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